MCU25.0067 Response to Further Advice

22 April 2026


Noosa Shire Council
Chief Executive Officer
PO Box 141
TEWANTIN QLD 4565                                                                Via Email: [email protected]


ATTN: Georgina Schramm

Dear Georgina,

RE:   DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR WORKERS
      ACCOMMODATION UPON LAND AT 23 BOTTLEBRUSH AVENUE, NOOSA (COUNCIL
      REFERRENCE MCU25/0067)

We write in relation to the abovementioned application and Council’s Further Advice dated 19 December
2025.

Pursuant to section 13.2 of the Development Assessment Rules under the Planning Act 2016, we provide
the following response to Council’s Further Advice.

1. Issue – Gross Floor Area & Site Cover
 Gross Floor Area

 As contained within the Information Request, the development’s gross floor area is inclusive of the “break out
 spaces”. The development’s total of gross floor area is ~505m2, which equates to a plot ratio of 1:1.

 The maximum plot ratio prescribed by scheme in effect at the time of lodgement is as per Figure 1 and remains
 unchanged by the new amendment that has come into effect.

 A plot ratio of 1:1 is not supported.




 Figure 1: Extract from Noosa Plan 2020 (25 September 2020) - Plot Ratio

 Site Cover
 The submitted material detailed the development achieves a site coverage of 40%, Council calculations detail
 50%.

 Information Required
      1. Reduce the development’s plot ratio and site coverage to achieve the Performance Outcome.
      2. Provide a copy of gross floor area and site coverage calculations.

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