2020-02-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                11 FEBRUARY 2020


a)   New uses and works are located, designed and managed to-…
     iii.   Avoid significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed by users of either premises,
            including acoustic and visual qualities; and
     iv.    Avoid significant impacts to native habitat including fragmentation, attrition, or removal
            of vegetation or significant habitat features.
f)   The physical setting, characterised by steeply dissecting mountain ranges and narrow valley
     floors, is preserved and protected including:-…
     iii.   land in the north dominated by the Woondum Plateau, including the Cooran
            Tablelands/ Mothar Mountain range system;
     vii.   the intrusive volcanic plugs of Mt Pinbarren, Mt Cooran, and Mt Cooroora as prominent
            topographical and scenic features;
h)   The rural heritage and character, lifestyle, privacy, open space, vistas and level of
     accessibility enjoyed by residents of the locality is maintained;
k)   The scale and form of buildings and other structures are-
     i.     designed to be responsive to the rural character and amenity of the locality;…
     iii.   integrated into the landform and landscape;
v)   Development is designed and sited to protect significant views to Mt Cooroora, Mt Cooran
     and Mt Pinbarren particularly views from town and village centres and from the major road
     network;
mm) For the Rural Zone – rural land is protected and appropriately managed such that:-
     i.     agriculture and habitat protection are the dominant land uses;
     ii.    the scenic and environmental values, the distinct rural amenity and agricultural
            productivity of the locality are preserved and are not adversely impacted as a
            consequence of development on or adjacent to that land.
The applicant has sought to address the potential impact of the development on the surrounding
Mary River Catchment Locality. The measures employed to address the above outcomes include:
   The use of a slimline monopole in preference to a lattice tower with the view to minimising
     the visual clutter and adverse visual effect of the structure on the landscape;
   The height of the monopole has been reduced to 25 metres resulting in an overall height of
     26 metres including antennae attachments;
   The proposed monopole is to be painted in a bushland green colour such as Colorbond Pale
     Eucalypt to help the structure blend into the vegetated background;
   The monopole and attachments would be treated with a non-reflective finish;
   Removal of existing trees has been minimised and confined to an area within the construction
     footprint and immediate area of risk;
   All equipment will be contained within the designated boundaries and NBN tower compound
     area; and
   Stockpiles, waste and vehicle parking during construction would be located within the site
     and set back from Tablelands Road.
The applicant maintains that the placement of the proposed monopole when combined with the
undulating terrain in the local area, the retention of vegetation and the distance to the tower from
several key vantage points combine to result in a minor adverse to negligible impact on the scenic
amenity of the area.


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