Planning Report - 14-16 Mary Street, Noosaville - Bounce Hostels 15.6.2018

Accommodation and Facilities

As opposed to traditional hostel developments, the applicant is seeking to establish a contemporary
environmentally sensitive hostel accommodation for backpackers and budget travellers on the site. Bounce
Noosa will offer a range of accommodation styles in order to cater to a variety of travellers and budgets.
Three accommodation pavilions provide for a range of arrangements to accommodate guests. A total of 122
beds over 25 Units are proposed as demonstrated in Table 4 below.


Table 4: Proposed Unit Configuration

                                                        Proposed Unit Configuration
                             Qty of 2-bed           Qty of 4-bed Units Qty of 6-bed Units Qty of 8-bed Units
                             Units & Unit #             & Unit #           & Unit #           & Unit #
                           Unit 1       2 beds     Unit 11     4 beds   Unit 25    6 beds     Unit 7         8 beds
                           Unit 2       2 beds     Unit 12     4 beds                         Unit 8         8 beds
                           Unit 3       2 beds     Unit 13     4 beds                         Unit 9         8 beds
                           Unit 4       2 beds     Unit 14     4 beds                         Unit 10        8 beds
                           Unit 5       2 beds     Unit 15     4 beds                         Unit 16        8 beds
                           Unit 6       2 beds     Unit 20     4 beds                         Unit 17        8 beds
                                                   Unit 21     4 beds                         Unit 18        8 beds
                                                   Unit 22     4 beds                         Unit 19        8 beds
                                                   Unit 23     4 beds
                                                   Unit 24     4 beds

     Total Number of
                             6 x 2 bed Units         10 x 4 bed Units      1 x 6 bed Unit       8 x 8 bed Units
      Units Proposed

              Total Number of Beds Proposed                                  122 beds proposed


Specific Outcome 07 within Table 11.13 of the Noosavillle Locality Code prescribes a maximum population
density of 320 persons per hectare exclusively for the subject site and for the purpose of a visitor hostel. The
proposed population density has been calculated below.


       Site Area       Multiplied by           Maximum Population Density         Equals total permitted density
       0.2296m              X                                320                    = 73.47 persons permitted


Table 6.1 within Part 2 of the Noosa Plan 2017 prescribes the rates of occupancy for population density
(extract below).


        Nature of accommodation                                                     Rate of occupancy
        Hostel or dormitory beds, where double beds are classified as 2
        beds                                                                        0.6 persons per bed
          a) for the purpose of providing for visitor accommodation only




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