MCU22/0209.01 - MINOR CHANGE TO A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION AT 515 COOROY NOOSA ROAD, TINBEERWAH · Executive Summary & Recommendation

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                          23 OCTOBER 2023


     Assessment Type                 Minor Change to Development Approval

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides an assessment of a minor change request for a change to a Short-term
Accommodation approval at 515 Cooroy Noosa Road, Tinbeerwah. The original application was
considered by Council at the Ordinary Meeting on 20 April 2020 which approved the use of the
existing 5 bedroom dwelling to accommodate up to 8 persons at any one time.
The applicant proposes to increase the number of bedrooms approved for short term use from
5 to 6 (by converting the existing study to a bedroom) and to increase the number of visitors
accommodated on site at any one time from 8 to 16.
The proposal to increase the number of people on site constitutes ‘substantially different
development’ under the Development Assessment Rules, as the change will increase the
severity of known impacts of the use, including noise and vehicles attending the site and as such
the application does not constitute a ‘minor change’.
The Noosa Plan 2020 supports small scale visitor accommodation in rural areas, subject to
meeting a number of requirements. The proposal to accommodate up to 16 guests on site is
not considered consistent with the intent of the planning scheme in relation to short-term
accommodation offerings in rural areas and is not consistent with other approvals issued for
similar development in rural areas. It is therefore recommended that the minor change
application be refused.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Senior Development Planner to the General Committee Meeting
dated 23 October 2023 regarding Application No. MCU22/0209.01 to make a minor change to an
existing approval for a Development Permit for a Material Change of Use – Short-Term
Accommodation situated at 515 Cooroy Noosa Rd, Tinbeerwah and:

A.    Refuse the minor change application for the following reasons:
       1. The proposed change does not constitute a minor change to the development approval
       as the increase in the number of people on site constitutes ‘substantially different
       development’, as the change will increase the severity of known impacts, including noise and
       carparking.
       2. The proposed development is inconsistent with the Overall Outcomes (2)(i) and (j) and
       PO4 of the Rural Zone Code as accommodating 16 people and up to 16 vehicles on site is not
       considered ‘small scale’ in the context of the subject site, locality and surrounding development
       and will likely impact on the rural amenity and character of the area.
       3. The proposed development is inconsistent with Overall Outcome (2)(f) and PO25 of the
       Visitor Accommodation Code as the use of the premises to accommodate 16 persons will
       unreasonably impact on the residential amenity of the surrounding area due to the likely
       increase in noise to adjoining properties and the scale of the use being incompatible with the
       character and uses within the surrounding area.

B.    Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.