NOOSA PLAN 2020 PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2 - POST PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FOR FINAL STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTERIAL APPROVAL · Attachment 1 Table of submissions

1. Tourist Accommodation zone review
1.1. General submissions
Your Say    ECM            Submitter comments                                                                                               Response                                                                                                        Recommendation
Reference   reference
5819677                    Change to Tourist Zoning, this has proved a disaster for any owner when it comes to finance. Banks won’t         The Tourist Accommodation zone allows for multiple dwellings which are for permanent occupation. Any            That no change be made to
                           touch a property that can’t be permanently lived in. Look what you did at Peppers, North Shore Beach Rd          property with lawful use rights for permanent occupation proposed for inclusion in the Tourist                  proposed amendments as a
                           and Ivory Palms.                                                                                                 Accommodation zone maintain their use right for permanent occupation.                                           result of this submission.
5804379                    Very little land is zoned Tourist Accommodation, especially along the Eastern Beaches.                           The submitter is correct there is limited land zoned Tourist Accommodation along the coast between              That no change be made to
                           The Eastern Beaches is an area highly desired by tourists and should have significantly more land zoned          Sunshine Beach and Peregian Beach.                                                                              proposed amendments as a
                           Tourist Accommodation.                                                                                           Historically visitor accommodation developed within the residential zoning or with a “spot” rezoning (such      result of this submission.
                           The community relies on tourism for its economy and its work and without adequate land supporting                as occurred with Castaways Cove). In past strategic planning specific Visitor Accommodation & Services
                           tourism accommodation the economy and work opportunities will be unreasonably reduced.                           precincts were applied at Noosa Hedas, Noosaville and Noosa North Shore, but not on the eastern
                                                                                                                                            beaches, although tourist accommodation has predominated in Sunshine Beach and in other pockets.
                           No evidence or justification for concluding that tourists are a significant cause of reduction of the amenity
                           of the Eastern Beaches - in the majority of cases. the impact of tourists is similar to that of residents with   The amendments propose to include 384-390 David Low Way, Peregian Beach in the Tourist
                           many tourists being families. This is one reason nominated for effectively stopping tourist accommodation        Accommodation zone, increasing the amount of land for tourist accommodation purposes.
                           along the Easter Beaches
5806866                    What is the consideration for Tourism Zones and area’s that cater for these activities. By switching             Sites currently within the Tourist Accommodation zone proposed for inclusion in a Residential zone or           That no change be made to
                           accommodation which is situated in significant Tourism Zones to Residential (High, Medium etc) your              Centres zone are largely sites with redevelopment opportunity, and if developed under the current               proposed amendments as a
                           merging 2 styles of accommodation and not considering the activities that take place and are accepted            provisions would develop for more short-term accommodation and other tourism related uses. Many of              result of this submission.
                           within a tourism zone:                                                                                           the sites proposed for inclusion in a Residential zone were formally zoned residential prior to Noosa Plan
                           • Rubbish collection, both domestic for accommodation and industrial for commercial businesses.                  2020 coming into effect.
                           • Grease Trap and other associated vehicles that need to operate.                                                Under the proposed amendments, these sites provide a significant opportunity to provide housing for
                                                                                                                                            permanent residents and workers near services and high amenity areas. Residential infill development
                           • Delivery and Pickup vehicles services all aspects of tourism operations & destinations                         and mixed use development in centres are a key part of the housing solution and a long held policy
                           • Food & Beverage operations that service this area from as early as 4am with fishing departure, water           position of Council.
                             & land activities, resident and early morning activities utilising the destination where they live.            Any mixed use developments with residential and commercial uses would need to be designed to consider
                           • Parks & shared public facilities that under your rezoning from tourism to residential, will now                the mix of uses, including servicing those uses, and amenity of the residential uses. Residents who occupy
                              compromise these area’s if consideration is given to resident who are unhappy with the activities that        mixed use building would be aware of this mix of uses and rights to operate.
                              would usual be accepted in a Tourism Location (Gympie Terrace, Hilton Terrace, Noosa Sound, as                Council has a position to diversify its economic base and employment opportunities with strategies and
                              examples)                                                                                                     actions to achieve this, to not be so reliant on tourism.
                           How are you introducing mechanisms to support greater innovation and economic development in the                 Noosa has a history of tourist accommodation and residential housing developing alongside each other
                           Noosa Shire if the area’s your rezoning is financially unachievable to purchase. You’re putting downward         in a scattered fashion. Through Noosaville, Noosa Heads and along the beaches this typically occurred
                           pressure on the businesses, trying to go about their daily activities by surrounding them with long term         in the medium-high density residential zones, except where various “spot reasonings” to Special Facilities
                           residents who have different living requirements to short term residents.                                        occurred for individual resorts.
                           Absolutely, reinforce the Zoning for resident in area’s that to date have been allowed to operate with short     Most tourist accommodation developed as smaller scale complexes of separately titled self-contained
                           term letting, Noosa Waters, Tewantin, Donella Estate Noosaville, high density area’s of Noosa Heads,             units which could be occupied by either tourists or longer term residents.
                           and Noosaville, But Tourism Area’s that require services and infrastructure to support the industry should       Since 2006 there has been a specific zone for the prioritising of visitor accommodation, and the area
                           not be combined with residential of any kind.                                                                    zoned for visitor/tourist accommodation increased significantly with the 2020 scheme.
                           If a resident chooses to permanently occupy within a Tourism zone, then that is their decision, don’t            In the last couple of decades short term letting has spread through traditionally residential neighbourhoods
                           provide a platform for them to question reasonable services and activities that are required to operate.         as more locals have taken up residence within well established resorts. There is little chance this blending
                           A lot of the rezoning from Tourism to Residential in major Tourism hub under the plan won’t change               will ever be segregated and in part is symptomatic of lifestyle and holiday choices evolving with time.
                           anything other than the zoning label and an individual’s perspective that they are buying in a Residential       A zoning establishes objectives and priorities going forward, indicating an area where either residents or
                           area. Not true for majority of the operations.                                                                   tourism is prioritised.
                           Current owner of Dwellings / properties that previously purchased based on the current plan and re               Existing use rights and the opportunity to make development applications under a superseded planning
                           development shouldn’t be disadvantaged and should be given a period to submit plans to complete under            scheme are set out in the Planning Act 2016. Council cannot remove such rights. By legislation rights
                           the current plan and guidelines. Ie give a 3-year cutoff for plans to be approved and 5 years for                are tied to a property, not the owner.
                           development to be completed… However, if any properties are sold, they are not grandfathered that same
                           development rights as the current owners. "
5775668                    Keep holiday resorts as holiday resorts and homes as homes. Stop allowing people to buy into holiday             Historical development approvals and existing use rights have allowed the use of many dwellings for both        That no change be made to
                           resorts to live and stop allowing people to holiday in homes...simple really!                                    STA and permanent occupancy. These rights are enshrined by the Planning Act 2016 allowing for both              proposed amendments as a
                                                                                                                                            residents and visitors to occupancy ta significant proportion of resorts and dwellings, particularly in the     result of this submission.
                                                                                                                                            Medium and High Density Residential zone and Tourist Accommodation zone.
            23132021       There has been a gradual creep of holiday accommodation turning into long term rental as they age. A             Holidays resorts developed through the 1980s, 1990s or just beyond consist of individually titled self-         That no change be made to
                           natural process because the owners can't make them viable with the fees charged. Also, because most              contained dwelling units, each owner being free to occupy their unit, let it out to a permanent tenant or let   proposed amendments as a
                           of these holiday complexes are individually owned units it takes a long time for all owners to agree to sell     it out to short term guests.                                                                                    result of this submission.
                           so it can be redeveloped.                                                                                        An increasing number of active retirees are attracted to these resorts (as owner-occupier) for the lifestyle
                                                                                                                                            they offer close to amenities, with less upfront investment or ongoing maintenance of a house and yard
                                                                                                                                            in a similar area and more accessible or preferable to purpose built retirement facilities. They also offer
                                                                                                                                            opportunity for extended friends or relations to stay at the complex.
                                                                                                                                            Complexes age and individual owners have differing priorities about not only how they use their unit but
                                                                                                                                            how they invest in modernising their units and how welcoming they are to guests in shared spaces.


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Table of Submissions made regarding Noosa Plan 2020 Proposed Amendment No. 2, 2024