Planning Report - 6-10 Diamond Street, Cooroy 27.12.18

        (b)     The Cooroy and Lake Macdonald Locality supports a growing urban and rural settlement of
                permanent residents;

        (g)     Cooroy retains its role as the major business centre for Noosa’s hinterland area;

        (n)     Key streetscape characteristic of Cooroy township are maintained by new development
                including –
                i)      the country town character including the rural, almost rustic quality to some of the
                        original buildings in town;
                ii)     simple timber buildings with timber framed windows and parapet walls and wide
                        awnings that address the street and provide pedestrians with sheltered areas to meet
                        and talk;
                iii)    a pedestrian scale, with some buildings having a grander scale befitting their original
                        uses as banks or public buildings.
                iv)     pedestrian access ways between the buildings;
                v)      outdoor dining between the shopfronts and the roadway;

        (o)     A high level of residential amenity, built upon the local rural industries, environmental values,
                outdoor recreation opportunities, built heritage, artistic talent, social networks and family
                values is maintained;

        (q)     The urban community is predominantly accommodated in detached housing, although areas
                close to Cooroy centre support semi-attached and attached residential development and other
                properties in Cooroy township contain aged-care housing;

        (r)     The traditional built form of Cooroy is retained and new development complements traditional
                streetscape and building forms;

        (v)     Cooroy services much of the hinterland of Noosa providing low to medium order goods and
                some higher order goods and services such as vehicle sales, rural supplies, community, medical,
                and educational facilities as well as specialty items such as handmade furniture;

        (x)     The town of Cooroy provides a range of community services, schools, medical facilities, sporting
                and recreational facilities, which service the hinterland and beyond;

Comment: The proposed development complies with the relevant overall outcomes and zoning vision as
directed in the Noosa Plan 2018 for the Cooroy and Lake Macdonald locality and Business Centre Zone.
The proposed development is of a scale which is responsive to the local vernacular and country context of the
Cooroy locality. The development addresses the overall outcomes and zoning vision as directed in the Noosa
Plan 2018. The Strategic Framework supports a mix of residential and non-residential uses where those uses
do not impact on the amenity of adjoining uses, and these uses contribute to the walkability of the
neighbourhood.
The subject site forms part of a mixed residential and business area and provides a transition between theses
uses and adjoining residential uses. Given the above considerations for the strategic framework, particularly
for this location, the proposed use is consistent with the nature, scale and type of uses envisaged in this
location.
The proposed palette consists of robust materials and finishes that have been carefully selected with
consideration to the elements to ensure the longevity of the development’s streetscape appeal. The proposal
incorporates an architectural design which is reflective of the site’s setting and presents a modern, elegant and
attractive mixed-use precinct development. The design comprises of articulated, fine grain Sunshine Coast
architectural language and draws reference to the look and feel of the surrounding built form.
Vertical and horizontal architectural articulation has been integrated with extensive landscaping treatments to
create a built form that presents well to Diamond Street and enhances the streetscape character. The
incorporation of brick, timber cladding and tin materials are a reflection of the Cooroy locality and country
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