PM Submission - Peter G Rayment - MCU25/0118

          To: Assessment Manager- Noosa Shire Council Date: 7^/11/25
          Re: Application Number MCU25/0118
          Description: Development Permit for Material Change of Use by Coast2Bay for Multiple
          Dwellings - Affordable Rental Premises 25 X small dwellings plus one community room
          dwelling.
          Site Address: 64 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy Qld 4563 on Lot 2 (part) SP348613

          I make the following submission to Council and request the above mentioned
          application be recommended for refusal on the following grounds:

           1. The proposed medium-density residential development departs significantly from
              the Community Facilities - cemetery intent, so undermining the purpose of this
              zoningand eroding the strategic basisfor community facilities land.
           2. Such a departure would set an undesirable precedent for other Community
              Facilities zoned lands, weakening protection for important community
              infrastructure.
           3. The development is out of scale with the low-density residential context that
              surrounds the site. Approving medium-density housing would erode local
              character, reduce amenity for existing residents, and create a form that is
              inconsistent with the Cooroy Loval Plan’s vision.
           4. The proposed built form is disproportionate to adjacent properties. Such over scale
              development would likely lead to a severe change in character for the
              neighbourhood.
           5. While social and affordable housing is clearly needed, the Noosa Plan does not
              support concentration of socially-oriented housing on lands zoned for Community
              Facilities, particularly when removed from core services. The Plan’s Housing
              Strategy (as reflected in recent amendments) anticipates that affordable and
              social housing be integrated within the community, not isolated in a large single
              development. The location is beyond acceptable distances from Cooroy’s town
              centre, shops, public transport and services - exacerbating social isolation,
              transport burden, and inequitable access for future residents.
           6. Dianella Court, the primary access road, is designed for very limited residential
              traffic (servicing only 28 dwellings). A development using Dianella Court for access
              will generate far greater traffic, parking pressure and turning movements than the
              road network was designed to accommodate, posing safety risks and reducing
              amenity for existing local residents.
           7. If lands intended for social and community infrastructure are converted to
              residential developments, it undermines the Council’s ability to deliver genuine
              community facilities in the future. This sets a dangerous precedent; other parcels
              zoned for community use may similarly be targeted for housing, diluting their
              original purpose and undermining the long-term planning objectives.
           Conclusion
              • The proposed development is contrary to the long term zoning intent for the
                    site.
                    It fails to respect the local character of this area of Cooroy and is
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