PM Submission - Nicole Noonan - MCU25/0118

                     To: Assessment Manager          –         Noosa Shire Council. Date:   23/11/25

                     Re: Application Number MCU25/0118

                     Description: Development Permit for Material Change of use by Coast2Bay for Multiple
                     Dwellings – Affordable Rental Premises 25 X small dwellings plus one community room
                     dwelling.

                     Site Address: 64 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy Qld 4563 on Lot 2 (part) SP348613

                     To whom it may concern,

                     I make the following submission to Council and request the above mentioned application be
                     recommended for refusal on the following grounds:

                     1) Incorrect Premise of the RPS Town Planning Report (TPR)

                     The TPR appears to be based on a false premise. Coast2Bay’s purpose is to deliver social
                     housing, not affordable housing. The Development Application (DA) uses these terms
                     interchangeably, which is inaccurate and misleading.



                     2) Poor Proximity to Essential Services

                     Section 6.3.1of the TPR incorrectly states that the development is close to the Cooroy
                     township. In reality, the site is almost as far from Cooroy as possible while still
                     remaining within the urban footprint. The dwellings are not located “close to activity
                     centres” and do not have “ease of access to public and active transport networks.”

                     Section 3.7 of the Planning Report is misleading. The site is not close to the key services
                     of the Cooroy Town Centre.

                     ⚫     There is no scheduled bus service on Lake Macdonald Drive (only a school bus).
                     ⚫     No scheduled services are likely in the near future.
                     ⚫     The nearest bus stop on Cooroy–Noosa Road is connected by a rough, dry-weather-
                           only bush track with no formal pedestrian crossing.
                     ⚫     Walking access to town is unsafe: limited lighting, only one pedestrian crossing, and
                           an inclined rail pedestrian bridge unsuitable for older people.
                     ⚫     Car speeds on Lake Macdonald Drive regularly exceed the posted 60 km/h, creating
                           unsafe pedestrian conditions.




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