Planning Report

             including the
             Botanical Gardens




PO15   The landscape character       AO15    To protect scenic amenity and      The proposed dwelling is not
       and visual amenity quality            other landscape qualities,         sited on land with a slope greater
                                             buildings, structures and          than    25%      and     therefore
       of hill slopes and ridgelines
                                             associated accessways are not      complies with the acceptable
       are retained and buildings            constructed on land with a         outcome.
       and structures:                       slope greater than 25%.
       (a)   are visually
                                    AO15.2   On sloping sites or on             N/A
             responsive to the
             natural topography              ridgelines at the uppermost
             of the site, sitting            edge of a hill slope:
             within the                      (a)    roof lines are generally
             landscape rather                       parallel with contours of
             than dominating it;                    the land;
       (b)   step down                       (b)    roofs do not exceed a
             slopes or use                          pitch of 15 degrees; and
             suspended floor                 (c)    buildings do not
             construction,                          protrude above the
             minimising cut                         height of prevailing
             and fill and                           vegetation.
             avoiding
             benching of the
                                             Cut or fill is less than 1.5       The cut and fill for the dwelling
             site;
                                    AO15.3   metres in depth relative to        will not exceed 1.5m. The
       (c)   allow for                       natural ground surface.            dwelling therefore complies with
             retention of                                                       the acceptable outcome.
             natural
             vegetation
             that assists in
             screening or
             visually
             softening
             development;
             and
       (d)   incorporate
             materials,
             finishes and
             colours that
             complement
             the natural
             setting and
             integrate with
             the
             landscape
             and skyline.




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