Town Planning Assessment Report · OPW26/0133

                                    QDC
Streetscape                         AO14.1 Development provides Complies
PO14 Development:                   visual interest to the street and Pedestrian entry gates have
                                    surrounding areas through:         been added off driveway for
   (a)​ contributes positively to
        the locality;                   (a)​ highlighting   individual each unit to highlight a clearly
                                             dwellings and land uses; defined entrance point for each
   (b)​ addresses and enhances
        the     streetscape      by     (b)​ an asymmetrical design unit. It is reasonably expected
        incorporating                        presentation     to   the that unit entrances would
                                             street;                   occur on opposite sides of the
        articulation           and
                                                                       building. The street facing
        individual           design     (c)​ offsetting or staggering
                                                                       elevation       is     intentionally
        elements that add visual             dwellings to provide
                                                                       asymmetrical        rather     than
        interest       to       the          variation     in      the
                                                                       proposing a flat plane. The
        development;                         frontage;
                                                                       design features a curved
   (c)​ has     a     form     and      (d)​ varying the roof form     feature wall on one side of the
        architectural scale that                                       building, whilst the opposite
        does not dominate the                                          side focuses on clean lines,
        streetscape       or    the                                    vertical slats, and multiple roof
        surrounding properties;                                        levels to create a balanced
   (d)​ does not detract from                                          look. The first floor is setback
        the visual amenity of                                          from the ground floor, and the
        adjoining       properties                                     curved balcony reduces the
        through the impact on                                          building's mass and scale. In
        views, access to sunlight                                      addition, a green roof is
        or overlooking;                                                proposed       to     soften     the
   (e)​ takes the form of small                                        proposal.    The     roof    design
        separate         buildings,                                    incorporates multiple planes
        rather than large single                                       and pitches. It features a
        bulky development; and                                         central hip-roof structure over
                                                                       the primary living areas,
   (f)​ sits within a landscaped
                                                                       complemented by flat roof
        setting.
                                                                       sections over the terraces and
                                                                       curved architectural overhangs.
                                                                       This combination results in a
                                                                       varied roof form outcome.
                                                                       These elements assist in
                                                                       enhancing the streetscape by
                                                                       incorporating           articulation
                                                                       through       building       design
                                                                       materials and finishes that are
                                                                       reflective of the locality, and
                                                                       landscaping within the front
                                                                       setback to ensure the proposal
                                                                       does     not       dominate      the
                                                                       streetscape. The above design
                                                                       outcomes ensure the form and
                                                                       scale of the development does
                                                                       not dominate the streetscape.
                                                                       42.78%         landscaping         is
                                                                       proposed across the site,
                                                                       resulting in a high quality
                                                                       outcome to all street frontages.


                                    AO14.2 Buildings have the main Complies

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