response to information request · MCU19/0117

 d) Visitor Accommodation in an            The proposed servicing of the development does not rely on
 urban zone or service area is             the additional loading of the existing ferry services for water
 provided        with    appropriate       servicing. The retreat is also proposed to be connected to
 connection         to    reticulated      existing road and electricity networks, with no major increase
 sewerage,         water      supply,      in demand warranting further upgrading of the network.
 stormwater drainage, electricity,
 and            telecommunications
 services;
 e) Visitor accommodation is
 energy and water efficient;
 g) Visitor accommodation is               The small scale offering of the retreat ensures privacy for
 suitable to the needs of visitors         visitors and is not reliant on excessive visitor numbers and/or
 and is accessible to services and         adverse environmental impacts from over-use.
 facilities or valued features within      The development is akin to a private golf course such as that
 the Shire.                                located within the Noosa Shire at 368 Dath Henderson Rd,
                                           Tinbeerwah, or Makepeace Island and only used by guests.
                                           This reinforces Council’s and Tourism Noosa’s focus on
                                           ‘Value over Volume’ products and is to be an exclusive resort
                                           experience.
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9. Provide details of compliance with the relevant Specific Outcomes of the Visitor
   Accommodation Code.
An assessment against each of the Specific Outcomes of the Visitor Accommodation Code
are provided for below.

Table 4 – Assessment against the relevant Specific Outcomes of the Visitor Accommodation Code
 Specific Outcome                                          Comment
 O3 Visitor accommodation is at a scale and                The scale of the development is compatible
 nature complementary and respectful to its                with the surrounding development within the
 surroundings and does not unduly impact on                Visitor Mixed Use zone, providing for a high
 adjacent or surrounding land uses or the                  value tourism product directly associated with
 amenity of the surrounding area.                          the environmental values of the site and
                                                           surrounding national park. The associated
                                                           noise report describes that the amenity of
                                                           adjoining residents will not be compromised as
                                                           a result of the proposal.
 O5 Ancillary recreation uses, such as outdoor             No lighting is proposed, and the wave lagoon
 tennis courts and half netball courts, do not             is only to be used for daytime activities.
 have an adverse effect on the amenity enjoyed
 by users of adjacent or nearby premises nor do
 they cause unreasonable disturbance to local
 fauna through light emissions, by ensuring that
 lighting devices are limited to those designed
 and installed to:
 a) minimise light spillage on neighbouring
 premises;
 b) preserve an acceptable degree of lighting
 amenity at the neighbouring premises;
 c) provide covers or shading around lights;
 d) direct lights downwards;
 e) position lights away from possibly affected
 areas; and
 f) enable brightness of lights to be adjusted to
 low levels.
 O34 Rural accommodation is established in                 The site is zoned Visitor Mixed Use and
 the rural areas of the Shire in a manner that             identifies visitor accommodation as a
 protects the amenity of the rural areas while             consistent use. The site is less than a 5-minute
 offering moderate to high levels of access to             drive and ferry to urban areas, offering guests
 urban facilities.                                         high levels of amenity and access to facilities.


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