_ASTP Town Planning Report

         ‘Dual Occupancy’
          (a) means a residential use of premises for 2 households involving—
               (i) 2 dwellings (whether attached or detached) on a single lot or 2 dwellings (whether
                    attached or detached) on separate lots that share a common property; and
               (ii) any domestic outbuilding associated with the dwellings; but
          (b) does not include a residential use of premises that involves a secondary dwelling.

The subject site is located within the Medium Density Residential Zone of the Cooroy Local Plan area. In
accordance with Part 5 (Tables of Assessment – Table 5.5.2 Medium Density Residential Zone) of the
Planning Scheme, a Dual Occupancy within the Medium Density Residential Zone is subject to Code
Assessment.


       Subject Site and Surrounding Area
The subject site is rectangular in shape with an area of 1,012m2 and frontage of approximately 20 metres
to Ruby Street and 20 metres to Opal Lane. The site is currently improved by an existing Dwelling House,
which is to remain onsite as part of the proposed Dual Occupancy development, with the new Dwelling
unit proposed to be constructed at the rear of the existing Dwelling to front Opal Lane (refer to Figure 1
below).




Figure 1 Subject Site (Source: QLD Globe 2021)


The subject site is surrounded by a mix of medium and low density residential land uses, predominantly
comprising detached Dwelling Houses. Further, the site is located within proximity to District Centre
Zoned properties, which comprise a range of commercial land uses, approximately 40 metres west of the
site.

In a broader context, the site is located approximately 165 metres east of the North Coast/Sunshine Coast
Railway Line, 260 metres south east of the Cooroy Town Centre and approximately 385 metres north east
of Eden Private Hospital.




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