Development Assessment Report

PROJECT URBAN – 22070                                                                  October 2022



4.2   PROPOSED CHANGE TO DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL

This Change application seeks an ‘other change’ to the current development permit, to amend
the form of the development and align the use definition description to that comparable under the
current planning scheme. The application seeks a Development Permit for Material Change of
use of premises for a Resort Complex and Shop to be established in accordance with the
accompanying Proposal Plans.

The proposed development is for a resort complex with ancillary retail. The development
comprises resort accommodation, with 178 rooms, 12 suites and 15 villas; resort facilities,
including restaurants, function rooms, indoor and outdoor recreation, well-being and open space
areas; and resort retail.

The development aspires to provide a world-class resort accommodation experience,
showcasing Noosa’s natural landscape and beauty, and delivering a flagship model for
sustainable development in Noosa. The development will provide substantial employment
opportunities and generate significant economic benefits to Noosa.

BUILT FORM

The design is a measured response to a range of relevant and sometimes conflicting parameters
including planning scheme requirements; site topography, with slope varying from 21.5m to 9m
AHD; site aspect and streetscape; vegetation preservation and enhancement; and functional
requirements to achieve a world-class resort experience.

Landscape is critical to the resort experience and integrated across the site. Large areas of deep
planting are achieved at the site perimeter and within the central landscape spine providing
multiple settings for large canopy trees. Landscaping is integrated within podiums and elevated
gardens to create a beautiful and ever-changing setting to be experienced by visitors and locals.

The master-planning of the site sees the main portion of the resort broken into two distinct
‘wings’, each emanating from a central hub in the physical centre of the Site. This allows each of
the wings to sit on a different height plane, resolving and reconciling the fall across the long
section. While both wings contain banks of rooms that overlook the bushland views to the south,
the West Wing also houses the gym, day-spa, yoga-lawn and other wellness uses; while the East
Wing accommodates the restaurants, resort retail and other hotel-related uses.

A series of 3-storey villas provide an articulated public interface to the predominant Serenity
Close frontage. Sitting well under the allowable 15 metre height limit for the development, this
strategy gives the impression of a smaller-scale residential development to the neighbouring
residential buildings opposite, while providing an architectural veil to the internalised hotel
activities and resort behind.

This design outcome provides a varied and articulated built form, responding to the sites
topography by stepping down the slope, maintaining a maximum height of 4 storeys, and
integrating with the surrounding natural landscape.
DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT                                                               Page 9
Other Change - Material Change of Use
3 - 7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads