2020-01-13 GC Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Cooroy Sports Complex Master Plan

Additional Site Features

This section summarises the local context of the Complex including access, adjoining and surrounding land-
uses, and the general amenity of the area.

Table 4: Site Analysis
 Aspect                              Detail
 Adjacent land use and any           • Adjacent land use includes:
 constraints/ opportunities.             o Community Garden
                                         o Residential
                                         o Tennis courts, skate park (Apex Park)
                                         o Sewage Treatment plant
                                         o Commercial/ industrial
                                         o New destination playground "Noosa Hinterland Playground" to be
                                             constructed from June 2020
 Visual amenity and site             • Eastern Boundary of the Cricket field is part of a creek system.
 setting including                   • Suitable buffer space will need to be applied in north eastern corner of
 significant landscape/                 the site.
 environmental values.
 Access arrangements and             •   The site has 3 separate entry points, all are vehicular, one on
 possible conflicts (car,                Sportsground Parade and two on Mary River Road.
 bike, bus, pedestrian and           •   Limited areas for parking, with limited formal bitumen parking areas
 linkages).                               o 101 bitumen car parks located next to the Noosa District Rugby
 Car parking (location,                       League
 numbers, constraints/                    o Informal car parking area at Cooroy Gymnastics/ Football Club.
 opportunities, and internal         •   Pedestrian pathway along Mary River Road, with Southern path linkage to
 movement).                              Apex Park and new playground parking
                                     •   Pedestrian access on eastern boundary across creek to Emerald Street car
                                         park
 Drainage, stormwater &              •   Stormwater infrastructure located in the Rugby League carpark
 hydrology.                          •   Unitywater pump station located east of the cricket/ football (soccer)
                                         shared clubhouse.
 CPTED principles.                   •   Site has good sightlines and multiple exit points
                                     •   Central location of Gymnastics and Cricket/ Football (soccer) Club
                                         buildings provides central meeting point.

Summary of Facility Opportunities and Constraints
Opportunities

Access
    •    High standards and connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists; with off-road connections to and
         between the Complex, the town centre, recreation and community facilities, schools and transport
         stations;
    •    The Council is working to reduce vehicular traffic and increase use of other travel modes;
    •    Opportunity to review the number, capacity, surface and placement of formalised car-parking; and
    •    Opportunity for provision of street furniture and infrastructure that supports/ encourages pedestrians
         and cyclists to use the Complex.




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