2020-08-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                11 AUGUST 2020


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the Planning & Environment
Committee Meeting dated 9 June 2020 regarding Application No. MCU19/0117 for a
Development Permit for Material Change of Use - Visitor Accommodation - Type 3 Rural,
situated at Beach Road Holiday 500/90 Beach Road, Noosa North Shore and:
A.   Refuse the application for the following reasons:
     1.   The proposed development is not for Visitor Accommodation - Type 3 Rural as
          defined under the Noosa Plan because:
          a)    a Detached house and Entertainment and Dining Business Type 2 Recreation,
                amusement & fitness are proposed on the site;
          b)    alternatively a Detached house and an undefined use is proposed;
          c)    the proposed lagoon/wave pool does not constitute an ‘ancillary use’; and
          d)    the proposal does not have a direct connection with the environmental or scenic
                values of site.
     2.   The proposed development is for:
          a)    a Detached house, being an inconsistent use in the Visitor Mixed Use Zone
                under the Noosa North Shore Locality Plan and requiring impact assessment;
                and
          b)    Entertainment and dining business - Type 2 Recreation, amusement & fitness,
                being an inconsistent use in the Visitor Mixed Use Zone under the Noosa North
                Shore Locality Plan and requiring impact assessment or
          c)    Alternatively an undefined use requiring impact assessment.
     3.   The proposal does not comply with the Strategic Framework and Community Vision
          or the Desired Environmental Outcomes of The Noosa Plan for visitor facilities and
          tourism in Noosa, as:
          a)    the proposed accommodation does not support a range of accommodation
                styles on the Noosa North Shore, is limited to one dwelling unit and is likely to
                undermine the planning scheme’s strategy to limit visitor accommodation on the
                Noosa North Shore to key identified sites contrary to 1.7.8 c) of the Strategic
                Framework and 3.1.3 k) of the Desired Environmental Outcomes; and
          b)    the proposed lagoon/wave pool is at odds with the natural setting, is not low key
                and does not facilitate education and interpretation of the natural environment,
                and instead relies on built infrastructure as the tourist attraction contrary to
                1.7.8 d) of the Strategic Plan and 3.1.3 k) of the Desired Environmental
                Outcomes.
     4.   The proposal does not comply with the Overall Outcomes a), e), g), h), r), s), u), and
          oo) and Specific Outcomes O1 and O9 of the Noosa North Shore Locality Code, as
          the proposal:
          a)    is not directly related to recreational experiences offered in the locality, which
                are based around the area’s natural environment;
          b)    is not consistent with maintaining the locality’s remote setting and undeveloped
                character being an area largely dedicated to conservation;
          c)    is likely to adversely impact on the amenity of visitors and residents on the
                Noosa North Shore;
          d)    is not secondary to its open space setting with a very low intensity and scale of
                operation;


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