Davis Rd Cootharaba DA Planning Report

3.1.3 (c) Community Uses and facilities           Complies.
An adequate range of community services           The proposed development is considered an
and facilities supporting the physical, safety,   essential community service for residents
artistic and social needs of the community        within the Cootharaba area.
are equitably distributed having regard to
                                              The proposed facility will provide improved
the-
                                              network access to remote locations within
    (i)     Location and density of housing the region to help service current and future
                                              residents needs by providing access to
    (ii)    Location       of       transport
                                              efficient and reliable broadband services.
            infrastructure
                                              The use has been appropriately located
    (iii)   Location of business centres
                                              within the Cootharaba locality and adjacent
    (iv)    Social,      economic        and to other community services, including
            demographic patterns of Noosa; electricity infrastructure and is well removed
            and                               from community sensitive locations.
    (v)     Functions of towns and villages       For these reasons the proposal is consistent
                                                  with DEO 3.1.3 (c).

3.1.3 (d) Heritage                                Complies.
The indigenous and non-indigenous history, The proposed development will be located
culture and traditions are reflected in the on Crown land for which there are no
built and natural heritage of Noosa and are heritage items identified.
preserved for future generations.
                                            Therefore the proposal is consistent with
                                            DEO 3.1.3 (d).

3.1.3 (g) Open space, environment and Complies.
conservation functions
                                            The subject site is not identified as being
Networks of open space and natural habitat, located in an open space corridor however is
vegetated lands, and riparian zones along identified within an area containing existing
watercourses-
                                            native vegetation as outlined on Map 4 Open
    (i)    Are sensitively managed and Space Networks. Notwithstanding, the
           protected from any adverse proposed facility will be located south of a
           impacts, including cumulative
                                            previously disturbed area that has been
           impacts,     resulting      from
           development;                     cleared for overhead power. Furthermore
                                            the proposed facility does require some
    (ii)   Set Noosa apart from other
                                            clearing for the 300 m² compound area
           coastal parts of south-east
           Queensland      by      strongly however a flora and fauna survey was
           protecting     the       natural undertaken in March 2015 by Aurecon
           environment                      ecologists and no EVNT species were
    (iii)  Support the economy through observed (refer to Appendix 4).
            the tourism industry               The introduction of fixed wireless coverage
    (iv)    Define the boundaries to or of will enhance the community’s potential in
            each of the distinct localities of regard to economic wellbeing and social
            Noosa;                             growth of the wider Noosa area. Fixed
                                               wireless in the Cootharaba area will aid
    (v)     Protect water quality, landscape economic         and    social   growth    and
            stability and biodiversity         diversification within the tourism sectors of



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