Development Application part 2 Report and Plans MCU13/0052

4,5,6 or 7;                                                       facility within the               Boreen       Point
f) Education;                                                      North! Cootharaba locality. Of the
g) Emergency service Type                                         three   (3) candidates which were
1.
 ,                                                                 investigated for the facility, the
h) Open space Type 1;                                             current site was determined to be
i) Wellbeing;                                                      most appropriate given it’s positive
j) All Infrastructure Uses;                                       visual      outcomes whilst              ensuring
k) Multiple housing Types 2,                                      there are no detrimental effects to
3,4 or 5; and                                                      use   of the land and surrounds as
I) Visitor accommodation                                          outlines below:
Type 4.                                                            .   The proposed facility has been
                                                                       appropriately sited on the
                                                                       periphery of the concentrated
                                                                       residential dwellings (aligning
                                                                       Kildeys Road) and over 2 km
                                                                       from         the         Boreen           Point
                                                                       township;
                                                                   .   Provides     an      adequate
                                                                       separation   distance    from
                                                                       community sensitive land uses
                                                                       and residential dwellings as
                                                                       there       are       only   3 residential
                                                                       dwellings within a 500 m radius
                                                                       of the proposed facility;
                                                                   .   Located           a     sufficient        buffer
                                                                       distance from            environmentally
                                                                       sensitive         locations         and      no

                                                                       vegetation removal will be
                                                                       required;
                                                                   .   Significant areas of matu
                                                                       vegetation also exist on site and
                                                                       within the surrounding area
                                                                       which    will  help to
                                                                       mitigate potential visual impacts
                                                                       associated                   with           the
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                                                                       development.

                                                                  Therefore although identified as an
                                                                   inconsistent land use, the.proposed
                                                                  facility    is
                                                                              considered compatible
                                                                  with    development         in the
                                                                                             and  is
                                                                                                    ..




                                                                  surrounding      area

                                                                  appropriate in this location.

4.32 Effects of Use


Sloping sites & ridgelines        555.1 Buildings and             055 Not applicable.
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055 Development on sloping        associated                      The development is not located on
sites_:’_                         accessways are not              a   sloping site or ridgeline.
a) is responsive to the natural   constructed on land with a
topography of the site and        slope greater than 1 in 4       056    -
                                                                             Complies.
minimises the need for cut        (25%);                          The proposed development will not
and fill                                                          adv    rsely      affect      the
                                                                                            landscape
b) does not visually dominate     AND                             character         and         visual
                                                                                               amenity
the hill slope or rnterrupt the                                   quality of hill slo es and ridgelines
skyline;                          555.2 Buildings present no      as the proposed development Will

c) is integrated with the         more than 2 storeys at anyone not be located within the vicinity

natural site characteristics      point when viewed from the      these elevated areas.
including vegetation;             road or other public space; and