2021-02-09 Planning and Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                         9 FEBRUARY 2021


(t)   Development ensures permanent residents of Noosaville enjoy high levels of residential
      amenity and accessibility to urban services and recreational opportunities
Low Density Housing Code
9.3.1.1 Purpose and Overall Outcomes
(1)   The purpose of the Low density housing code is to ensure dwelling houses, community
      residences, rooming accommodation and short term accommodation (where no more than
      one detached dwelling on the site):
      a.    are appropriately located;
      b.    achieve a high level of comfort and amenity for occupants;
      c.    maintain amenity and privacy of neighbouring residential premises; and
      d.    are compatible with the character and streetscape of the local area.
The planning scheme prioritises the preservation of areas which are predominantly permanent
residential dwellings and seeks to protect the amenity of surrounding residential areas from the
impacts of short term accommodation.
Whilst acknowledging that there are a number of permanent residential dwellings within the
surrounding area it is also noted that a number of visitor accommodation facilities are located within
the surrounding area which are within close proximity to the site. These include Sandy Beach Resort,
Sunset Cove Noosa Holiday Resort, Coral Beach Noosa Resort, Noosa Breakaway Holidays, and
Noosavillage River Resort. Furthermore, there are numerous properties which are currently being
used for short term accommodation as evidenced by Airbnb listings.
The following images detail the location of these facilities:




                   Figure 5: Location of visitor accommodation within proximity of the site


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