Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                 14 AUGUST 2023


            Committee Recommendation
            Moved:        Cr Brian Stockwell
            Seconded:     Cr Joe Jurisevic

            That Council note the report by the Acting Coordinator Planning to the Planning &
            Environment Committee Meeting dated 8 August 2023 regarding Application No.
            MCU22/0039 for a Development Permit for Material Change of Use – Relocatable
            Home Park (Community & Affordable Housing), situated at 55 & 70 Carpenters Rd
            Cooroy and:

            A.   Refuse the application for the following reasons:

            1. The proposed development is contrary to Section 3.2.2 of the Strategic Intent
            and Sections 3.3.1(b), (f) and 3.3.3 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (k) of the Strategic
            Outcomes of the Noosa Plan 2020 as:
               a. The proposed development is located outside the Urban Boundary,
                  intrudes into a rural residential area, and does not integrate well with the
                  existing settlement pattern and the broader urban areas of the Cooroy
                  community.
               b. The land is not suited or designated for the proposed housing form.
               c. The land is located in the vicinity of industrial land uses and industrial zoned
                  land that has the potential to impact the amenity of residents.
               d. The proposed development is likely to inhibit the development and future
                  use of 70 Carpenters Road and land zoned Low Impact Industry in Jarrah
                  Street due to potential reverse amenity impacts.
               e. The proposed development will need to provide its own infrastructure and
                  is located outside the Priority Infrastructure Area.

            2. The proposed development is contrary to Overall Outcomes 2(b), (j), (l), (p),
            and PO14 of the Local Plan Code for Cooroy which details that development is to
            be limited to land within the urban boundary. The site is located outside the urban
            boundary and does not respond or integrate well with Cooroy’s country town feel,
            with attached housing planned close to the town centre and low to medium density
            semi-attached housing dispersed through existing residential neighbourhoods.

            3. The proposal is contrary to the Rural Residential Zone Code as the
            development will not result in a high level of amenity for residents and it does not
            achieve the zoning intent for houses on larger lots.

            4. The proposal is contrary to the Overall Outcomes 2(c), (d), (f), (g) and (h) and
            PO1, AO1.1, AO1.2, AO1.3, AO1.4, PO4, AO4, PO6, PO7 and PO9 of the Special
            Residential Zone Code as:
               a. The proposal does not have reasonable access to a variety of essential
                  services and facilities, including retail, commercial, social and medical
                  facilities and public transport.
               b. The proposal is not located so as to avoid conflicts with surrounding land
                  uses.
               c. The proposal is of a high density that is not compatible with the zoning
                  intent and the preferred character of the area.
                  The proposal is of a design, layout and intensity that will not integrate with
                  the broader neighbourhood and allow residents to interact with the wider
                  community.
               d. The proposed development is not appropriately sited and designed in a
                  manner that is compatible with the developed character of the area.