Development Application part 2 Planning Report MCU13/0051

the-                                                  The proposed facility will provide improved
            Location and density of housing           network access to remote locations within
   (i)
                                                      the region to help service current and future
   (ii)     Location           of         transport
                                                      residents needs           by providing        access     to
            infrastructure
                                                      effici~nt and reliable broadband services.
   (iii)    Location of business centres
                                           The use has been appropriately located
   (iv)     Social,    economic        and
                                           adjacent to other community services,
            demographic patterns of Noosa; including significant transport and electricity
            and                                       infrastructure      and    is    well      removed   from
   (v)      Functions of towns and villages           community sensitive locations (ie. 3.2 km
                                                      from Cooran State School).
                                                      For       these    reasons         the      proposal     is
                                                      consistent with OEO 3.1.3 (c).



3.1.3 (d)Heritage                                     Complies.
The indigenous and non-indigenous history,            The proposed        development will be located
culture and traditions are reflected in the           on    freehold land for which there                are   no

built and natural heritage of Noosa and are           heritage items identified.
preserved for future generations.                     Therefore the        proposal      is consistent with
                                                      OEO 3.1.3 (d).

3.1.3 (g) Open space, environment and                 Complies.
conservation functions                                The proposed    development will be located
Networks    of    open      space   and    natural    on    a private property which is heavily
habitat, vegetated lands, and riparian zones          vegetated in parts containing areas of
along watercourses-                                   mature vegetation. The proposed facility

   (i)      Are  sensitively managed and              hps intentionally been located outside of
                                                      and well removed from environmentally
            protected from any adverse
                                                      sensitive areas (e.g. 100m away from
            impacts, including cumulative
                                     from             identified    Regrowth       and     Remnant
            impacts,      resulting
                                                      Vegetation)  and  will not require removal of
            development;
                                                      any vegetation.
   (ii)     Set   Noosa   apart from other
            coastal   parts of south-east             Large areas of mature vegetation also exist
            Queensland                                on the property and within the surrounding
                             by    strongly
                            the     natural           areas, generally     located to the north
            protecting
            environment                               towards Coles Creek Road. This vegetation
                                                      will not be impacted and will help to mitigate
   (iii)    Support the economy            through
            the tourism industry
                                                      potential visual impacts associated with the
                                                      development.
   (iv)     Define the boundaries to or of
                                                      Furthermore,         the        facility     has     been
            each of the distinct localities of
                                                      intentionally located within private rural land
            Noosa;
                                                      to    avoid       areas    of     significant      natural
   (v)      Protect water quality, landscape                             and          minimlse
                                                      resources                                       potential
            stability and biodiversity                environmental impacts associated with the
   (vi)     Provide    passive, nature-based          development and will occupy only a small
            recreational      and      educational    land area within the site of 70m2.
            opportunities;                            There are no other significant conservation
   (vii)    Enhance visual amenity; and               areas     present within the subject site.
   (viii)   Provide         linkages       beyond     For       these    reasons         the      proposal     is
            Noosa’s boundaries.                       consistent with OEO 3.1.3 (g).




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