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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                         We support the Council’s foresight and commitment to maintain and improve the Noosaville
                         surroundings – which are already world class - but believe the Proposal could be enhanced and
                         improved by making the following amendments
                         The Islander Noosa CTS 32252 at 185 -187 Gympie Terrace is in Noosaville and one of the six local
                         areas identified in the Noosa Plan 2020. The Scheme is mixed use with long term residential and short
                         stay let in addition to commercial lots fronting both Thomas Street and Gympie Terrace.
                         It comprises: 17 Commercial Lots (3 level build and dual purpose with commercial on ground and a 2-
                         level residential unit over the commercial). Identified as Lots 20 to 28 and Lots 91 to 93 on Gympie
                         Terrace and Lots 1 to 5 on Thomas Street. The remaining 70 residential Lots identified as 29 to 50, 59
                         to 85 and 94 to 99.
                         Since 2004, all lots, residential and commercial, are bound under one Scheme, CTS 32252 representing
                         the amalgamation of The Islander and Islander Court Historic Background - Noosa Plan Amendment
                         2019. From 2019 all Lots on the Scheme were zoned Tourism Accommodation.
                         At this time, it was apparent that The Islander Noosa CTS32252 was the only resort in the Noosaville
                         area where the whole property did not have the same zoning and commercial lots were zoned ‘Tourist
                         Accommodation’ while all the other, predominantly holiday let villas (units) and the Common Property
                         were zoned ‘Medium Density Residential’.
                         Representation led to a rezoning and on 16 September 2019, Noosa Council staff advised the Body
                         Corporate of The Islander Noosa CTS 32252 of a “proposed change, as a result of a submission is to
                         include all of The Islander Resort at 185-193 Gympie Terrace Noosaville within the Tourist
                         Accommodation Zone rather than just part of it as was previously proposed. Both multiple dwellings for
                         permanent residents and short-term accommodation for guest remain consistent uses under the Tourist
                         Accommodation Zone, however the purpose of the Tourist Accommodation Zone is specifically to
                         provide for short-term accommodation, and compatible uses that support short-term accommodation
                         and tourist attractions.”
                         The Islander Noosa CTS 32252 at 185 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville is one of the six local areas identified
                         in the Noosa 2020 Plan.
                         The 2024 proposed amendment splits the commercial from the other Lots proposing a rezoning from
                         Tourist Accommodation Zone to District Centre Zone – Noosaville Mainstreet Precinct [“185 Gympie
                         Terrace (lots fronting Gympie Terrace & Thomas Street), 195-207 Gympie Terrace, 6-14 Thomas Street
                         and 17 Albert Street, Noosaville are proposed to be rezoned from Tourist Accommodation zone to
                         District Centre.”]
                         The two main benefits (addressing the Noosa Shire housing crisis and commercial range) are best
                         summed up by Fact Sheet 5:
                         “ The review identified a number of sites currently zoned Tourist Accommodation were better suited to
                         a Residential zone or Centre zone to deliver a range of small dwellings for permanent residents, worker
                         accommodation and / or broader range of local business opportunities, rather than more visitor
                         accommodation and tourism uses.”
                         This proposed amendment to rezone is difficult to understand from a practical perspective, particularly
                         since The Islander Noosa was built as a resort and always operated as a holiday resort with dwellings
                         for permanent residents (live in owners or tenants) as a consistent use in the Tourist Accommodation
                         Zone and the original Development Approval.
                         It appears that the urgency to address the housing crisis, coupled with the proposed new zoning to
                         classify Thomas and Mary Street as better suited to a Residential or Centre Zone for small dwellings
                         for permanent residents, worker accommodation has been a key driver behind adding in the Islander
                         Noosa commercial Lots along Thomas Street and then including Gympie Terrace.
                         Noosa Council advise that the Amendments will pave the way for the possibility of a redevelopment at
                         the Scheme over the next 20 years.
                         A redevelopment, while not impossible, is naïve given that amongst the 17 Commercial Lots along
                         Thomas Street and Gympie Terrace there exists common property areas; shared infrastructure (toilets,
                         pathways, bin bays) and security gated access that cannot be redeveloped without all owners voting at
                         an AGM. Also, Lot 24, a commercial lot along Gympie Terrace is designated as a residential Lot through
                         the State legislation of management rights. All the rezoning amendments do is add another level of
                         complexity to the Scheme.
                         I’d also like to point out that several of the non-holiday let units are currently, in fact, occupied by local
                         workers, with the original concept of the residential units above the commercial lots being
                         accommodation for those shops. In many cases, this use remains. A further complicating factor related
                         to the proposal to separate the zoning of commercial lots, is that the residence and commercial lots are
                         on one title and bound under the CTS32252 CMS and subject to BCCM (Body Corporate and
                         Community Management) legislation, any notion of a redevelopment (loosely mentioned by the
                         amendment) is subject to a hierarchy of state government overlays. There is no need to rezone given
                         the consistent use under the Tourist Zone, and the Scheme’s existing use of holiday / short stay letting
                         and permanent resident housing.


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