Town Planning Report

 Land Use          Council Requirement                   Extent                       Proposed

 Commercial        1 space per 20m2 of use area; OR      5                            8
 Business – Type
                   3 spaces per medical practitioner     3
 2 Medical
                   Whichever is the greater.
 Total                                                   5 spaces                     8 spaces


The proposed rate of car parking precedes rates required by Council, and therefore satisfies
parking requirements.

4.5      Need in Area
The proposed Doctor’s Practice is considered an essential service for Cooroy and the growing
region. An analysis of current medical practices within the local area has been provided
below (Figure 4) to demonstrate the need for the proposed Doctor’s Practice in its location.


                                                         Proposed Doctor’s Practice




Figure 4: Existing Medical Practices within Cooroy – Google Maps

The above figure identifies the following medical practices in the Cooroy centre area:
   1. Maple Street Surgery;                                  2. Cooroy Family Medical
   3. Cooroy Family Practice;                                4. DR Adam Roache

The proposed Doctor’s Practice would be located approximately 1.5km north of the closest
existing medical practice. This location is considered to be highly favourable resulting in the

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