Town Planning Report

        Table 11 - Overall Outcomes for the Cooroy and Lake Macdonald Locality Zone.
        b) The Cooroy and Lake Macdonald Locality COMPLIES
        supports a growing urban and rural settlement The subject land is located at the fringe of the
        of permanent residents                           Cooroy Township and is reasonably capable of
                                                         connecting to all essential urban infrastructure
                                                         as detailed in the Engineering Services report
                                                         prepared by Westera Partners and included at
                                                         Attachment 8 to this report.

                                                           The Seniors Living Community component of
                                                           the proposed development is intended to
                                                           provide a high-quality but affordable
                                                           residential development for the active over
                                                           50’s demographic intended for permanent
                                                           residents.
        c) Urban development is limited to land within     ALTERNATE SOLUTION
        the Urban Growth Boundary as shown on              It is acknowledged that the proposed
        MapZM3                                             development is located beyond the Urban
                                                           Growth Boundary as shown on Map ZM3.
                                                           Notwithstanding, the proposed development
                                                           seeks to respond to the needs and demands of
                                                           the ageing demographic of the Noosa Council
                                                           region by providing diversity in housing choice
                                                           in a self-sustaining community that will also
                                                           readily assimilate with the surrounding
                                                           community.
                                                           Given the unviable rural use of the subject
                                                           land, this is considered a reasonable
                                                           alternative to a relatively isolated pocket of
                                                           land surrounded by high levels of open space
                                                           and amenity. Such land lends itself to
                                                           residential living.
        d) Development is consistent with the Priority     ALTERNATE SOLUTION
        Infrastructure Plan in Part 15                     It is acknowledged that the proposed
                                                           development is located outside the mapped
                                                           priority infrastructure area for the Cooroy
                                                           Township. Notwithstanding, as denoted in the
                                                           Engineering Services report prepared by
                                                           Westera Partners and included at Attachment
                                                           8 to this report, there is sufficient capacity in
                                                           the trunk infrastructure network to
                                                           accommodate the proposed development.
        g) Cooroy retains its role as the major business   NOT APPLICABLE.
        centre for Noosa’s hinterland area                 The proposed development will not adversely
                                                           impact on the function of Cooroy as the major

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