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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT - 6 MAY 2025 · Committee to Council report
ORDINARY MEETING 15 MAY 2025 11.1 PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT - 6 MAY 2025 ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES COMMITTEE MEMBERS Cr Amelia Lorentson (Chair) Cr Brian Stockwell Cr Tom Wegener Cr Frank Wilkie NON COMMITTEE MEMBERS Cr Karen Finzel (via Microsoft Teams) EXECUTIVE Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock Director Strategy and Environment Kim Rawlings Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray Director Infrastructure Services Shaun Walsh Acting Director Corporate Services Margaret Gatt APOLOGIES Nil. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL 7.1. HOUSING STRATEGY - FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR SOCIAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell provided the following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter: I, Cr Stockwell, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as I am currently constructing a dwelling house and have been issued with an Infrastructure Charges Notice, as a component of the structure has been deemed to be capable of being used as a secondary dwelling. As this payment is outstanding, awaiting an imminent final inspection, it may be perceived that I have a potential bias. As a result of my conflict of interest I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on. That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 May 2025 regarding financial incentives for development of social and affordable housing, and A. At Council's next review, clarify in the General Rate Donation Policy that not-for-profit organisations providing crisis or emergency transitional housing or affordable rental premises are eligible to apply for up to 100% donation on general rates on such accommodation; B. For private residential developments that include a component of affordable rental premises, waive the development application fee for Material Change of Use applications for the component of affordable rental premises as defined in the proposed amendments to Noosa Plan 2020; C. Waive the pre-lodgement meeting administration fee for not-for-profit community housing providers and allow for reimbursement of up to 50% of the pre-lodgement administrative fee where other applicants proceed to formally apply for a development permit for a proposal including affordable rental premises; D. Adopt the revised Council Policy on Infrastructure Charges Rebates for Eligible Community Organisations provided as Attachment 1; E. Remove reference to secondary dwellings from Council's Charges Resolution and cease issuing charge notices for secondary dwellings from 1 July 2025; and F. Prepare explanatory material which will guide applications on the changes outlined in
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ORDINARY MEETING 15 MAY 2025 recommendations A-E above. 7.2. FURTHER REPORT - MCU21/0110 - APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE - RESORT COMPLEX AND ANICILLARY BAR, FOOD AND DRINK OUTLET, OUTDOOR SPORT AND RECREATION, AND CLUB (MINOR EXTENSION TO EXISTING CLUBHOUSE) AT 61 NOOSA SPRINGS DRIVE, NOOSA HEADS That Planning & Environment Committee Agenda Item 7.2 be referred to the General Committee due to the significance of the issue. 8.1. PLANNING APPLICATIONS DECIDED BY DELEGATED AUTHORITY – MARCH 2025 That Council note the report by the Development Assessment Manager to the Planning and Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 May 2025 regarding applications that have been decided by delegated authority for March 2025 as per Attachment 1 to the Report. Committee Recommendation That the report of the Planning and Environment Committee meeting dated 6 May 2025 be received and the recommendations therein be adopted except where dealt with by separate resolution.