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




    Internal Landscape Areas
    The application material includes landscape areas that include trees planted on the ground
    floor growing through voids on the first floor provided as outdoor communal areas.

•   Strategic Planner, Strategy and Environment Branch
    One of the key drivers of the No. 2 Scheme Amendments was to create greater opportunities
    for affordable housing and introduce incentives to facilitate its delivery. Community Facilities
    land is considered ideal for this purpose, as such sites are typically well-located and accessible.

    Strategic Planning supports the proposed multiple dwelling development on Community
    Facilities zoned located at 62 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy.
4.8. Other Referrals
The application was forwarded to the following external experts for independent review of the
application material and officers assessment report::
•   JFP Consultants – Peer review of the report
    As the site is currently owned by Council it was determined that a peer review of the officer
    report should be undertaken to ensure transparency in the decision-making process.
    Accordingly, JFP Consultants were requested to review the report, the peer review
    concluded:

    The delegated assessment report has been prepared in accordance with Council’s statutory
    obligations and provides a comprehensive assessment of the development application against
    the relevant assessment benchmarks and submissions received.
    Subject to the minor amendments and additional clarification recommended through this peer
    review and the attached tracked changes, the assessment and conclusions are considered
    reasonable, relevant and supportable. Accordingly, the report provides an appropriate basis
    for Council’s decision-making under the Planning Act 2016.