Planning Report · MCU18/0094

Project Urban – 17655                                                                           June 2018


            the proposed multiple housing is compatible with other uses within the local area and
             will not have any adverse impacts on adjoining premises or the local environment;

            the proposed development will provide additional residential accommodation that will
             contribute to the growth of the urban settlement of Cooroy;

            the development is consistent with the Council’s Priority infrastructure Plan;

            the proposal will increase the supply of attached housing close to the centre of Cooroy;

            the proposal will create a high quality development that is consistent with the size and
             scale of existing development within the local area;

            the development will create a high level of amenity for future residents; and.

            the application site is located directly opposite the Cooroy Town Centre and therefore
             has excellent accessibility to all the services and facilities available within the Centre.

Specific Outcomes

The proposal has also been assessed against the applicable Specific Outcomes in the Locality
Code and the key conclusions are summarised below:

           the density of the development is compatible with its location in the Attached Housing
            Zone, complies with the maximum population density of 100 persons per hectare and will
            not impact on any native vegetation or natural landforms;

           the proposed buildings comply with the maximum building height of 8m;

           the proposed site cover of the proposed buildings complies with the maximum 40%
            permitted in the Attached Housing Zone;

           the proposed development is consistent with the maximum plot ratio permitted on the
            site; and

           the main roof has a pitch that exceeds 12 degrees and provides eaves.

Overall, the scale and density of the proposal is considered to be compatible with that supported
in the Attached Housing Zone but the assessment has identified that the proposed buildings do
not comply with the Council’s preferred setback to the front boundary and an alternative solution
to this outcome is therefore discussed below.



7.4.1        ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS


Probable Solution S8.1 requires that the proposed setbacks comply with the minimum distances
set out in Schedule 1 of the Plan. A summary of the proposal’s performance against the setback
requirements is provided in the Table below. It should be noted that for the purposes of this
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Material Change of Use (Multiple Housing - Type 4 Conventional)
15 Garnet Street Cooroy QLD 4563
Lot 901 on C56011