Pat Spicer
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QUESTION 1
Noosa Council's Facebook post on 28 January 2025 refers to land at 62 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy as "unused" despite its zoning for community facilities and its allocation for cemetery expansion in 1999 with a supporting DA in 2008. Local residents, including those who as children played on the land in the1960s, have long used the land for recreation. What are the reasons the council considers the land "unused"?
RESPONSE PROVIDED BY KIM RAWLINGS, DIRECTOR STRATEGY & ENVIRONMENT
The 2008 Development Approval lapsed in August 2012 and was never used or acted upon. The land is zoned Community Facilities under the Noosa Plan 2020 and is owned by Council. However, while some residents may have informally used the site as open space, the land has never formally been a Park or open space area, and its usage never encouraged. It has been laying fallow since Council acquired the property. The land was contaminated and when Council was notified of this, signs were erected to restrict all public access to the area. The land is currently being remediated. Council has a responsibility to plan and to benefit the whole community, not only in relation to cemetery purposes, but for a wide range of other community purposes and needs. Housing is one of those needs to be planned for. Our Shire is experiencing a significant long-term housing crisis and once remediated, social housing is proposed on a portion of the site. This will contribute to much needed affordable housing, meaning a roof over the heads of some of our more vulnerable community. Community consultation for the use of proposed lots 2 and 3 will take place in the future.QUESTION 2
Council has marked land in Garnett Street, Cooroy with a red boundary on the zone map, labelled “Further Consultation Zone Change” in the legend. This map has been in effect since “Your Say” for Amendment 2 so this consideration has been operational for a number of years already. With further amendments to the Noosa Plan under consideration, what is council’s specific plan for this land which is currently zoned Environmental & Conservation and includes privately owned low-density residential?RESPONSE PROVIDED BY KIM RAWLINGS, DIRECTOR STRATEGY & ENVIRONMENT
It has been confirmed with Mrs Spicer which lot the question refers to. The split-zoned privately owned lot in Garnet St, Cooroy has a small portion zoned Low Density Residential, and a large portion zoned Environmental Management and Conservation to protect the native vegetation on the lot. The native vegetation is also covered by the Biodiversity Overlay being an area of Biodiversity significance. The Environmental Management and Conservation area of this lot also sits outside the Urban Boundary. The zoning of this lot has not been, or proposed to be, changed under any of the Noosa Plan 2020 amendments. Previously, in the 2006 Planning Scheme the whole lot was zoned Detached Housing, the equivalent zoning to Low Density Residential under the Noosa Plan 2020. Under the first Noosa Plan 2020 the lot was split zoned to protect the native vegetation and continued as this zoning since. Council currently has no specific plans for this lot.
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Pat Spicer10:47
Through the Chair, the background information. In 1970, the lands department miscalculated Noosa Shire's need for cemetery space for the next 50 to 100 years, so allowed the land to be privately purchased. The 1999 Council had refused two applications for subdivision of blocks on 62 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy because the land does not have suitable access from its own frontage. The 1999 Council purchased the land for cemetery expansion because the Shire's cemeteries Shire were showing a need for Council to consider acquiring more land for 70 years. With this site sharing a boundary with the existing cemetery, it provided an opportunity for easy expansion. This was forward planning to meet a core responsibility of Council. Need, cemetery but a DA for cemetery use was submitted in 2008 with the intention of activation of that DA in the next 15 years. Cemetery space for residents who purchased nearby properties after 1999, it is a justifiable expectation that land purchased for cemetery remains the intent use of the land. Because there isn't development on the site does not mean the site is not serving any purpose. My question: Noosa Council's Facebook page post on the 28th of January 2025 refers to the land at Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy. As unused, despite its zoning for community facilities and its allocation for cemetery expansion in 1999 with a supporting DA in 2008. Local residents, including those who, as children, played on this land in the 1960s, have long used the land for recreation. One of the reasons the Council the land unused.
Pat Spicer14:03
Thank you. Question 2, background information. First of all, I referred to the zone map of Cooroy, but unfortunately I was looking at the wrong zone map. Staff has stated that as soon as one of the amendments have been adopted, planning staff are working on what changes need to be made to address future site development.S. Government. The update 9, March. To the Housing Strategy gives an indication of some of the current planning for future development. For example, staff have reviewed various housing types that have turned gentle density under shaping South East Queensland. To part-time heritage advisor position with strategic planning team has been approved to assist with character guidelines and recruitment is underway. I'll give these as examples of planning that's what's going on Councillor is mark lanning, my question. Council planning, Garnet street with a red boundary on the zone map labelled further consultation zone change in the ledger. This map has been. In effect since Your Say for amendment two. So this consideration has been operational for a number of years already. With further amendments to the Noosa Plan under consideration, what is Council's specific plan for this land which is currently zoned environmental and conservation and includes privately owned, low density residential?
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