Stockwell RFI Response Letter Final 22.12.21 · MCU21/0175

    b. includes ground level building facades that avoid blank walls and security shutters and maintain
       a shopfront presence to the street.
AO28
Buildings address the street with main entrances fronting the street or outdoor squares or open plazas
or laneways that constitute the focal point of the centre, rather than to internal spaces or parking areas.
AO30
Street awnings:
    a. are provided along the full frontage of the building and cover the footpath where no other
       weather protection is provided for pedestrians as part of the building design;
    b. are set back a minimum of 1 metre from the kerb and where include timber posts, the posts are
       set back not less than 1 metre from the kerb;
    c. are waterproof;
    d. conform with the height, form and materials of awnings on adjoining properties which share
       the same frontage;
    e. where falling towards the street, are no less than 2.5 metres at their lowest point or where
       cantilevered, are no less than 2.7 metres at their lowest point;
    f.   use an awning slope of within 15 degrees of adjacent awnings;
    g. are no more than 500 millimetres higher or lower than adjacent awnings that are less than 2
       metres away; and
    h.            do not exceed 3 metres in height.
In this regard, there is significant concern with the non-compliance of the proposed built form with the
planning scheme requirements. These concerns are related, but not limited to, the following:
    •    Absence of varied and articulated roof forms, changes in materials and variations in projected
         and recessed elements and facades.
    •    The development takes the form of large bulky buildings which visually dominate the street.
    •    A number of elevations do not incorporate a mix of lightweight and textured external building
         materials or materials that reflect the natural environment.
    •    Buildings are not of a sub-tropical design with lightweight construction or arranged in the form
         of pavilions allowing for pedestrian permeability and landscaping between buildings to create
         a place overall recognisable as having a Noosa style.
    •    The proposal does not incorporate architectural, landscape and furniture treatments which
         engage with the street.
    •    The proposal includes blank walls presenting to the street.