11. OBoat Hire - Development Assessment Report

PROJECT URBAN – 21280                                                                                         2022


5.0 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

This application seeks approval for a Development Application for Material Change of Use for a
Landing and associated Operational Works, to be established in accordance with the
accompanying proposal plans. Modifications to the existing landing are required in order to
facilitate safer access to, and use of, existing hire vessels. As Council would be aware and as
demonstrated by the Nearmap image below, a number of vessels are inaccessible from the
existing landings. Additional pontoon fingers are required to allow for the securing of, and
access to, the vessels owned by O Boat Hire.




                            Figure 10 – Aerial Image of the Site – Nearmap (Accessed February 2022)

The applicant is aware that parts of some of the vessels occasionally extend outside of the lease
area and acknowledges that this conflicts with the site’s state lease conditions of use and the
Noosa Plan 2020. Accordingly, the applicant has approached Project Urban to facilitate
redevelopment of the landing that will guarantee all existing vessels are contained within the
approved lease area and therefore comply with the conditions of use.

Importantly, it should be noted that the proposed development does not result in any increase in
the intensity and scale of the existing use. The redevelopment will be contained within the
boundaries of the existing lease area. In addition, the existing landing supports 14 runabouts, 15
pontoon boats, 1 fishing charter and 1 rescue vessel; a total of 31 vessels (already owned by the
operator) and these numbers will remain unchanged within the redevelopment.

As demonstrated by the proposal plans the existing landing is to be modified, with new pontoon
fingers provided for the O Boat Hire facility on Gympie Terrace in Noosaville.


Development Assessment Report                                                                         Page 13 of 30
Material Change of Use and associated Operational Works
222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville Qld 45466