Planning Report · MCU15/0111.01

            8.7 Landscaping treatments to open space areas associated with Stage 1a including the
                establishment and rehabilitation of all detention basins, the establishment of landscaping
                buffers to site boundaries and adjoining residential properties and street trees.

APPLICANTS JUSTIFICATION

It is acknowledged that a Condition can state that a development may not commence (use) until other
development permits or works are completed. Nonetheless, it is important to understand the practicality of
actually completing the full quantum of works at the first stage of a development.

 SUB-CONDITION                            COMMENT
 All roadworks on the Main Road of Cooroy - This is a concurrence agency matter and does
 Connection Road                             not fall within the proper jurisdictional limits of
                                             Noosa Council functions under the Sustainable
                                             Planning Act 2009 and Sustainable Planning
                                             Regulation 2009. Nevertheless, you are advised
                                             that on the 12 October 2016 an application was
                                             lodged with Main Roads.

                                                                     -    Mains Roads have not conditioned the timing of
                                                                          the road upgrade as there is sufficient capacity
                                                                          in the road network.

 All frontage works including footpaths and                          -    Council has not considered the logical sequence
 landscaping for Trading Post Road, Pearson Road                          of construction whatsoever. Major service
 and Elm Street as required by conditions of this                         infrastructure such as high voltage cable,
 approval.                                                                stormwater, sewer and streetlights are required
                                                                          in the road reserve prior to the footpath being
                                                                          constructed. If the footpath is installed, it will be
                                                                          either damaged or have to be cut out to make
                                                                          way for the services.
 Bus shelters.                                                       -    As mentioned above the application to Main
                                                                          Roads for the bus shelters is afoot. Nevertheless
                                                                          Palm Lake provides a twice daily bus service for
                                                                          residents to take local shopping trips.
 A pedestrian refuge crossing and lighting associated                -    The following is still required to be completed
 with the bus stop pair on Elm Street.                                    for the lighting design:
                                                                               o Analysis of existing lighting in street
                                                                               o Review of existing lighting and
                                                                                   assessment of compliance with
                                                                                   AS/NZS1158
                                                                               o Design of lighting to AS/NZS1158
                                                                               o Design of pedestrian crossing lighting to
                                                                                   AS/NZS1158
                                                                               o Design of reticulation to supply new
                                                                                   lights
                                                                               o RPEQ certification
                                                                               o Obtaining council & DTMR approvals

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