2019-12-11 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 DRAFT 20191202-Noosa Plan Consultation Report

 Submitter   Submission and Grounds of Submission                                                                          Planners’ Response                                                                                         Recommendation
             it does not have substantial agricultural value.
 20868664    Local community housing provider has suggested 62 Lake Macdonald Drive Cooroy (cemetery extension             This land was purchased by Noosa Council many years ago for the expansion of the Cooroy                    That no change be made to the New Noosa Plan as a result of this submission.
             land) could be committed to affordable housing.                                                               Cemetery. A development permit for the cemetery expansion was issued in 2008 however the
                                                                                                                           demand has not grown at the rate previously anticipated and expansion into this lot has not to date
                                                                                                                           become necessary. While that particular development approval has since lapsed, it is suggested
                                                                                                                           premature to start committing the land for any other purpose.
                                                                                                                           In drafting the scheme the site was put in the Community Facilities Zone however was not specifically
                                                                                                                           annotated for the use of a cemetery because at some stage in the future Council may want the
                                                                                                                           flexibility to consider other uses for all or part of the site.
 20868792    Resident of Cooroy concerned that the housing along Olivier Street and Peartree Lane has been                 Noted. The current land is located within the Cooroy township urban boundary and immediately adjoins       That no change be made to the New Noosa Plan as a result of this submission.
             designated Medium Density Residential.                                                                        the medium density residential zone. Councils Housing Needs assessment identified the need to
                                                                                                                           increase the supply of smaller dwellings across the shire to cater for future housing needs.
             This area is currently low density, older style Queenslanders with large grassed blocks, allowing space for
             children to play and gardens to be developed providing important habitat for wildlife.                        This locality provides a unique opportunity to increase affordable housing supply in Cooroy on land that
                                                                                                                           is able to be easily serviced by infrastructure within a short distance from the District Centre, public
             To see it disappear into townhouses, driveways and garages would be a backward step, reducing the             transport and Cooroy-Noosa road.
             character of Cooroy. This means more concrete, more runoff, less trees and shrubs, and a hotter
             environment.
             In addition, if each block becomes 4 townhouses, potentially another 120 cars would enter these local
             streets and add to the Diamond Street intersection congestion.



Table 15:2 Submissions on Significant Changes
 Submitter   Submission and Grounds of Submission                                                                          Planners’ Response                                                                                         Recommendation
 21003252    Sites at Myall St Cooroy - Reaffirming the matters raised in earlier submission made during the first round   This was not the subject of 2nd round consultation on significant changes.                                 That no change be made to planning scheme
             of public consultation.
 21005677                                                                                                                  There is not a demonstrable need for new urban greenfield areas generally in the shire – the Noosa
             It is recommended that the following amendments be incorporated in the final version of the Planning          Plan has established in can meet dwelling targets for the life of this scheme and under the SEQ
             Scheme:                                                                                                       Regional Plan.
             •    Zoning Map ZM-10 be updated to include the subject land in the Medium Density Zone in lieu of its        There remains medium density land in Cooroy capable of development for semi-attached or attached
                  current designation within the Recreation and Open Space zone;                                           housing that is much closer to employment, services and transport.
             •    Consequential amendments to the Strategic Framework maps be made to include the land within the          Any change to the urban boundary requires strategic consideration and consultation with the Cooroy
                  Urban Boundary.                                                                                          community.




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