PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COURT APPEAL NO. D153 OF 2023 – APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE – RELOCATABLE HOME PARK (COMMUNITY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING – 32 DWELLINGS) AT 55 AND 70 CARPENTERS RD COOROY · Report

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                       10 OCTOBER 2023


5.4     PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COURT APPEAL NO. D153 OF 2023 – APPLICATION
        FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE – RELOCATABLE HOME PARK (COMMUNITY AND
        AFFORDABLE HOUSING – 32 DWELLINGS) AT 55 AND 70 CARPENTERS RD
        COOROY


Author            Acting Co-ordinator Planning, Nadine Gorton
                  Development & Regulation Department
Index             ECM/ Application/ MCU22/0039/ Case/ D153/2023/ Heidi Meyer
Attachments       1.   ATTACHMENT 1 – MCU22 0039 – Acting Coordinator Planning, Report




EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report advises Council that an appeal has been lodged against a decision made by Council to
refuse a development application for a Material Change of Use - Relocatable Home Park
(Community and Affordable Housing – 32 Dwellings) at 55 and 70 Carpenters Road, Cooroy

The application was refused due to significant conflicts with the Noosa Plan 2020 including that the
site was not suitable for the proposed development as it was not well located, adjoined industrial
land, was not serviced by required infrastructure and was inconsistent with the Noosa Housing
Strategy 2022. While the proposed concept is not without merit as it sought to provide a
commendable response to the housing crisis, the development was out of character with the existing
and planned development for the area and insufficient information was provided demonstrating how
the affordable housing use would be provided.

The matter is in order for Council to defend the appeal.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Acting Coordinator Planning to the Planning & Environment
Committee Meeting dated 10 October 2023 regarding Planning & Environment Court Appeal No.
D153 of 2023 and agree to defend the appeal.