planning report Lawnville House and Caretakers · MCU22/0199

4.0 Planning assessment
An assessment against the relevant Planning Scheme provisions is provided below.


4.1 Caretakers accommodation
Caretaker Use
The proposal involves the reuse of the existing 106m² house as a Caretaker’s accommodation. The
following Acceptable outcomes and Performance outcome are relevant to the assessment.


Rural zone code

PO1
Land uses in the Rural zone are limited to those which are compatible with agriculture and the
protection of environmental and landscape values.


Caretaker’s accommodation, Dwelling unit and Rural Worker’s Accommodation Code


AO2.1
In the Rural zone, caretaker’s accommodation is:
    (a) located within 50 metres of the primary use of the site, for which the caretaker is responsible;
    (b) on a site with a minimum area of 20 hectares, accommodating an existing rural activity; or
    (c) the only residential use on a site accommodating a business activity, a community activity,
        an entertainment activity, an industry activity, an infrastructure activity or a recreation activity.
AO4.1
Caretaker’s accommodation is occupied by a person or persons having responsibility for the security,
maintenance or management of non-residential activities conducted on the same site.
AO4.6
Outside of an industrial zone neither a caretaker’s accommodation nor a dwelling unit has a gross
floor area exceeding 90m².
PO4
A caretaker’s accommodation, dwelling unit or rural workers' accommodation is ancillary to non-
residential activities on the same site.
AO6.7
Caretaker’s accommodation and rural workers' accommodation is separated by at least 150 metres
from:
    (a) the Resource Area/ Processing Area and operational area of any Key Resource Area;
    (b) any intensive animal industry;
    (c) any high impact industry.

The proposal fully complies with the relevant Acceptable outcomes and Performance outcomes
identified above for the following reasons:

    o   the Caretakers accommodation will be occupied by the manager of the rural enterprises that
        operate on the land;



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