Planning Report · RAL26/0020

                                                                              DANYA COOK TOWN PLANNING


5.0       Local Planning

5.1       Planning Scheme

In accordance with the Noosa Plan 2020, the site is included within the Low Density Residential Zone of the Cooroy Local Plan. An assessment of
the applicable provisions of the Noosa Plan 2020 is provided below.

5.2       Level of Assessment and Assessment Benchmarks (Codes)

In accordance with Part 5 - Tables of Assessment, Section 5.6 - Categories of Development and Assessment - Reconfiguring a Lot, Table 5.6.1 -
Reconfiguring a Lot and Section 5.8 - Categories of Development and Assessment - Operational Work, Table 5.8.2 - Operational Work - Engineering
Work, Stormwater Drainage, Water Quality, Drainage and Landscaping of the Noosa Plan 2020, the proposed development is Code Assessable.

The Assessment Benchmarks (Codes) applicable to a development of this nature are:

      •   Cooroy Local Plan Code.
      •   Low Density Residential Zone Code.
      •   Reconfiguring a Lot Code.
      •   Works Codes.

Comment with respect to the Cooroy Local Plan Code and Low Density Residential Zone Code is provided in the tables below, whilst an assessment
of the Reconfiguring a Lot Code is provided at Appendix E.

Considering the minor and standard nature of the proposed Operational Work, a detailed assessment against the Works Codes is not considered
necessary. The proposed works are confined to minor earthworks and stormwater infrastructure necessary to facilitate the subdivision and do not
involve alternative engineering solutions.

The proposed Operational Work is addressed within the Engineering Assessment included at Appendix C. The assessment demonstrates that the
proposed works and stormwater infrastructure have been designed in accordance with the relevant engineering standards, Council's requirements,
and the applicable assessment benchmarks of the Noosa Plan 2020.

Accordingly, it is considered that the Engineering Assessment provides sufficient technical justification to demonstrate that the proposed
Operational Work will achieve the intended outcomes of the applicable Works Codes without giving rise to adverse impacts on infrastructure,
adjoining land, or the surrounding environment.

 Cooroy Local Plan Code
 Purpose and Overall Outcomes
 (1)    The purpose of the Cooroy local plan code is to provide locally relevant planning provisions for the assessment of development within the
        Cooroy local plan area.
 (2)    The following overall outcomes apply to the Cooroy local plan area:-
        (a)     Cooroy is a vibrant, energetic country town servicing the Noosa hinterland and its own growing community and provides services
                and facilities to meet the community needs whilst retaining its character and protecting the natural and heritage values of the
                area.
        (b)     Development is limited to land within the urban boundary and maintains a defined edge to the town to protect and reinforce the
                character and identity of Cooroy, provide efficient provision of infrastructure and services, avoid constrained land and protect the
                landscape character and productivity of surrounding rural and rural residential land.
        (c)     Development is sited and designed to protect ecologically important areas, retain landscape and built form elements, including
                significant views and vistas to external elements, that contributes to the setting, character and identity of Cooroy as a town with
                a strong sense of place and associations with the past. Valued elements include:
                (i)      Riparian corridors of Cooroy Creek, Six Mile Creek and its tributaries;
                (ii)     Open space and landscape values of the showgrounds, sports grounds, Apex Park and the golf club;
                (iii)    Views to Mt Cooroy and the Black Mountain Range;
                (iv)     Early twentieth century architecture; and
                (v)      Heritage associations of the North Coast Rail Line.
        (d)     The protection of water quality within Lake Macdonald and waterways that drain to it is a paramount factor in consideration of
                development within the water supply catchment.
        (e)     Cooroy town centre functions as a district centre providing a wide range of commercial, retail and community activities to serve
                the needs of the Cooroy community and Noosa hinterland residents and visitors to the area.
        (f)     Cooroy provides local employment in the town centre including small to medium scale retail, commercial and community activities
                which support surrounding rural enterprises and facilitate artistic, cultural and technology-based business.



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