2021-10-12 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                           12 OCTOBER 2021


Amenity
Performance Outcome P20(b) is relevant to this assessment and is provided below.
      PO20
      Development:
      (a)    provides a high level of residential amenity to the users of the subject site; and
      (b)    does not unreasonably impact on the amenity enjoyed by users of adjoining or nearby
             premises, including privacy and access to sunlight.
Performance Outcome PO20 (b) seeks to that uses do not unreasonably impact on the privacy of
neighbouring properties. The rear balconies overlook 5 properties and have the potential to
negatively impact on the privacy of those surrounding dwellings. The applicant suggests some zip
screens and additional plantings to help mitigate the overlooking. However, zip screens can be rolled
up and therefore do not prevent overlooking.
The proposed rate of occupancy for the short term accommodation use is considered excessive for
the site and floor area, has significant overlooking and potential carparking issues. This
unreasonably impacts on the amenity of the neighbouring property and the residential
neighbourhood.

CONSULTATION
Internal Council Referrals
Not applicable
Public Notification
The application was publicly notified for 15 business days in accordance with the Planning Act 2016.
Five properly made submissions were received and 5 not properly made submissions. The following
table provides a summary and assessment of the issues raised by submitters.

 Matters Raised                                        Comments

 The applicant proposes 8 people in each               Agree. Currently each dwelling unit has 2 bedrooms
 dwelling which results in 16 people on a small        which generally could sleep 4 people per dwelling. The
 site. This results in negative impacts to the         applicant intends to increase bed numbers to 16 people
 surrounding area.                                     to accommodate the short term accommodation use
                                                       which doubles the amount of people on site.

 Traffic on Hill Street is very busy.                  The development is being used for a residential use
                                                       and the short term use may generate some additional
                                                       traffic given the expected number of beds proposed for
                                                       the short term use. The number of beds is likely to be
                                                       less for permanent living.

 Negative amenity, noise impacts from the use.         Agree. The proposal has the potential to impact on
                                                       surrounding amenity, particularly given the large
                                                       number of people proposed to be accommodated on
                                                       site.

 Oversupply of Short term accommodation in             Agree.
 Sunshine Beach.
 Inconsistent and incompatible with the                The submission raised valid planning matters which
 provisions and intent of the Noosa Plan 2020.         are agreed with.
 This is a 14 page submission where various            Other issues raised were not assessable matters.
 impacts of Short term accommodation are
 raised such as noise, traffic and the social fabric
 issues.

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