Planning & Environment Court Appeal No. 2697 Of 2025 – Application For A Material Change Of Use For A Dwelling House 4 Arakoon Crescent, Sunshine Beach · Attachment 3 - Officer'S Original Report

                    Surrounding Land Uses           Existing detached houses and vacant land (North)
                                                    Existing detached houses (South)
                                                    Vegetated coastal dune zoned Environmental Management
                                                    and Conservation and the beach (East)
                                                    Existing detached houses (West)
                                                    Within the street and surrounding area these existing
                                                    detached houses zoned Low Density Residential

               4.      ASSESSMENT
               4.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
               Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
               statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
               •       State Planning Policy;
               •       South East Queensland Regional Plan;
               •       Planning Regulation 2017; and
               •       Noosa Plan 2020 (25 September 2020).
               4.2. Noosa Plan 2020
               The following codes from the Noosa Plan 2020 are applicable to this development:
               •       Low Density Residential Zone Code;
               •       Low Density Housing Code;
               •       Coastal Communities Local Plan Code;
               •       Acid Sulfate Soils Overlay Code
               •       Coastal Protection and Scenic Amenity Overlay Code
               •       Landslide Hazard Overlay Code
               •       Works Codes
               The subject site is located in Sunshine Beach and is zoned Low Density Residential. The proposed
               use is identified as a consistent use within the zone and is required to follow a code assessable
               application process.
               The pertinent issues arising out of the assessment are discussed below:

                Criteria                    Planning Scheme             Proposal                     Complies


                Building height
                •     storeys               2 storeys max               3 storeys (by definition)       X
                •     metres                8 metres                    8 metres                        

                Site cover                  For a building of 2 storeys - Lower Floor – 36.7%           X
                                            50% for one of the storeys; Ground Floor - 49.8%            
                                            and                                                         
                                                                         Upper Floor - 23.2%
                                            30% for the other storey; or
                                            40% for both storeys

                Gross floor area            500m² max                   475m²                           

                Plot ratio                  N/A                         N/A                            N/A

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Version: 6, Version Date: 27/08/2025