PM Submission Object - Peter Friis MCU16/0153 & REC16/0041

PLEASE SEND IN SUBMISSIONS TO COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE FINAL DATE OF
26TH APRIL 2017

Reed Beach Houses (behind the Hotel) - There are 10 of these with 4
bedrooms upstairs and living down. (40 persons). Carparking is 10x3.
These units will be approximately 6m below the Hotel level. Estimated
price $850K.

Essence Hotel/(Motel) & Conference Centre - 40 beds
The developer proposes to develop and run the hotel with 20 visitor
accommodation rooms and 12 apartments (4 x 1 bedroom and 8 x 2
bedroom) which are described as “multiple and visitor”. (40 persons).
The 12 apartments are proposed for PERMANENT RESIDENTS.
The Hotel will apparently employ 15 people (full-time and part-time)
including conference facilitators. The Conference room is small and
apparently will seat 40. 40 Car parks are proposed with all bar 3 (Visitor
parking?) under the Hotel and behind a security gate.

3. Lack of compliance with the Noosa Plan

PBCAI’s Objection to the DA is firstly based on its lack of compliance with the
Noosa Plan Open Space Recreation zone requirements. PBCAI specifically seeks
to protect and retain the site for low cost visitor accommodation reflective of the
site’s previous use as a caravan park.

The Noosa Plan resulted from a community consultation process and was
subsequently approved by the State Government. It should not lightly be ignored
by a developer being granted an approval which significantly conflicts with the
Plan. :

In addition here, in order to obtain the Council’s previous approval, although it
should be stated that no attempt was made to get community approval, this same
developer agreed with conditions which kept the then proposed development in
compliance with the Town Plan (See above). Now that developer, six years later
and having done nothing with the approval, proposes another development in
conflict with the Noosa Plan. Once again the developer wants to change the rules
for its financial benefit and not for the benefit of the Peregian Beach community:

This DA proposes only 20 visitor beds in the Hotel/Motel. It does propose a
further 12 apartments designated as “multiple and visitor” which the developer
proposes to make available for permanent residents although whether this on a
lease or sale basis is unknown. All of the 88 beds in the Multiple Housing are
proposed to be for permanent residents contrary to the Noosa Plan and the
previous, now lapsed, approval.

l agree with the comment in the Information Request at page 12 of 13 “the
limited range of visitor accommodation proposed in conjunction with the
primary use of the site for permanent residential living remains a significant
concern.”