Change App - MCU17.0076 - Planning Report

     predominantly home to permanent residents.

     b. The proposal seeks to establish a new short-term visitor accommodation dwelling within a
     duplex and is not located within a well-established resort or holiday units.

Response: No data has been provided by Council to support this statement that the area is home
to predominantly short term accommodation. Ground truthing would need to be undertaken to
establish what the predominate land use is. Importantly this will change depending on a range of
factors including ‘accepted development’ provisions and noting that many of the surrounding
developments have interchangeable use rights given the age of development and the short term
use of anyone property can change quarterly.

     Reason - 3. The proposal is not consistent with 7.2.4.2 Purpose and Overall Outcomes (2)(t) and
     Performance Outcome PO21 of the Noosaville Local Plan Code as:

         a. Additional visitor accommodation in the area is likely to result in detrimental impacts on
         the residential amenity of permanent residents.

         b. While the code seeks to maintain visitor accommodation in the area, it does not seek to
         increase the extent of visitor accommodation within the area to the detriment of permanent
         residents.

Response: Councils ratified Local Law comes into effect in February 2022 which regulates the
operational of short stay letting. The Local Law will ensure the use will not impact on any surrounding
permanent residents. In addition, given the historical use of Noosaville for visitors, the established
amenity will not be negatively affected.

         Reason - 4. The proposal is not consistent with 9.3.5.2 Purpose and Overall Outcomes (1) and
         (2)(f) of the Visitor Accommodation Code as:

                 a. The proposed visitor accommodation is not appropriately located and integrated
                 with permanent residents in the area given the number and density of properties
                 currently being used for visitor accommodation and/or permitted for use as visitor
                 accommodation.

                 b. The proposed visitor accommodation is likely to detract from the amenity enjoyed
                 by residents nearby and in the surrounding area

Response: The ratio /density of permanent residents to visitors has not been established by Council
or if have, has not been made public data. Notwithstanding any data, the ratio/density changes
regularly as many of the units in the surrounding area have been approved prior to 2006 and
therefore have established use rights for short term accommodation, permanent accommodation
or a combination of both. In terms of amenity Noosaville has historically accommodated many
visitors and the existing use described above allow for a cyclic ebb and flow of visitors to the area.




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