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




     1 INTRODUCTION
     1.1 Purpose and Scope
9    This visual assessment statement has been prepared by Interplan VA on behalf of Kings
     Group Pty Ltd (the Applicant) to assist the Noosa Council (Council) with its assessment of a
     development application for a development permit for a material change of use for a
     commercial car wash and food and drink outlet (the Proposed Development) on land at
     34 Elm Street Cooroy comprised of Lots 4-6 on RP7269890 (the Site).


10   The statement is comprised of six parts:
        1) Part 1:0 outlines the purpose and scope the report,
        2) Part 2.0 describes the Site, neighbouring streetscape, and visual context,
        3) Part 3.0 describes the proposed development’s appearance.
        4) Part 4.0 provides opinions regarding the proposed development’s visual impact with
             respect to the change it will make to the streetscape and neighbourhood having regard
             to Parts 2.0 and 3.0 above.
        5) Part 5.0 discusses the proposed development’s consistency with key applicable
             assessment benchmarks relevant to character and amenity.
        6) Part 6.0 provides an overall conclusion based upon the observations set out in the
             report.


11   This statement should be read in conjunction with other documentation lodged with the
     application and response to council information request. The author’s Curriculum Vitae is
     appended to this report at Appendix A.


     1.2 Information Sources
12   The following information was relied upon for the preparation of this statement:
        a) Building Design Drawings for Planning Approval Job No. 20-032 DA, dated 10/05/23,
             prepared by TMC Building Design Group (TMC)
        b) Town Planning Report, dated November 2022, prepared by Adamson Town Planning
             (ATP)
        c) Landscape Concept Plan, Revision B, prepared by Project Urban (PU)
        d) Noosa Council Information Request MCU22/0201, dated 22 December 2022 (NCIR)
        e) Noosa Plan 2020 (NP)
        f)   Queensland Globe (QG)
        g) Google Earth (GE)

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