CHAP may impact house insurance

Peregian resident’s association Peregian Family & Friends, has called for Noosa Shire residents and ratepayers to make submissions to the Noosa Shire Council prior to 8 March regarding Council’s draft “Coastal Hazard Adaptation Plan” (CHAP). This Plan, once adopted, will be referenced in the Planning Scheme and impose restrictions on Noosa Shire properties which are likely to increase insurance premiums for affected properties and potentially across the Shire.

Peregian Family & Friends Vice-President Leigh McCready said: “In mid-2019, the draft CHAP was open for community consultation along with the Draft Noosa Plan, but a public outcry against the restrictions led the CHAP approval to be deferred.“

“It…