Planning-report-12 Figbird Court 1 Dec 2021 Final

Performance outcomes                       Acceptable Outcomes
                                           reflection.
                                           For agricultural buildings, colours
                                           and textures that blend with the
                                           natural setting are preferred however
                                           if not practical, buildings should at
                                           least be well maintained and/or
                                           visually screened.
Sloping sites and ridgelines               AO15.1                                  AO15.1
PO15                                       To protect scenic amenity and other     The proposal will comply as the
The landscape character and visual         landscape qualities, buildings,         proposal is located on a ridge line
amenity quality of hill slopes and         structures and associated               with modest slopes
ridgelines are retained and buildings      accessways are not constructed on
and structures:                            land with a slope greater than 25%.

 1. are visually responsive to the     AO15.2                                  AO15.2
    natural topography of the site,    On sloping sites or on ridgelines at    The proposal will comply
    sitting within the landscape       the uppermost edge of a hill slope:
    rather than dominating it;
 2. step down slopes or use             1. roof lines are generally parallel
    suspended floor construction,           with contours of the land;
    minimising cut and fill and         2.  roofs  do not exceed a pitch of 15
    avoiding benching of the site;          degrees;    and
 3. allow for retention of              3.  buildings   do not protrude above
    natural vegetation that assists in      the height   of
    screening or visually softening         prevailing   vegetation.
    development; and
 4. incorporate materials, finishes    Editor's note- refer to Figure
                                       6.9.1A and Figure 6.9.1B.
    and colours that complement the
                                       and Figure AP3-3B.
    natural setting and integrate with
    the landscape and skyline.         AO15.3                                  AO15.3
                                       Cut or fill is less than 1.5 metres in  Cut and fill is less than 400mm
                                       depth relative to natural ground        depth (south of the ridge line and
                                       surface.                                250mm height (north of the ridge
                                                                               line) relative to natural ground
                                       Editor’s Note— On visually              level.
                                       prominent hill slopes or ridgelines
                                       residential buildings should be
                                       predominantly finished in colours and
                                       materials that blend well with the
                                       colours and hues of the
                                       surrounding vegetation and
                                       landscape without causing glare or
                                       reflection. Broad expanses of a
                                       single colour are less desirable and
                                       where possible should be broken up
                                       by other colours or design elements.
                                       Shades in the violet, blue, green and
                                       yellow-green side of the spectrum,
                                       as well as greys or browns, should
                                       be appropriate with whites or bright
                                       colours restricted to trimmings.
                                       For agricultural buildings, colours
                                       and textures that blend with the
                                       natural setting are preferred however
                                       if not practical, buildings should at
                                       least be well maintained and/or
                                       visually screened.




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