MCU25/0118 - APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR MULITIPLE DWELLING - AFFORDABLE RENTAL PREMISES (25 x SMALL DWELLINGS) AT 64 LAKE MACDONALD DRIVE, COOROY · ATTACHMENT 2 - (MCU25 0118) - PLANNING OFFICERS REPORT

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                              10 FEBRUARY 2026


The development does not result in unacceptable impacts on privacy, overlooking, or access to
sunlight for surrounding development. The inclusion of the basement assists in reducing visual
massing and potential shadowing by ensuring that the development is stepped down the slope.
Vegetated skyline
The development respects the scale of surrounding vegetation, with the roof form remaining
visually subordinate to the landscape backdrop and proposed landscape treatments, ensuring a
vegetated skyline will ultimately be achieved.
Number of Storeys and Visual appearance
While a portion of the eastern elevation is and appears as three levels due to the fall across the
site and basement exposure, this presentation is confined, functionally necessary, and does not
result in a visually dominant or bulky built form. When assessed holistically, the development
largely maintains a two-storey character consistent with the intent of PO17.
On this basis, the proposal is consistent with the Performance Outcome PO17.
Further to this, the proposed development is also deemed consistent with the Overall Outcomes
of the Community Facilities Zone Code, which seek to ensure that development:
    •   primarily accommodates a variety of community related activities and infrastructure, as
        well as certain special residential and recreation uses to meet the current and future
        needs of the community.
    •   provides opportunities for growth in artistic, cultural, social and community services
        and facilities in Noosa Shire.
    •   are located to optimise their accessibility, operational efficiency and benefit to the
        community.
    •   for residential purposes, including residential care, retirement facilities, relocatable
        homes, accessible housing and affordable rental premises contribute to housing
        choice for residents including those with special needs.
    •   is supported by transport infrastructure designed to provide and promote safe and
        efficient public transport use, walking and cycling.
    •   is of a scale, appearance and intensity that is compatible with existing and intended
        development in adjacent zones.
    •   The bulk and scale of development located on that part of the site in the Community
        Facilities zone is consistent with the built form required by the performance
        outcomes of this code

The minor and localised variation in building height does not undermine these outcomes.
Therefore, the development remains appropriately scaled, visually contained and compatible with
surrounding development, while delivering an important community benefit.
4.3.3 Setbacks
Acceptable Outcome AO19.1 of the Community Facilities Zone Code seeks:
AO19.1 Buildings and roofed structures are set back:
   a. for sites within urban boundaries at least:
          i.   6 metres from a road frontage; and
         ii.   3 metres from other boundaries unless the land adjoins the Environmental
               Management and Conservation Zone where the minimum setback is 5m; or
   b. …………..
The development seeks a varied setback of 5.6 metres – 7.9 metres along the “New Road 1”
frontage to the east and a setback of 3 metres to the road frontage to the south (“New Road 2”), in