Cooroy Care Farm Town Planning Report - 4 - Report (003)

REPORT

Through the inclusion of hobby-farm activities as well as solar panels and other on-site infrastructure, the
facility seeks to resemble an ‘off-the-grid’ self-sustaining development. While not a completely self-reliant
development, the elements that the facility have integrated push the development towards achieving a level
of sustainability that is not typically seen in developments throughout South-East Queensland.
Given that the community hall is intended to be available for use from the general public, this could
potentially transition into the community being able to see how the rural elements of the development
operate. Specifically, the hobby-farm activities could provide an educational opportunity for children in an
atypical environment. However, Council have indicated in prelodgement discussions that they are hesitant to
support functions on the land, and therefore this is likely to only occur once appropriate discussions have
been made.

4.3         Safety and Security
Ensuring the safety and security of any future residents of the facility is noted as an important consideration.
Particularly, ensuring residents do not walk off-site and get lost will be paramount because of the site’s rural
setting. As such, the development will be appropriately fenced to ensure that residents cannot accidentally
walk off the site. Measures will also be in place to ensure residents follow designated roads and footpaths
and are not at risk of falling off-track down the site’s natural slope. To complement physical measures of
ensuring the safety and security of residents, all residents will be under constant surveillance when they are
engaging in outdoor activities.

4.4         Yield / gross floor area
The gross floor area breakdown of the proposal is provided below:

Table 9: Development Summary

Aspect                                                     Yield / GFA
Residential Aged Care Facility
  Dementia                                                 1377.6m²
  Respite Care                                             688.8m²
  Day Respite                                              492.01m²
  Palliative Care                                          1367.4m²
  Central Services                                         328.99m²
  Total                                                    3566m²
Community Facilities
  Chapel                                                   275.84m2
  Community Hall                                           272.14m2
  Existing Residence                                       193.84m²
  Total                                                    741.82m²
Combined Total                                             4996.62m²




PR139784 | Town Planning Report | v4 | 28 June 2019
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