MCU14/0056 - Town Planning Report

                                                                                                       town planning
                                                                                                              report

                                                                                Cooroy & Lake Macdonald Locality

Specific Outcomes                                                   Probable solutions                                                    Response

O19 An integrated open space network is established,                in areas indicated in Schedule 5 – Map 4 are protected from           the watercourse at the southern end of the site – see
enhanced and protected throughout the locality to—                  fragmentation and encroachment by development.                        SHG Report (Attachment I)
a) provide for both passive and active recreational pursuits;
b) provide connectivity for pedestrians, cyclists, and horse
riders;
c) provide habitat connectivity for wildlife;
d) protect watercourses and drainage lines;
e) protect vegetation on steep slopes; and
f) form a scenic backdrop for residential development;

AND
O20 The open space network links—
a) forests including parts of Tewantin and Ringtail State
Forests;
b) the catchment of Lake Macdonald;
c) the vegetated ranges of the sub-coastal escarpment in the
north, south, and east of the locality; and
d) the riparian corridors of the Six-Mile and Ringtail Creeks and
their tributaries.

Noosa Trail Network                                                 S21.1 Development includes linkages to or between existing or         N/A – site is not identified on Schedule 5 Map 2
O21 A comprehensive network of bridle trails and pedestrian         future components of the Noosa Trail Network, as indicated in
and bicycle linkages is established, enhanced and protected         Schedule 5 – Map 3; AND
incorporating road reserves, State forests, Council owned land
                                                                    S21.2 Development does not have an adverse impact on the access       Complies – the subject site is well removed from the
and private lands consistent with the lifestyle and outdoor
                                                                    functions of the Noosa Trail Network, as indicated in Schedule 5 –    Noosa Trail Network
recreation needs of Noosa’s residents and visitors;
                                                                    Map 3, including severing of existing or future linkages; OR

                                                                    S21.3 Alternative linkages to those indicated in Schedule 5 – Map 3   N/A
                                                                    are provided; AND




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