MCU22/0201 Application For Material Change Of Use For Car Wash And Food & Drink Outlet At 34 Elm Street, Cooroy · Attachment 1 - MCU22/0201 - Planning Officer'S Report

         h) incorporates signage mounted above awnings on parapet walls reinforcing the fine
            grain appearance in the main streets as per figure 7.2.2.7 and figure 7.2.2.8;
         j) Retains a pedestrian-friendly low-speed traffic environment with on-street parking
            and provides off-street car parking at the rear or to one side of the development.

The Cooroy Local Plan Code also includes a Framework and Character Plan that maps the site as
a Key Development Site with a Key Pedestrian/Cycle link along the eastern boundary.




             Figure 8 – Noosa Plan 2020 - Figure 7.2.2.4 Cooroy Framework & Character Plan

The proposed design of the carwash incorporates several elements of the Cooroy country town
character including a pitched roof form for most of the development and provides the pedestrian
pathway identified within the Framework and Character Plan along site’s eastern boundary.
However, the design of the development with limited commercial built form and manoeuvring areas
and carwash/vacuum bays along the frontages of the site, does not provide a built form that is
intended for the zone or the locality. The proposal is not sympathetic to the intended development
form of the District Centre zone which is for buildings that address the street, create vibrant and
active spaces, continuous weather protection with carparking not dominating the street. Whilst it is
acknowledged that two service stations (established in the late 1980’s) located to the north and