MCU22/0118 – DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE – SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION AT 94 & 142 NOOSA DR, NOOSA HEADS · Report

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                      7 NOVEMBER 2023


  SEQRP Designation             Urban Footprint

  Zone                          Tourist Accommodation
                                Environmental Management & Conservation

  Precinct                      Not applicable

  Local Plan Area               Noosa Heads

  Overlays                      Acid Sulfate Soils
                                         •   5m AHD or Below
                                         •   Above 5m AHD to 20m AHD
                                Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands
                                         •   Area of Biodiversity Significance
                                         •   MSES Environmental Values
                                         •   Riparian Buffer Area
                                Bushfire Hazard
                                         •   High Potential Bushfire Intensity
                                         •   Potential Impact Buffer
                                Flood Hazard
                                         •   Flooding and Inundation Extent
                                Landslide Hazard
                                         •   High Hazard Area
                                         •   Moderate Hazard Area

  Assessment Type               Impact

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides an assessment of an application seeking approval for a Material Change of
Use for Short-Term Accommodation at 94 & 142 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads. The proposed
development is an extension to the existing RACV Noosa Resort, comprising of 15 self-
contained accommodation units, a new lagoon pool within the existing resort complex, an
additional 18 car parks and alterations to the existing access.
The site is subject to split zoning, being Tourist Accommodation Zone and Environmental
Management & Conservation Zone, with a total area of approximately 5.18 hectares. The
development is proposed to be located primarily over Lot 3 (142 Noosa Drive), with cabins 2 –
15 being located wholly within Lot 3, whilst cabin 1 and the proposed parking partly extending
into the existing RACV Noosa Resort on Lot 203 (94 Noosa Drive). Lot 0, whilst forming part of
the existing resort development and the subject land as a whole, does not include any proposed
development.
The assessment of the application found that whilst the nature of the use is considered
consistent and expected within the Tourist Accommodation zoned portion of the land, however
the proposal to develop land zoned as Environmental Management and Conversation, and