MCU24/0003 Development Application For Material Change Of Use For Short-term Accommodation At 428 Cootharaba Road Cootharaba · Attachment 2 – (MCU24/0003) – Planning Officer’S Report

2.     SITE DETAILS
2.1. Background
Council received the development application in late December 2023. A Confirmation Notice was
issued 15 January 2024, with an Information Request issued on 30 January 2024, requesting
greater detailed plans to accurately identify building setbacks.
Public notification was carried out from 16 February to 12 March 2024. No submissions were
received during the course of public notification.
2.2. Site Description
The site is approximately 7 kilometres from Boreen Point, Pomona and Cooran townships. The
subject site is 3.16 hectares in size, with 95 metres frontage to Cootharaba Road.
The site is subject to dense vegetation and falls to the rear.
There is a single storey raised dwelling and associated structures located generally central to the
site.
2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
The site is in a rural setting and well vegetated from the roadside and adjoining premises. The
adjoining lots have a comparable topography i.e., well vegetated and slope to the rear of the site
where adjoining a waterway.
3.     ASSESSMENT
3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
•      State Planning Policy;
•      South East Queensland Regional Plan;
•      Planning Regulation 2017;
•      Noosa Plan 2020.
3.2. State and Other Statutory Instruments
State Planning Policy
Noosa Plan 2020 is generally consistent with the State Planning Policy July 2017 (SPP) and the
SPP raises no further issues relevant to the proposed development.
South East Queensland (SEQ) Regional Plan
The site is located within the Landscape and Rural Production Area of the SEQ Regional Plan.
The proposal is consistent with the regional policies of the SEQ Regional Plan.
Planning Regulation 2017
The following assessment benchmarks from the Planning Regulation 2017 apply to the application:
•      Koala Habitat Area
The proposal is for urban activity within the Urban Footprint and is consistent with the assessment
benchmarks contained in the Planning Regulation 2017 for the SEQ Region.
The site is mapped as a Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area under the SEQ Regional
Plan. A Tourist activity is only referrable to the state and assessable against the Planning
Regulation 2017 assessment benchmarks where:
•    The use results in a gross floor area of more than 5000m2 excluding any part used for tourist
     accommodation or accommodation or employees.
•    Involves an ancillary commercial or retail activity with a gross floor area of more than 250m2.
•    Provides accommodation for more than 300 persons.