2021-02-25 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                           25 FEBRUARY 2021

The proposal would also result in a land use within a rural area that is more suitably located within
the urban growth boundary, close to services and facilities. The subject site is separated from the
urban growth boundary by the golf course.
The use of this land for urban development is not consistent with or envisaged by the scheme and
is at odds with the expected character and amenity of the area.
Locality Provisions
The following Overall and Specific Outcomes of the Cooroy and Lake Macdonald Locality Code
are relevant to this application:
6.7.2 The overall outcomes sought for the Cooroy & Lake Macdonald Locality are the following—
      a)          New uses and works are located, designed and managed to—
            i       be compatible with other uses and works;
            …
            iv      avoid significant adverse effects on the natural environment, including native
                    habitat removal, fragmentation and attrition;
      b)    The Cooroy and Lake Macdonald Locality supports a growing urban and rural
            settlement of permanent residents;
      c)    Urban development is limited to land within the Urban Growth Boundary as shown on
            Map ZM3;
      d)          Development is consistent with the Priority Infrastructure Plan in Part 15;
      r)    The traditional built form of Cooroy is retained and new development complements
            traditional streetscape and building forms;
      s)    Outside the town of Cooroy, development is characterised by—
                    i conservation of good quality agricultural land for agricultural purposes;
                    ii conservation of open space for biodiversity and water quality purposes; and
                    iii rural settlement at varying densities consistent with the available levels of
                    convenience and accessibility, environmental constraints and proximity to the
                    Lake Macdonald water supply catchment;
      y)    New areas of urban and rural settlement development are precluded from the part of
            the locality within the catchment area of Lake Macdonald where the dominant goal is
            the protection of water quality within the primary water supply source;
      cc)   The vistas offered from the major road corridors are protected and add to the attraction
            of the locality for visitors and residents;
      gg)   Development within the catchment is restricted to protect water quality and its
            associated environmental values. Subdivision and development within the water
            catchment is limited and much of the land will remain as open space;
      rr)         For the Rural Zone—rural land is protected and appropriately managed such that:-
            i     Agriculture and habitat protection are the dominant land uses;
            ii      the scenic and environmental values, the distinct rural amenity and agricultural
                    productivity of the locality are preserved and are not adversely impacted as a
                    consequence of development on or adjacent to that land; and
            iii     locally appropriate enterprises such as bed and breakfast accommodation,
                    farmstays, cabins, camping grounds, roadside stalls and home based businesses
                    enhance the economic sustainability of the hinterland; and



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