MCU23/0101 APPLICATION FOR SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION AT 561 GYMPIE KIN KIN ROAD, KIN KIN · Report

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                                 11 JUNE 2024


  Local Plan Area                   Not applicable

  Overlays                          Agricultural Land
                                    Biodiversity, Waterways & Wetlands
                                    Bushfire Hazard Overlay
                                    Flood Hazard

  Assessment Type                   Impact

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides an assessment of an application for short-term accommodation at 561 Gympie
Kin Kin Road. The applicant proposes to utilise the existing 4 bedroom dwelling, with parking being
provided on site for 4 cars within the existing garage.
The site is zoned Rural and has an area of 2.25ha, with the existing dwelling located generally central
to the site, with the dwelling’s large alfresco area located to the dwelling’s rear. The closest dwelling
is located approximately 70 metres away.
The Noosa Plan 2020 supports small scale visitor accommodation in the hinterland areas, subject
to meeting a number of requirements. The application has demonstrated compliance with these
requirements as it is small scale and compatible with the surrounding area, with no rural activities
operating in the immediate area. The proposal is located within the site’s existing dwelling, is
separated from neighbouring properties and a condition is proposed limiting the maximum number
of guests to 8. Consequently, the proposal will not have any significant impacts on the area’s
amenity, character or environmental values subject to a condition restricting the use of outdoor areas
after 9pm.
It is therefore recommended that the application be approved with conditions.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Senior Development Planner to the Planning & Environment
Committee Meeting dated 11 June 2024 regarding Application No. MCU23/0101 for a
Development Permit for Material Change of Use - Short-term accommodation situated at 561
Gympie Kin Kin Rd, Kin Kin and:
   A. Approve the application in accordance with the proposed conditions outlined in
      Attachment 1.
   B. Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 20161