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
 Reference   reference
                         negatively impacting privacy and amenity of residents in a single dwelling living next to a multi dwelling         Planning legislation contains savings provisions that ensure if a planning scheme change affects                High     Density      Residential
                         building, or in between them,                                                                                      somebody’s interest in a property (e.g. removes a particular consistent use) they may continue an existing      zones;
                         and completely changing the character of what currently is a neighbourhood one feels lucky to live in.             lawful use and they may apply to have a development application assessed under the superseded                 ▪ make      dual      occupancies
                                                                                                                                            planning scheme. If such a development application is refused, they may seek compensation. While it             consistent on lots less than
                         Some owners bought a house here with the intention of staying put (for the retirement years or otherwise)          is a matter for Council to determine, it is likely Council would support the extension of or replacement of     1000sqm in the Medium
                         appreciating its amenity. When, in time, some houses in the street are sold, they might find themselves            an existing house in the MDR zone, subject to assessment of the scale and intensity. Therefore, if an           Density Residential zone;
                         living in an uncomfortably changed environment without a viable option of replacing their asset that has           existing house was destroyed it could be rebuilt. Existing houses should not become any more or less          ▪ make      dual      occupancies
                         diminished in value with a comparable house. It is a big price to pay for the policy that is unlikely to deliver   costly and developers will continue to be interested in developing properties with redevelopment potential.     inconsistent of lots 1000sqm or
                         enhanced housing affordability.                                                                                                                                                                                                    greater in the Medium Density
                                                                                                                                            Given the age and condition of houses there is no expectation that redevelopment along the street will be
                         As the current situation at Delorme Street (and its closest vicinity) demonstrates, the houses so far sold         swift so any impact on amenity or character should be gradual over a long period. Construction vehicles         Residential zone;
                         to developers and demolished were more affordable to buy or rent than a single unit of the dual occupancy          will be spread out over time and not concentrated at one point.                                               ▪ make the use of a dwelling
                         units being built in their place. The price of a single unit is expected to be much higher than the selling                                                                                                                        house consistent and accepted
                         price of the original house. This results in a situation that, instead of paying a lower price per                 Delorme Street is a local, no through road with a sealed pavement width of around 7 metres. Parking is          development        subject     to
                         accommodation now the new residents would need to pay a much higher price.                                         allowed on both side of the road and some residents already park cars, boats or trailers in the street.         requirements if located on a lot
                                                                                                                                            Safari Street is of a similar width with Wyandra Street a collector street and noticeably wider.
                         Where new apartments are being constructed, they are ‘luxurious’, even if the area is small, because                                                                                                                               less than 500sqm, in the
                         such is reality of profit- making. Also, considering that the apartments will be new, close to all amenities       As properties redevelop for dual occupancies or units they are required to construct footpaths, hence           Medium and High Density
                         and Noosa attractions, it is highly unlikely that they will be inexpensive and affordable for renting/buying       eventually footpath connectivity will improve with redevelopments. The same requirement is not applied          Residential zones; and
                         by low-income residents for whom the amendments are intended.                                                      to new houses.                                                                                                ▪ make the use of a dwellings
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            house inconsistent on a lot
                         The residents will be mostly the people who can afford living in Noosa. Obviously, the residents, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            500sqm or greater in the
                         tourists, would need services and the people providing them would need affordable accommodation.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Medium and High Density
                         However, low/medium income people providing services would find it difficult to reach the income
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Residential zones.
                         proportional to the prices of accommodation. Even ‘professionals’ find it difficult to afford Noosa real
                         estate.
                         The current real estate is very expensive, built on expensive land at high building costs resulting in high
                         selling/renting prices. Therefore, the proposed amendments would not increase housing affordability even
                         if the accommodation is small (currently median price of 1 bed unit $828k. rent around $700p/w). The
                         prices of buying and renting in Noosa are growing. This makes the proposal unlikely to result in increasing
                         housing affordability for single people and even more so for families.
                         Probably using council owned land and building public housing with controlled rental price could be a
                         feasible solution for affordable renting and possibly ownership.
             23108864    While we understand the council is under pressure to provide both more and affordable housing, the
                         council’s primary responsibility, for which it was elected, is to represent the interests of Noosa residents,
                         not to be a mere rubber stamp for the state government or a proxy for developer interests.
                         The definition of ‘affordable housing’ begs the question of affordable to whom, restaurant workers?
                         Current developments, for example at 3 Delorme St, at an anticipated price of about $3 million for just
                         one of the 2 new dwellings, on the one block, is hardly an endorsement of council planning strategy, only
                         developer profits at the expense of the ‘residential amenity’ of existing residents.
             23105137    Owners in Delorme street expressing concern to MDR zone changes.
             and         Their home has been extensively renovated and sits ion a site of 725m2. Objects to a dual occupancy or
             23108602    house being inconsistent. Prevents replacement of their house if destroyed by fire.
                         Also concerned about affects of amendments on the character and amenity of the whole street. Will
                         generate much traffic and lead to parking congestion. Social fabric of the quiet street will change.
                         Delorme Street is uniquely different to Wyandra Street.
             23104799    Long term home owners of Delorme Street appreciate the street as it is, characterised by family homes.
                         Object to changes to the MDR zone which would prevent construction of a house or duplex.
                         Introducing multiple dwellings will ruin the safety and amenity of the street, increase traffic and create
                         strain on local services and amenities. They will erode the fabric of the neighbourhood.
                         Request that houses and duplexes be allowed but not multiple dwellings. Council should find better
                         location for multiple dwellings.
             23109085    Long term residents of Delorme St concerned about proposed amendments to MDR zone and the impact
                         this will have on character and amenity of street.
                         Object the prevention of a dual occupancy and a dwelling house. Lose the ability to rebuild a detached
                         dwelling if something should happen the existing house.
                         Impacts of increased traffic and lack of parking, and limited existing access to the street as only one
                         entrance.
                         Loss of community and impacts on infrastructure.
             23145900    As residents of Safari St, Noosa Heads, we would like to formally make a submission to express the
                         concern on the proposed amendments to the Noosa Plan 2020. Particularly the plans to amend the sites
                         within the Medium Density Residential Zone in Delorme St, Noosa Heads, which runs vertically into our
                         property in Safari St. This submission relates specifically to the proposed change for properties in the
                         Medium Density zone that, under the new provisions are prohibited from construction of single or dual
                         occupancy dwellings and instead only multiple dwellings will be permitted - multiple dwelling of 75 square
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Table of Submissions made regarding Noosa Plan 2020 Proposed Amendment No. 2, 2024