planning report 45 Maple St -v1-2023

PO1
Development enhances the role of Cooroy as the largest centre in the Noosa Hinterland, providing
a wide range of business and employment services, recreation facilities, community services,
housing choice and a limited range of visitor services.
PO5
Development retains and enhances key heritage and landscape elements including historical
landmarks, existing character trees and areas of significant vegetation contributing to the setting and
character of the local plan area.
AO7.1
Development retains or reuses buildings that have cultural heritage or townscape significance,
including where subject to the Heritage and Character Overlay (as mapped in Schedule 2) or
identified as a heritage site or character area on Figure 7.2.2.4 (Cooroy Framework and Character
Plan).
PO14
Development provides for sites within and in close proximity to the District centre zone to contribute
to housing diversity by providing small attached dwellings, including single level apartments.


The proposal complies fully complies with the above Outcomes for the following reasons:
 •    is providing housing for people living with disabilities satisfying an unmet need in housing
      choice outlined in PO1 and Overall outcome 7.2.2.2 (2)(o);
 •    is providing housing choice within a short walk to Cooroy business centre, public transport and
      services supporting PO1 and PO14;
 •    the site is in close proximity to the District centre zone and is providing small dwellings fully
      accessible mostly in single level apartments in accordance with PO14;
 •    is providing permanent accommodation not short term accommodation;



4.4 Community Facilities Zone Code
The following Performance Outcomes and Acceptable Outcomes are relevant to the assessment
and are setout below:


PO3
Development-

(a)     is consistent with the specific purpose as annotated on the zone map; or
(b)    where the annotated purpose is no longer meeting a community need, replaces it with
another community related use; or
(c)     where there is no specific purpose annotated on the zone map, provides a use consistent
with the needs of the local community.
PO4
The site and location are accessible and suitable for the intended use and population catchment it
serves.
PO5
Uses are of a type, scale and intensity consistent with community needs, locational characteristics
and supporting infrastructure.




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