NOTICE OF APPEAL Creekgold

5     According to the respondent, 16 properly made submissions were made

6     The respondent refused the development application for the following reasons:

      1       The development raises significant conflicts with The Noosa Plan and its land

              use intent for the rural zone and water supply catchment area

      2       The development represents a substantial expansion of Cooroy’s commercial

              precincts that will further disperse and fragment its business centre, which is

              undesirable

      3       The development will compound existing traffic problems at the Myall Street &

              Elm Street intersection, which is undesirable

      4       The applicant has not demonstrated sufficient grounds exist to overcome the

              development’s conflicts with The Noosa Plan, with only low to moderate

              overall need apparent for the development.

7     The services offered in the development proposal, if approved, will be a significant

      export for the town of Cooroy

8     The services are proposed to be offered to attempt to capitalise on the proximity of the

      land the subject of the development application to an interchange on the Bruce

      Highway

9     The service providers, if the proposal is approved, will be a significant employer of

      people from Cooroy and its locality, particularly of young people

10    There is a need for a tourist park in Cooroy

11    The land the subject of the application is:

      (a)     of a size and

      (b)     separated from other rural lands by major roads and residential development

      that it is not likely to be usefully aggregated with other rural land to be efficiently used

      for rural purposes

12    The proposed site cover is extremely low

13    There are significant areas on the land that will allow for the installation of ameliorative

      measures to contain impacts on and from the land

14    There is no proposal to compromise the retail hierarchy of Cooroy




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