Response to Planning Codes - 11 Senegal

 Performance Outcomes                                    Acceptable Outcomes                                         Compliance   Comments
 Driveway and crossover
 PO8      Access design                            AO8.1       Driveways and crossovers are designed to comply                    Complies AO8.1 – 3
                                                                                                                        ✔         A crossover point and driveway will comply with IPWEA
          The design, management and                           with Council's standard drawings RS-049, RS-050,
          maintenance of the access                                                                                               Standard Drawing RS-049 and RS-050.
                                                               RS-056 and addendum as applicable.
          facilitates:
          (a)   safe and convenient use            AO8.2      Where a footpath exists, the driveway meets the
                for vehicles, pedestrians                     road reserve at the level of the existing footpath.
                and cyclists;
          (b)   vehicles negotiating
                without contacting the             AO8.3       Driveways within the property:
                driveway or crossover
                                                               (a)    have a maximum gradient of 20%
                surface; and
                                                                      and vertical curves to ensure no
          (c)   stormwater disposal                                   scraping for a standard vehicle; or
                without any negative
                impacts on the                                 (b)    have a maximum gradient of 25%
                surrounding area.                                     provided–
                                                                       (i)    the length of the driveway
                                                                              steeper than 20% does not
                                                                              exceed 6 metres; and
                                                              there is a change in gradient not less than 2 metres
                                                              in length and not greater than 12:5% at the ends of
                                                              the 25% section of the driveway.

 PO9     The driveway and crossover design         AO9        The driveway and crossover is designed without                      Complies AO9
         avoids using structures within the road
                                                                                                                        ✔         A driveway and crossover will not require significant
                                                              significant alteration to the existing road reserve
         reserve.                                                                                                                 alteration to the road.
                                                              whereby the finished surface level of the
                                                              driveway is consistent in height with the existing
                                                              height of the road reserve.

                                                              Editor’s Note—Should the design not comply with
                                                              the standard drawings, including any cut or fill
                                                              within the road reserve, an operational works
                                                              application to Council for a non-standard driveway
                                                              is required.




30 September 2021                                                                        Chris Bentley
Ref: 20-052                                                      Planning Report – Proposed Dwelling at 11 Senegal Rise, Doonan