Town Planning Report 25 Kauri Street Cooroy Qld 4563 · MCU18/0165

Attached Housing Zone
Purpose of this zone

The attached housing zone includes areas of medium -density residential development
located close to essential services and facilities, including retail and medical facilities and
public transport services.


For the Attached Housing Zone—residents and visitors are accommodated in
predominantly attached housing forms that— contribute to a high level of residential
amenity, design quality and safety; and respect the scale and character of the streetscape
and surrounding development; and are located within convenient access of employment
centres, goods and services, public transport and community facilities;



3.1 Assessment Against the Cooroy & Lake MacDonald Locality

3.2 Physical Setting

The Cooroy & Lake Macdonald Locality is situated in the southern part of the former Noosa
Shire. Much of the locality lies within the catchment of Six Mile Creek, which leads to the
Mary River. Lake Macdonald is the primary source of water supply for the coastal urban
areas of Noosa and the rural towns and villages of Cooroy, Pomona, Cooran and
Cooroibah.


Cooroy is a bustling country town with a high level of residential amenity, built upon the
local rural industries, environmental values, outdoor recreation opportunities, built heritage,
artistic talent, social networks and family values. While Cooroy contains an increasing
number of duplexes and units, the charm and character of its original houses is particularly
appealing. Timber Queenslanders sit raised on stumps on their slightly sloping sites.
Newer buildings need to respect the existing character of the country town and the scale of
surrounding buildings when developing, which this proposal has done.


Many community activities revolve around the array of sporting and recreational facilities as
well as various local societies and interest groups. Community buildings and areas of public
open space are generally well linked. Cooroy has potential for growth while maintaining the
country town character. In the balance of the locality protection of rural settlement character
relies on avoiding the fragmentation of the countryside and largely limiting developments to
existing rural communities of Cudgerie Estate, Forest Acres, Lake Macdonald and Sunrise



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