response to information request kabi

23 March 2023


Nadine Gorton
Noosa Council
[email protected]


RE:    Response to Information Request (131998.981211.4 – Other Change) situated
       at 59 Kabi Rd, Cootharaba


Council issued a further information request on 17 February 2023. The following additional
information provides a response to Council’s Information Request items:

Items 1 – 8 (Operational Questions)

Please find attached response from Andrew Grant - CYC Burleigh General Manager.

Item 9 - Provide further information demonstrating an overriding community benefit
of the proposed farm stay especially with reference to general tourist groups
accessing the site.

Performance Outcome PO5 must be read in context with the relevant Purpose, Overall Outcomes
and the Performance Outcome in its entirety as described below (bold and underlined for
emphasis).

       Section 6.8.3.2 of The Noosa Plan 2020 outlines the purpose and overall outcomes of the Rural zone
       is to:
                       a) provide for rural uses and activities; and
                       b) provide for other uses and activities that are compatible with:
                                    i.    existing and future rural uses and activities; and
                                   ii.    the character and environmental features of the zone; and
                       c) maintain the capacity of land for rural uses and activities by protecting and
                            managing significant natural resources and processes.

       The relevant overall outcomes sought for the Rural zone are as follows:-
           a) The establishment of a wide range of rural activities is facilitated, including animal
                husbandry, aquaculture, cropping, horticulture, roadside stalls, rural industries, forest
                practices, wholesale nurseries and other primary production and compatible uses.
           b) The viability of existing and future rural activities is protected from the intrusion of
                incompatible uses.
                …
           h) The establishment of outdoor recreation and small-scale tourism facilities in suitable
                locations is facilitated in a manner that does not significantly compromise the rural
                productivity or ecological values of the land.
           i) Visitor accommodation complements rural uses and promotes the sustainable use of rural
                land.
                …
           k) Nature based tourism adopts exemplary standards of ecologically sustainable design and
                facilitates appreciation of the natural environment.
                …
           n) Development is reflective of, and sensitively responds to, the environmental constraints of
                the land.
                …
           p) Development maintains and enhances the significant scenic and landscape values of the
                area. The built form of development integrates with and complements the rural character
                intended for the zone and sensitively responds to the landscape.
                …

       PO5 Uses such as nature-based tourism, outdoor education, environment facilities
       and outdoor sport and recreation may be appropriate where: