NOOSA PLAN 2020 PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2 - POST PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FOR FINAL STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTERIAL APPROVAL · Report

SPECIAL MEETING                                                               12 DECEMBER 2024


   ▪   remove 207 Gympie Terrace from active frontage requirements;
   ▪   reinstate 0.8:1 plot ratio for site area above 2000sqm in the District Centre zone in the
       Mainstreet Precinct in Noosaville, consistent with current allowance;
   ▪   reinstate 0.8:1 plot ratio for 207 Gympie Terrace Lot 2 in the High Density Residential zone,
       consistent with current allowance;
   ▪   amend PO41 of the District Centre zone code to change reference to residential dwellings
       being “ancillary to” to “complementary to” and the corresponding AO to reinforce that a mixed
       use building format is residential in conjunction with a business activity; and
   ▪   tidy up of provisions for greater clarification and make any consequential changes to the
       provisions and mapping as a result of the changes.

185 Gympie Terrace Noosaville - Islander Resort
The advertised amendments proposed to rezone the mixed use commercial and residential lots
fronting Gympie Terrace and Thomas Street from Tourist Accommodation zone to District Centre
zone and include it within a Mainstreet Precinct.

Submissions
Submitters requested the commercial and residential mixed use lots to remain in the Tourist
Accommodation zone consistent with the balance of the site zoning. They were concerned around
issues of different zonings under the same body corporate and that the District Centre zone limits
future residential to small permanent dwellings and does not allow for short-term accommodation.

Response
This site has a history of split zonings under the former Noosa Plan 2006 for the commercial /
residential mixed use lots fronting Gympie Terrace and Thomas Street.

The focus of the District Centre zone and Mainstreet precinct is Thomas Street, and a shorter extent
of Gympie Terrace, therefore the removal of the commercial properties fronting Gympie Terrace from
the District Centre zone is warranted.

However, the 5 lots fronting Thomas Street form part of the “mainstreet” focus of the proposed
extended District Centre zone. The current development approval allows for the continued use of
these properties for short-term accommodation, however should they redevelop the intent is for the
residential component to be for permanent dwellings. Any claims for existing use rights for short-
term accommodation will be dealt with at the time of a future development application. The age of
these properties and their distinction from the main resort provide the potential for redevelopment
and contribution to the activation of the street, and should remain in the District Centre zone and
Mainstreet Precinct.

Recommendation
It is recommended the following changes be made to the proposed amendments as advertised in
response to submissions:
   •   Lots 1-5 GTP2026 fronting Thomas Street at 185 Gympie Terrace remain in the District
       Centre zone and Mainstreet precinct as proposed by the amendments; and
   •   Lots 20-28 GTP2026 and Lots 1-3 GTP 2743 fronting Gympie Terrace at 185 Gympie
       Terrace be removed from the proposed District Centre zone and Mainstreet Precinct and
       remain in the Tourist Accommodation zone.

3 Hilton Terrace, Tewantin - Noosa Lakes Resort
The advertised amendments proposed to rezone 3 Hilton Terrace, Tewantin - Noosa Lakes Resort
from Tourist Accommodation zone to Medium Density Residential zone.