MCU14/0056 - Town Planning Report

                                                                                               town planning
                                                                                                      report

Landscaping Code

Specific Outcomes                                            Acceptable Solutions/Probable Solutions                                  Compliance

                                                             and                                                                               minimum clear trunk of 1.2 – 1.8m
                                                             b) appropriately spacing shrubs at 1.2m horizontal centres, with a                based on adequate supply and cost
                                                             maximum height of 0.75m, to avoid clumping and to retain sightlines.              of tree species; and
                                                                                                                                          b)   Proposed shrub species will be
                                                                                                                                               selected to maintain a low informal
                                                                                                                                               hedge of a maximum of 0.75m
                                                                                                                                               when applicable.




O6 Street trees and plantings in towns and villages,         S6.1 Street trees and trees in carparking areas achieve a maximum of     Complies with the Acceptable Solutions
carparks and other areas where potential conflicts with      900mm clear trunk height for a 2.0m high tree at planting and are able   The proposal will comply with the acceptable
vehicles and pedestrians are evident, are planted so as to   to attain a clear trunk height of 1900mm on maturity;
                                                                                                                                      solution of S6.1 because the minimum clear
                                                             AND
maximise vehicle and pedestrian safety.                                                                                               trunk height for all trees 45lt and above will
                                                                                                                                      be 1.2m high based on adequate supply and
                                                                                                                                      cost.

                                                             S6.2 All scrub planting to be a maximum height of 700mm from the         Complies with the Acceptable Solutions
                                                             road pavement (not top of kerb).                                         The proposal will comply with the acceptable
                                                                                                                                      solution of S6.2 because the maximum height
                                                                                                                                      of shrubs selected to be planted along the
                                                                                                                                      road pavement will be a maximum height of
                                                                                                                                      700mm. It should be noted, that the use of
                                                                                                                                      shrubs close to the road pavement will be
                                                                                                                                      kept to a minimum to reduce the potential
                                                                                                                                      for future maintenance if the plant grows
                                                                                                                                      bigger then specified by the nursery.




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