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

The site contains portions of mapped landslide hazard, the dwelling is located clear of this area.
No works are are proposed to the site or the existing dwelling to facilitate the use of the property
for short-term accommodation, and therefore a geotechnical report supporting the development is
not necessary.
3.3.4    Rural Zone Code
The proposal is consistent with the code’s applicable overall outcomes for houses to be ‘…
available for short-term guests where there is no resultant changes to the rural amenity or rural
production of the area.’ The proposed short-term accommodation is located within an existing
dwelling approximately 85 metres away from the closest dwelling. Adjoining land are not used for
rural production and are unlikely to be in the future, given the lots are small in size.
The proposal is also consistent with the applicable Performance outcome of the Code, with no
corresponding Acceptable outcome included in the Code.
PO4 Visitor accommodation:
       a) is at a small scale and low density that protects the environmental and rural values of
            the land;
       b) is compatible with rural activities and nature conservation; and
       c) does not detract from the rural amenity of adjoining properties.
The proposal is small in scale, will be compatible with the surrounding area and is unlikely to detract
from the rural amenity of adjoining properties given it is not visible from the roadside or adjoining
properties.
The development is limited to 2 bedrooms, 4 guests at any one time. The closest sensitive receptor
is the premises to the west, approximately 85 metres away from the accommodation. There is
significant vegetation buffering the two uses, it is unlikely that the short-term accommodation will
raise conflict with the adjoining premises, nonetheless, a condition is recommended for guests to
be indoors no later than 9pm to mitigate any noise nuisance.
Furthermore, the proposal does not result in adverse impact on the natural values of the site or
surrounding area or detract from the scenic amenity as experienced from Cootharaba Road. The
development complies with the Performance outcome.
3.3.5    Visitor Accommodation Code
The proposal complies with the Overall and Performance outcomes of the Code and is unlikely to
raise conflict with nearby land uses, with limited rural activity occurring on land in the immediate
area and the use being separated from neighbouring houses.
AO2.3     In    the Rural  zone or Rural   Residential zone the site used            for Nature-based
tourism or short-term accommodation has a minimum area of 4 hectares.
The subject site achieves an area of 3.1 hectares and therefore does not achieve the Acceptable
outcome, and therefore falls to the Performance outcome for compliance.
PO2 Development is located on a site with an area sufficient to accommodate the use without
detracting from the character and amenity of the local area.
As previously discussed, the development is not visible from the roadside, and is well screened
from adjoining premises. The use is limited to 4 guests within the existing dwelling, comparable to
the number of people accommodated within a family home. No new infrastructure is required to
facilitate the short-term accommodation. The established character and amenity of the area will
not be compromised should the development be approved; the development meets the
Performance outcome.
4.      CONSULTATION
4.1. Referral Agencies
Not applicable