PM Submission - Ian & Jo Bell - MCU21/0110

Importantly, having had koalas come in to visit trees in Elysium, including to our own
residence, we would also be concerned that ecological habitat matters are seriously dealt
with rather than through some form of bypassing financial transaction.

We also tend to agree with several seriously adverse aspects dealt with in a separately
lodged petition on behalf of certain Noosa Springs & Elysium residents, which we
understand has been facilitated through estate agent Sean Cary, so we signed that.

Concluding Note: The Adamson Town Planning Report June 2021 refers to “the chronic
shortfall and demand for modern luxury accommodation in the Noosa area, with the
development well located within an urban area of Noosa Heads, which has good
accessibility to Hastings Street, Main Beach, and the many restaurants and shops in the
locality and is about a 30 minute drive from the Sunshine Coast Airport”. This, particularly
the section | highlighted in blue, is seriously misleading and seems to be a purposeful
diversion from the likely truth. People will come more for beach holidays than golfing
holidays. Diversion from truth on car use dominance is also an aspect that appals us.

Moreover, there is nothing unique about hotel room accommodation in terms of satisfying
tourists’ demand relative to, for instance, serviced apartment accommodation. It is
notable in this regard that restaurant areas of Noosa Springs and Peppers, being remote
from main dining areas, have always been less used and in that context less
independently viable than dining establishments on the main dining strips of Hastings St
and Gympie Terrace. For such a large expansion in room capacity this development is in
the wrong place albeit clearly convenient for the owners, whilst being detrimental to the
rest of us here.

We would like to have had more time to review and comment on the proposal but its
details came to our attention only just prior the close of the submissions/consultation
period.

We hope that the above comments can be taken into account and given appropriate
weight in Council planning response deliberations.

Yours faithfully
Fel

lan F Bell
on behalf of The Bells’
IAN & JO BELL

 

Footnote: | was the creator & joint developer of two luxury tourist accommodation
establishments on the NSW Central Coast which were accorded 5 star ratings and won
numerous NSW tourism industry awards between 2001 & 2004. That legacy exists still in
the high-rating luxury boutique hotel resort complex now known as Bells at Killcare which
is situated above the southernmost beach north of the Greater Sydney tourist demand
sector (see www.bellsatkillcare.com.au), hence accessible only really by car.

There are quite a few parallels that can be drawn from this experience to the existing proposal.