Town Planning Report 18 Taylor Court Cooroy Rev A (1)

 Noosa Plan 2020: Amendment 2
 Part 7 Local plans \ 7.2 Local Plan Codes \ 7.2.2 Cooroy Local Plan Code




7.2.2                         Cooroy Local Plan Code

7.2.2.1                       Application

      This code applies to assessable development:-
      (a)   within the Cooroy local plan area as shown on Map ZM-10 - Cooroy contained within Schedule 2 (Mapping); and
      (b)   identified as requiring assessment against the Cooroy local plan code by the tables of assessment in Part 5 (Tables of Assessment).

7.2.2.2                       Purpose and overall outcomes

Cooroy
(1)   The purpose of the Cooroy local plan code is to provide locally relevant planning provisions for the assessment of development within the Cooroy local plan area.
(2)   The following overall outcomes apply to the Cooroy local plan area:-
      (a) Cooroy is a vibrant, energetic country town servicing the Noosa hinterland and its own growing community and provides services and facilities to meet the
           community needs whilst retaining its character and protecting the natural and heritage values of the area.
      (b) Development is limited to land within the urban boundary and maintains a defined edge to the town to protect and reinforce the character and identity of
           Cooroy, provide efficient provision of infrastructure and services, avoid constrained land and protect the landscape character and productivity of surrounding
           rural and rural residential land.
      (c) Development is sited and designed to protect ecologically important areas, retain landscape and built form elements, including significant views and vistas to
           external elements, that contributes to the setting, character and identity of Cooroy as a town with a strong sense of place and associations with the past.
           Valued elements include:
           (i)   Riparian corridors of Cooroy Creek, Six Mile Creek and its tributaries;
           (ii) Open space and landscape values of the showgrounds, sports grounds, Apex Park and the golf club;
           (iii) Views to Mt Cooroy and the Black Mountain Range;
           (iv) Early twentieth century architecture; and
           (v) Heritage associations of the North Coast Rail Line.
      (d) The protection of water quality within Lake Macdonald and waterways that drain to it is a paramount factor in consideration of development within the water
           supply catchment.
      (e) Cooroy town centre functions as a district centre providing a wide range of commercial, retail and community activities to serve the needs of the Cooroy
           community and Noosa hinterland residents and visitors to the area.
      (f)  Cooroy provides local employment in the town centre including small to medium scale retail, commercial and community activities which support surrounding
           rural enterprises and facilitate artistic, cultural and technology-based business.
      (g) Future economic growth continues to consolidate retail, business, community and industrial development and diversifies employment opportunities in
           technology-based businesses, artistic and cultural enterprises, health and wellbeing, and support services to rural enterprises.


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