AGENDA - Sunshine Coast Council

Strategy and Planning Committee Agenda 16 February 2011
CONCLUSION
The application raises significant planning concerns due to the proposed use’s conflicts with
the provisions of the Noosa Plan, and the likely visual and residential amenity impacts on
nearby properties. Finding a suitable site in the area is problematic for the applicant, as the
proposed tower use is inconsistent within the entire Cooroibah Locality it seeks to provide
coverage for. As such, if a new tower is to be approved within the locality, then some degree
of conflict with the Noosa Plan must be accepted. Council has also received a number of
public submissions in support of the proposal, which appears to confirm the applicant’s
assertions that existing telecommunications coverage in the area is poor and thereby
establishes a degree of need for the use.
Notwithstanding the grounds in favour of the proposal, the site selected is inappropriate to
adequately preserve the visual and residential amenity of nearby properties, with the
inclusion of conditions inadequate to reduce these impacts. The application is, therefore,
recommended for refusal.
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