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

Report structure
This report contains 5 parts:
Part 1 State Planning Policy
Part 1 of this report identifies the outcomes sought by State planning policies and the
Ministerial conditions around housing supply, diversity and tourism to provide context for this
report.
Part 2– Pre commencement of Noosa Plan 2020
Part 2 provides the baseline of information and data prior to the commencement of Noosa Plan
2020 (NP2020). It examines and provides commentary on the situation during the life of Noosa
Plan 2006, generally between 2006 and July 2020.
Part 2 provides data and analysis on the community profile; housing; the economy,
employment; tourism; tourist accommodation; and relevant provisions within The Noosa Plan
2006 (NP2006) that influenced planning and development outcomes in Noosa.
Part 2 further outlines the provisions in both drafts of NP2020 applying to residential and tourist
accommodation zones, particularly around short-term accommodation and other visitor
accommodation types and the community issues arising from public consultation.
It provides the baseline database of properties being used for short term accommodation prior
to commencement of Noosa Plan 2020.
A number of past studies, plans, strategies and statistics are used to inform this part.
The initial impacts from COVID-19 up to the commencement of NP2020 are also examined.
Part 2 provides the benchmark of information for the purpose of comparison against the
introduction of NP2020.
Part 3 – Post commencement of Noosa Plan 2020
Part 3 examines the impacts of the planning provisions within NP2020 in relation to housing,
tourist accommodation – specifically short-term accommodation, housing, the economy and
tourism.
Part 3 further discusses the housing, economic and employment situation since the
commencement of Noosa Plan 2020 and the impacts arising from Covid-19.
It provides a revised database of properties being used for short term accommodation since
the commencement of Noosa Plan 2020.
It further looks at community wellbeing and issues around short term accommodation on the
community.
Part 4 and 5 – Analysis and Recommendations
Parts 4 and 5 of this report will consolidate and analyse the issues and findings of Parts 1, 2
and 3 of the report to make conclusions and recommendations as to whether NP2020 should
be amended to better achieve the outcomes sought by NP2020 and State Planning Policies.




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