2015-07-21 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    21 JULY 2015


The proposal is for a 41 metre high monopole located at 249 Schreibers Road, Cooran. The
infrastructure includes transmission equipment and outdoor cabinets, which are within a 110m2
leased compound. The locality plan is shown in Figure 1 below, and the detailed proposal plans
included as Attachment 1.




Figure.1 Locality plan of 249 Schreibers Rd, Cooran.
2.   SITE DETAILS
2.1. Background
In 2013, Council received an application for a proposed NBN tower at 321 Coles Creek Rd,
Cooran (MCU13/0051), approximately 1.6km to the north of the subject site. As part of the site
selection process, the applicant was asked to consider alternatives sites within the coverage area
that were not as visually obtrusive.

The application was publicly notified and 87 submissions were received, including a petition with
363 signatures all objecting to the proposed site selection. As a result of the community’s
objection to the proposed tower, the applicant subsequently withdrew the application in February
2015.
2.2. Site Description
The subject site is approximately 5km to the west of Pomona and 5km to the south of Cooran.
The property is 54.83ha in size and extends from lower lying areas adjacent to Coles Creek and
Schreibers Road up to a ridgeline extending along the property’s southern boundary. There is an
existing house located near the lower lying areas near the road and several existing farm access
tracks, small dams and fences on the site.

The farm is currently used for grazing and there is sparse existing vegetation on the hills, except
for a cluster of mature 25m+ high trees along the ridgeline.



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