Town Planning Assessment Report

                                                                                  consequently achieve PO2 of the
                                                                                  code for the following reasons:
                                                                                  • the dwelling is to be located on
                                                                                     a flat level part of the site that
                                                                                     will require minimal changes to
                                                                                     the natural land form and is
                                                                                     least constrained by
                                                                                     environmental factors and
                                                                                     landslide hazard areas;
                                                                                  • there is an existing structure
                                                                                     positioned adjacent to the
                                                                                     house site that the dwelling
                                                                                     would be sited in close
                                                                                     proximity to this structure;
                                                                                  • Philip and Debra own the
                                                                                     adjoining property to the north
                                                                                     which is used for low intensity
                                                                                     grazing purposes and the
                                                                                     proposed dwelling will not
                                                                                     negatively impact on the use of
                                                                                     this land; and
                                                                                  • A dwelling house is compatible
                                                                                     with and reasonably expected
                                                                                     within the rural landscape.

Building height and scale                AO7.1                                    AO7.1 - Complies
PO7                                      Buildings are no more than two           The building has a height 1 storey.
                                         storeys in height.
Buildings and other structures:
                                         AO7.2
are low rise;                            With the exception of Class 10           AO7.2 - Complies
                                         buildings or structures used             The building has a maximum
minimise the appearance of bulk to       exclusively for a rural                  height in metres of 7.5m.
adjacent properties, roads or other      activity, buildings and structures are
areas in the vicinity of the site; and   no more than 8 metres in building
                                         height providing that they may be up
respect the scale of                     to 9 metres where the pitched roof
surrounding vegetation and               but no other part of the building or
maximises opportunities to retain        structure exceeds 8 metres.
existing vegetation on site.
                                         AO7.3
                                         With the exception of Class 10
                                         buildings or structures used             AO7.3 - Complies
                                         exclusively for a rural activity,        The proposed dwelling has a
                                         individual buildings or roofed           Gross Floor Area of approximately
                                         structures do not exceed                 352m2.
                                         500m2 gross floor area.


Setbacks                                 AO8.4                                    PO8 - Performance Outcome
PO8                                      In addition to the circumstances of      The proposed dwelling provides a
Notwithstanding that intensive rural     AO8.1, to AO8.3 above, buildings and     minimum setback of 6m setback
activities may need greater              structures meet the following            from the western side boundary
separation distances, buildings and      minimum boundary setbacks:               and consequently encroaches into
other structures are appropriately                                                the 10m setback. While not meeting
sited and designed to:                   a) 20 metres from a property             Acceptable Outcome AO8.4 (d)
                                            boundary of adjoining land in the     and AO8.5 of the Rural Zone Code,
a) avoid environmental harm or              Environmental management and          it is considered that the proposal
   nuisance to sensitive land uses,         conservation zone;                    complies      with    Performance
   including adverse impacts on          b) a distance greater than the width     Outcome PO8 of the Code for the
   amenity values, over and above           of the riparian buffer area shown     following reasons:

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