Planning Report - 6-10 Diamond Street, Cooroy 27.12.18

Table 5: Proposed Development Configuration

        Retail Use              GFA              Commercial           GFA         Residential Use          GFA
                                         Office 1 (T2)                71m2    Unit 1                       80m2
                                         Office 2 (T3)                71m2    Unit 2                       80m2
Convenience supermarket
                               380m2     Office 3 (T4)                61m2    Unit 3                       80m2
(T1)
                                         Office 4 (T5)                57m2
                                                                              Unit 4                       80m2
                                         Office 5 (T6)                57m2
           Total               380m2                 Total            317m2            Total               320m2




Boundary Setbacks

The subject site forms part of a mixed residential and business area and provides a transition between theses
uses and adjoining residential uses. The Strategic Framework supports a mix of residential and non-residential
uses where those uses do not impact on the amenity of adjoining uses.
During the process of the new Noosa planning scheme, discussions were had in regards to rezoning the site
and surrounding lands to be included within the Business Centre Zone. The rezoning of the subject site would
reflect the surrounding development and provide opportunities for new uses to better service the community,
particularly the residents to the east.
As such the proposed mixed-use precinct has been designed with consideration to the prescribed boundary
setbacks for the Business Centre Zone.
Table 1-1 within Schedule 1 - Minimum Boundary Setbacks states the standard minimum setbacks for Business
Centre Zone. The prescribed and proposed boundary setbacks are presented in Table 6 below.


Table 6: Prescribed and Proposed Boundary Setbacks

    Boundary Setback                   Business Centre Zone                    Proposed Development
 Front (Diamond Street)       No setback required (Business Centre)    Minimum 600mm
 Back (Diamond Lane)          No setback required (Business Centre)    Minimum 2 metres
 East Side (Cooroy Vet)       3 metres (Business Centre)               Built to boundary / approx. 700mm
 West Side
                              No setback required (Business Centre)    Built to boundary / approx. 1 metre
 (Newsagency)


As indicated in the above table, the proposal is seeking a relaxation of the eastern boundary setback. The land
adjacent to the subject site on the east is zoned as Detached Housing. However, for in excess of 20 years the
Cooroy Veterinary Clinic has been operating from this site (Lot 706 on C5602).
Giving consideration to the foreseeable rezoning of the subject site with the finalisation of the New Noosa Plan
and with regards to the existing neighbouring commercial uses, the proposed setback relaxation will not result
in any significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed by the surrounding land uses.
Additionally, a 2 metre landscaped setback to the rear of the site is proposed, along with statement
landscaping treatments to create an inviting entry to the development.




        6-10 Diamond Street, COOROY                                                              Page 17