Town Planning Report

        Table 10 – Desired Environmental Outcomes Response
        Urban and rural settlement for residential use The proposed development is consistent with
        is contained within the defined urban growth the DEO – Residential Uses on the following
        boundaries shown on zoning maps ZM1- ZM9 basis:
        by –                                               The proposed development is of a scale
        i development being within the planned              that is able to be reasonably be
        capacity for roads, community services and          accommodated by the surrounding road
        infrastructure for the particular locality;         network;
        ii providing Noosa Shire’s population access to  The development is of a form and
        a broad range of safe, secure and affordable        character that is expected to integrate
        housing that specifically caters for the current    with surrounding built form character,
        and projected demographic, economic and             albeit at a higher density than traditional
        social profile of the community;                    residential development;
        iii development being consistent with the  The proposed development is not
        character and amenity of the particular             expected to be a high traffic generating
        locality; iv development considering the            uses;
        landform, natural environmental and climatic  The proposed development is located
        conditions of the locality;                         within an existing defined urban
        v employing water conserving design                 boundary under the South East
        principles;                                         Queensland Regional Plan;
        vi being conveniently located with access to  The proposed development not only
        urban services employment and infrastructure;       responds to site constraints, it also offers
        vii being suitably separated from incompatible      diversity in housing choice within the
        land uses;                                          locality intended to cater for the ageing
        viii residential environments maintaining the       population;
        values identified in the Community Vision;         The proposed development will not
        ix considering the impact new development has       unduly detract from the existing
        on resident perceptions of Noosa Shire’s            character of the Cooroy Township;
        natural resources, open space, clean  The development is conveniently located
        environment, integration of the landform and        in proximity to a wide range of existing
        landscape, character, natural environment and       urban services.
        resident lifestyle;
        x open space or farming being the predominant
        land use in rural areas, ensuring urban or rural
        settlements do not impact on the role
        performed by those land uses;
        xi development upholding the quality lifestyle
        and amenity sought by residents of Noosa Shire
        with consideration given to density, noise,
        accessibility to community services and
        infrastructure, security, traffic and aesthetics;
        xii development contributing to Noosa Shire
        being distinct from other urban and rural
        settlement environments in South-East
        Queensland;

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