2018-11-12 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    12 NOVEMBER 2018


4.3. Public Notification
The application was publicly notified for 15 business days in accordance with the Planning Act
2016. 5 properly made and 2 not properly made submissions were received. The following table
provides a summary and assessment of the issues raised by submitters.
Matters Raised                                         Comments
Amenity impacts                                        The concerns regarding amenity form an
Regularly woken up at night by partying noise at       important part of the consideration of the
existing facility.                                     application. The applicant has provided an
No-one currently managing noise concerns as they       acoustic report which has been peer reviewed
occur.                                                 by council’s consultant acoustic expert. The
Noise from existing hostel disturbs/wakes young        peer review included consideration of the noise
children.                                              from the outside common pool deck area. As a
Loud celebrations and use of pool to 3am on days       result of this review it is recommended that an
such as Australia Day and Anzac Day.                   acoustic fence be constructed to the northern
Backpackers currently park in Nebula Street and live   and western boundary, the size and extent of
‘half in and out’ of their cars                        the wall being greater than originally
Proposed increase is significant and will result in    recommended by the applicant. It is also
additional noise issues.                               recommended that a condition be included to
Outdoor common space would be within 20 metres of      manage the hours the pool and outside
habitable residential rooms.                           common deck can be used.
Backpackers like to party which results in noise.
Will result in car parking in Nebula Street

Proximity to local school is not suitable              The existing approved backpackers is located in
                                                       similar proximity to the local school. There are
                                                       no required separation distances for a
                                                       backpackers from a school
Wil have a detrimental effect on security of           The proposal is for an increase of an existing
residential properties                                 backpackers. There are no known security
                                                       issues associated with the existing
                                                       backpackers.
Will have a detrimental effect on property values      Property values within the area have increased
                                                       whilst the existing approved backpackers has
                                                       been in operation.
Use is currently occurring at the proposed             The concerns regarding recent noise appear to
location and causing amenity concerns                  relate to the occupation of the rear dwelling unit,
                                                       this unit is proposed to be used as the
                                                       manager’s unit. An acoustic fence is proposed
                                                       to be constructed to the western and northern
                                                       boundaries adjacent to this unit and it is also
                                                       recommended that conditions be included to
                                                       address the night time use of the outside area
                                                       associated with the managers unit.
Dangerous location to access the hostel                The access to the site has been reviewed by
                                                       Council’s Operational Works officers who are
                                                       satisfied with the proposed access. It is noted
                                                       that the access is similar to the existing access
                                                       which services the 3 dwelling units.
5.    CONCLUSION & REASONS FOR DECISION
The application seeks to extend an existing approved backpackers situated at 102 Pacific
Avenue Sunshine Beach onto 106 Pacific Avenue. The use is defined as Visitor Accommodation
Type 4 - Conventional (visitor hostel) and is identified within The Noosa Plan as an inconsistent
use for the site. The application seeks to convert 3 existing dwelling units into 2 dormitory rooms
and a manager’s unit. Whilst the use is inconsistent it provides for an expansion of an existing
facility to provide for low cost visitor accommodation which is an important component of the local
tourism market.


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