Planning Report (004)

                                                                                      proposal report



4.0 Proposed development details
The applicant seeks to establish a nature based all abilities playground on the site at Cooroy and
seeks approval from Council for a Development Permit for a Material Change of Use for Open
Space – Type 1 Sport and Recreation.

The vision for the Hinterland Playground is to encourage engagement with the environment, inspire
the imagination of children and adults alike and provide a signature destination for both local
residents and tourists visiting the Noosa hinterland. The playground has been designed in
conjunction with Majstorovic Architecture and Councils Vision Statement details that the
playground:

     Aims to synthesize the opposing characteristics of both the Lower Mill and the Library.
     Appear unlike a typically themed playground and more of a total sculpted landscape with
      integrated play and service functions
     Amenities are hidden in undulating landscape
     Concealment and disguising of amenities blocks and public shelters

Attachment B provides proposal plans of the playground. The playground includes a number of
different play areas including frog pond, water play, climbing and event precincts. An amenities
building is proposed along the Marara Street frontage with picnic shelters located around the site.
These structures include pitched roof forms, green roofs and timber screening.

The playground features timber towers, slides, and walkways within a landscaped setting. A
sketche of indicative features is provided below:




The playground and associated pathways link into the existing pathways to the north and south.

Twelve additional car parking spaces are proposed to be constructed opposite the site within the
Maple Street road reserve.

Additional public carparking will be provided in the surrounding area to the north of the site as part
of the Lower Mill Site precinct. This area, accessed by a pedestrian pathway across Cooroy Creek,
will include 22 parking spaces located near the Cooroora Woodworkers and Camphor Laurel Club
and a further 30 spaces in a new cul-de-sac located to the east of the Mill site. The car parking




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