Cooran - Development Application

Proposed nbn Telecommunications Facility on Lot 22 SP148684
Appendix C – Code Assessment



 Specific Outcomes                            Probable Outcomes   Compliance

                                                                    •   The proposed facility has been located on a
                                                                        large, rural allotment which allows for
                                                                        separation from nearby dwellings, the closest
                                                                        of which is located approximately 110 m to the
                                                                        north-west;

                                                                    •   Existing mature vegetation within the subject
                                                                        property and adjoining properties will help
                                                                        minimise the potential visual impact of the
                                                                        facility when viewed from the surrounding
                                                                        area;

                                                                    •   The vegetated ridgeline will assist in
                                                                        backdropping the proposed facility when
                                                                        viewed from the surrounding area;
                                                                    •   The proposed facility will be seen in context
                                                                        with the existing Telstra facility, an accepted
                                                                        part of the landscape;

                                                                    •   The undulating topography of the area will
                                                                        assist in obscuring views towards the facility
                                                                        from dwellings and roads in the area;

                                                                    •   Significant views within the region are
                                                                        protected and not adversely impacted upon;

                                                                    •   A monopole was selected as the preferred
                                                                        structure over a lattice tower design as this
                                                                        type of facility can remain slim line and is less
                                                                        visually obtrusive when viewed from a
                                                                        distance; and