2020-10-06 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  6 OCTOBER 2020


The relevant Overall and Specific Outcomes of the Cooroy and Lake Macdonald Locality Code
are:
     6.7.2
     n) Key streetscape characteristic of Cooroy township are maintained by new development
     including –
             i. the country town character including the rural, almost rustic quality to some of the
             original buildings in town;
     r) The traditional built form of Cooroy is retained and new development complements
     traditional streetscape and building forms;
Specific Outcome O16
Roof form O16 Roof forms—
     a) contribute positively to the local skyline;
     b) complement the low rise character of the locality;
     c) use simple traditional roof designs, such as hipped, gabled or skillion; and
     d) do not create opportunities for residents to overlook the private open space areas of
     neighbouring properties
The Overall Outcomes of the Heritage Overlay include:
13.16.2 f) For Cooroy-Maple Street Character Area:-
             i.   The historic business centre of Cooroy extending from Marara St in the north to
                  Crystal Street in the south, including 9-73 Maple Street and 19 Crystal Street, as
                  shown on Heritage Overlay Map OM3.2 is retained and protected;
             ii. business, community and residential buildings from the early to mid-twentieth
                 century, which influence the character of the area are retained;
             iv. Development reflects country town character elements reminiscent of Cooroy’s
                 heritage characteristics;
             v. Development maintains and reflects the historic architectural features in Cooroy
                including the traditional building designs of a predominately low rise and low
                impact scale, typified by lightweight construction, with a timber frame, generally
                raised above ground on stumps, many featuring verandah elements, sunhoods
                and awnings to window and wall openings and simple roof designs, either gabled
                or hipped. Typical materials used include timber for cladding and corrugated iron
                for roofs;


             viii. Development along Maple Street, south of the business centre maintains a
                   domestic scale and form consistent with the Queensland vernacular with
                   landscaped setbacks and front yards without front fences, and low impact
                   domestic scale buildings that contribute to the open character of this part of the
                   character area;
Specific Outcomes O5, O6 and O7 of the Heritage Overlay state:
Specific Outcome O5 Retention, relocation & demolition
O5   The valued streetscape character within character areas are protected through the
     retention of buildings that contribute positively to that character.
Specific Outcome O6 Adaptive reuse
O6   Character buildings are conserved and protected by adaptively reusing such sites, provided
     any new use—

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