MCU10/2116 & REC10/2072 Development Application part 2 planning report 5 Opal Street Cooroy

1.     PROPERTY

Real Property Description: Lot 714 on RP904564.
Relevant Planning Scheme: Noosa Plan.
Planning Scheme Locality: Cooroy & Lake Macdonald
Zone: Open Space Recreation
Strategic Plan Preferred Land Use Designation: Urban
South East Queensland Regional Plan Designation: Urban Footprint

A copy of the Real Property Plan (RP904564) of the property is attached as
Appendix A and a copy of the Title Reference is attached as Appendix B.




2.     SITE DESCRIPTION

The subject land is located on the northern side of Opal Street about 40 metres east
of Elm Street and 60 metres west of Kauri Street. The land has frontages of
100.584 metres to Opal Street and Diamond Lane; contains a total area of 5059m2.

The western portion of the property is occupied by the Cooroy Bowls Club, including
a bowling green and a clubhouse. The eastern portion of the site is vacant and
unimproved.

The land is flat with a fall of approximately 0.5 metres from Diamond Lane down to
Opal Street; that is about 1%. The eastern end of the property is covered by
grasses and there is no wooded vegetation.

Opal Street has a bitumen formation, kerb and channel in place and a concrete
footpath across the frontage. Diamond Lane has a bitumen formation.

The property is connected to the water, sewer, power and telephone reticulation. A
stormwater pipeline traverses the site and is included within an Easement for
Drainage to benefit Sunshine Coast Regional Council.




3.     ADJOINING LAND USES

The lands in the local vicinity are used for attached residential purposes; the land to
the east is currently being developed as a 5-unit development and the land to the
west is a motel.




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