LATE RFI Attachment 3 - Visual Impact Assessment

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                               Visual Assessment Statement: Car Wash, and Food and Drink Outlet 34 Elm St., Cooroy, QLD




     2.3 The Local Area
     2.3.1 Topography
     2.3.1.1 Natural Features
30   The Cooroy township is focussed on a relatively small consolidated urban area surrounded by
     undulating rural land and natural open space that is largely cleared but includes areas of open
     forest with some more densely treed plantation areas. While the urban area has no
     distinguishing natural features, views from some locations to the surrounding area include low
     vegetated hills within undulating grassed meadows.

     2.3.1.2 Settlement Pattern and Built Form
31   The Bruce Highway is located approximately 1.3km to the southeast of the town centre where
     it is accessed via an interchange from Myall Street. The town centre is bisected by the
     Queensland Rail North Coast Line.


32   The commercial core of the town centre is located on the southwest side of the rail corridor
     where it primarily extends along Maple Street between Marara Street to the north and Garnet
     Street to the south. Along the western side of Maple Street, the built form includes single
     storey commercial buildings that are built to the side boundaries and to the street frontage
     with active shop fronts. The built form is low rise and generally of an older traditional character
     comprised of smaller individual attached buildings with either sloping roofs or large parapets,
     and awnings extending across the adjoining footpaths.

33   The eastern side is more fragmented with varying setbacks that include landscaped open
     space and car parking. It also includes some larger buildings, but all maintain a low rise scale
     and generally include character features.

34   The streetscape includes prominent street trees in intermittent clusters that enhance the
     streetscape’s amenity and character.

35   The town centre area to the northeast of the rail corridor, although including the Cooroy Station
     is more fragmented with limited commercial uses that are focussed on Diamond Street, which
     transitions to become Tewantin Road and finally Cooroy Noosa Road as it extends to the west.

36   Cooroy Station is located along Elm Street opposite the Site within an area of open space and
     car parking. The open character of the station’s setting accentuates the visibility of the rail
     infrastructure including the overhead power supply and the pedestrian ramp that bridges over
     the rail line.


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