Development Application Cover Letter - Cooran

Payment for the sum of $25,311 will be made direct to the assessment manager via cheque.

Please also find attached correspondence from Council received on 9th March 2015 in
response to a fee waiver request. The fee waiver request states that: ‘In this instance, while no
waiver is agreed to for the lodgement of the applications, a partial refund of the application
fees may be considered at the time the application is reported to Council for a decision.’

We are therefore again requesting that a partial refund of the application fee $25,311, that
accompanies this application, be made once a Council decision has been granted. We
endeavour the assessment of this second NBN Co application, in the rural outskirts of Cooran,
to progress smoothly and quickly due to the following factors:
1. In accordance with Council’s advice, NBN Co has in good faith investigated the feasibility
    of alternative sites (adjacent to the HV towers off Schreibers Rd) to service rural Cooran
    and withdrawn the original Development Application (Coles Creek Road, Cooran - DA
    MCU13/0051)
2. NBN Co highlights that a second lease and second Development Application (this subject
    application) has now been lodged which has required extensive re-work costs and
    network-wide revisions.
3. We believe that NBN Co has demonstrated a record of real cooperation and flexibility with
    both Council and residents in Noosa Shire, and that this approach is evident at Cooran,
    where alternative sites have been investigated in response to community feedback and
    Council’s advice.

We trust that you have all the necessary information to commence your assessment of this
application.

If you have any queries regarding the subject application please do not hesitate to call Claire
Harris on (07) 3173 8738 or alternatively email on [email protected] Sincerely,




Lisa Shields
Project Manager