Planning Report

6.   Noosa Council Planning Scheme Considerations

The subject is located within the Medium Density Residential Zone in the Coastal Communities
locality. The proposed lot material change of use is subject to assessment under the Noosa Plan
2020. The following is a review of the proposed development under the Noosa Plan 2020.



6.1 Use Definition

The Noosa Plan 2020 defines Short-term Accommodation as:

     (a) means the use of premises for
         (i)    providing accommodation of less than three (3) consecutive months to tourists or
                travellers; or
         (ii)   a manager’s residence, office, or recreation facilities for the exclusive use of guests,
                if the use is ancillary to the use in subparagraph (i); but
     (b) does not include a hotel, nature-based tourism, resort complex or tourist park


6.2 Zoning and Locality

The subject site is located within the Medium Density Residential Zone and is located within the
Coast Communities Local Plan.



6.3 Level of Assessment

Within the Noosa Plan 2020, Table 5.5.2 Categories of Development and Assessment – Medium
Density Residential prescribes that the proposed short-term accommodation use is either Accepted
Development subject to Requirements, or subject to impact assessment.

The applicant intends to utilise the subject property for their family as a holiday home. During the
periods that they are not staying in the Noosa region, the applicants wish to holiday let the property.
As such, the proposed Short-term Accommodation use is subject to Impact Assessment.



6.4 Applicable Codes

Within the Noosa Plan 2020, Impact Assessable applications are required to be assessed against
the entire planning scheme however the most relevant Code for assessment include:

Table 5.6.1 Categories of Development and Assessment – Reconfiguring a Lot prescribes the
following codes as being applicable to the proposed reconfiguration:

       • Coastal Communities Local Plan Code,

       • Low Density Housing Code,


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