2021-02-25 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                           25 FEBRUARY 2021


 Matters Raised                                Comments
 This is an urban activity on land with an     The land is within the SEQRP’s Urban Footprint
 SEQRP designation of Regional Landscape       although outside of the planning schemes town
 and Rural Production                          boundary

 Need is not in rural community with limited   Whilst acknowledging resident’s concerns regarding
 infrastructure in the town                    the capacity of existing infrastructure within Cooroy to
                                               cope with the development it is noted that both DTMR
 Myall and Elm Street intersection will be     and Council’s consulting traffic engineer have
 further impacted                              accepted the proposal. However, it is noted that the
                                               proposal is outside of the Priority Infrastructure Area
 Increased population will overload services   (PIA) and results in the development of 246 dwellings
 and facilities                                on one site in Cooroy whereas the PIA was based on
                                               an assumption of an additional 280 dwellings per year
 Road network cannot cope with additional      across the entire shire for the years 2016 – 2021
 traffic

 Impact on Cooroy urban population

 Car parking in Cooroy will not cope

 Recent development is already placing a
 strain on infrastructure

 This is a permanent subdivision               Whilst the development does have the appearance of
                                               a residential subdivision with permanent dwellings the
 The houses are not relocatable                applicant has:
                                               • Demonstrated that the dwellings will be certified
                                                   as relocatable;
                                               • Not applied for a subdivision;
                                               • Provided a site agreement which demonstrates
                                                   the mechanism by which home owners occupy
                                                   the site without the lease being defined as a
                                                   subdivision

 Allotments are too small and streets too      It is agreed that the size of the allotments are small
 narrow to allow service vehicles to operate   although these are generally consistent with lot sizes
                                               for this type of land use. 6.0 metres road widths, with
                                               2 metre verges on each side, would generally be
                                               adequate to enable service vehicle movement. It is
                                               agreed that the narrow (3.5 – 4 metre) one-way
                                               roadways are not acceptable as there would be issues
                                               using driveways and garages.

 No adequate outdoor recreation areas for      Whilst no specific outdoor area has been created for
 children                                      children there is no requirement within the planning
                                               scheme for one to be provided.

 No external works are proposed to provide     If the development were to be approved conditions
 cycling/pedestrian connectivity to Cooroy     could be included requiring pedestrian/cycling
                                               connectivity.

 Cooroy already has sufficient number of       Council has undertaken a housing needs analysis
 retirement facilities                         which has identified a need for additional aged care,
                                               but this development does not satisfy this need.

 Will negatively impact local fauna            Development within the Riparian Buffer is a concern.
                                               A residential development on this land would
                                               decrease grazing areas for local fauna



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