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                                                                         21

                  The proposal will not result in significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed by
                   users of other premises compared to previous land uses, including acoustic and visual
                   qualities or on the natural environment;
                  The proposal will not impact on surrounding urban and rural settlement of permanent
                   residents, and will not impact on the role of Cooroy as a major business centre;
                  The proposed development has been designed to complement the streetscape and
                   provide a high quality of building form compared to the existing building;
                  The proposal will not impact on existing good quality agricultural land within the
                   Locality;
                  Being located within an existing building, the proposal will result in minimal impacts on
                   areas of open space, biodiversity, ecological significance or environmental attributes;
                  The proposed development will provide for economic activities located on Lake
                   Macdonald Drive and will add to the attraction of the locality for visitors and residents;
                  Water quality standards will be maintained; and,
                  The proposed development will not impact on areas of native remnant or regrowth
                   vegetation.

55.    Whilst the proposal is inconsistent with the intent of the Rural Zone, the proposed extension is an
       appropriate outcome for the subject site on the following basis:

                  The proposal is designed to ensure that any impacts, which result from the
                   development, are appropriately mitigated or reduced in order to protect and maintain
                   the amenity of the subject site and locality;
                  The subject site is not suitable for the establishment rural activities due to site
                   contamination issues, historical land uses and the surrounding existing land uses (i.e.
                   quarry activities and residences etc.); and,
                  The proposed reuse of the existing building will ensure that existing natural features
                   are retained and enhanced (i.e. vegetation, landscape and waterways).

5.2.3 Overlay Areas
56. The planning scheme also includes a number of overlays, which regulate assessable development. The
      overlays are addressed in the following sections.

5.2.3.1 Biodiversity Overlay
57. Figure 11 (below) illustrates that the subject site contains Streams & Rivers, Drainage Lines and areas
        identified as Riparian Buffer Area and Environmental Areas (Environmental Protection Area).




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SEPTEMBER 2014