Development Assessment Report

 PROJECT URBAN – 19304                                                                November 2020


9.0 CONCLUSION
This Development Assessment Report has been prepared to support an application that seeks a
Development Permit for a Material Change of Use to establish a Residential Care Facility on part of
the subject site. The application is lodged on behalf of Deluca Charitable Foundation Limited.

The subject site, which is owned by the Northern SEQ Distributor-Retailer Authority, is situated at
32 Viewland Drive, Noosa Heads and is described as Lot 1 on RP226728.

The proposal will help to address a shortage of specialist disability accommodation within Noosa.
The accommodation will be operated by Youngcare, a not-for-profit organization focused on
delivering high care accommodation for people between 18 – 65 years old. Unfortunately there is
currently a severe shortage of suitable and appropriate supported housing for young people with
disabilities that have high support needs and this project will make a small contribution to
addressing this need.

The application has been assessed against the South East Queensland Regional Plan, State Planning
Policy and State development Assessment Provisions and has been found to be consistent the
relevant sections within these documents.

In the Noosa Plan, the site forms part of the Noosa Heads Local Plan Area and is located within the
Community Facilities Zone. Importantly, the western portion of the site which is the subject to this
application is specifically annotated as suitable for a Residential care facility.

The proposal has also been assessed against the Noosa Heads Local Plan, Community Facilities
Zone and Special Residential Codes has been found to be compliant with the relevant Overall,
Performance and Acceptable outcomes in the Special Residential Code. The proposal is also
considered to be consistent with the Overlay Codes that are applicable to the site and the relevant
Works Codes.

Overall the proposal is considered to be complaint with the Noosa Plan and relevant State policies
and as such, it is considered that the application warrants Council’s support and should be
approved subject to reasonable and relevant conditions.




 DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT                                                             Page 23 of 24
 MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE (RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY)
 32 VIEWLAND DRIVE
 NOOSA HEADS QLD 4567