Davis Rd Cootharaba_IRR Final

31 July 2015


Attn: Jack Lewis
Noosa Council
PO Box 141
TEWANTIN, QLD, 4565



Application Number: MCU15/061


Response to Information Request for MCU15/0061 - Material Change of Use (Impact Assessable)
for a ‘Service & Utility Type 3 Tower’ located at Davis Road, Cootharaba QLD 4565 (road
reserve/provisional Lot 1 on SP277246)

I refer to your request for further information on 14 July 2015, in accordance with section 276 of the
Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009, in relation to the proposed fixed wireless facility at Davis Road,
Cootharaba QLD 4565 (road reserve/provisional Lot 1 on SP277246).

In accordance with section 278(1)(a) of the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009, the following
response to the requested information is provided below:

Visual Amenity
The Specific Outcome O39 of the Infrastructure Uses Code requires the proposed monopole is
visually integrated with its landscape so as not to be visually dominant or obtrusive.

1. Please provide a photomontage of the proposed monopole. The montage shall superimpose
   the proposed pole’s height and bulk onto images taken from the following locations:
   (a) The existing house at 23 David Road (Lot 4 on SP 176875). The photo should be taken
       from the northern outdoor living/deck area looking towards the tower.
   (b) The existing house at 634 Cootharaba Road (Lot 5 on RP894929). The photo should be
       taken from the northern outdoor living/entrance area looking towards the tower.
   (c) Along Davis Road from the driveway entrance to the Cootharaba Fire Station lease area
       looking towards the tower.

Response

Three (3) photomontages have been prepared (refer to Attachment A) to illustrate how the proposed
facility will appear when viewed from the following locations:
     • Photomontage 1: view looking east towards the proposed facility from Davis Road/Rural Fire
          Brigade (approximately 90 m separation distance)
     • Photomontage 2: view looking north west towards proposed facility from the dwelling at 23 Davis
          Road, Cootharaba (approximately 270 m separation distance)
     • Photomontage 3: view looking south west towards proposed facility from the dwelling at 640
          Cootharaba Road, Cootharaba (approximately 150 m separation distance)

Photomontage 1 illustrates a view looking south east towards the proposed facility from Davis Road
and the Rural Fire Brigade Driveway. This view demonstrates a similar view likely to be experienced by
motorists/pedestrians travelling along Davis Road. As illustrated in Photomontage 1, when viewed from
Davis Road, the proposed facility will not detract from the character of the area as it will be viewed in
the context of the existing vertical structures such as the low voltage power lines and poles. In addition,
the proposed facility will be set back amongst mature vegetation (at least 28 m in height), mitigating the
likely appearance of the facility.