2018-11-06 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                              6 NOVEMBER 2018




                                       Figure 2: Subject site

2.   SITE DETAILS
2.1. Background
The applicant applied for a Material Change of Use – Multiple Housing – Type 3 Retirement and
Special Needs. The application sought approval for an additional 48 beds to be contained within
6 separate accommodation buildings positioned in the eastern undeveloped portion of the site.
The site was originally gifted from Noosa Shire Council to Noosa Care Incorporated in 1975 for
the purposes of providing aged care.
A substantial development known as ‘Carramar Noosa Homes’ is currently located on the site.
The complex has been operating over a number of years with several extensions progressively
being added to the facility. The existing development consists of 142 residential rooms containing
one bed, including a special care dementia building containing 32 rooms, and ancillary features
including a community centre, staff building and administration building, which the applicant
advises amounts to 9093m2 in gross floor area and approximately 19% site cover.
2.2. Site Description
The site is an irregular shaped parcel of land and comprises an area of 4.43 hectares. The site
slopes gently from the western boundary down to the eastern boundary towards a well vegetated
watercourse which forms part of the open space system in the surrounding Noosa Parkland
estate. This area is well vegetated with a range of melaleuca, casuarina and eucalypt species,
but with some limited areas of mown grass. Land to the west, north and east is zoned for
residential development and contains residential dwellings of one to two storeys. The eastern
boundary adjoins parkland, with Wooroi State Forest located opposite the site on the southern
side of Cooroy Noosa Road.
3.   ASSESSMENT
An assessment in relation to each of the submitted representations is provided below:
Conditions 1 and 2 - Amended Plans
1.   Development undertaken in accordance with this approval must generally comply with the
     approved plans of development. The approved plans are numbered 1717 DA 01 – DA 15


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