Town Planning Report

Project Urban – 16161                                                                      June 2016




The overall outcomes sought for the Cooroy & Lake Macdonald Locality are the following—

a) New uses and works are located, designed and managed to—
         i      be compatible with other uses and works;
         ii     maintain the safety of works;
         iii    avoid significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed by users of other
                premises, including acoustic and visual qualities; and
         iv     avoid significant adverse effects on the natural environment, including native
                habitat removal, fragmentation and attrition;
b) The Cooroy and Lake Macdonald Locality supports a growing urban and rural settlement of
permanent residents;
c) Development is consistent with the Priority Infrastructure Plan in Part 15.
d) Cooroy retains its role as the major business centre for Noosa’s hinterland area;
e) The relaxed country town atmosphere of Cooroy is protected for the enjoyment of future
generations;
f) The urban community is predominantly accommodated in detached housing, although areas
close to Cooroy centre support semi-attached and attached residential development and other
properties in Cooroy township containing aged-care housing;
g) The traditional built form of Cooroy is retained and new development complements traditional
streetscape and building forms;
h) Outside the town of Cooroy, development is characterised by—
         i      conservation of good quality agricultural land for agricultural purposes;
         ii     conservation of open space for biodiversity and water quality purposes; and
         iii    rural settlement at varying densities consistent with the available levels of
                convenience and accessibility, environmental constraints and proximity to the Lake
                Macdonald water supply catchment;
i) Economic activities are focused on—
         i      Cooroy’s role as the principal business and service centre for the hinterland;
         ii     Cooroy’s industrial estate;
         iii    technology based businesses reliant on broadband communication;
         iv     timber industry initiatives and product manufacturing at the Nandroya Mill site;
         v      Cooroy’s support role in the locality for surrounding agricultural activities;
         vi     extractive and mineral resources;
         vii    facilitating artistic and cultural business enterprises; and
         viii   agricultural industries and associated rural enterprises;
j) Business opportunities in Cooroy are enhanced by its access to the Bruce Highway and the
North Coast Rail line;
k) The town of Cooroy provides a range of community services, schools, medical facilities,
sporting and recreational facilities, which service the hinterland and beyond;
l) New areas of urban and rural settlement development are precluded from the part of the
locality within the catchment area of Lake Macdonald where the dominant goal is the protection
of water quality within the primary water supply source;
m) The Bruce Highway, Elm Street, Cooroy-Noosa Road, Eumundi Road, parts of Myall Street
and Diamond Street, Cooroy-Belli Road, Maple Street, Mary River Road, Lake Macdonald Drive
and Sunrise Road are protected as parts of the Noosa’s major road network;
n) A public transport node is located within Cooroy and links public transport services to other
centres in Noosa, including railway stations;
o) The vistas offered from the major road corridors are protected and add to the attraction
of the locality for visitors and residents;
Development Assessment Report                                                           Page 22 of 29
Material Change of Use and Operational Work
6 Taylor Court, Cooroy