Council Report - MCU25 0118 (As Published) · MCU25/0118

               PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                10 FEBRUARY 2026


                    The identified matters of non-compliance are limited in nature and do not result in unacceptable
                    planning, amenity or land use impacts when assessed in accordance with the performance-
                    based framework of the Noosa Plan 2020.


               4.9. Public Notification
               The application was publicly notified for fifteen (15) business days in accordance with the Planning
               Act 2016. Fifty-three (53) properly made submissions were received. The following table provides
               a summary and assessment of the issues raised by submitters.

                Matters Raised                         Comments

                Incorrect   zone         for     this The Community Facilities Zone supports multiple dwelling
                development                           development, provided it is delivered as Affordable Rental
                                                      Premises. Within the Noosa Plan, a series of assessment
                Inappropriate to establish a Medium
                                                      benchmarks aim to protect the established character and
                Density Residential land use in the
                                                      amenity of surrounding neighbourhoods, and the
                Community Use Zone.
                                                      proposed development has been designed to respond to
                While the recent planning scheme these principles.
                amendment allows Council to
                                                      The design responds to the site’s topographical
                consider     affordable      housing
                                                      constraints, incorporating a stepped building form and a
                proposals in this zone, the zone
                                                      large, landscaped podium to provide connectivity between
                intent   or    need     to    protect
                                                      the northern and southern portions of the site. The site falls
                neighbourhood character must not
                                                      approximately 9-metres from south to north, presenting
                be overridden.
                                                      significant design challenges, however, the development
                Other sites in Cooroy offer addresses these through sensitive integration with the
                improved access to services, natural slope.
                adequate infrastructure and align
                the development with more
                appropriate zones for the affordable
                housing development to be
                established on.
                Scale incompatibility
                                                       In terms of built form, the Community Facilities Zone Code
                The bulk, scale, setbacks and built
                                                       permits a maximum plot ratio of 0.75:1, while the
                form of the proposed medium
                                                       development achieves 0.55:1, this equates to
                density housing development are
                                                       approximately 620m² of gross floor area below the
                too invasive for the existing quiet,
                                                       allowable maximum. The proposal also provides an 11-
                low density residential area and
                                                       metre front setback to its primary frontage (Lake McDonald
                disruptive to the character of the
                                                       Drive), exceeding the required 6 metres, to allow for
                area.    Insufficient parking     is
                                                       vegetation that visually scales the development to a
                provided to service the demand
                                                       pedestrian friendly level.
                generated by the development with
                on-street    parking   not    being    While the development includes a minor 3 storey element,
                available in the vicinity of the       this will only be visible when travelling along the new
                development.                           internal road (refer to 4.3.1 above). This encroachment will
                                                       not be visible from adjacent residential properties (Dianella
                The development density is
                                                       Court) once landscaping is established. Importantly, the
                considered to exceed what would
                                                       overall building height remains under 8 metres from both
                be expected for a Medium Density
                                                       natural and finished ground levels with Conditions
                Residence even in the Medium
                                                       provided to ensure compliance.
                Density Residential Zone.
                                                    Delivering a single residential dwelling on a ~3,100m² lot
                Height is a concern given
                                                    located in proximity to services would represent an
                underground car parking essentially
                                                    underutilisation of land designated for higher density
                adding a third storey to the
                                                    development. The subject site benefits from an 18-metre-


Document Set ID: 24496425
Version: 5, Version Date: 29/01/2026