planning report Lawnville House and Caretakers · MCU22/0199

4.2 Dwelling house

A new Dwelling house is proposed in the southwest corner of the property away from the rural
enterprises which operate on the land. The dwelling house triggers code assessment as the proposal
does not comply with the:
    o   Rural zone Code - AO2.4, AO8.5 and AO15.2; and
    o   Low Density Housing Code – AO14.1, AO21 and AO22.

An assessment of each matter and the relevant Performance outcome is provided below. Noting that
the assessment is to the extent of the relevant Performance outcome of the Acceptable outcome not
complied with.


4.2.1 Agricultural land Conservation Area
The dwelling house is sited within ALCA and the following provisions are relevant to the assessment.
PO2
Development does not result in the loss or diminished productive capacity of Agricultural Land
Conservation Area.
PO8
Notwithstanding that intensive rural activities may need greater separation distances, buildings and
other structures are appropriately sited and designed to:
   (a) avoid environmental harm or nuisance to sensitive land uses, including adverse impacts on
        amenity values, over and above what could reasonably be expected in the rural zone;
   (b) avoid adverse impact on ecologically important areas including National Parks,
        watercourses, and wetlands;
   (c) mitigate risks associated with the use of chemicals or air pollutants; and
   (d) avoid conflict with rural uses and activities on adjoining properties.


Assessment
The dwelling house and associated structures are 1,500m² and represent less than 1% (0.25%) of
the subject land area. When considered as a whole, it is an insignificant portion of the land which is
being removed from agricultural production. However, the owner, as described above in section 4.1,
is growing the agricultural activities on site and maximising the lands output. A farm manager will be
employed to operate the rural enterprises, which more than offsets 0.25% of land area taken up by
the dwelling house.

The owner of the land will occupy the dwelling and as such there will be no conflict with the rural
uses.




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