2019-12-11 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 DRAFT 20191202-Noosa Plan Consultation Report

1. Executive Summary
This document outlines the process of public notification and community engagement on the draft
planning scheme (the New Noosa Plan) during 2019, as well as analysis of all properly made
submissions on the draft.
Public notice has been given in accordance with the Planning Act and the tailored process specified
by the Chief Executive, as provided for in the Minister’s Guidelines and Rules.
Consultation on the draft planning scheme first occurred from February to May 2019, during which
approximately 943 submissions were received.
As a result of those submissions, and new or evolving planning information various changes were
considered necessary. Some of these changes were considered significant in nature and further
consultation was warranted. Consequently the amended portions of the draft scheme were re-
notified in mid September and a subsequent consultation period ran until mid November 2019.
During this further consultation period approximately just over 600 submissions were received,
around 440 of which related to short term accommodation.
In both consultation periods the dominant issue of interest to submitters was the use of private
residential dwellings for short-term holiday letting and Council’s proposed approach to regulating
and managing the growth of this land use.




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