Cooran - Development Application

    (d) Optimise the location    provide wireless broadband services
        of             future    to surrounding premises in Cooran.
        infrastructure within
        communities        to    A search of the Radio Frequency
        provide       greater    National Site Archive confirms that a
        access to facilities     viable co-location opportunity exists
        and services and         in the Cooran area. The closest
        enable productivity      existing facility to the proposed
        improvements             facility is a 25 m high Telstra tower
                                 at 265 Tablelands Road, Cooran
                                 (Figure 3.1).
(3) Development occurs:
    (a) In areas currently
        serviced by state        In order to co-locate by replacement
        and/or           local   of the existing facility, a stronger
        infrastructure    and    and taller facility would be required
        associated services;     in order for nbn to achieve
        or                       good/reliable service to the intended
    (b) In a logical and         community,           whilst        also
        orderly      location,   accommodating Telstra, Vodafone
        form and sequence        and GWN’s existing and future
        to enable the cost       (reserved) equipment. A new facility
        effective delivery of    in this location would likely require a
        state    and     local   50m lattice tower structure to
        infrastructure      to   accommodate for the relatively
        service                  lower ground elevation and to
        development.             ensure that the structural integrity of
                                 the facility is maintained. A larger
                                 lattice tower was not considered a
(4) Existing and planned         desirable outcome, as it was
    infrastructure         is    determined a new greenfield facility
    protected           from     could be designed as a less obtrusive
    development that would       35 m monopole to provide service to
    compromise the ability of    the community.
    infrastructure       and
                                 A suitable location on the subject
    associated services to
                                 site has been selected and a lease is
    operate      safely  and
                                 in place. The proposed facility is
    efficiently.
                                 protected and will operate safely and
                                 efficiently.




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