MCU18.0166 - Response to Information Request

Most of these properties have views oriented         Overall, there would be no perceived
towards the surrounding mountains which are          modification to this view and a negligible visual
located to the southeast and southwest of the        impact.
site so that the proposal is not in line with the
main features of these views. Where vegetation       6.6.4. Views from dwellings to the south
and landform does not intervene, there may be               and northern outskirts of Cooran
some glimpsed views to the upper section of the      There are several residential dwellings to the
monopole from these residential properties.          south of the proposal site, on the northern
In these views the monopole would be seen            fringe of Cooran, that may have views to the
rising above the vegetation, so that the lower       proposal site.
level of the monopole would be screened.             The landform is gently undulating so that the
During construction, views to the ground level       intervening hills and vegetation provide some
works would also be screened by existing             localized screening of views towards the
vegetation, however, the installation of the         proposal site. However, the lower viewing angle
tower may be seen above the surrounding              means that the upper portion of the monopole
vegetation.                                          would be seen rising above the surrounding
                                                     vegetation and in some locations viewed against
Overall, there would be a low level of visual
                                                     the sky.
modification in views from dwellings to the
north, resulting minor adverse visual impacts.       This would include properties, such as number 9
                                                     and 17 Weemilah Court, 30 Risley Court (refer
                                                     viewpoint 4) and 40 Brewers Road.
                                                     However, the distance between the site and
                                                     these properties is 1 to 2km, and the scale of
                                                     this change would be minor due to the nature of
                                                     the slim structure viewed at this distance.
                                                     Overall, there would be a low level of visual
                                                     modification in views from dwellings to the
                                                     south, resulting in a minor adverse visual impact.

View south from 560 Tablelands Road towards the
proposal site and Mt Cooran (source: URL
www.realestate.com.au)

6.6.3. Views from the Cooran Tablelands
       Lookout
The view from the Cooran Tablelands Lookout
(refer viewpoint 3) is again oriented to the south
and southeast, and not towards the proposal
site. There is a glimpsed peripheral view towards    Northerly view from 17 Weemilah Court towards the
the site, and the proposal would be visible in the   proposal site and Mt Pinbarren (source: URL
background of this view, set below the               www.realestate.com.au)
viewpoint, and the upper level of the monopole
would be seen against a backdrop of
background vegetation and rural landscapes.

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