132007.2446.05 - Request For An Other Change To An Existing Development Permit For Material Change Of Use - Visitor Accommodation Type 4 Conventional (Visitor Hostel) To Include 11 Additional Beds At 102 Pacific Avenue Sunshine Beach · Attachment 2 - 132007.2446.05 - Officer'S Report

3.2. Site Description
The site is 1,520m², has a 45-metre direct frontage to Pacific Avenue (distributor road) and is
approximately 1.0 km from both Noosa Junction and Sunshine Beach commercial precincts.
Scattered vegetation consisting of native and exotic species is spread throughout the site.
The site is improved with a purpose-built backpacker hostel known as ‘Flashpackers Noosa’
(currently approved 69 bed facility). Existing buildings at the site are a combination of one and
two-storeys arranged around a central communal pool area and car parking area fronting Pacific
Avenue.
3.3. Surrounding Land Uses
•     The adjoining allotments to the east consist of residential detached houses
•     Located directly opposite the subject site along Pacific Avenue are 28 multiple dwelling/motel
      units (Chez Noosa)
•     To the north-west of the site on the corner of Pacific Avenue and Solway Drive is a veterinary
      practice; and
•     To the north-east of the site located along Nebula Street are several duplexes
All land adjoining the rear boundary and to the northeast of the site is contained within the Medium
Density Residential zone.
The Noosa National Park is located 50 metres to the northwest of the site.
4.    ASSESSMENT
4.1. 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.
4.2. 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 urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the assessment
benchmarks contained in the Planning Regulation 2017 for the SEQ Region.
4.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The application must be assessed against each of the following codes to the extent they are
relevant to the development:
•    Low Density Residential Zone Code
•    Coastal Communities Local Plan
•    Visitor Accommodation Code
•    Overlay Code; and
•    Works Codes.