Application for 214-home retirement village on golf course land referred to planning court
An application for a 214-home retirement village, centered around 18-hole Cooroy Golf Club, has been referred to the planning court.
An application for approval for the 214-home development, partly on land of an existing golf course, was rejected by Noosa Council in March 2021.
The matter has since been referred to the Planning and Environment Court, with a hearing set to begin on July 26.
Innovative Planning Solutions first submitted a development application on behalf of its client GTH Project No.4 Pty Ltd in September 2019 for the GemLife Cooroy project.
However, the proposal was unanimously rejected by councillors citing inconsistencies with the Noosa Plan, plus impact on the environment, nearby Lake Macdonald water catchment and Cooroy’s existing infrastructure.
Located on 11.08 hectares of land at 144 Myall Street, Cooroy, the development would adjoin the existing 18-hole Cooroy Golf Club.
It would require 1.83 hectares of golf course land, and in return GemLife would commission a redesign of the golf course and construct a new clubhouse.
GemLife’s Minor Change Application included moving the entry road to the residential estate to run through Cooroy Golf Club property.
Entry was initially proposed on private property land that was under contract to GemLife, as per the original application to Noosa Council.
Due to the changes, the court ordered that evidence be provided that Cooroy Golf Club members were in agreeance with the new plans.
Members voted to support the development application, with 91 votes to 39.
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