2018-06-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    12 JUNE 2018


b)   Despite the site being zoned Rural, the proposed development is consistent with the
     existing built form and character within the established area. The development design is an
     effective and efficient use of the site responding to site characteristics particularly with
     regards to access, size and orientation. The development will positively contribute to
     Trading Post Road whilst preserving the scenic and environmental values of the rural land
     located to the north of the subject site.
c)   The proposed development has been designed to face inward to the existing resort in order
     to preserve any potential impacts to adjacent rural land located to the north. The adjoining
     property to the north features a 12 to 15 metre vegetation buffer to the subject site to the
     existing resort ensuring amenity aspects are preserved.
d)   The subject site could be described as landlocked as it features low density residential land
     uses to the eastern, southern and western boundaries;
e)   Given the subject site’s shape and size any potential use of the site for agricultural
     purposes would not be suitable and may result in more disruption for surrounding
     residential land uses.
The business centre of Cooroy is located less than 2 kilometres away from the existing and
proposed development. The proposed development is generally consistent with the existing built
form and character in a largely established residential area, where low density residential
development adjoins the site to the east, west and south.
The proposed development has an open space area to the rural land to the north (includes bio-
retention basin, plantings and grassland) and the adjoining rural property to the north features a
12 to 15 metre vegetation buffer to the subject site, thus preserving the scenic and environmental
values of the rural land located to the north of the subject site. The expansion will not introduce
any significant new impacts on existing uses in the area or adversely affect Cooroy’s rural
production capacity. The site’s size and location as largely a pocket in the centre of residential
land on 3 sides does not lend it to any potential use for agricultural purposes.
Land Use & Works Provisions
The application has been assessed against applicable codes. The pertinent issues arising out of
the assessment against the codes are discussed below.
Buildings and parking
Each dwelling to be constructed on the subject lot will be single storey and consist of either 2
bedrooms or 2 bedrooms and a study and double lock up garage. New residents will be offered
a choice of designs, with an indicative range of single-level, hebel block construction, consistent
with dwelling designs approved under the previous application. The proposal plan includes
minimum setback requirements for the dwellings within their individual site areas, being:




The resulting “building envelope” within the individual dwelling sites is shown in Figure 5 –
Proposal Plan Extract Showing Dwelling Siting Arrangement.




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