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

 Your Say    ECM         Submitter comments                                                                                                 Response                                                                                                   Recommendation
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                         I have seen the benefits of Noosa’s short-term accommodation industry firsthand, delivering support to
                         local retail, hospitality and tourism companies. Often, more family-friendly accommodation rates mean
                         visitors are able to stay for longer and therefore support the local business community for longer.
                         As a property owner and rate payer, I feel any restrictive amendments to the STA rules are an intrusion
                         on the democratic rights of STA owners to manage their assets as they see fit. We take financial risks
                         with owning property in Noosa, and I would like to ask if the Council will be there to support STA owners
                         in the event of a downturn - as surely that would be equitable, given its view that it somehow has a right
                         to control the revenue streams of STA properties.
                         I have seen this attempt to restrict STA owners before, and would shudder to think that this Council is
                         going to repeat the errors of the likes of Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC), (New Zealand),
                         where that Council ignored the pleas for more land to be opened up for development, (going back to the
                         1980s) - only for several decades later to try and shift the blame onto STA owners, by attempting to
                         impose draconian STA rulings on them.
                         I do not agree with, nor support further regulation of STA across the Noosa area, as outlined in the
                         amendment to the Noosa Plan 2020, and would be very disappointed in Council should it continue down
                         this misguided path.
             23098915    We write as owners of a property in Katharina Street in Noosa Heads which we use for family holidays
                         and short term letting. This property provides an important source of income to me and my family who
                         rely on this for our financial security. We have seen the benefits of Noosa’s short-term accommodation
                         industry firsthand with it remaining our favourite place to visit with so much to do and a good variety of
                         holiday accommodation.
                         As a property owner and rate payer, we would appreciate having continued flexibility on the use of our
                         property. We feel that council should not dictate the use of our property. In summary, we do not agree
                         with or support further regulation of STA across the Noosa area, as outlined in the amendment to the
                         Noosa Plan 2020.
             23101560    The stated aims of the Council by these proposed amendments is to provide housing choice and improve               The purpose of landuse planning and zones is to specify the landuse uses that are suitable in that zone,   That no change be made to
                         affordability. There are greater systemic issues at play here, such as the Council's "population cap"              which vary zone to zone and affect the development potential and range of uses permitted in the zone,      proposed amendments as a
                         causing a massive shortage of supply locally, the increase building input costs nationally/globally and the        which affect land value. Land use planning zones have been in effect in Noosa for well over 50 years.      result of this submission.
                         high cost of land, particularly in Noosa (due to the "Cap" and a reluctance to approve anything).                  Existing lawful STA can continue to operate, despite the proposed amendments. Lawful development
                         These Council measures, seek to achieve this aim by introducing planning rules which will increase the             approvals and existing use rights enshrined by the Planning Act 2016.
                         value of some properties and reduce the value of other properties. Those in the zones which allow STA              The proposed amendments do not reduce STA and can continue to be used by visitors supporting the
                         will artificially rise in value and other properties not in those privileged zones will reduce in value. This is   tourism industry.
                         a form of economic or social engineering whereby the new planning rules will create economic winners
                         and losers. Many people have invested in the area on the basis that the Council will act progressively and
                         not in a retrograde manner. There will be no new investment in the area once these rules are imposed as
                         all those existing investors will lose their money on their properties as a result of the Council's approach.
                         There will be a flow-on effect in telling their friends in Melbourne and Sydney not to put hard-earned
                         money into Noosa as the Council are reverting to a NIBMY model.
                         Where do you think all the money that makes Noosa prosperous originated from?, where do you think
                         most of it still comes from?. Money to support the retail and hospitality industries, the adventure tourism
                         businesses, the boat hire businesses on the river, all the industries that support this that live in the Noosa
                         Industrial Park? As a consequence of a shrinking economy there will be less money in circulation and
                         many of these businesses will have to close. This relates to those businesses that cater for the population
                         that make up the existing permanent/semi-permanent members of the community.
                         The planning rules will also adversely affect the number of tourists that come to Noosa. There will be
                         fewer STA places available meaning that there will be an artificial cap placed upon the number of tourists
                         that can be in Noosa at any one time. This will have a significant economic effect in the area and the
                         current level of domestic spend that occurs in the Noosa area ($1.18B in the 12 months to March 2024)
                         will significantly reduce. Put simply this money will not be circulating in the Noosa economy anymore and
                         it will be a direct result of the Council imposing draconian planning rules.
                         If your plan was to turn Noosa into a village these new planning rules will be effective in doing so.
                         However, you will force out from Noosa all those people who have invested into it and all the businesses
                         that have been created based upon the presumption that Noosa is progressive. Your social engineering
                         through these planning rules will have adverse economic consequences for Noosa. I do not think that you
                         have consulted properly with all the interested persons that pay rates and are connected to Noosa. At the
                         least, you need to do this, as I think in those circumstances you will receive considerable push back from
                         them about what you are proposing.
                         If you want to achieve housing choice and improve affordability, I suggest that you make decisions which
                         have a direct impact rather than seeking to indirectly achieve those ends through these planning rules.
                         By these rules you are simply shifting the costs from the Council to private owners in the area, and by
                         extension reducing the local economy to a point where business will close.
             23101616    I do not agree with or support further regulation of STA across the Noosa area, as outlined in the
                         amendment to the Noosa Plan 2020.


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