NOOSA PLAN 2020 PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2 - POST PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FOR FINAL STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTERIAL APPROVAL · Attachment 1 Table of submissions

 Your Say    ECM         Submitter comments                                                                                             Response                                                                                                     Recommendation
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 5808870     23108522    •   Public land is just that, public - it "belongs"" to the community!                                         cemetery practices in determining cemetery requirements into the future. The proposed subdivision allows      Dwellings code assessable in
 5808850     23123621    •   These spaces need to be protected for current residents and residential amenity.                           for expansion to the Cooroy Cemetery to provide for additional burials in the future.                         the Community Facilities zone
                                                                                                                                        The purpose of the Community Facilities zone is to provide for community-related uses, activities and         up to and including 10
 5803443     23123623    •   Council is to steward community land for the benefit of the whole community.                                                                                                                                             dwellings but that for 11 or
                                                                                                                                        facilities, whether publicly or privately owned, including for example:
 5804035     23112914    •   Community land provides a range of benefits to the community that are very real but aren’t sufficiently                                                                                                                  more       dwellings       impact
 and                                                                                                                                    •    educational establishments;
             23112938        valued by non-locals and governments looking to solve a temporal crisis - ‘Act in haste, repent in                                                                                                                       assessment be required to
 5804893                     leisure’.                                                                                                  •    hospitals;                                                                                               allow for public notification of a
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                                                                                                                                        •                                                                                                             development application
 5816319     23113500    •   This land is needed for the expansion of our local cemetery. It was purchased for cemetery                      transport and telecommunication networks; and
                             expansion – there is not enough room for the next 50 years at the cemetery at the moment so don’t          •     utility installations.
 5804153     23113499        take away any more land.
             23113501                                                                                                                   The scheme allows that where there is no specific purpose annotated on the zone map, community
 5805755                 •   It doesn't sound good about the community land getting eaten up with small houses                          facilities land can provide for a use consistent with the needs of the local community. Affordable housing
 5805766     23113502
                         •   Every time we walk through 62 Lake MacDonald Dr to visit the cemetery for the beauty of the hill, we       is in need.
 5805839     23113503        are never the only ones there.                                                                             The zone already allows for residential care and retirement facilities, proposed amendments would
 5805862     23113504    •   There are thousands of Cooroy locals with family members in that cemetery finding peace in their           expand these residential uses to include relocatable homes, accessible housing and affordable rental
 5806213     23113541        grief visiting their loved ones in such a special place. It would be completely disrespected building on   premises, housing outcomes that are less likely to be delivered in the ordinary private market, given land
                             this hill.                                                                                                 and construction costs.
 5806228     23113498
                         •   It is disturbing that a community residence (housing for up to 6 people requiring assistance or support    The site is not public open space for recreation and has never been zoned as such. Outdoor recreation
 5806413     23114683
                             with daily living) can be constructed in the Community Facilities zone without requiring a development     such as walking dogs is a convenience that should not be relied upon whatever the future of the site.
 5806506     23114684
                             approval if they meet the criteria specified in the Planning Regulation (2017), or become a consistent     With regard to the defined use of a Community Residence, Queensland’s Planning Regulation 2017
 5817187     23114689        use, subject to impact assessment if it’s at least 150m from industrial or electrical infrastructure.      makes it prohibited for a planning scheme to state it is assessable development if it meets the
 5807113     23146133    •   I believe so much in providing homes for everyone doing it tough though I think it can be done             requirements of schedule 6 of the regulation. This is out of Council’s control.
 5807191     23145959        differently than the plan outlined to us so far by council
 5807306     23116006    Lack of Community Consultation & Transparency                                                                  There is no proposed rezoning involved with 62 Lake Macdonald Drive, nor is there any proposal for “high
 5807365                 • Under the proposed amendments it looks like high density residential can sneakily enter the community        density” housing anywhere in Noosa hinterland.
 5807872                   facility zone - land that can obviously be used for a multitude of purposes of community benefit, via a      The proposed planning scheme amendments as advertised make affordable rental premises, as either
 5808853                   backdoor                                                                                                     dual occupancy or multiple dwellings, code assessable development, removing the requirement for public
                         • If you wish to put residential on community land, propose to rezone it to something residential and give     notification and third party appeal rights.
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                           the community a proper change of use discourse and process                                                   Impact assessment would be required for a residential care facility, retirement facility, rooming
 5808174                                                                                                                                accommodation or relocatable home park. The potential impact of any of these uses would not necessarily
                         • To circumvent the rezoning process is essentially leaving the community in the dark
 5808181                                                                                                                                be greater than those of multiple housing for affordable rental premises.
                         • For the council to want to, at any time they want to, rezone land without any public consultation and sell
 5808643                                                                                                                                If an impact assessable MCU application was lodged for multiple housing in this location it would be
                           land to developers to build these tightly packed high density housing is very sneaky and undesirable
 5808648                                                                                                                                reasonable for Council to expect any or all of the following:
                         • Councils approach to this whole development has been far from transparent
 5808685                                                                                                                                •    acoustic assessment;
                         • This should be allowed to be pushed through without any community consultation
 5808722                                                                                                                                •    stormwater report;
                         • Transparency is important to maintain integrity/credibility
 5808781                                                                                                                                •    vegetation management and geotechnical report;
                         • Council has due diligence to provide community with transparency and must provide supporting
 5806443                                                                                                                                •    visual amenity report;
                           technical reports before continuing with the proposed development
 5826637                                                                                                                                •    needs assessment; and
                         • It is imperative that residents have a say in decisions that significantly impact the future of our town
 5826237                                                                                                                                •    social impact assessment report.
                         • As rate payers and local residents, we have a right, we have a voice
 5824969                                                                                                                                Most of these would still be required for code assessment but possibly not the last two.
                         • What was the tender process for doing a deal with Coast2Bay Housing?
 5830137                                                                                                                                Given the level of community interest and concern it is considered that code assessment be preferred up
                         • Unlike Pomona which had held a public meeting and had help to properly explain the ramifications of          to and including 10 dwellings, however impact assessment be required for an application of 11 or more
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                           the NP amendments Cooroy for some reason had not been afforded that opportunity.                             dwellings.
                         • Very initially some residents were assured well before the council elections that Cooroy had no major        Special legislative provisions exist for public housing, affordable housing, crisis housing and community
                           changes being made due to Qld govt pressure. We were also assured the Qld govt planned that there            residences. It should be acknowledged that there are avenues for developers or Community Housing
                           was “Nothing major planned for Cooroy” so accepted in good faith that we were to face no major               Providers to have an application for affordable housing assessed by the State, having regard to, but not
                           changes.                                                                                                     necessarily complying with the local planning instruments. These avenues do not allow for third party
                                                                                                                                        appeal rights either. Council making the use impact assessable would not be any guarantee that
                                                                                                                                        community opposition would be influential.
                         Cooroy Township Character                                                                                      There is no proposed “high density” housing in Cooroy or anywhere in the hinterland as part of the
                         • Deeply concerned about the potential impacts of such a high-density development on our town and              proposed planning scheme amendments.
                           community.                                                                                                   To date Council has only resolved to propose a subdivision creating 3 lots and to sell one of those to a
                         • Strong objection to development of a 150 to 160 unit complex anywhere in Cooroy.                             Community Housing Provider who would seek to develop 25 units. Quoted figures of 150-160 units are
                                                                                                                                        speculative and not realistic.
                         • Cooroy is a quiet country town with no existing high-density unit complexes. Such a development is not
                                                                                                                                        No detailed building designs have been received by Council or presented with the proposed scheme
                           in keeping with the township's character or the zoning of the proposed site.
                                                                                                                                        amendments to judge amenity and character.
                         • The proposal will not integrate with the surrounding development and it will be inconsistent with the
                                                                                                                                        Cooroy already has a significant amount of Medium Density Residential zoned land and two sizable “over
                           developed character of the existing neighbourhood.
                                                                                                                                        50’s” communities. It also contains social housing.
                         • We do not need the volume of housing.                                                                        According to the 2021 census, 95.8% of occupied private dwellings in the Noosa Hinterland SA2 were
                         • This would be a swift way to ruin the unique character of our beautiful country town.                        separate houses. This makes housing choice particularly limited for people unable to rent a house.
                         • Maintain this town’s character and charm
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Table of Submissions made regarding Noosa Plan 2020 Proposed Amendment No. 2, 2024