Short Term Rental Accommodation in the Coffs Harbour LGA
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The increasing popularity of online holiday rental platforms such as Airbnb, allow residential homes to be rented out as short term rental accommodation (STRA). This has presented a number of issues to the community in terms of amenity, character, affordability and long-term availability of rental stock.
In 2019 the NSW Government introduced Short Term Rental Accommodation planning reforms. The planning reforms provide regional councils with an opportunity to consider the potential impacts of STRA on their local community and develop a local response to the issue, within the scope of the proposed regulatory framework.
Coffs Harbour City Council wishes to strike an appropriate balance between supporting the value and local economic benefits of STRA, whilst managing negative social and environmental impacts of this activity in our community. STRA listed properties currently represent 6.5% of total housing stock in the Coffs Harbour LGA.
The NSW Government planning reforms include an option to reduce the number of days a whole (non-hosted) home could be used for short term rental accommodation. This could mean that hosted STRA will be able to be undertaken as exempt development (i.e. no approval required from Council) with no day threshold cap. For non-hosted STRA, regional Councils have the option to nominate a day threshold to no lower than 180 days per year.
Coffs Harbour City Council has prepared a Short Term Rental Accommodation Issues and Options Paperto inform the community and industry about the issues and opportunities associated with STRA and seek formal feedback on appropriate day thresholds for non-hosted STRA within the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area (LGA).
Retain the proposed 365 day threshold for non-hosted SRTA across the whole local government area:
Reduce the day threshold for non-hosted STRA from 365 days to no less than 180 days either:
across the whole Local Government Area, or
in specific localities only.
The increasing popularity of online holiday rental platforms such as Airbnb, allow residential homes to be rented out as short term rental accommodation (STRA). This has presented a number of issues to the community in terms of amenity, character, affordability and long-term availability of rental stock.
In 2019 the NSW Government introduced Short Term Rental Accommodation planning reforms. The planning reforms provide regional councils with an opportunity to consider the potential impacts of STRA on their local community and develop a local response to the issue, within the scope of the proposed regulatory framework.
Coffs Harbour City Council wishes to strike an appropriate balance between supporting the value and local economic benefits of STRA, whilst managing negative social and environmental impacts of this activity in our community. STRA listed properties currently represent 6.5% of total housing stock in the Coffs Harbour LGA.
The NSW Government planning reforms include an option to reduce the number of days a whole (non-hosted) home could be used for short term rental accommodation. This could mean that hosted STRA will be able to be undertaken as exempt development (i.e. no approval required from Council) with no day threshold cap. For non-hosted STRA, regional Councils have the option to nominate a day threshold to no lower than 180 days per year.
Coffs Harbour City Council has prepared a Short Term Rental Accommodation Issues and Options Paperto inform the community and industry about the issues and opportunities associated with STRA and seek formal feedback on appropriate day thresholds for non-hosted STRA within the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area (LGA).
Short Term Rental Accommodation in the Coffs Harbour LGA has finished this stage
The exhibition period for this project closed on 31 July 2020
Under Review
Short Term Rental Accommodation in the Coffs Harbour LGA is currently at this stage
Contributions made during the exhibition period are now being reviewed. Key outcomes will be reported back to Council.
Council Report
this is an upcoming stage for Short Term Rental Accommodation in the Coffs Harbour LGA
The final outcomes of the consultation are documented here. This may include a summary of all contributions collected as well as recommendations for future action.
