122 Musa Vale Rd - MCU Planning Report - Code

Summary
James and Jody Austin (the Applicant) have engaged RG Strategic to seek development
approval for a Code assessable Material Change of Use for short-term accommodation within an
existing 46.5m² small dwelling at 122 Musa Vale Road, Cooroy QLD 4563, formally described as Lot
304 on SP118015.

The application seeks approval to establish short-term accommodation within the existing
approved secondary dwelling, referred to in this report as the small dwelling. The short-term
accommodation use is proposed on the same site as the principal place of residence of one of the
owners. The main dwelling on the land is occupied by one of the owners as her principal place of
residence and is to be retained for permanent residential occupation.

As part of the proposed land use outcome, the existing short-term accommodation approval
applying to the main dwelling is to be relinquished. The small dwelling is fully self-contained,
approved, and serviced by an existing high-quality access road and established onsite
infrastructure.

No physical changes are proposed to the small dwelling. The application does not seek approval
for building work, extensions, external alterations, vegetation clearing, earthworks, new access
arrangements or additional servicing infrastructure.

The proposal relocates the existing short-term accommodation use from the five-bedroom main
dwelling, currently approved for up to 8 guests under Local Law approval SSL25/0041, to the much
smaller one-bedroom small dwelling. This results in a clear reduction in the scale and intensity of
short-term accommodation on the site.

The proposal constitutes development under Schedule 2 of the Planning Act 2016. This report
demonstrates that the proposed Material Change of Use is appropriately made and that the
development can be supported having regard to the relevant provisions of the Noosa Plan 2020
(March 2026), including the Rural Zone Code, Visitor Accommodation Code, relevant Works codes
and applicable overlay provisions.




Figure 1 - Small dwelling for STA




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