2021-12-13 GC Agenda - Item 8 -Attachment 1 - Housing Needs Assessment

9. Recent dwelling approvals
Between 1 January 2017 and 30 June 2021 there were over one thousand building permits issued
for projects that included one or more additional dwellings (including secondary dwellings). The
breakdown of these permits by SA2 is as per Table 26 below. Project values are gained from the
Building Works application form (DA Form 2) which asks: “What is the monetary value of the
proposed building works?” It specifically excludes land cost.
Table 26 Snapshot of new residential buildings January 2017 - June 2021


 SA2                Number        Comments
                    of
                    Permits

 Noosa              632           328 of these are for properties in Cooroy including over 100 associated with
 Hinterland                       the dwellings in Palm Lakes.
                                  There were 46 in Pomona; 41 in Cooroibah; 38 in Cooran; 24 at Lake
                                  Macdonald; 22 at Kin Kin; and 22 at Black Mountain. Other localities had
                                  smaller numbers.
                                  4 building permits were for multiple dwellings totalling some 22 units in Kauri
                                  St and Garnet St Cooroy. A further eight permits for duplexes in Cooroy were
                                  also issued
                                  79 building permits specifically acknowledged the inclusion of a secondary
                                  dwelling.
                                  The balance of permits were for detached houses and associated structures.
                                  Houses had an average project cost of $308,057, the lowest being $26,300
                                  and the highest being $3,675,089. Applications were predominantly owners
                                  who had an address within or close to Noosa Shire, until the upper end of
                                  projects. Of the 46 projects valued at over $500,000, 15 owners were from
                                  other areas.
                                  There were a couple of permits issued for cabins and yurts (for visitors)

 Tewantin           109           Most permits for houses and associated structures. On average the value of
                                  the building work for the house projects was $476,219, ranging from a low of
                                  $190,000 to a high of $2,982,743. Most Tewantin owners were listed as
                                  having an address in or close to Noosa Shire.
                                  There were 4 permits issued for small numbers of multiple units, these
                                  totalled 13 in Poinciana Avenue and six in Moorindil Street.
                                  One duplex permit was issued.
                                  3 SDA compliant houses were approved to be used as group houses. These
                                  ranged between $481,000 and $572,000 in cost.
                                  23 permits specifically acknowledged the inclusion of a secondary dwelling.

 Noosaville         107           This included a new backpacker hostel approved in Mary Street and the
                                  Arcare residential aged care facility
                                  24 new units were approved in Noosa Domain retirement facility
                                  4 other approvals were issued             for   small   number    of   multiple
                                  units/townhouses, totalling 14 units
                                  20 duplex approval permits were issued
                                  7 permits specifically acknowledged the inclusion of a secondary dwelling.
                                  The rest were domestic projects with the value of new house building works
                                  averaging $779,683. Projects ranged from a low of $100,000 to a high of



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