Town Planning Report (rec. 16.04.25) · MCU25/0042

         through the impact on            stairs, awning or shade
         views, access to                 structures and window
         sunlight or                      openings.
         overlooking;
     (e) takes the form of
         small separate           AO14.   Buildings and structures     Various design elements have
         buildings, rather than   3       are designed to:             been incorporated adding
         large single bulky               (a) have a                   visual interest and increasing
         development; and                     maximum wall             amenity.
     (f) sits within a                        length of 15 metres
         landscaped setting.                  and external walls       There is no continuous wall
                                              incorporate at least     greater than 15.0m to the
                                              one design element       frontage.
                                              to add visual interest
                                              and amenity;             Landscape treatments are also
                                          (b) allow for landscape      included to further soften the
                                              treatments to soften     development.
                                              the development;
                                          (c) avoid more than six
                                              dwellings attached in
                                              any one plane; and
                                          (d) have no more than
                                              four dwellings are
                                              attached along a
                                              street frontage.
                                  AO14.   For corner sites,            The site is not a corner site –
                                  4       the building design          not applicable.
                                          addresses both street
                                          frontages by:
                                          (a) including doors and
                                              windows that front
                                              each road; and
                                          (b) providing separate
                                              vehicle access points
                                              to each road.

                                          Editor’s Note—for
                                          examples of designs
                                          see Figure 6.3.2.4 and Fi
                                          gure 6.3.2.5
                                  AO14.   For a dwelling house,        The vertical distance between
                                  5       development provides         the ground and the upper
                                          visual interest to the       level is 3.0m
                                          street and the
                                          surrounding area through:    Each external wall does
                                          (a) limiting the vertical    include variation by way of
                                              distance between the     windows and architectural
                                              ground and the           design elements providing
                                              lowest suspended         visual interest.
                                              floor to no more than
                                              3 metres;                Openings are also included to
                                          (b) limiting the length of   promote outdoor living.
                                              any external wall in
                                              one plane to 15
                                              metres; and
                                          (c) ensuring each
                                              external wall includes
                                              at least one design
                                              element such as
                                              verandahs, external
                                              stairs, window
                                              openings, awnings or
                                              porches.




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