39 Lorilet 04 Reconfiguring a Lot Code

Performance Outcomes                                    Acceptable Outcomes
(c) are free of physical constraints or encumbrances (c) are regular in shape with a width to depth
    that would restrict the siting of a house;           ratio of approximately 1:2;
(d) have area and dimensions that can accommodate (d) do not have a slope greater than 10%;
    an appropriate house site area without siting    (e) can accommodate a house and sufficient car
    variations;                                          parking without encroaching into boundary
(e) are distributed across a development to create       clearances or prescribed building setbacks;
    diversity in lots; and                           (f) allow for landscape and tree planting in deep
(f) do not result in excessive driveways at              soil zones to soften built form elements;
    intersections or corners.                        (g) are not created by further dividing an existing
                                                         rear (battle-axe) lot; and
                                                     (h) are not located at the end of a T-intersection
                                                         or at a bend in the road.

Rear Lots Table 9.5.1.3 Criteria for assessable development (part)
Performance Outcomes                                   Acceptable Outcomes

Growth management
Rear Lots

PO21                                                   AO21.1                                                Not applicable.
Rear (battle-axe) lots are created only where:-:       The minimum area of the rear lot, exclusive of any
                                                       access strip, complies with the lot reconfiguration
                                                       outcomes in Table 9.5.1.4 Minimum lot size and
(a) it would not be desirable nor practicable for the
                                                       dimensions providing that no rear access lot has a
    site to be reconfigured so that all lots have full
                                                       lot size less than 600m2 exclusive of access strip.
    frontage to a road;
(b) located in the Low density residential zone, Rural
    residential zone or Rural zone;                    AO21.2
(c) development positively contributes to the          No more than 10% of lots within a subdivision are
    character of the neighbourhood;                    rear lots or lots accessed via an access strip.