2021-02-09 Planning and Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 9 FEBRUARY 2021


2.   The proposed development is inconsistent with Desired Environmental Outcome 3.1.3 m) viii
     of the Noosa Plan as the proposed development is visually prominent in the view from
     premises along Tablelands Road.
3.   The development application proposes a use that is inconsistent in the Rural Zone of the Mary
     River Catchment Locality;
4.   The proposal is inconsistent with the Mary River Catchment Locality Code in the following
     respects:
     4.1   The visual amenity enjoyed by users of nearby premises is adversely impacted contrary
           to Overall Outcome 8.7.2 a)iii;: 6, Version Date: 26/02/2020 Document Set ID: 21092349
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     4.2   The scale and form of the structure is not integrated into the landform and landscape
           contrary to Version Overall Outcome 8.7.2 k)iii;
     4.3   The siting of the proposed structure does not protect significant views to Mt Cooroora,
           Mt Cooran and Mt Pinbarren contrary to Overall Outcome 8.7.2 v) and Specific Outcome
           O2;
     4.4   The scenic values and rural amenity of the locality are adversely impacted contrary to
           Overall Outcome 8.7.2 mm)ii;
5.   The proposal is inconsistent with the Infrastructure Uses Code because it,
     5.1. Detracts from the rural and residential visual amenity enjoyed by residents and visitors
          to the area and does not satisfactorily visually integrate with the landscape contrary to
          Overall Outcome 14.37.2 b) and Table 1 of Planning Scheme Policy 23; and
     5.2. Fails to co-locate with the nearby existing telecommunications facility contrary to Overall
          Outcome 14.37.2 c).
6.   The proposed tower, if approved, would be afforded immunity under the Telecommunications
     Act 1997 enabling further extension of up to 5 metres without further reference to Council
     which, if implemented, would further exacerbate the adverse visual and rural amenity impacts;
7.   The visual impact of the proposal on a number of premises in the area, which have direct line
     of sight in their viewshed, is considered significant and unacceptable for those residents.
8.   The applicant’s visual impact assessment fails to satisfactorily assess the degree and extent
     of visual impacts resulting from the proposed development and it is considered impacts are
     likely to be greater than has been currently identified.
The application was referred to Council due to the high public interest in the application, its
inconsistency with the Planning Scheme and the visual impact of the proposal on the surrounding
area. A total of 442 properly made submissions were received by Council in response to the public
notification of the application. All public submissions expressed their objection to the proposal.
The proposal involved construction of a 35 metre NBN tower on land at 244 Tablelands Road,
Cooran located on a knoll in the Cooran hinterland, off Tablelands Road, approximately 100m
upslope of an existing 30 metre telecommunications tower (Refer Location Diagram in Figure 1
below). A visual impact assessment of the proposal was submitted by the applicant and
subsequently peer reviewed by Council’s Visual Assessment Consultant.




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