2017-02-07 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 8 Community Feedback on New Noosa Plan

Submitter                   Comments                                                                            Staff Response
                           parking and are bringing overseas expenditure in the order of $20 million per
                           annum to the region.
                   131     A diverse range of housing opportunities to provide affordability and location is
                           needed for Noosa Junction. This would include opportunities for tourism industry
                           workers to find housing options and international students to find accommodation
                           as well as new residents/workers looking for lifestyle opportunities. In addition
                           this would reduce the need for reliance on car ownership.
                   131     Noosa Junction - Issues around residential encroachment into visitor
                           accommodation adjoining the centre has resulted in restrictions on operating
                           times which stifles the opportunity to develop viable sustainable business and
                           creative opportunity.
                   131     Noosa Junction has the opportunity to be a key creative and cultural hub for
                           entrepreneurs and creative thinkers, who already live in could be attracted to our
                           community.
                     39    Pinaroo Park can be more integrated into the town centre and include an area for     Refer to Infrastructure Planning & Design.
                           kids of all ages.

Sub-Theme: Hastings Street

                     33    Noosa Main beach needs floating decks, more umbrellas and sun beds to rent like      Noted
                           European Beaches. Exclusion zone near National Park for jet skis.

Sub-Theme: Other Noosa Heads Issues

                     57    Settlers Cove needs to be developed for hotel and convention facilities.             Land has been designated for this purpose.

 89, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97,   Settlers Cove precinct is quiet and environmentally sensitive and lends itself to    Allocation of land at Settlers Cove for visitor accommodation has been a long-
     98, 109, 114, 123     permanent residents and should be considered permanent smaller housing and           standing policy of Council since the mid-1990s. Tourism will remain an
                           more "affordable" to growing demographics of empty nesters and singles. Urge         important employment sector in Noosa and currently the vast majority of
                           Council to allow and encourage visitor accommodation within Settlers Cove but        visitor accommodation is able to be alternately occupied by permanent
                           not at the preclusion of permanent residential living. While we appreciate the       residents. This policy approach was adopted for the sole purpose of ensuring
                           provision for visitor accommodation needs to meet the needs of the tourism           some developments were dedicated to visitors only. The influx of residents to
                           industry we strongly recommend that Council allows the 2 lots mentioned to be        Settlers Cove is now leading to a situation where there is opposition to that
                           rezoned from Visitor accommodation and redefine the area as primary                  policy. However a well-designed visitor accommodation complex should not
                           Residential.                                                                         lead to significantly adverse effects on local resident amenity.
                                                                                                                Additionally the Housing Needs Assessment recently undertaken is suggesting
                                                                                                                that based on increasing visitor nights there will be a shortage of visitor
                                                                                                                accommodation into the future and that it is important development sites
                                                                                                                earmarked for this purpose deliver that product or it places increasing

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