FURTHER REPORT - MCU21/0110 - APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE - BAR, FOOD AND DRINK OUTLET, OUTDOOR SPORT AND RECREATION, RESORT COMPLEX AT 61 NOOSA SPRINGS DRIVE, NOOSA HEADS (Referred from Planning & Environment Committee dated 7 November 2023 - Item 5.4) · ATTACHMENT 4 – Applicant’s submission

Jackie Chen

From:                               Ellen Guan
Sent:                               Wednesday, 11 October 2023 7:17 AM
To:                                 [email protected]; [email protected];
                                    [email protected]; [email protected];
                                    [email protected]
Cc:                                 [email protected]; [email protected]; Anthony
                                    Collins; Phil Starkey
Subject:                            Re: Noosa Springs Boutique Hotel

Importance:                         High


Dear Councillors

I hope this email finds you well.

We wish to provide a comprehensive summary of the recent survey conducted among the members and residents of
Noosa Springs concerning the proposed hotel development. We believe the survey results offer valuable insights into the
community’s perspective on this project. That the majority of local residents and members of Noosa Springs are clearly in
favour of the hotel.

Background:
Based upon informal feedback, GH Properties held the belief that and the majority of local residents and members of
Noosa Springs either support or are neutral about the development of the hotel, regardless of the number of submissions.
Representations made by submitters who coordinated the preparation of a proforma objection, they actively solicited
submitters signatures and lodged those with Council, they claimed they represented the views of a large proportion of the
local community. However, this is at odds with our anecdotal evidence.
To confirm the true sentiment from the local community and communicate those expectations to Council and Councillors,
we initiated the survey.

Questionnaire:
The questionnaire was designed to be simple and straightforward for easy review and understanding. It was undertaken
by managers of Noosa Springs personally in various operational departments including golf, fitness, swimming pool and
restaurant. The survey data was recorded online and analysed by GH managers.
The survey included the following questions:
 Do you agree with the proposed hotel (responses either Yes, No or Neutral)
 If a participant response was “No”, please let us know your current issues.
 If the issue/s are clarified further, would you change your mind? (Yes or No)
 Name requested and whether consent to being disclosed to Council.


Primary Results:
 Survey Responses                   No.        Percentage
 Total Participants                 262
 Yes                                140           53%
 Neutral                            38            14%
 No                                 86            33%



We believe that neutral respondents who did not provide specific reasons for opposing the development can generally be
considered in favour of the development as they are not concerned by its approval.



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