Town Planning Assessment Report

2. Proposal
The proposal seeks a Development Permit for a Material Change of Use of premises to establish a Dwelling
House on the premises. The application is triggered for the following reasons:-
+ it does not comply with AO2.4 of the Rural Zone Code in that it would establish sensitive land use closer
   than 200 metres from land on an adjacent property included in the Rural zone and mapped as an
   Agricultural Land Conservation Area; and
+ it will involve clearing vegetation identified as an area of biodiversity significance under the Biodiversity,
   Waterway and Wetlands Overlay map.

The proposed dwelling is small in nature, having dimensions of 15.56m x 10.59m and has a footprint of 162.6m2.
The dwelling is a lightweight construction that is raised on posts and has been designed to have a minimal
impact on the surrounding landscape in scale and form. The design incudes a large deck and breezeways to
maximise outdoor living opportunities, ventilation and passive design opportunities.

The location of the dwelling is positioned in the southwest corner of the site in response to flooding constraints
that exist over the property. The remainder of the property is affected by flood inundation extents. The
location of the dwelling site is heavily vegetated and a total clearing of 2900m2 would be necessary to
establish the house site with appropriate buffering for bushfire purposes.

An existing property maintenance track will be utilised to access the dwelling. The existing driveway
crossover located in the northwest corner of the site will gain access to Ringtail Creek Road.




Figure 1 – Proposed Site Plan

Please refer to Appendix A – Proposal Plans for further details relating to the design and siting of the building.




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