App F - Code Table - Visitor Accommodation Code

Noosa Plan 2020: Amendment 3
Part 9 Development codes \ 9.3 Use Codes \ 9.3.5 Visitor Accommodation Code




not to cause unreasonable loss of residential amenity to                      residential amenity to adjoining properties. The use is to
adjoining permanent residential areas, having regard to:                      occur within an existing approved one-bedroom small
(a) the privacy of residents on the subject property or                       dwelling on a 41.56 hectare rural property.
      adjoining properties;
(b) any likely increase in noise to adjoining                                 This is a low-intensity accommodation format that is
      properties;                                                             consistent with the rural character of the locality.
(c) the scale of the use and its compatibility with the
      character and uses within the property or                               A single-bedroom dwelling used intermittently for short
      surrounding area;                                                       stays is consistent with the Planning Scheme’s intent
(d) the impact on the safety and efficiency of the local                      that short-term accommodation in the Rural Zone
      road network;                                                           remain small-scale and subordinate to the primary rural
(e) the impact of waste storage areas on the visual                           and residential use of the land.
      amenity of the area or sensitive land uses; and
(f) any impact on shared vehicular access or parking.                         The main dwelling is occupied by one of the owners as
                                                                              her principal place of residence and will be retained for
                                                                              permanent residential occupation. Short-term
                                                                              accommodation will be confined to the existing 46.5m²
                                                                              small dwelling, ensuring that visitor accommodation
                                                                              remains clearly secondary to the primary residential use
                                                                              of the land in both scale and function.

                                                                              The proposal will not adversely affect the privacy or
                                                                              amenity of adjoining properties. The small dwelling is
                                                                              located on a large rural holding with substantial
                                                                              separation distances to surrounding properties. No new
                                                                              building work or external changes are proposed.

                                                                              The use will therefore continue to operate within the
                                                                              site’s existing built form and established rural setting.
                                                                              The proposal will also not result in any unreasonable
                                                                              increase in noise, traffic, waste or access impacts.
                                                                              Importantly, the application does not expand visitor
                                                                              accommodation on the land. Rather, it reduces the
                                                                              scale of the approved short-term accommodation by
                                                                              relocating that use from the existing five-bedroom main
                                                                              dwelling to the much smaller one-bedroom small
                                                                              dwelling.



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