Minor Change Report 132004 4552 01 · 132004.4552.01

                   7.2.6  Coastal
                                              The application is compliant with the purpose, overall outcomes and
                   Communities
                                              performance outcomes or acceptable outcomes of the Coastal Communities
                   Local Plan Code            Local Plan Code.
                   9.3.3       Dual          Code Compliance: Development aligns with the purpose, overall outcomes, and
                   Occupancy    and          performance outcomes of the applicable planning code.
                   Multiple Dwelling
                   Code                      Private Open Space: First-floor terrace has been extended to provide direct
                                             access from living areas, enhancing casual surveillance and connectivity in line
                                             with PO11.
                                             Dual Occupancy Code: Proposal meets the performance and acceptable
                                             outcomes of the Dual Occupancy and Multiple Dwelling Code.



               Plot Ratio (Gross Floor Area)
               Acceptable Outcome AO11 of the Medium Density Residential Zone Code states:
               AO11       For a dwelling house, plot ration of development does not exceed 0.4:1
               The applicant is proposing a change to an existing dual occupancy use (2 dwelling units), as such
               AO11 of the Medium Density Residential Zone Code does not apply as it relates to a dwelling
               house only.
               The proposal is therefore required to comply with corresponding Performance Outcome PO11 of
               the Medium Density Residential Zone Code, which states:


               PO11       Plot ratio of development:
                          a.      does not exceed 0.4:1; or
                          b.      for small dwellings or for development which provides a ratio of at least three small
                                  dwellings to one other dwelling, does not exceed 0.5:1.
               The proposed development exceeds a plot ratio of (0.4:1 / 245m2) proposing a plot ratio of 0.54:1
               for the site or 334m2 gross floor area for the unit. The proposal is not a ‘small dwelling’ and bonus
               provisions are not relevant.
               The superseded scheme to which this original approval was issued (1990 scheme) allowed for a
               maximum plot ratio of 0.45:1 (45%) with revised schemes (2006 and 2020) reducing the allowable
               plot ratio to 0.4:1 (40%). The currently proposed plot ratio of 0.54:1 far exceeds both past and
               present schemes.
               As such, assessment is required against the Overall Outcomes of the Medium Density Residential
               Zone Code.
               Overall Outcomes of the Medium Density Residential Zone Code state:
                  c.    Development makes a positive contribution to the look and feel of residential
                        neighbourhoods by maintaining a low scale character with well designed buildings and
                        landscaping that enhance the streetscape.


               Assessment:
               The existing design presents a ‘stepped’ building form (see Figure 6 – Render C, Existing)) which
               increases the upper level building set back/s to reduce the visual perception of the building’s bulk
               when viewed from the street. Stepping of the building form is a way of maintaining a lower building
               height and bulk closest to the site frontage.




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