2022-11-14 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              14 NOVEMBER 2022


figures showing average occupancy of 57.5% on AirBnB and Stayz booking platforms for the year
ending July 2022.
Notwithstanding this, the provision of visitor accommodation is important to the tourism industry
and should continue to be supported in the designated Tourism Accommodation zone. The extent
of land zoned for tourist accommodation, including key sites currently subject to development
proposals, together with the current provision of visitor accommodation, including short term
accommodation, is considered more than adequate to meet current and future visitor needs.
However, the continued growth in use of existing or future dwellings for short term accommodation,
particularly in designated residential zones and business centre zones, compromises housing for
permanent residents, particularly key workers who support the tourism industry with labour,
businesses and services.
Short term accommodation being a consistent use in the Medium and High Density Residential
zones, as well as the Rural and Rural Residential zones, compromises the purpose of these zones
for the provision of housing for permanent residents. Likewise, short term accommodation in the
business zones compromises future development for small more affordable dwellings for key
workers near transport, employment and services.
This creates competition for Noosa’s limited dwelling stock and land supply, between the provision
of accommodation for visitors and provision of housing for residents, reducing available supply of
permanent housing and driving up prices for both the rental and purchase housing markets.
Conversely, the take up of accommodation within traditional holiday resorts by residents seeking
accommodation, and multiple dwellings (for permanent residents) being a consistent use in the
Tourist Accommodation zone, compromises the zone’s tourism purpose and preference for visitors
only.
The mix of permanent and short term dwellings within NP2020 zones creates landuse conflict
between visitors and residents impacting residential amenity, sense of community, social cohesion
and resident lifestyle, as well as visitor experience and enjoyment.
Overall, the extensive and growing use of dwellings for short term accommodation has a direct
impact on the community, housing supply and level of affordability, as well as the tourism economy
and labour supply. Without a long term known and secure supply of housing for residents, including
for workers supporting the tourism / visitor accommodation industries, the hospitality and tourism
economy and community are at risk.
The AEC economic and social assessment report concluded that:
    Increases in short term accommodation between April 2020 and October 2022 suggests
     NP2020 has not detrimentally impacted on market supply to meet tourism demands.
    There has been no noticeable negative impact of NP2020 on demand or values, with people
     wanting to buy more dwellings in Noosa and at considerably higher prices.
    Combined with dwelling sales market data, rental market data suggests Noosa is
     experiencing considerable issues of undersupply of affordable dwellings available for
     residential or worker use, with considerably higher dwelling prices and rents than in SEQ
     exacerbating issues associated with rising costs of living.
    With the existing supply of short stay accommodation, the additional take-up of latent supply
     within these premises to achieve increased occupancy, in addition to anticipated new supply
     from commercial accommodation providers, visitor demands within Noosa’s carrying
     capacity should be appropriately met into the future without the need for additional residential
     housing stock to be diverted.
To meet state planning policy requirements, security of current and long term housing supply that
is affordable and diverse, and meets the housing needs of Noosa’s community, is required.
Whilst Noosa Council has responded to the residential amenity issues with the introduction of a
new local law, addressed some housing supply issues by restricting further short term

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