Town Planning Report

        Table 11 - Overall Outcomes for the Cooroy and Lake Macdonald Locality Zone.
                                                         expense of the operation of either the golf
                                                         course or the proposed Seniors Living
                                                         Community.
        q) The urban community is predominantly COMPLIES.
        accommodated in detached housing, although The subject site, whilst located towards the
        areas close to Cooroy centre support semi- fringes of the Cooroy township, provides a
        attached      and      attached      residential diversity in housing choice for the recognised
        development and other properties in Cooroy ageing population of the region. As detailed in
        township contain aged-care housing               section 2 of this report, the proposed Seniors
                                                         Living Community will benefit from the existing
                                                         community services and facilities within the
                                                         township, given the convenient and accessible
                                                         location of the subject land.
        y) New areas of urban and rural settlement       COMPLIES.
        development are precluded from the part of       The subject land is located at the fringes of the
        the locality within the catchment area of Lake   Lake Macdonald water catchment and as such
        Macdonald where the dominant goal is the         is afforded significant separation from the
        protection of water quality within the primary   water body. Adverse impacts to the quality or
        water supply source                              quantity of water entering the tributaries of
                                                         Lake Macdonald are not anticipated by the
                                                         proposed development.
        z) The Bruce Highway, Elm Street, Cooroy-        COMPLIES.
        Noosa Road, Eumundi Road, parts of Myall         The proposed development will not adversely
        Street and Diamond Street, Cooroy-Belli Road,    impact on the safety and operation of the
        Maple Street, Mary River Road, Lake              surrounding road network. The Traffic Report
        Macdonald Drive and Sunrise Road are             prepared by TTM Group and included at
        protected as parts of the Noosa’s major road     Attachment 9 provides further detail.
        network
        bb) Rail services and highway access is     NOT APPLICABLE.
        maintained for residents of the locality to Whilst the proposed development is located
        commute to Brisbane or other employment     on land immediately adjacent to the north
        centres                                     coast rail line, adverse impacts to (or from)
                                                    same are not anticipated.
        cc) The vistas offered from the major road COMPLIES.
        corridors are protected and add to the The subject land has frontage to Myall Street
        attraction of the locality for visitors and and Nandroya Road, beyond which lies the
        residents                                   Bruce Highway. Whilst the Bruce Highway is
                                                    elevated above the site, views towards the site
                                                    will be impeded by existing vegetation located
                                                    adjacent Cooroy Connection Road. In respect
                                                    of Myall Street and Nandroya Road, it is noted
                                                    that the site generally slopes down (from a
                                                    central knoll on the site) and along these road


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