2021-01-18 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 18 JANUARY 2021


AO6.2
Short-term accommodation does not:
a.     constitute a party house;
b.     create noise that would unreasonably impact on the residential amenity enjoyed by the
       adjoining or surrounding properties.
PO6
Visitor accommodation is limited to formats compatible with the character and use of the area so
as not to cause unreasonable loss of residential amenity, having regard to:
a.     the privacy of residents on the subject property or adjoining properties;
b.     any likely increase in noise to adjoining properties;
c.     the scale of the use and its compatibility with the character and uses within the property or
       surrounding area;
d.     retention of the primary residential function of an area;
e.     the residential function and arrangement of common property;
f.     the impact on the safety and efficiency of the local road network;
g.     the impact of waste storage areas on the visual amenity of the area;
h.     the location of waste storage areas in relation to sensitive land uses; and
i.     any impact on shared vehicular access or parking.
Coastal Communities Local Plan Code
7.2.6.2 Purpose and Overall Outcomes
           (m) Sites identified for tourist accommodation are retained and developed for that use
                 to maintain a diversity and choice of visitor accommodation and affordability in the
                 local plan area.
           (v) Development in Sunshine Beach –
                 (ii)    has a comparatively high proportion of multi-unit accommodation for
                       both visitors and residents;
                 (iii) for visitor accommodation is managed appropriately so as not to reduce the
                       amenity of the surrounding permanent residents and to retain and adequate
                       supply of permanent housing in the local plan area;
7.2.1.3       Assessment Criteria
PO14
Development provides a diversity of types and styles of visitor accommodation to cater for a range
of visitor experiences in close proximity to key tourist areas.
PO15
Visitor accommodation is not be located in areas which are predominantly permanent residential
dwellings.
The planning scheme priorities the preservation of areas which are predominantly permanent
residential dwellings and seeks to protect the amenity of surrounding residential areas from the
impacts of short term accommodation.
Whilst acknowledging that there are a number of permanent residential dwellings within the
surrounding area it is also noted that a number of visitor accommodation facilities are located within
the broader Sunshine Beach locale and also within close proximity to the site. These include
Parkshores Holiday Apartments, Sundancer Holiday Apartments, the Courtyards on Hill Street and
Sunseeker Lodge. Furthermore, there are numerous properties which are currently being used for
short term accommodation as evidenced by Airbnb listings.
The following images detail the location of these facilities:




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