Housing & planning · City of Vincent
Highgate short-stay plan would cap guests at two for 12 months
A City of Vincent briefing recommendation would allow unhosted short-term rental accommodation at 2/500 Beaufort Street, with no visitors, minimum three-night stays and a one-hour complaint response requirement.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
A proposed short-term rental at 2/500 Beaufort Street, Highgate, would be limited to two guests and operate for 12 months from its start date under a City of Vincent briefing recommendation. The record does not show that Council adopted the recommendation as a final decision.
The recommendation covers a change of use from multiple dwellings to unhosted short-term rental accommodation. If approved and commenced, the use would have to end after 12 months unless a further approval was obtained, and the operator would have to notify the City in writing seven days before it began.
Guests could stay for at least three consecutive nights, with no visitors permitted. Outdoor living areas could not be used between 9pm and 7am, and check-in and check-out could not take place after 10pm or before 7am. One on-site parking bay would have to be available to guests, and no residential parking permits would be made available for their use.
The proposed conditions would require the operator to provide the operations plan and code of conduct to adjoining and adjacent properties before the rental began. A nominated contact person would need to be reachable at all times and respond to complaints within one hour. Booking and complaint records would have to be retained throughout the approval period and supplied to the City on request.
The applicant also proposed Minut noise monitors as an additional measure. The briefing notes describe a standard threshold of 80 decibels, but say the devices could not identify where noise came from, meaning activity outside the property could trigger an alert. An automated alert would not itself count as a complaint in the complaint register.
The notes say another unhosted short-term rental operates in the same complex and that the City had received no complaints about that premises. They do not give a commencement date or record a final vote on the proposed Highgate use.
What deserves a closer look
The source is a Council Briefing record and labels the Highgate item as a recommendation. It does not record a final Council resolution adopting it.
The proposed one-hour response condition applies to complaints, while automated noise alerts are described separately and would not be entered as complaints.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Was the recommendation later adopted by Council, and were the proposed conditions changed?
If approved, when did the operator notify the City that the use would commence?
Was an updated operations plan, including a noise-alert response timeframe, submitted or approved?
What happens next
If the recommendation is adopted and the use proceeds, the operator would need to notify the City in writing seven days before commencement.
If the recommendation is adopted and the use proceeds, the operator would need to provide the operations plan and code of conduct to adjoining and adjacent properties before commencement.
If the recommendation is adopted and the use proceeds, the operator would need to retain booking and complaint records throughout the approval period and provide them to the City on request.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The item heading identifies the proposed change of use at 2/500 Beaufort Street, Highgate.
At 6:18pm Cr Con Poulios returned to the meeting COUNCIL BRIEFING NOTES 10 NOVEMBER 2026 Page 14 5.2 NO. 2/500 BEAUFORT STREET, HIGHGATE - CHANGE OF USE FROM MULTIPLE DWELLING TO UNHOSTED SHORT-TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATION Ward: South Ward Attachments: 1.
Item 5.2 heading
Open original minutes ↗The Highgate item contains a recommendation to approve a change of use from multiple dwellings to unhosted short-term rental accommodation, subject to conditions.
Summary of Submissions - Administrations Response 7. Determination Advice Notes RECOMMENDATION: That Council, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Vincent Local Planning Scheme No. 2, APPROVES the application for Change of Use from Multiple Dwellings to Unhosted Short Term Rental Accommodation at No. 500 (Lot: 2, STR: 26927) Beaufort Street, Highgate, in accordance with the plans shown in Attachment 2, subject to the following conditions, with the associated determination advice notes in Attachment 7: 1.
Item 5.2 recommendation
Open original minutes ↗The proposed approval would last 12 months from commencement, after which the use would cease and revert to a residential dwelling unless further approval was obtained before expiry. The operator would need to notify the City in writing seven days before commencement.
The use of the subject land for any other land use may require further approval from the City; 2. Time Limited Approval 2.1 This approval is granted for a term of 12 months from the date the use commences, after which date the Unhosted Short Term Rental Accommodation use shall cease and the use of the site shall revert to a Residential Dwelling, unless a further approval is obtained prior to the expiration of this period; and 2.2 The operator is required to notify the City of Vincent in writing seven days prior to commencement of the Unhosted Short Term Rental Accommodation land use; 3. Operation of the Use 3.1 The Unhosted Short Term Rental Accommodation shall accommodate a maximum of two guests and no visitors at any one time;
Item 5.2 proposed conditions 2.1 and 2.2
Open original minutes ↗The proposed conditions would limit the accommodation to two guests with no visitors, require a minimum stay of three consecutive nights per booking and prohibit outdoor living area use between 9pm and 7am.
and 2.2 The operator is required to notify the City of Vincent in writing seven days prior to commencement of the Unhosted Short Term Rental Accommodation land use; 3. Operation of the Use 3.1 The Unhosted Short Term Rental Accommodation shall accommodate a maximum of two guests and no visitors at any one time; 3.2 The Unhosted Short Term Rental Accommodation shall operate with a minimum stay period of three consecutive nights per booking; 3.3 Use of the outdoor living area is prohibited between the hours of 9:00pm – 7:00am;
Item 5.2 proposed conditions 3.1 to 3.3
Open original minutes ↗The proposed condition would prohibit check-in and check-out activities after 10pm and before 7am.
3.5 Check-in and check-out activities associated with the Unhosted Short Term Rental COUNCIL BRIEFING NOTES 10 NOVEMBER 2026 Page 15 Accommodation shall not occur after 10:00pm and before 7:00am;
Item 5.2 proposed condition 3.5
Open original minutes ↗The proposed conditions would require one on-site parking bay to be available to guests for the duration of bookings and would provide no residential parking permits for their use.
4. Parking 4.1 One on-site car parking bay shall be made available to guests of the Unhosted Short Term Rental Accommodation use for the duration of bookings, to the satisfaction of the City; and 4.2 No residential parking permits shall be made available for use by guests of the Unhosted Short Term Rental Accommodation, to the satisfaction of the City; 5. Booking and Complaint Records The operator shall keep a record of booking dates, occupied nights and guest numbers.
Item 5.2 proposed conditions 4.1 and 4.2
Open original minutes ↗The proposed condition would require the operations management plan and code of conduct to be provided to adjoining and adjacent properties before commencement.
3.6 Prior to the commencement of the Unhosted Short Term Rental Accommodation use, a copy of the approved Operations Management Plan and Code of Conduct, shall be provided to all adjoining and adjacent properties;
Item 5.2 proposed condition 3.6
Open original minutes ↗The proposed conditions would require booking and complaint records to be retained throughout the approval period and provided to the City on request.
and 4.2 No residential parking permits shall be made available for use by guests of the Unhosted Short Term Rental Accommodation, to the satisfaction of the City; 5. Booking and Complaint Records The operator shall keep a record of booking dates, occupied nights and guest numbers. A record of complaints shall also be kept, including the date and time received, the nature of the complaint, the response time, action taken and outcome. These records shall be retained throughout the approval period and provided to the City on request;
Item 5.2 proposed condition 5
Open original minutes ↗Source record
This report is based on the City of Vincent Council Briefing Notes for 10 November 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The briefing recommendation is to approve unhosted short-term rental accommodation at 2/500 Beaufort Street, Highgate.
- The proposed approval would run for 12 months from commencement, after which the site would revert to residential use unless further approval is obtained.
- The accommodation would be limited to two guests, with no visitors and a minimum three-night stay.
- A nominated contact person would need to respond to complaints within one hour, and the operator would need to keep booking and complaint records.
- Noise monitors were proposed voluntarily and are not required by the City’s short-term accommodation policy.
Why it matters
- The recommendation would allow a time-limited short-term rental in a Highgate residential complex, subject to limits on guests, visitors, outdoor use, parking and complaint response. Whether those conditions take effect remains unresolved in the briefing record because no final Council decision is recorded.