Town Planning Report - Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy (Coast2Bay) · MCU25/0118

REPORT

3             PROPOSAL
3.1           Overview
The subject development application seeks a Development Permit for a Material Change of Use to establish
a Multiple Dwelling (Affordable Rental Premises) comprising 25 “small” dwellings.
Architectural proposal plans prepared by Hollindale Mainwaring Architects (HMA) are included at Appendix
B, while Engineering detail prepared by Arcos and the Landscape Concept prepared by project Urban is
provided at Appendix Cand D respectively.
Further detail in relation to various elements associated with the proposal is provided in the following
sections of this report. Following adoption of Proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Noosa Plan 2020 on 26
September 2025, it is acknowledged that the development controls prescribed by the Community Facilities
Zone Code in particular have been strengthened to ensure that residential forms of development within the
zone are compatible with the zone intent.




                                   Figure 5 - Perspective image new entry road frontage




                              Figure 6 - Perspective image Lake Macdonald Drive frontage



3.2           Development Yield
The proposal comprises a total of twenty-five (25) “small dwelling” units in a combination of one (1) and two
(2) bedroom configurations, each designed to comply with the Liveable Housing Australia (LHA) ‘gold’
standard, with the exception of the Type d unit which complies with the LHA ‘silver’ standard.
With reference to Table SC1.2.2 – Administrative definitions of the Noosa Plan 2020, it is acknowledged that
a “small dwelling” is defined as “a dwelling that has no more than 100m2 of gross floor area”. In this regard,

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