2021-12-07 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda - Updated

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 7 DECEMBER 2021


2.3     Surrounding Land Uses
North:       Across Gympie Terrace are Multiple Dwellings, some of which are currently being
             primarily used for short term accommodation.
South:       The duplex adjoins the Scout land and multiple dwellings. The subject unit does not
             directly adjoin these sites, being the front unit.
West:        Directly adjoining is a Duplex (long term accommodation approved under the Noosa
             Plan 2006) and further west are multiple dwellings which have use rights for short or
             long term accommodation having been approved prior to Noosa Plan 2006.
East:        The site directly adjoins Multiple dwellings which have use rights for short or long term
             accommodation having been approved prior to Noosa Plan 2006.
3.      ASSESSMENT
3.1     Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
       State Planning Policy;
       South East Queensland Regional Plan;
       Planning Regulation 2017;
       Noosa Plan 2020.
3.2     State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy
Noosa Plan 2020 is generally consistent with the State Planning Policy July 2017 (SPP) and the
SPP raises no further issues relevant to the proposed development.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan
The site is located within the Urban Footprint of the SEQ Regional Plan. The proposal is consistent
with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
Planning Regulation 2017
The proposal is for an urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the
assessment benchmarks contained in the Planning Regulation 2017 for the SEQ Region.
3.3     Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The application must be assessed against the whole of Noosa Plan 2020 to the extent the
provisions are relevant to the development.
Strategic Framework
The Noosa Plan 2020 includes Strategic Outcomes which seek to protect neighbourhoods of
permanent housing from short-term visitor accommodation that would impact on the amenity
enjoyed by residents. The planning scheme also seeks to protect areas for visitor accommodation
with a range of accommodation styles envisaged to support the local tourism industry.
The subject site is not located in a designated visitor accommodation area, as the zone is Medium
Density Residential. The area is also dominated by sites developed for multiple dwelling units and
duplex dwellings that have been typically predominantly used for visitor accommodation,
particularly those properties in proximity to the Noosa River and Gympie Terrace. Properties
setback further from Noosa River and Gympie Terrace have been historically mostly used by
permanent residents.




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