2017-02-07 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 8 Community Feedback on New Noosa Plan

Submitter             Comments                                                                                Staff Response
               81    That the part of the site (Myall St & Ferrells Rd, Cooroy) beyond a 30m riparian         The site is currently included in a Rural Zone though is within the Urban
                     buffer to the creek, be included for residential development within the draft            Footprint. It is in close proximity to the Bruce Highway. This site has been
                     planning scheme. To do so will allow for development within the bounds of the            proposed for development previously but is yet to obtain any approval. The
                     current Urban Footprint under the South East Qld Regional Plan, and on that part         site is constrained by its location in a water catchment area and its proximity
                     of the land that is not physically constrained. It will allow for consolidation of the   to major roads plus additional on-site constraints. Refer to drafting for further
                     urban area and make sound use of existing infrastructure networks.                       consideration of potential uses.

                     Investigation of a site on the southern side of the entry into Cooroy to be rezoned      Refer to drafting.
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                     from rural to potentially industrial as currently has no capacity for rural
                     development.

               88    Industry should be relocated to highway sites and out of town such as the                The industrial estate at the old Nandroya Mill site has been a long time
                     Nandroya Estate. This land has approval included in a Plan of Development which          progressing. It is understood a significant reason has been the pricing of lots
                     incorporated a Supplementary Table of Development Assessment that identified             when compared to other industrial land to the north and south (outside of
                     Industrial Business Type 2 and Retail Business Type 3 uses as being the preferred        Noosa). The submission seeks to broaden the range of uses permissible.
                     uses for the estate. Council should be encouraging a wider range of industrial and       Recently approval has been given for a service station and fast food
                     commercial uses to be established in the estate. These uses would include: -             restaurant. This and the fact that the site is within the water supply
                     freight services-transport depots-construction industry depots--storage uses and         catchment and with visual exposure from the highway may all influence the
                     distribution outlets-machinery sales, services and repair outlets-bulk landscape         further development of the site. A review can be done through scheme
                     supplies- workshops, automotive yards and repair outlets-a service station-other         drafting and with consideration of other industrial and business lands in
                     low and medium impact industrial uses-food related enterprises / processing.             Cooroy.
                     Allowing greater flexibility in this regard would make these industrial land parcels
                     far more attractive to potential purchasers and tenants and should be identified as
                     code assessable and consistent uses in this estate. Council should also carefully
                     consider the subdivision provisions that could apply to this estate. Allowing the
                     potential for existing lots to be subdivided into smaller parcels might also increase
                     the attractiveness of the lots.

               50    Inappropriate that a hospice is established next to existing houses as they operate      The use of a community residence was made a self-assessable use in various
                     24 hrs / 7 days a week.                                                                  zones through amendments at the request of the State Government several
                                                                                                              years ago. Refer to drafting to consider the level of assessment and operating
                                                                                                              conditions however this is a matter of great interest to the community and
                                                                                                              one which may not entirely be at Council’s discretion.

            50, 62   Carpenters Lane: lends itself to a community use or a caravan park and should not        The land is considered an extension of the existing industrial estate however it
                     be industrial land. If industry only low intensity like home occupations.                has been the intent of the scheme to provide a buffer between industrial uses
                                                                                                              and the rural residential uses to the rear. The area will be reviewed as part of
                                                                                                              broader review of business and industrial land.



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