2020-02-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                             11 FEBRUARY 2020


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Development Planners to the Planning & Environment
Committee Meeting dated 11 February 2020 regarding Application No MCU18/0166 for a
Development Permit for Material Change of Use Service and Utility - Type 3 Tower, situated at 244
Tablelands Rd, Cooran and:
A.   Refuse the application for the following reasons:
     1.    The proposed infrastructure is located in an area identified by the SEQ Regional Plan
           as being of regionally significant scenic amenity and the proposal compromises this
           scenic amenity and regional landscape of the area.
     2.    The proposed development is inconsistent with Desired Environmental Outcome 3.1.3
           m) viii of the Noosa Plan as the proposed development is visually prominent in the view
           from premises along Tablelands Road.
     3.    The development application proposes a use that is inconsistent in the Rural Zone of
           the Mary River Catchment Locality;
     4.    The proposal is contrary to Specific Outcome O2 and Overall Outcome 8.7.2 a)iii, k)iii,
           v) and mm)ii of the Mary River Catchment Locality Code as,
           4.1   The visual amenity enjoyed by users of nearby premises is adversely impacted;
                 and
           4.2   The scale and form of the structure is not integrated into the landform and
                 landscape; and
           4.3   The siting of the proposed structure does not protect significant views to Mt
                 Cooroora, Mt Cooran and Mt Pinbarren; and
           4.4   The scenic values and rural amenity of the locality are adversely impacted;
     5.    The proposal is contrary to Overall Outcome 14.37.2 b) and 14.37.2 c) and Specific
           Outcome O10 of the Infrastructure Uses Code as the proposed infrastructure,
           5.1. Detracts from the visual amenity of the rural and residential amenity enjoyed by
                residents and visitors to the area and does not satisfactorily visually integrate
                with the landscape; and
           5.2. Fails to co-locate with the existing telecommunications nearby.
     6.    The proposed tower, if approved, would be afforded immunity under the
           Telecommunications Act 1997 enabling further extension up to 5 metres without further
           reference to Council which would exacerbate the visual amenity impacts;
     7.    The visual impact on a number of premises in the area, which have direct line of sight
           in their viewshed, is considered significant and unacceptable for those residents.
     8.    The applicant’s visual impact assessment is deficient to satisfactorily determine the
           degree and extent of visual impacts from the proposed development and impacts are
           likely to be greater than has been currently identified in the reports.
B.   Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.




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