2017-03-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      7 MARCH 2017


2.      SITE DETAILS
2.1. Background
The following table describes all the approvals given over the site, and their current status:

 File             Description of Approval      Council Decision Date and Comments
 Reference

 TPC2846          Development Permit for       5 September 1995
                  Indoor entertainment, new
                  clubhouse,    sport   and     Conditions required the completion of frontage works
                  recreation - new bowling        including 25 angle car parks in Opal Street and a
                  green                           meandering footpath.
                                                Council did the road upgrades to Pearl Street and the
                                                  Club constructed the car parks.
                                                Due to the credit for the existing clubhouse, the
                                                  planning requirement was only 13 car bays.

 23431 DA         Development Permit for       On the 1 July 2004, Council approved 21 motel units.
                  Motel – 21 Accommodation     Reasons for the approval despite the inconsistency with
                  Units (Lapsed)               the zoning are outlined below:
                                                There has been considerable community support for
                                                  the proposal, including the Chamber of Commerce;
                                                The motel is to be developed on the same site as the
                                                  bowls club, which has a low intensity of development;
                                                  and
                                                There is a significant need for additional short-term
                                                  accommodation such as a motel in the town of
                                                  Cooroy.

 Change –         Permissible Change for       On the 3 July 2008, Council gave approval to use the
 TPC2846          Addition to Building -       outdoor area on the western side of the bowls club to
                  Outdoor Smoking area         allow for outdoor smoking area.

 MCU10/21         Development Permit     for   On the 31 October 2011, Council issued the following
 16               Reconfiguring a Lot          approvals:
                  Preliminary Approval for     Development Permit for Reconfiguring a Lot (1 into 2
                  Multiple Housing Type 4:     lots) to subdivide the 5,059m2 Cooroy Bowls Club site
                  extended until 31 October    into 2 lots (5 & 11 Opal Street
                  2019
                                               Preliminary Approval for Multiple Housing Type 4 – 6 x 2
                                               bedroom units with the following grounds to justify the
                                               decision, despite the conflict with the planning scheme:
                                               29. The proposed use is consistent with the existing
                                                   and preferred development pattern of the
                                                   surrounding area;
                                               30. The land is not required for Open Space
                                                   Recreation, as demonstrated in the recently
                                                   endorsed Open Space Strategy 2011 and Sport and
                                                   Recreation Strategy 2011; and
                                               31. The proposal maintains the existing bowls club on
                                                   the majority of the site.




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