Town Planning Report_FINAL

Performance outcomes                                Acceptable outcomes                                   Applicant response

Criteria for Assessment
PO1    Home-based business is located where it      AO1     Where employees, clients, customers or        Compliant.
       does not impact on the residential                   guests regularly attend the site the Home-
       amenity enjoyed by users of adjacent                 based business does not occur in              The home-based business (studio) would serve
       premises                                             attached or semi-attached housing styles      the existing owner/occupier on the Site and
                                                            or on premises covered by Building Unit       clients, customers or guests would not regularly
                                                            Plans.                                        attend the Site.
PO2    Development occurs on a site with            AO2     Where located in the Low density              Compliant.
       adequate area for the proposed use,                  residential zone or Medium density
       including client and guest parking without           residential zone, if employees, customers,    The Site has an area of 665m².
       adverse impact on neighbouring                       clients or guests attend the site, the site
       properties.                                          has a minimum area of 550m2.
PO3    The home-based business is ancillary to      AO3.1   The home-based business is operated by a      Compliant.
       the residential use of the dwelling.                 resident (or residents) of the dwelling.
                                                                                                          The home based business is operated by the
                                                                                                          owner/occupier of the Site.
                                                    AO3.2   The home-based business occupies no           Compliant.
                                                            more than 40% of the dwelling.
                                                                                                          The proposed home-based business (studio)
                                                                                                          comprises 46.2m². The home based business is
                                                                                                          not proposed to occupy any of the main dwelling.
PO4    Accommodation                                AO4.1   Guests have only limited facilities for       N/A
                                                            preparing food and beverages and no
       For home hosted accommodation                        laundry.
       including bed and breakfast:
            (a) guests are accommodated for a               Editor’s note - for the purposes of home
                short-term stay and the dwelling            hosted accommodation guests may have
                is not the usual residence of the           access to a small area with a kettle,
                guests; and                                 toaster and bar fridge to prepare hot
            (b) guest accommodation is not self-            beverages, light snack or continental
                contained.                                  breakfast but not a kitchen.
PO5    Scale                                        AO5.1   Development is conducted:                     Compliant.
                                                                (a) within a dwelling; or
       The home-based business is an                            (b) within another enclosed structure
       inconspicuous component of the primary                        on the site of a dwelling house.