Tourism Planning Taskforce Report - Western Australian Planning ...

Appendix 313 Flexibility required formarket-based approachto mixed residentialtourism development anduse.14 Tourism use ofgovernment-managed/owned land7 The mixing of residential andtourism uses has no detrimentalimpact, is current trend andflexibility required to facilitate this -allow market to determine mix ontourism sites - good examples ofmixed development, createsvibrancy.11 The increased use ofgovernment-managed land toensure the retention and provisionof a range of touristaccommodation options supported.1 Support proposal subject to landbeing made available to privatesector.Investigations by the taskforce indicatethat there are detrimental impacts frommixing tourism and residential uses onsome sites depending on the tourismfunction. This is reflected in the policyframework. The need to limit the extentof residential use in mixed developmentclearly is supported by the currentability of residential uses toout-compete tourism uses and the needto facilitate tourism use on high-valuetourism sites. Majority of tourist zonedsites in state are in an urban settingwhere mixed use is not required forvibrancy, ie residential/commercialdevelopment already exists adjoining orin proximity to sites.The recommendation recognises thehigh value of some tourism sites withingovernment-managed/owned land andthat these need to be considered in thepreparation of local planning strategies,and the management of this land tohave regard for those strategies. Theappropriate tenure for the land willdepend on a range of factors and willnot necessarily be freehold. Mechanismto control long term use of land alsorequired and reflected inrecommendations.Recommendations tolimit residentialcomponent in tourismdevelopment retained,flexibility provided forup to 25%.Recommendationsgenerally reviewed toreduce prescriptivenature withoutaffecting establishedprinciples of policyframework.1b)No change proposed. 3a)2a)106 Tourism Planning Taskforce Report