MCU14/0056 - Town Planning Report

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Landscaping Code

Specific Outcomes                                              Acceptable Solutions/Probable Solutions                                  Compliance

                                                                                                                                            j)   Water Sensitive and low
                                                                                                                                                 maintenance plant selection will be
                                                                                                                                                 provided.

Industrial Business                                            No solution provided                                                     Complies with the Specific Outcome:
O20 Landscaping within industrial developments is              Figure 14-25 Appropriate species at correct density and height           The proposal complies with the specific
designed to—                                                   effectively screen bulky industrial buildings
                                                                                                                                        outcomes because:
a) maximise retention of existing vegetation;
b) provide planting in mulched areas at entrances, along                                                                                    a) Where possible, existing trees will
boundaries and around car parking and site facilities to                                                                                        be retained in and around the
provide screening and shading;                                                                                                                  industrial area;
c) lessen the impact of building bulk though the planting of                                                                                b) Tiered planting of local species will
vegetation that is in scale with the building, and by using
                                                                                                                                                be planted to provide low
mounding where appropriate (see Figure 14-25); and
d) provide outdoor areas for staff.                                                                                                             maintenance and hardy
                                                                                                                                                environments;
                                                                                                                                            c) Building scale and dominance will
                                                                                                                                                be reduced through the use of
                                                                                                                                                tiered planting and establishment
                                                                                                                                                informal planting areas that have a
                                                                                                                                                diversity of plant sizes and forms;
                                                                                                                                            d) Shade orientated open space areas
                                                                                                                                                to be provided for the workers.


14.137 Open space areas and road reserves


Active parkland                                                S21.1 Landscape works for active parkland include—                       Not applicable
O21 Landscaping in and around active parkland creates an       a) formation of grassed and well-drained areas for recreation;
environment that provides functional recreation areas and      b) retention of existing vegetation surrounding recreation facilities;
facilities in a landscaped setting that reflect the natural    c) the planting of shade trees around recreation facilities, including
landscape character of the locality.                           playfields and playgrounds;




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