Proposal Report - Short term Accomodation

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4.0 Development Assessment

4.1 Noosa Plan
The Noosa Plan 2020 defines Short term accommodation as:

       a) means the use of premises for

             i) providing accommodation of less than three (3) consecutive months to tourists or
             travellers; or
             ii) a manager’s residence, office, or recreation facilities for the exclusive use of guests,
             if the use is ancillary to the use in subparagraph (i); but

       b) does not include a hotel, nature-based tourism, resort complex or tourist park

The Noosa Plan includes the site in the Coastal Communities Local Plan and provides the site with
a Medium Density Residential zoning. The assessment table for the zone indicates that Short
Term Accommodation uses are impact assessable. Impact assessable applications are required
to be assessed against the entire scheme however the most relevant Codes for assessment
include:

        Coastal Communities Local Plan Code
        Medium Density Residential Zone Code
        Visitor Accommodation Code
        Works Code


Coastal Communities Local Plan Code

The proposal has been reviewed against the Coastal Communities Local Plan Code and is
considered to comply with the Purpose and Overall Outcomes of the Code which include:

       (h)Development recognises and reinforces the close relationship between the natural
        character of the area and its attractiveness to residents and visitors. In this context,
        development is subservient to the natural landscape, sits lightly within the landscape,
        sensitively responds to the topography of the area and provides densely landscaped
        settings, with existing mature trees and vegetation retained wherever possible.

       (o) Development in the Medium Density Housing zones accommodates a greater diversity in
        housing types including dual occupancies, multiple dwellings, retirement facilities and
        residential care facilities.

       (z) Development in Peregian Beach –
       (i) provides local convenience shopping, business and employment services, for both
            permanent residents and visitors.
       (ii) provides multi-unit accommodation located in close proximity to the Peregian Beach Local
            Centre.

The use of the site for short term accommodation will provide visitor accommodation in a building
that has a domestic scale and is located in a landscaped setting. The applicant proposes to utilise




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