GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT - 14 AUGUST 2023 · Committee to Council report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                                       17 AUGUST 2023


1. The proposed development is contrary to Section 3.2.2 of the Strategic Intent and Sections
3.3.1(b), (f) and 3.3.3 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (k) of the Strategic Outcomes of the Noosa Plan
2020 as:
   a. The proposed development is located outside the Urban Boundary, intrudes into a rural
      residential area, and does not integrate well with the existing settlement pattern and the
      broader urban areas of the Cooroy community.
   b. The land is not suited or designated for the proposed housing form.
   c. The land is located in the vicinity of industrial land uses and industrial zoned land that has
      the potential to impact the amenity of residents.
   d. The proposed development is likely to inhibit the development and future use of 70
      Carpenters Road and land zoned Low Impact Industry in Jarrah Street due to potential
      reverse amenity impacts.
   e. The proposed development will need to provide its own infrastructure and is located outside
      the Priority Infrastructure Area.
2. The proposed development is contrary to Overall Outcomes 2(b), (j), (l), (p), and PO14 of the
Local Plan Code for Cooroy which details that development is to be limited to land within the urban
boundary. The site is located outside the urban boundary and does not respond or integrate well
with Cooroy’s country town feel, with attached housing planned close to the town centre and low to
medium density semi-attached housing dispersed through existing residential neighbourhoods.
3. The proposal is contrary to the Rural Residential Zone Code as the development will not result in
a high level of amenity for residents and it does not achieve the zoning intent for houses on larger
lots.
4. The proposal is contrary to the Overall Outcomes 2(c), (d), (f), (g) and (h) and PO1, AO1.1, AO1.2,
AO1.3, AO1.4, PO4, AO4, PO6, PO7 and PO9 of the Special Residential Zone Code as:
   a. The proposal does not have reasonable access to a variety of essential services and
      facilities, including retail, commercial, social and medical facilities and public transport.
   b. The proposal is not located so as to avoid conflicts with surrounding land uses.
   c. The proposal is of a high density that is not compatible with the zoning intent and the
      preferred character of the area.
       The proposal is of a design, layout and intensity that will not integrate with the broader
      neighbourhood and allow residents to interact with the wider community.
   d. The proposed development is not appropriately sited and designed in a manner that is
      compatible with the developed character of the area.
5. The proposal does not meet PO6 of the Driveways and Parking Code as the proposal provides
no car parking for likely visitors to the development.
6. The proposal has not demonstrated that safe and satisfactory roadway configuration is achievable
to the site from the Carpenters Road and Mary Street/ Jarrah Street roundabout.
7. The proposal does not meet PO6 of the Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code as it has not been
demonstrated that an efficient and safe evacuation route is available to residents and that emergency
vehicles can access the site.
8. The proposal is not consistent with actions A5.3.1 to A5.3.6, A5.6.2, A5.6.3, and A5.7.2 of the
Noosa Housing Strategy 2022 as:
   a. The land is not located within the urban boundary and is more than 400m from the town
      centre, school and public transport.
   b. The land is located where it would have a reverse amenity impact on industrial business
      and land committed for industrial purposes.
   c. The proposal is not well integrated within the community and is clustered in an isolated
      area.
9. The proposal is unlikely to satisfactorily deliver the social outcomes sought as: