2015-09-15 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                            15 SEPTEMBER 2015


RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the request to extend the relevant period for a Preliminary Approval for a
Material Change of Use for Visitor Accommodation Type 4 (Western Development Zone Stage 3A
sub stage [ii]), Application No 132008.1779.01, situated at 30 Beach Road, Noosa North Shore for
a period of 2 years to expire on 6 June 2017and amend condition 4 to read as follows:
4.    The Preliminary Approval for a Material Change of Use of premises lapses on the 6 June
      2017 if the total development is not complete by that date, unless otherwise extended by
      Council.


REPORT
1.    BACKGROUND
This application 132008.1779.01 is before Council to extend the relevant period. It is part of Stage
3 of a higher order Preliminary Approval that overrides the Planning Scheme. To provide context
to the following report, background to this Preliminary Approval is provided below.
Background – Preliminary Approval (132003.221037)
In October 2004, Council approved a Preliminary Approval for a Material Change of Use for
Development in accordance with the ‘Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal Development Code’
(Portal Code). The Portal Code allows for a staged development which supports visitor
accommodation for up to 400 persons and associated services on the site.
At the time the Preliminary Approval application was publicly notified, 4 properly made submissions
were received. 1 submission was in support, with the other 3 opposing the development.
Submitters opposing the development were concerned with the loss of habitat and biodiversity,
water quality and Noosa North Shore did not need this style of development. The submitter
supporting the development (Noosa Community Environment Board) advised the Board was not
fundamentally opposed to the proposal, but provided a number of suggestions to ensure the best
possible environmental outcomes were achieved for the site.
The site, subject to the Portal Code is highlighted in purple in Figure 1 below.




Figure 1 – Land subject to the Preliminary Approval and the Portal Code

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