Cooran - Development Application

r) Opportunities are provided for low impact,
short stay visitor facilities, in the form of
farmstay    and      bed     and     breakfast
accommodation;

s) Significant tertiary clay resources south
east of Pomona are protected from land uses
which would potentially impact on the
utilisation of those resources;

t) The impacts associated with any new
extractive industry, changes to existing
industry and the rehabilitation of extractive
industries are prevented or mitigated;

u) Recreation values are protected and
enhanced through the maintenance of the
scenic and environmental values of the
locality;

v) Development is designed and sited to
protect significant views to Mt Cooroora, Mt
Cooran and Mt Pinbarren particularly views
from town and village centres and from the
major road network;

m) Noosa’s open space network is protected
and supports a range of recreational
opportunities within the locality focusing
on—

  i.    the Cooran Tablelands, Mt Cooroora
        and Black Mountain;
  ii.   Six Mile Creek;
 iii.   the Noosa Trail Network, and iv. day
        and      weekend     tripping   through
        Noosa’s     hinterland,     where   the
        facilities available in the rural towns
        and villages of Pomona and Cooran
        support these activities;

x) The environmental and cultural heritage
values of the locality are protected and well
managed;

y) Areas of native remnant or regrowth
vegetation, including their biodiversity and
habitat values are protected;




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