Minor Change Report MCU21 0231 02 (As Published) · MCU21/0231.02

                      b.      a 1 metre wide landscaping strip within the Lot, along the Natasha Avenue and
                              Katharina Street road frontage of the subject site, exclusive of the access driveway,
                              generally uncompromised by infrastructure items;
                      c.      provision of 2 x 100 litre pot size street trees within the road reserve of both Natasha
                              Avenue and Katharina Street frontages.
                      d.      screening landscaping for the full length of all boundaries including screening plants
                              which grow to a minimum height of 5m at maturity and provided at maximum 1.5m
                              centres. The screening plants must have a minimum pot size of 200mm.
               Applicant’s Request
               The applicant has not provided any supporting information to justify the proposed change, despite
               Council’s prior correspondence identifying the areas of variation.
               Assessment of Request
               As identified at the time of inspection, the development has points of variation which do not
               generally comply with the approved plans and does not fulfil condition 20(d) of the development
               permit including:
                    1) Removal of landscaped podium adjoining Units K1-K3
                    2) inground landscaping species that will not achieve a minimum height of 5 metres.
                    3) Amendment to screening devices as detailed in the K1-K3 Units eastern and western
                       elevations.


               Landscaped podium
               The applicant verbally indicated that the change was required in accordance with the building
               classification. The change has resulted in a reduction of site coverage for the mid-level. Privacy
               between units has been upheld.
               Agree to amend the approved plans..


               Changes to inground species & screening
               The proposed inground species are not capable of achieving a height of 5 metres at maturity.
               Consequence of the retaining wall structures the width available for landscaping is marginal, refer
               to Figure 8.
               On inspection it was clear that the plantings along the southern boundary were not going to serve
               the condition’s purpose. Through amendments to screening on this elevation, the levels of privacy
               between premises are upheld considering the medium density zoning of the premises. The joining
               of the screens as shown by Figure 6 prove more effective that the 3 isolated screens previously
               approved.




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