Further Council Report MCU21-0110.pdf

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                             11 JUNE 2024


5.5     FURTHER REPORT - MCU21/0110 - APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE -
        RESORT COMPLEX AND ANCILLARY BAR, FOOD AND DRINK OUTLET, OUTDOOR
        SPORT AND RECREATION, AND CLUB (MINOR EXTENSION TO EXISTING
        CLUBHOUSE) AT 61 NOOSA SPRINGS DRIVE, NOOSA HEADS


Author            Development Assessment Manager, Patrick Murphy
                  Development & Regulation Department
Index             Application / MCU21/0110
Attachments       1.   ATTACHMENT 1 - (MCU21/0110) PROPOSED CONDITIONS
                  2.   ATTACHMENT 2 - (MCU21/0110) - DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT
                       MANAGER'S FURTHER REPORT
                  3.   ATTACHMENT 3 - (MCU21/0110) - OFFICER REPORT (13 JULY 2023)
                  4.   ATTACHMENT 4 - (MCU21/0110) - FURTHER REPORT (7 NOVEMBER
                       2023)
                  5.   ATTACHMENT 5 - (MCU21/0110) - APPLICANTS SUBMISSION (13
                       OCTOBER 2023)
                  6.   ATTACHMENT 6 - (MCU21/0110) - PROPOSAL PLANS




EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A report for this application was presented to Council at the Planning and Environment
Committee on 11 July 2023, the application seeks to develop a 106-room hotel on land within
Noosa Springs.
The report addressed a range of issues including the sites split zoning, the potential odour
impacts of the nearby sewage treatment plant, bushfire risk, ecology, carparking and built form.
The officer’s recommendation was to approve the application on the basis that the odour impacts
had been satisfactorily addressed and matters relating to bushfire, ecology, carparking and built
form had been suitably addressed.
The matter was referred to the General Committee Meeting dated 17 July 2023 at which time a
motion was put forward to refuse the application. The motion was successful, and the application
was recommended for refusal.
On 19 July the applicant stopped the decision-making period until 29 September 2023. As this
was done prior to the Ordinary Meeting of 20 July 2023 Council was not able to finalise a decision
on the application. The decision-making period recommenced on 29 September 2023.
A Further Report was prepared for the Planning and Environment Committee meeting on 7
November 2023, due to the significance of the matter was referred to the General Meeting of 13
November 2023.
At that time the applicant had not amended the layout of the proposed development however
had provided several written submissions which included an analysis of the submissions made
during the notification period, a letter from a solicitor reviewing the proposed grounds of refusal,
and a further letter from the applicant’s planning consultant seeking to justify grounds to support
the development.