Don't stick to the Fact Sheets, which over-simplify the issues, particularly in regard to Short Term Accommodation. Read the detail!!
"Noosa Council has been working to improve housing choice, diversity, and affordability for residents, as well as introduce mechanisms to support greater innovation and economic development in the Noosa Shire. To achieve these goals, Council has proposed a range of amendments to the shire’s planning scheme - Noosa Plan 2020 – which the state government has now approved for community consultation.
The proposed amendments implement the key recommendations of both Noosa Housing Strategy 2022 and the Short-term Accommodation Monitoring Report 2022.
Now, it is time for residents across the Shire to give their feedback on the proposed amendments to Noosa Plan 2020.
In accordance with the Planning Act 2016, to provide feedback on the amendments you must make a properly made submission. There are a range of ways you can do this, outlined below under "How to make a properly made submission". You can make a submission regarding any aspect of the proposed amendment between Friday 31 May and Sunday 14 July 2024.About Noosa Plan 2020 Amendment No.2At its meeting of 16 May 2024, Noosa Council resolved to propose amendments to Noosa Plan 2020, and release the draft amendments for the purpose of community consultation.
Noosa Plan 2020 – Amendment No. 2 is a major amendment that seeks to support housing supply, housing choice, housing diversity and housing affordability by:
expanding housing choice by requiring and incentivising smaller dwellings, accessible dwellings, affordable dwellings and dwellings specifically built for permanent rental
prioritising permanent residents within the Medium and High Density Residential zones and key centre zones by preventing further short-term accommodation
ensuring any visitor accommodation in Rural and Rural Residential zones is in conjunction with the permanent resident's dwelling and not replacing it
rezoning certain land to increase opportunities for smaller dwellings and key worker accommodation
creating feasible pathways for the development of additional social or affordable housing
reviewing the Tourist Accommodation Zone to both rezone some areas for permanent residents and neighbourhoods and a broader range of local business uses, as well as including certain existing resorts in the Tourist Accommodation zone
setting clearer expectations for the future development of the Noosa Business Centre so that it functions as an integrated village providing a diversity of housing and employment
establishing clear guidelines for the development of the Innovation Zone
facilitating an integrated health and wellbeing precinct within the Noosa District Sports Complex; and
generally improving the operation of the planning scheme."
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