2020-08-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     11 AUGUST 2020


development area mapping. Under the new mapping, the subject site is now mapped as a Koala
Priority Area and Core Koala Habitat Area (refer to Figure 9). On 7 February 2020, development
interfering with koala habitat in koala priority areas and koala habitat areas became prohibited
development under the Planning Regulation 2017. This means that an application for the
proposed development could not be lodged today.




            Figure 9: Planning Regulation 2017 Koala Habitat Mapping (from 7 February 2020)

3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The subject site is located in the Noosa North Shore Locality under The Noosa Plan and is zoned
Visitor Mixed Use. Visitor Accommodation Type 3 – Rural is a consistent use within the Visitor
Mixed Use zone, requiring an impact assessment application process. As such, the application
must be assessed against the whole of The Noosa Plan to the extent the provisions are relevant
to the development.
Proposed Use
Dwelling
‘Visitor Accommodation Type 3 – Rural’ under The Noosa Plan is defined as:
     The use of premises for short-term accommodation where accommodation has direct
     connection with the rural production, environmental or scenic values of the premises. The
     use includes a cabin park, guesthouse or retreat located in a rural setting and host farm
     offering rural experiences.
The proposed use is not considered to comply with the definition of ‘Visitor Accommodation Type
3 – Rural’, as the proposal is for a single detached dwelling and does not include ‘a cabin park,
guesthouse or retreat located in a rural setting and host farm offering rural experiences’.
The proposal does also not have a direct connection with the environmental or scenic values of
the premises, with the proposed dwelling proposed in association with a mechanical wave pool.
The proposed dwelling unit is better defined as a Detached House:
     Detached house means the use of premises for a single dwelling unit which comprises the
     whole of the building on one lot. The term includes uses and works incidental to and
     associated with the detached house. The term includes the temporary use as a display
     home or removal home. The use may include a secondary dwelling not exceeding 65m 2 in
     area. The use is not divided further.



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