MCU14/0073 Town Planning Report

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR AN EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS (TYPE 2) –
SOFT DRINK FACTORY WITHIN AN EXISTING BUILDING
271 LAKE MACDONALD DRIVE, LAKE MACDONALD                                                                         12

3      PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
3.1    Application Details & Level of Assessment
19.    This development application seeks a Development Permit for a Material Change of Use for an
       extension to an existing Industrial Business (Type 2 – Soft Drink Factory) within an Existing
       Building.

20.    According to Table 6.8 Assessment Categories and Relevant Assessment Criteria for the Rural Zone –
       Making a Material Change of Use, the proposed development, being an Industrial Business, is subject to
       Impact Assessment and is therefore assessed against the entire planning scheme.

3.2    Areas of non-compliance
21.    The following sections address those areas of non-compliance with the planning scheme, as identified in
       Appendix VI of this Town Planning Report.

3.2.1 Cooroy & Lake Macdonald Locality Code, Division 24 (Rural Zone)
22. Division 24 (Specific Outcomes and Probable Solutions for Rural Zone) and more specifically, Table 6.2,
      outlines that the proposed use is an inconsistent use and therefore conflicts with the planning scheme.

23.    As previously outlined, this application seeks approval for an extension to the approved industrial land use
       within an existing industrial building. The new area will accommodate additional manufacturing and
       storage facility for Wimmers Soft Drink. This application demonstrates sufficient grounds for approval, on
       the following basis:

                The subject site is not suitable for the establishment rural activities due to historical land
                 uses and the surrounding existing land uses (i.e. quarry activities and residences etc);
                The proposed reuse of the existing building will ensure that existing natural features are
                 retained and enhanced (i.e. vegetation, landscape and waterways); and,
                The proposal seeks to provide an outcome, which ensures that non-worsening impacts
                 will occur, and, which will also provide a range of benefits to the wider community,
                 including future employment opportunities for the local Cooroy community.

3.2.2 Cooroy & Lake Macdonald Locality Code, Probable Solution 7.1 (Height)
24. Probable Solution 7.1 outlines that buildings and structures, which are located in the Rural Zone, are to
      have a maximum height of eight (8) metres or nine (9) metres, where the roof is pitched and no other part
      of the building exceeds eight (8) metres. Given that the existing building has a height of 9.8 metres, the
      proposal is not able to meet Probable Solution 7.1 and must address Specific Outcome 7, which states
      that buildings and structures:

              “a) are low rise and present a building height consistent with structures on adjoining and
              surrounding premises;
              b) have a maximum building height of 2 storeys;
              c) do not visually dominate the street, surrounding spaces or the existing skyline;
              d) preserve the amenity of surrounding land uses;
              e) respect the scale of existing vegetation; and
              f) respond to the topography of the site by avoiding extensive excavation and filling.”



COOROY PROPERTY PTY LTD
SEPTEMBER 2014