Development Application part 2 Report and Plans MCU13/0052

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4.0               SUBJECT SITE & SURROUNDS

4.1     Site Details

The   subject site is located at 153 Lake Flat Road, Soreen Point. The site is legally
described   as Lot 2 on RP126723 and has an approximate land area of 106 ha. The

topography of the site is relatively flat, and the site is situated on relatively low terrain,
ranging from 29 m AHD at its highest point in the north-west where the proposed facility
will be located, to 10 m AHD at its lowest point, in the south-eastern corner. The Local
Government Authority for the proposal is the Sunshine Coast Regional Council and the
site is currently included in the ’Soreen Point, Kin Kin and Cootharaba locality        Rural              -




Zone’ under the Noosa Plan 2009. Figure 4.1 illustrates the proposed subject site and
location of the facility (indicated in yellow).




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 Figure 4.1: Proposed subject site and location of facility (Source:http://qspatial.information.qld.gov.au/IQAtlas/)


The site is located approximately 2 km north west of the Soreen Point township, and 10.5
km north of Cooroibah. The subject site borders rural residential allotments to the south
and north, Lake Flat Rd to the north and east, and large agricultural properties to the west
which are predominantly used for pine tree plantations and conservation purposes. The

subject site is currently used for farming purposes, predominantly forestry and logging.
The site contains an ancillary shed in the middle of the lot and an energex electricity
network which runs overhead from north to south through the middle of the site
(approximately 20 m east of the proposed facility). The subject site is heavily vegetated
which will provide visual screening. There are three existing residential dwellings within




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