Further response to information request June 12.06.2020 · MCU19/0117

       residential occupation is only contemplated to facilitate onsite management of the
       visitor accommodation use (if applicable). A guesthouse (or retreat) helps
       sustain the tourism economy of Noosa whereas a Detached House used for
       permanent accommodation will not [61, 62 & 69].
   -   The current approvals, and The Noosa Plan do not require the existing eco-
       cabins/houses to be within a letting pool for visitor accommodation. If they wish,
       the owners of the houses may retain the houses for their own private holiday use,
       or for such use by their family and friends. Their occupation cannot be permanent
       [135].


Application is for a consistent Visitor Accommodation use
On the 8 October 2019, Council accepted the application as properly made for a
Development Permit for Material Change of Use - Visitor Accommodation - Type 3
Rural. The relevant definitions are provided below (with highlight emphasis added).

The Noosa Plan Definitions




The Visitor Accommodation retreat would be used for no more than 3 months
consecutively by the owner and his family. Outside of these times, the large 2-bedroom
building could be rented out to private individuals wanting to stay and use the lagoon for
short term stays.

The proposed use meets Specific Outcome O21 of the Noosa North Shore Locality’s
Visitor Mixed Use zone:

       “O21 The following defined uses and use classes are consistent uses and are
       located in the Visitor Mixed Use zone-
       a)   Entertainment and dining Type 1;
       b)   Home-based business Type 1 or 2;
       c)   Open Space; and
       d)   Visitor accommodation Type 2 or 3.”


The owner initially looked at providing more units on the site (with a similar density to the
Beach Road Holiday Houses (BRHH) - 48 houses), however the proposal was scaled back
to one visitor accommodation building. This was a result of the Visitor Accommodation
Type 4 (conventional) use being considered an inconsistent use, as described below.


       “Visitor Accommodation Type 4 (conventional) is defined as two or more dwelling
       units or accommodation units, for the purpose of providing short term visitor
       accommodation… but does not include Visitor Accommodation Type 1 home
       hosted or Type 3 Rural as separately defined.”
                                                                                    Page 2 of 8