132007.2446.05 - Request For An Other Change To An Existing Development Permit For Material Change Of Use - Visitor Accommodation Type 4 Conventional (Visitor Hostel) To Include 11 Additional Beds At 102 Pacific Avenue Sunshine Beach
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That Council note the report by the Senior Town planner to the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 12 August 2025 regarding application 132007.2446.05 for an Other Change to a Development Permit for Material Change of Use for Visitor Accommodation Type 4 Conventional (Visitor Hostel) for an additional 11 beds at 102 Pacific Avenue, Sunshine Beach and
A. Approve a change to the development approval.
B. Include additional conditions 104 – 123 with amendments to condition 107 to read as follows:
107 . Approved Plans
Development undertaken in accordance with this approval must generally comply with the approved plans of development. The approved plans are listed in the following table unless otherwise amended by these conditions.
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C. Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.
D. Find the following matters relevant to the assessment and sufficient reason to approve the application:
1. The proposed development will occur within a site already approved for visitor accommodation.
2. A range of visitor accommodation is needed within the Shire. The relatively minor increase in bed numbers for the site can be appropriately incorporated while managing impacts.
3. The proposed development height complies with the Low Density residential zone maximum height of 8.0 metres above ground level.
4. The proposed development setbacks to side and rear boundaries comply with the Low Density residential zone code.
5. The proposed development on site car parking provision complies with Noosa plan 2020 Works code - Driveways and parking code.
6. The applicant has prepared a site-specific acoustic assessment which has been peer reviewed. The peer review supports the recommendations of the acoustic assessment which have been included within the conditions of the approval.
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Frank Wilkie58:23Right, we're live again. It's fair to meet you over again. Item 9, there are no Mayoral minutes. We have no notified motions. Item 11 brings us to consideration of committee reports. 11.1 is the Planning & Environment Committee recommendations. 1 is the upgrade to the infrastructure charge use resolution. 2. Short-state letting and home hosting, accommodation, local or operational review. 3. Application for a minor change to an existing development approval for Material Change of Use extension to an existing shop at 12 Opal Street, Cooroy. 4. Request for another change to an existing development permit for Material Change of Use to the accommodation type 4 convention visitor hostel to include 11 additional beds in 102 Pacific Avenue, Sunshine Beach. 5. Planning applications to sign by delegated authority June 2025. I'm 6, 6: promoted place pilot evaluation report. Item 7: is the Planning & Environment Committee recommendations on lock? May I have a mover and a seconder for the Services & Organisation Committee Recommendations to be developed for the Council of finnezell. I'm sorry, I got excited. Can have I a seconder? The bad? Planning & Environment Committee recommendations, I thought. Yeah, you just read out the wrong one. Oh, thank you, Councillor Stockwell. Now, this is the planning and environment. That's right. Don't get hit me, it's not even in front of me. Oh, no, it's written down the bottom. Yes, Services & Organisation. It is planning and environment. And all in favour? That's carried. Now we can move on to the services recommendations. Item 11.2.8 was referred to the General Committee. Go and make a report. Next is Mayor's attendance of the Asia-Pacific summit and Mayors’ Forum via Council of Mayors SEQ international travel. 11.2.1 capital program 2014-2025 delivery status 11.2.1 Noosa holiday park update remuneration update 11.2.13 Services & Organisation Committee Recommendations en bloc. We'll have a move up and a seconder for the Services & Organisation Committee Recommendations for the adoptment. I'm happy to move, thank you. Move Councillor Lorentson and second Councillor Finzel. All in favour? That's carried. We'll now move on to the General Committee recommendations. The first item there is the Go Noosa report referred from the Services & Organisation Committee dated 12 August 2025, item 7.1. Councillor Lorentson. Lorentson.