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Summary• The rezoning of a tourism site of strategic value to facilitate residential use will result in a reductionin the ability to accommodate future tourism demand and have a detrimental impact on tourismgrowth.• Where sites are of a lower-order tourism value, more commonly urban-based and identified asnon-strategic, then the implications of limited residential use are considered less significant. Subjectto a tourism dominance in a development being retained, an integrated residential component maybe appropriate in supporting the development.• Where a residential use component is supported on a non-strategic tourism site, the taskforceconcluded that a maximum of 25 per cent residential use only should be considered. Above this level,the potential for the residential use to dominate the tourism orientation of a development significantlyincreases. In association with this limit, specific design and management guidelines also are requiredif the development is to be sustainable as a tourism facility.• There is an increased focus required on the retention of caravan parks for tourism purposes and onthe extent of long-stay use and park home development appropriate within tourist caravan parks.Term of Reference 3:Review trends in the strata titling of tourism facilities and the operational and management impacts ofvarious tenure arrangements. This will include assessment of the impact on: management structures,control and enforcement of occupancy requirements, increases in the cost and loss of variety inavailable accommodation, and increased pressure for permanent occupancy.• The use of strata schemes for tourism developments primarily is undertaken to achieve projectfinancing and profit realisation from such projects. It has become the dominant mechanism forfinancing tourism developments since the late 1980s.• Implications of the use of strata schemes are dependent on the associated managementarrangements and can include:- developments initiated on the basis of real estate as opposed to tourism demand;- loss of capacity to accommodate future tourism demand;- facilitation of residential and/or ‘lock up’ developments on tourist zoned land; and- delivery of a poor tourism product.• On balance, the taskforce recognised strata schemes as important in the funding of tourismaccommodation development and recommends their continued use, subject to specific requirementsfor integrated management and particular design requirements.• The use of survey strata or vacant lot strata schemes increases the risks associated with achievinga bona fide tourism development. The use of such schemes are supported only where particularrequirements to address construction, design, management and integration issues are proposed.• The Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 introduced a prohibition on the strata titling ofcaravan parks and this is supported. Extension of this restriction to include alternative low-densityaccommodation types also is recommended.Term of Reference 4:Investigate the implications of the development of permanent residential accommodation and/or stratatitling of land zoned for tourism development on the valuation of individual properties and similarly zonedland under the Valuation of Land Act 1978 and associated land tax implications.• The impact of land tax on the sustainable operation of a range of regional tourist accommodationfacilities has become an issue of concern to the tourism industry over recent years. Land taxincreases that are disproportionate to increases in income-earning potential have been perceived asaffecting the general affordability of coastal holiday opportunities and reducing the range ofaccommodation available, through encouraging redevelopment.Tourism Planning Taskforce Reportvii
Summary• In addition to industry concerns, this has resulted in a significant level of public reaction, and isaffecting the Government’s ability to meet its objective of ensuring a range of holiday opportunitiesare retained in popular beachfront localities.• These land valuation and associated land tax increases have partially resulted from trends in stratatitling and residential use of tourism sites, but to a greater extent are due to the use of blanket tourismzoning classifications.• The use of a detailed zoning framework that zones tourism sites for a specific purpose or category oftourism development can have ancillary benefits in ameliorating land tax increases through reducingthe speculative effect on the valuation of such land.• A review of land tax scales and the tax treatment of tourism properties with low capital value isrequired if the Government’s objectives for tourism development, including the retention of a varietyof tourist accommodation, are to be supported.Taskforce recommendationsThe taskforce has proposed integrated changes to the current planning policy framework for tourismdevelopment. This includes providing a high level of protection to identified strategic tourism sites andsupport for their development in achieving a sustainable industry, and a range of tourist accommodationthroughout the State. The ability to incorporate residential components in the development of lower-ordersites under specific criteria and subject to design requirements also is recommended.The principal components of the recommended policy framework are:• The preparation of a Land Use Planning for Tourism State Planning Policy as the primary mechanismfor introduction of taskforce recommendations.• The preparation and approval of local tourism planning strategies, or specific tourism componentswithin local planning strategies, by local government as a framework for decision-making on tourismproposals. A local tourism planning strategy will identify strategic tourism sites or locations thatprovide for the retention and future development of a range of tourist accommodation to meetprojected demand in that locality.• The establishment of a specific body to work with local government in the identification of strategictourism sites across the State.• Local governments are to be assisted by, and consult with Tourism Western Australia and Departmentfor Planning and Infrastructure, in the preparation of local tourism planning strategies.• Introduction of an extended range of definitions for tourism developments with specific reference tolength of stay provisions.• Introduction of a range of tourism zonings to promote the retention of a range of touristaccommodation facilities.• The use of Special Control Areas to introduce specific requirements in respect to strategic tourismsites and/or locations.• Support for the continued use of strata schemes in the financing of tourism developments subject tospecific requirements for integrated development and management.• Introduction of requirements for the linking of various development components within a tourismfacility to protect the tourism values of a site.• The introduction of an interim position for adoption by the Western Australian Planning Commissionand local government to guide the consideration of residential proposals on tourist zoned sites priorto the completion of the tourism components of local planning strategies.viiiTourism Planning Taskforce Report
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