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

          i)        being based on Noosa Shire’s natural assets including the subtropical climate, the beaches,
                    watercourses and foreshores, National Parks and bushland;
          iii)      focussing on the coastal localities of Noosa Heads, Noosaville, Sunshine Beach and Peregian
                    Beach, with complementary rural visitor accommodation and experiences;
          iv)       offering visitors a range of experiences and accommodation types;
          v)        contributing to the economic wellbeing of Noosa Shire;
          viii)     development being supported appropriate infrastructure and services;
          ix)       achieving ecological, economic and social sustainability;
          x)        upholding Noosa Shire’s international recognition for innovation and ecological sustainability;
          xi)       retaining a range of visitor accommodation choices including camping grounds, caravan parks,
                    backpacker hostels, hotels, motels, resorts, B&Bs, guesthouses and serviced apartments;
          xiii)     recognising visitors often base their holidays on outdoor recreation activities including
                    swimming, fishing, camping, surfing, four wheel driving, bush walking, horse riding, cycling and
                    boating;
          xv)       reducing impacts on resident lifestyle and visitor experiences from peak tourist periods by
                    spreading visitor load across lengthy periods, as distinct from a focussing on main holiday
                    periods, where possible.

Comment: The proposed visitor accommodation provides an alternative accommodation experience and
visitor market for Noosaville. The development will offer accommodation and recreational facilities and is an
alternative experience to the existing hostel accommodation facilities located in the Shire.
The intention of the development is to offer a quality experience and to operate an environmentally sensitive
hostel. The site is well located within close proximity to outdoor recreation activities based along the Noosa
River, Noosa Northshore and Noosa Heads. The development will diversify the accommodation choices
available for Noosa visitors.
Presently there is approximately 600 hostel style accommodation beds within the Noosa region which Tourism
Noosa has advised operate with a 97% occupancy. The Noosaville backpackers in William street which has
approximately 90 beds is currently on the market for sale and it has been suggested the hostel use will cease
and the site will be redeveloped for Attached Dwellings. If this is to occur there will be a significant shortfall in
beds to meet the very strong hostel / adventure tourism market within Noosa.




Overall Outcomes for Locality and Zone

The following extracts are taken from the Noosaville Locality Code in Part 11 of the Noosa Plan 2017 and state
the relevant overall outcomes for the Noosaville Locality.

9.7.2               Overall outcomes for the Noosaville Locality
        (a)         New uses and works are located, designed and managed to—
                    i)     be compatible with other uses and works;
                    ii)    maintain the safety of people and works;
                    iii)   avoid significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed by users of other premises,
                           including acoustic and visual qualities; and
                    iv)    avoid significant adverse effects on the natural environment;

        (i)         The Noosaville Locality provides for much of Noosa’s commercial, retail, administrative,
                    industrial and social needs, and is one of the major focus areas for visitor accommodation and
                    services;

        (p)         Noosaville is one of the principal visitor destinations in Noosa;

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