Development Application part 2 Planning Report MCU13/0051

                 Figure 3.2: Topographic Location of Candidate Sites (Source:Google Earth)

A summary of the proposed candidates is located below, including a description of the
opportunities and constraints that each site afforded.

Candidate A: Private Property, Lot 19 on RP187355, 66 Coles Creek Road, Cooran.
Candidate A investigated the erection of a 35m monopole on a 20ha parcel of land within
the ’Mary River Catchment         -
                                      Rural Zone’ under the Noosa Plan 2009. The property is
predominantly used for agricultural purposes and also contains a residential dwelling.

A 35 metre monopole in the location of Candidate A would provide adequate coverage to
the targeted localities throughout Cooran, however would be located on top of the ridgeline
with little vegetation   screening. Therefore a facility in this location has the potential to
create adverse visual impacts to the rural scenic amenity of the area as it would be highly
prominent.

Pursuing this candidate was deemed unnecessary given that Candidate B provided a
more appropriate option in terms of achieving NBN’s coverage objectives, as well as

providing more appropriate visual screening benefits. Furthermore, the land owners were
unwilling to agree to commercial terms to enable the development to proceed. For these
reasons Candidate A was discounted.



Candidate B: Private Property, Lot 5 on RP176168, 321 Coles Creek Road, Cooran.
Candidate B relates to the current           proposal and comprises the of a                 new   35 metre
monopole   on   land within the ’Mary River Catchment          -
                                                                   Rural Zone’ under the Noosa Plan
2009. The 21 ha property is used for agricultural purposes, predominantly cattle and horse
grazing and also contains a residential dwelling.




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