2022-11-14 GC Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Short Term Accommodation Monitoring Report 2022

3.2.5 Tourist accommodation approvals
Since the commencement of NP2020 there have been many superseded planning scheme
approvals, development approvals and confirmation of existing use rights to undertake short
term accommodation. There have also been some approvals for other forms of tourist
accommodation.
Separate to NP2020, the Short Stay Letting and Home Hosted Accommodation local law
approvals process has also given approval for the operation of short stay letting further
discussed in section 3.6.1.
As a home based business (home hosted accommodation) is accepted development subject
to requirements, the number of properties undertakings this form of tourist accommodation is
somewhat unknown, however approval under the Short Stay Letting and Home Hosted
Accommodation is also required which should identify properties.


3.2.4.1 Short-term accommodation superseded planning scheme approvals
Under section 29 of the Planning Act 2016, for a period of 12 months up to 31 July 2021,
applications were made to Council requesting assessment for the use of a dwelling house for
short term accommodation under the superseded planning scheme provisions of Noosa Plan
2006. Under the former provisions, the detached house definition allowed for short term
accommodation as accepted development.
214 dwelling houses were successful in this application, securing short term accommodation
use rights which must commence within 6 years of Council’s decision notice.
Table 34 Superseded planning scheme approvals

 Location                        Superseded approvals for STA accommodation in a
                                 dwelling house

 Noosa Heads                                                                 76

 Noosaville                                                                  34

 Sunshine Beach                                                              61

 Sunrise Beach                                                               12

 Marcus Beach                                                                 6

 Castaways Beach                                                              4

 Peregian Beach                                                              13

 Noosa North Shore                                                            7

 Tewantin                                                                     1

 TOTAL                                                                      214



3.2.4.2 Existing use rights confirmation for short term accommodation
Many dwellings had a history of use for short-term accommodation prior to Noosa Plan 2020
coming into effect. Changes to the Low Density Residential zone, making short term
accommodation an inconsistent impact assessable use, gave rise to a many claims for existing
use rights for short term accommodation. To confirm existing use rights, written advice
requests were made to Council.

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Noosa Council Monitoring Report 2022/23