Attachment 4 - Officer Report Dated 12 September 2023

3.      CONSULTATION
3.1. Referral Agencies
Not applicable
3.2. Internal Council Referrals
The application was forwarded to the following internal Council officers:
•       Coordinator Operational Works
•       Senior Environment Officer
•       Waste Collection Officer
•       Technical Officer
3.3. Public Notification
The application was publicly notified for 15 business days in accordance with the Planning Act
2016. Two properly made submissions were received. The following table provides a summary
and assessment of the issues raised by submitters.

     Matters Raised                                  Comments

     The existing approval the applicant seeks       While Kabi Road golf course has not operated for
     to change has lapsed when the previous          some time, the use is not considered to be
     owner closed the business. The closure          abandoned (and thus the approval has not lapsed)
     of the golf course was widely                   given the golf course and orchards remain on site,
     acknowledged in 2011.                           the property has been for sale during this time and
                                                     skeletal staff have continued to maintain the
                                                     property.

     The scale of the proposal conflicts with the    Agreed – as detailed above the size of the
     acceptable outcomes for development in          buildings and total gross floor area are
     the Rural Zone as described in the Noosa        inconsistent with the intent of Rural zoning and
     Plan 2020. The proposal exceeds a scale         character of the area.
     and intensity that could be reasonably
     considered compatible with the intent of
     the zone and preferred character of the
     local area in which it is located. It also
     significantly alters the site’s character and
     impacts compared to the original Kabi Golf
     Course and Orchard approval.

     The applicant has failed to prove an Agreed – whilst the site has a connection to the
     overriding need in the public interest for rural setting there is limited community benefit for
     the development, which would overcome the proposals use of agricultural land.
     its conflicts with the Noosa Plan 2020.
     There has been considerable backlash
     against short term accommodation
     proposals across the shire and more
     tourism is not needed in Noosa, with the
     industry already finding it difficult to secure
     and accommodate staff.

     The inclusion of Lot 650 increases the          The submitters concerns are noted but the
     potential development area by 40ha and          inclusion of Lot 650 as part of another change
     seemingly assists the applicant to              application is permitted under the Planning Act
     increase the gross floor area and visitor       2016.
     numbers. It is unclear what is planned for