Development Application part 2 Report and Plans MCU13/0052

village; and the vegetation on   Par and will not impact on views
lots at the western end of       to   Lake Cootharaba and beyond
Laguna Street;                   from     roads      and           public    open
                                 spaces.

                                 Additionally the subject site is not
                                 located on the Heritage Overlay as
                                 being located within proximity to
                                 any heritage sites or character
                                 areas. The proposed facility will

                                 not adversely impact upon the
                                 visual amenity or sense of arrival
                                 in the Soreen Point village as it
                                 has been located over 2 km from
                                 Louis       Sazzo      Drive       and Laguna
                                 Street identified         as      key areas of
                                 09b.


                                 The   proposed facility has been
                                 appropriately located to minimise
                                 visual and amenity impacts to
                                 residential dwellings, Soreen Point
                                 Village and scenic vistas within the
                                 wider area by:
                                 .      The       corridor          of      mature
                                        vegetation which separates
                                        the facility from the edge of
                                        the lake in conjunction with
                                        the    900        m        setback      will
                                        mitigate          potential         visual
                                        impacts         from        recreational
                                        users of Lake Cootharaba.

                                 .
                                        Although          the
                                                         facility has
                                        been sited adjacent to Lake
                                        Flat Road (not identified as a
                                        Major Road Network on the
                                        Noosa Plan Strategy Map) a
                                        sense      of     arrival        into   the
                                        Soreen Point village will be
                                        maintained as the facility will
                                        only      become           intermittently
                                        visible      at       a     few      minor
                                        clearings in the vegetation
                                        aligning the road. These
                                        views are not anticipated to
                                        be visually obtrusive as Lake
                                        Flat Road is travelled by
                                        motor vehicles only at a
                                        constant speed and does not
                                        provide any opportunities for
                                        vehicles              to          become
                                        stationary.
                                 .      At    40 m      in height, the
                                        majority of the proposed
                                        facility will be screened from
                                        view by this vegetation, of
                                        which the tallest tree is 25 m.
                                 .      Visual impacts will be further
                                        mitigated         by       the    slimline