Applicant request for fee dispensation

PO Box 119

Vipassana Pomona

Qld 4568
Centre Ph: (07) 5485 2452
Queensland Ltd Fax: (07) 5485 2907

 

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16 July 2020

Noosa Council
Planning Department
P O Box 141
TEWANTIN 4565

Dear Noosa Council Planning Department
RE: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR VIPASSANA CENTRE QUEENSLAND

We write to humbly request an exemption on the Type 3: Adult: plus per
m2 GFA (impact fees) component of the above planning application.

The Vipassana Centre is a not for profit organisation freely offering
residential courses at no charge. The course includes lodging and meals
for 10 days.

The teachers conducting the course, managers and kitchen workers all
provide their services on a voluntary basis and receive no remuneration.
This enables all donations to be spent on the running of courses and
development of the Centre.

Donations can only be accepted by course participants who have
completed the 10 day course.

With up to 2200 annual participants on courses, not to mention 4 month
waiting lists to be accepted onto courses, the Centre has been able to
slowly and steadily develop ideal facilities to accommodate people of ail
ages, backgrounds, beliefs and cultures including those with disabilities.

Due to such a strong demand for courses from both local, interstate and
overseas, 4 years ago the Vipassana Trust decided to prepare a
secondary application to increase the numbers substantially to meet this
need.