NOOSA HOUSING STRATEGY - 12 MONTH UPDATE · Report

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                      11 DECEMBER 2023



Ordinary Meeting Minutes 15 July 2021 Council resolved:
That Council acknowledges the current housing crisis is a priority issue for Council to address and
   A. Request the CEO to urgently provide a report to Council on the range of short, medium and
   long term options available to Council to address the shortage of housing availability for
   permanent residents in Noosa with the report to include consideration of the following:-
      i. details of what additional data and empirical research is required into the housing situation
      in Noosa;
      ii. details of the Ministerial condition for the Noosa Plan relating to short term accommodation
      and the timing for Council’s response to that condition; and
      iii. what interim policy responses may be available to the Council in respect of the impact of
      short term accommodation approvals upon available housing supply.
      iiii. commissioning a report by an independent specialist consultant into the housing situation
      in Noosa
      iv. the opportunities and potential impact associated with adopting a Temporary Local Planning
      Instrument, including to facilitate auxiliary dwelling units in appropriate locations;
      v. opportunities and potential impact of brokering community housing and emergency housing
      options on council and community land which targets the most affected demographic groups
      (e.g. hospitality workers, essential/key workers in the health industry and single women over
      50); and
      vi. potential policy positions that advocate for more state and federal government investment
      in housing in the shire.
   B. Note that Council at its Ordinary Meeting of 18 March 2021 resolved to “update the Noosa
   Council Housing Needs Assessment prepared by Briggs & Mortar Pty Ltd in 2017 with regard to
   the provisions of Noosa Plan 2020 and the local housing situation and trends” and that this review
   shall address the supply of housing for permanent residents, and the impact short term
   accommodation has on this supply and inform the assessment of future development applications
   for short term accommodation.
Ordinary Meeting 18 March 2021 Council resolved:
That Council note the report on Potential Amendments to Noosa Plan 2020 relating to Housing
Choice and Affordability by the Principal Strategic Planner to the Planning & Environment Committee
Meeting dated 9 March 2021 and
   A. Prepare amendments to Noosa Plan 2020 in line with the actions outlined in parts 2.1 to 12.1
      of the report, in accordance with Division 2 of the Planning Act 2016; and
   B. Update the Noosa Council Housing Needs Assessment prepared by Briggs & Mortar Pty Ltd
      in 2017 with regard to the provisions of Noosa Plan 2020 and the local housing situation and
      trends.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes 17 December 2020 Council resolved:
That Council note the Mayoral Minute provided to the Ordinary Meeting dated 17 December 2020,
and:
   A. Request the CEO to review existing Noosa Council land assets to determine if any such land
      would be appropriate for the development of social housing;
   B. Request the CEO to incorporate consideration of priority sector employee housing within the
      upcoming review of the Local Economic Plan;
   C. Request the CEO to bring forward a report to a future Council meeting identifying potential
      amendments to the planning scheme to accelerate the provision of suitable community
      housing;