Attachment 4 - Officer Report Dated 12 September 2023

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                       12 SEPTEMBER 2023


than the golf course and will generate significantly more traffic along Kabi Road to the detriment of
nearby residents - currently 58 car trips during the week and 27 on Sundays compared to the
proposed 352 car trips during the week and 116 on Sundays.

The application is therefore recommended for refusal.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Acting Coordinator Planning Assessment to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 12 September 2023 regarding Application No.
131998.981211.5 for an Other Change to Development Approval (12637DA) - Integrated
Permaculture Designed Organic Orchard and Golf Course Complex (18 holes) to include Group
Farm Stay Accommodation (undefined use) and associated supporting infrastructure (maximum 299
beds), situated at 59 Kabi Rd Cootharaba and:

A.   Refuse the application for the following reasons:
      1. The proposal does not further the SEQ Regional Plan 2017 strategy to intensify or
      diversify on-farm agricultural activities as the proposed permaculture and food production is
      not of a significant scale, largely intended for farm stay guests, will alienate agricultural land
      and compromise the rural production of the land.


      2. The proposal is contrary to the Strategic Framework of the Noosa Plan 2020 as the
      proposed farm stay activity:
            a) Will permanently alienate land that is mapped as agricultural land conservation area
            and will not result in a direct expansion of the site’s agricultural activities.
            b) Will be more than complementary to the agricultural use of the land, as it will be the
            proposal’s primary use.
            c) Is not small scale or fit for its setting comprising 3 villages and a large common
            communal area with access via a small local rural road that currently has little traffic
            movement.


      3. The proposal is contrary to Overall Outcomes 2(c), (h), (i) & (p), Performance &
      Acceptable Outcomes PO2, AO2.2, AO2.3, PO4 and PO5 of the Rural Zone Code of the
      Noosa Plan 2020 as:
            a) The applicant has failed to demonstrate there is an overwhelming need for the
            proposal to be located on land identified for Agricultural Land Conservation and the
            proposal will further alienate land from rural production in the future.
            b) The scale of the farm stay activity is not small scale, and the traffic anticipated to
            be generated would detract from the rural amenity enjoyed by nearby residents.


      4. The proposal is contrary to Performance Outcome PO3 of the Visitor Accommodation
      Code as it is of a scale that is not compatible with the zoning intent and preferred character
      for the local area.


      5. The proposal does not meet PO6 of the Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code as it has not been
      demonstrated that an efficient and safe evacuation route is available to residents and that
      emergency vehicles can access the site.