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MCU22/0209 APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION AT 515 COOROY NOOSA ROAD, TINBEERWAH (REFERRED FROM P&E 11 APRIL 2023)

Development Planner, Lisa Pienaar · Development Assessment Department

Executive summary

This report provides an assessment of an application for short term accommodation at 515 Cooroy Noosa Road. The applicant proposes to utilise the existing 5 bedroom dwelling to accommodate up to 8 persons on site at any one time. Parking is provided on site for 2 cars with sufficient space in the driveway to accommodate another 4 cars if required. The site is zoned Rural and has an area of 2.93ha, with the existing dwelling mostly screened by vegetation to neighbouring properties. The closest dwelling is located opposite the site in Cooroy Noosa Road, approximately 160 metres away, with the adjoining property to the east being a reserve with Council as trustee. The site was previously used as a restaurant. The Noosa Plan 2020 supports small scale visitor accommodation in the hinterland areas, subject to meeting a number of requirements. The application has demonstrated compliance with these requirements being small scale and compatible with the surrounding area, with no rural activities operating in the immediate area. The proposal is located within the site’s existing dwelling, is well separated from neighbouring properties and proposes to limit the maximum number of guests. Consequently, the proposal will not have any significant impacts on the area’s amenity, character or environmental values subject to a condition restricting the use of outdoor areas after 9pm. It is therefore recommended that the application be approved with conditions.

Recommendation

That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 11 April 2023 regarding Application No. MCU22/0209 for a Development Permit for Material Change of Use – Short Term Accommodation situated at 515 Cooroy Noosa Road Tinbeerwah and:

  1. Approve the application in accordance with the conditions listed in Attachment 1.
  2. Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.

Report details

Index: ECM/ Application/ MCU22/0209

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