PM Submission - Julia Walkden - MCU25/0118

                Assessing Officer
                Noosa Shire Council
                Email: [email protected]

                Objection to Development Application MCU25/0118

                Address: 64 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy QLD 4563
                Property Description: Lot (part) SP348613

                Name: Julia Anne Walkden
                Postal Address: 423 Old Ceylon Road
                Email: [email protected]
                Date: 24 November 2025

                Statement of Objection

                I object to the proposed development application MCU25/0118 on the following
                grounds:

                1. Insufficient Justification for Affordable Housing in this Location

                While Amendment 2 of the Noosa Plan 2020 allows for affordable housing in
                Community Facilities Zones under certain conditions, this proposal does not meet
                key performance outcomes relating to proximity to services and appropriate
                scale.

                The Noosa Housing Strategy 2022 sets clear expectations:

                     •    Outcome 6.3, Action A6.3.2: “Concentrate new housing in areas with good
                          proximity to services… within centre zones, residential zones and the
                          Community Facilities Zone close to centres.”
                     •    Outcome 6.3, Action A6.3.3: “Ensure a high proportion of new housing is
                          within 400 metres of activity centres, schools and public transport…”

                This proposal does not satisfy these outcomes.

                Distance from essential services

                One of the community’s major concerns is the development site’s significant distance
                from the Cooroy shopping centre, schools, medical services, library, police station,
                post office, and public transport.

                The proposed housing at 64 Lake Macdonald Drive is approximately 1.5 km (shortest
                walking route) from the centre of Cooroy via a steep, sloping ramp over the railway.
                The nearest bus stop to Tewantin is 1.4 km away, involving a strenuous uphill walk
                on return via Kauri Street.

                These distances present a real challenge for older, disabled, or transport-
                disadvantaged residents — the very people social housing is designed to support.



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