Cooran - Development Application

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



 Specific Outcomes                            Probable Outcomes                        Compliance
                                                                                              of which are located approximately 110 m to
                                              S10.3 The height of the tower does not          the north-west;
                                              exceed—                                     •   Existing mature vegetation within the subject
                                                 a) 20 metres where on land in the            property and adjoining properties will help
                                                    Community Services, Business              minimise the potential visual impact of the
                                                    Centre or Industry Zones; or              facility when viewed from the surrounding
                                                 b) 25 metres where on land in the            area;
                                                    Rural Zone.                           •   The vegetated ridgeline will assist in
                                                                                              backdropping a large portion of the monopole
                                                                                              when viewed from residential areas to the
                                                                                              south;
                                                                                          •   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.

                                                                                       For further discussion, refer to Section 7.1 of the
                                                                                       Town Planning Report.

                                                                                       For these reasons, the proposal is considered to
                                                                                       comply with Specific Outcome O10.