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

REPORT


Contents
Summary ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
1        INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 5
2        SITE DETAILS ................................................................................................................................... 6
         2.1 Site particulars ......................................................................................................................... 6
         2.2 Planning context ....................................................................................................................... 9
         2.3 Site characteristics ................................................................................................................. 11
         2.4 Search Results ....................................................................................................................... 13
         2.5 Surrounding land uses ........................................................................................................... 13
3        PRE-LODGEMENT HISTORY ......................................................................................................... 14
         3.1 Local authority pre-lodgement meeting.................................................................................. 14
         3.2 Referral agency prelodgement meeting ................................................................................. 14
4        PROPOSAL ..................................................................................................................................... 16
         4.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 16
         4.2 Rural Activities ....................................................................................................................... 16
         4.3 Safety and Security ................................................................................................................ 17
         4.4 Yield / gross floor area ........................................................................................................... 17
         4.5 Built Form ............................................................................................................................... 18
         4.6 Landscaping / open space ..................................................................................................... 18
         4.7 Car parking ............................................................................................................................. 19
         4.8 Access, egress, and parking .................................................................................................. 19
         4.9 Civil Services .......................................................................................................................... 20
         4.10 Stormwater management ....................................................................................................... 20
         4.11 Flood immunity ....................................................................................................................... 21
         4.12 Bushfire .................................................................................................................................. 21
         4.13 Ecological Assessment .......................................................................................................... 21
5        KEY PLANNING ISSUES ................................................................................................................ 22
         5.1 Land use................................................................................................................................. 22
         5.2 Planning Regulation 2017 and Gross Floor Area .................................................................. 22
         5.3 Emergency Access ................................................................................................................ 23
         5.4 Significant Native Vegetation ................................................................................................. 23
         5.5 Adjoining Owners / Proximity to Bruce Highway .................................................................... 23
6        LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................... 25
         6.1 Assessment manager ............................................................................................................ 25
         6.2 Categories of assessment...................................................................................................... 25
         6.3 Referrals ................................................................................................................................. 25
         6.4 Public notification ................................................................................................................... 25
7        STATUTORY PLANNING ASSESSMENT ...................................................................................... 26
         7.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 26
         7.2 State and regional assessment benchmarks ......................................................................... 26
             7.2.1 Regional Plan............................................................................................................ 26
             7.2.2 State Planning Policy ................................................................................................ 28
             7.2.3 State Development Assessment Provisions ............................................................. 28
         7.3 Local authority assessment benchmarks ............................................................................... 29
             7.3.1 Strategic framework .................................................................................................. 29
             7.3.2 Zone .......................................................................................................................... 29
             7.3.3 Locality ...................................................................................................................... 29
             7.3.4 Overlays .................................................................................................................... 30
             7.3.5 Codes........................................................................................................................ 30


PR139784 | Town Planning Report | v4 | 28 June 2019
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