Town Planning Assessment Report (3) · MCU26/0012

                                                character      and    landscape
                                                setting.

                                       Editor’s Note— Residential buildings should
                                       be predominantly finished in colours and
                                       materials that blend well with the colours
                                       and hues of the surrounding vegetation and
                                       landscape without causing glare or
                                       reflection.
                                       For agricultural buildings, colours and
                                       textures that blend with the natural setting
                                       are preferred however if not practical,
                                       buildings should at least be well maintained
                                       and/or visually screened.

Sloping sites and ridgelines          AO15.1 To protect scenic amenity The proposal is located outside
                                      and other landscape qualities, of mapped areas.
PO15 The landscape character and
                                      buildings, structures and associated
visual amenity quality of hill slopes
                                      accessways are not constructed on
and ridgelines are retained and
                                      land with a slope greater than 25%.
buildings and structures:
   (a)​ are visually responsive to AO15.2 On sloping sites or on The proposal is located outside
        the natural topography of ridgelines at the uppermost edge of of mapped areas.
        the site, sitting within the a hill slope:
        landscape      rather   than      (a)​ roof lines are generally
        dominating it;                         parallel with contours of the
   (b)​ step down slopes or use                 land;
        suspended             floor        (b)​ roofs do not exceed a pitch
        construction,    minimising             of 15 degrees; and
        cut and fill and avoiding
        benching of the site;              (c)​ buildings do not protrude
                                                above the height of
   (c)​ allow for retention of                  prevailing vegetation.
        natural vegetation that Editor's note- refer to Figure 6.9.1A and
        assists in screening or Figure 6.9.1B. and Figure AP3-3B.
        visually         softening
        development; and                                                       The proposed earthworks will
                                    AO15.3 Cut or fill is less than 1.5
                                                                               exceed 1.5m within existing
   (d)​ incorporate      materials, metres in depth relative to the
                                                                               ground level. However, these
        finishes and colours that natural ground surface.
                                                                               earthworks       are    specifically
        complement the natural
                                                                               designed   to  return  the land to
        setting and integrate with Editor’s Note— On visually prominent hill
                                    slopes or ridgelines residential buildings its natural profile by focusing on
        the landscape and skyline. should be predominantly finished in colours
                                                                               the areas that were originally
                                    and materials that blend well with the filled,      associated with the
                                    colours and hues of the surrounding
                                    vegetation and landscape without causing   former   house.    Please refer to
                                    glare or reflection. Broad expanses of a   the  attached    SCG   Engineering
                                    single colour are less desirable and where Plans for details.
                                       possible should be broken up by other
                                       colours or design elements. Shades in the
                                       violet, blue, green and yellow-green side of
                                       the spectrum, as well as greys or browns,
                                       should be appropriate with whites or bright
                                       colours restricted to trimmings.
                                       For agricultural buildings, colours and
                                       textures that blend with the natural setting
                                       are preferred however if not practical,
                                       buildings should at least be well maintained
                                       and/or visually screened.




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