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

               PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                10 FEBRUARY 2026


                development which is contrary to wide road reserve to the east, which includes a minimum
                the Noosa Plan. The sloping land 5-metre landscaped buffer for amenity.
                makes the tall structures even more
                                                    As outlined in the assessment, a shortfall of one visitor car
                visually prominent from the street.
                                                    parking space is considered acceptable in this instance.
                Establishing this development in
                                                    Overall, the density aligns with the parameters of the
                addition to the similar development
                                                    Noosa Plan 2020, including site cover, gross floor area,
                at Lot 1/62 Lake Macdonald Drive is
                                                    height, and car parking. Minor relaxations have been
                compounding the scale of these
                                                    sought for building height, individual building sizes and
                developments in Cooroy which
                                                    eastern and southern boundary setbacks, as detailed in
                should be retained for low scale
                                                    the report.
                housing.
                Development should enhance
                neighbourhoods, respect existing
                residents and minimise adverse
                amenity impacts such as noise and
                traffic, which this proposal does not
                achieve given the proposed scale
                and intensity which are seen as
                incompatible with and disruptive to
                the existing low density residential
                area.

                Inconsistent with Cooroy Local The development is consistent with the Cooroy Local Plan
                Plan                           Code insofar as it:
                The bulk, scale, setbacks and built         •   Provides for attached housing locates in well
                form of the development would                   serviced areas and increases housing choice.
                erode the local amenity and                 •   Advances housing choice by incorporating small
                residential character of Cooroy                 dwellings, accessible housing and affordable
                which currently aims to provide a               housing.
                village style atmosphere with low-
                rise form and community identity.        The 3-metre setback to the cemetery complies with the
                The visual impact, increased             planning scheme, in addition to landscaping on the subject
                density, loss of privacy and change      site the subdivision approval requires a landscaped buffer
                in neighbourhood composition as a        along the common boundary (on the cemetery side) for a
                result of the development would          width of 2 metres to provide adequate buffering between
                alter the established local character    the two land uses.
                and diminish the amenity of existing  The roof facing Lake Macdonald Drive has been designed
                residents, being inconsistent with    to evoke the image of a saw blade in reference to the
                and contradictory of the vision for   region’s timber milling industry which has been part of the
                the surrounding area.                 local community from as early as 1890s. The roof form is
                The 3-metre side setback is seen as considered acceptable in this regard.
                inadequate to provide sufficient
                buffer to the cemetery with retaining
                walls further limiting the available
                space.
                Skillion roofs are not consistent with
                Cooroy’s architectural character
                and will detract from the town’s
                heritage character.




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