2021-02-09 Planning and Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  9 FEBRUARY 2021


Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 20 February 2020, Item 1, Page 9
That Council note the report by the Development Planners to the Planning & Environment Committee
Meeting dated 11 February 2020 regarding Application No MCU18/0166 for a Development Permit
for Material Change of Use Service and Utility - Type 3 Tower, situated at 244 Tablelands Rd, Cooran
and:
A.   Refuse the application for the following reasons:
     1.    The proposed infrastructure will compromise the scenic amenity and regional landscape
           in an area identified by the SEQ Regional Plan as being of regionally significant scenic
           amenity contrary to the strategies referred to in Element 4 of Chapter 3 Goal 4:Sustain.
     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 Page 2 of 20
           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.
B.   Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.



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