2020-02-11 P&E Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 2 - MCU18-0166 - Visual Impact Assessment

6.3.3. Viewpoint 3: View south from Cooran Tablelands Lookout




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                                         Approximate location
                                            of monopole




Figure 6.18 Viewpoint 3: View south from Cooran Tablelands Lookout, panorama and detail
Table 6-4 Assessment of Viewpoint 3: View from Cooran Tablelands Lookout
 Description of the view   Elevated view from Cooran Tablelands (James Mc Kane Memorial) Lookout, approximately 1.4km
                           from the site. View east from the tablelands to the valley floor and the volcanic plugs of Mt
                           Pinbarren (left of view), Mt Cooran and Mt Cooroora (centre of view) are noted as ‘prominent
                           topographical and scenic features’ to be preserved and protected in The Noosa Plan (s. 8.7.2f).

 Description of the        The monopole would be located in the far right of the view, glimpsed between a break in the
 Proposal                  trees at the lookout plateau edge and at a distance of 1.4km. The lower section of the monopole
                           would be screened by surrounding vegetation and the upper section viewed above the
                           vegetation but against the vegetated backdrop of the distant ridges.

                           Construction activity would also be screened by the existing vegetation surrounding the site. Any
                           tall machinery visible rising above the site would be seen against a backdrop of vegetation.

 Visual Sensitivity        This view has a regional visual sensitivity as it is a lookout identified in the Woondum National
                           Park map and located on the Noosa Trail Network (Trail 3: Kin Kin to Cooran via Western Branch
                           Road).

 Visual Modification       The monopole would comprise a small element on a lower ridgeline in the middle ground of this
                           view. It would be imperceptible as it would be seen against the vegetated and rural backdrop, be
                           small in scale due to the distance, and absorbed into the character of the view.

                           There would be a no perceived change in the amenity of the view.

 Level of Impact           Negligible visual impact




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