Delegated Report - Code - Planning RAL25 0004 (As Published) · RAL25/0004

               The application has been found to generally comply with all applicable statutory instruments, those
               requiring commentary are detailed below:
               4.5.1 Cooroy Local Plan Code
               The purpose of the Cooroy local plan code is to provide locally relevant planning provisions for the
               assessment of development with the Cooroy local plan area.
               The purpose of the code will be achieved through compliance with the relevant overall outcomes
               and assessment benchmarks of the code.
               The Cooroy local plan area includes the following relevant overall outcomes:-
                    •    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.
                    •    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.
                    •    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.
                    •    The protection of water quality within Lake Macdonald and waterways
                    •    Development maintains and reflects the form and scale of development in Cooroy as a
                         modern country town with low density, low rise buildings that cover a comparatively small
                         area of a site leaving significant areas for landscaping and private open space.
                    •    A diverse range of community services
               A comprehensive assessment against the assessment benchmarks of the code is provided below.
               An assessment of the application against the Cooroy local plan code demonstrates that the
               proposal is consistent with the relevant assessment benchmarks and overall outcomes of the code.
               4.5.2     Community Facility Zone Code
               The purpose of the community facilities zone code is to provide for community-related uses,
               activities and facilities, whether publicly or privately owned, including for example:
                    a) educational establishments;
                    b) hospitals;
                    c) transport and telecommunication networks; and
                    d) utility installations.
               The overall outcomes sought for the Community Facilities zone are as follows:
                    • The Community Facilities zone primarily accommodates a variety of community related
                      activities and infrastructure, as well as certain special residential and recreation uses to meet
                      the current and future needs of the community.
                    • Development provides for the continued use of community land for the specific purpose
                      annotated on the zone map, and where the use is no longer meeting a community need, is
                      replaced with another community related activity.
                    • Development for community activities provides opportunities for growth in artistic, cultural,
                      social and community services
                    • A range of community activities such as cemeteries, childcare centres, clubs (where in
                      conjunction with a community use), community care centres, community uses, crematoriums,
                      educational establishments, emergency services, funeral parlours, healthcare services,
                      hospitals and places of worship are accommodated in the zone.


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