2019-09-16 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   16 SEPTEMBER 2019




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                16 SEPTEMBER 2019

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                                                                            9 September 2019
               The CEO,
               Noosa Shire Council,
               PO Box 141 Tewantin Qld 4565
               ATT: Ms Kerri Coyle
               [email protected]

               Dear Ms Coyle,

                      Thomco (No 2087) Pty Ltd v Noosa Shire Council and PBCAI
                                      P & E Appeal No 4066 of 2017
                                           Pre-Request Response
               This letter relates to a request by Thomco to vary an Order by the Planning and
               Environment Court made by Consent as recently as 21 June 2019.
               BACKGROUND:

               The Thomco proposal for the site, now approved, obviously is guided by the aim of
               maximising the rate of return and not by resident/visitor amenity. The amenity would
               have been improved by fewer dwellings and a smaller Motel, as suggested by
               Council and PBCAI, but resisted by Thomco.
               Thomco’s priority has always been to build the dwellings for sale, preferably as
               permanent accommodation, and the change to visitor accommodation was simply a
               means to that end.

               The fact that the dwellings are for short-term visitor accommodation is not being
               clearly advertised, which may mislead purchasers seeking permanent
               accommodation; and the dwelling density and high prices may also be deterring
               persons who are contemplating residing here from purchasing.
               COMPLIANCE WITH THE NOOSA PLAN:

               As you are aware, the Noosa Plan required this land to remain for visitor
               accommodation after the closure of the caravan park. The December 2016
               application, which resulted in this appeal, was predominantly for permanent
               accommodation in both the dwellings and the Motel. The land was also required to
               provide low cost accommodation, but that was lost during the DA process.
               The December 2016 application was for a Motel consisting of partly permanent and
               partly visitor accommodation, which was to be built as Stage 2. The majority of the
               land was proposed to be used for 26 dwellings for permanent accommodation.

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