Planning Report

3.0    Proposed Development Details

The following section discusses the key aspects of the development, which are considered to be the
primary planning matters for consideration in this application.

3.1    Development Summary

The development proposed by this application seeks approval for 21 low impact industry and warehouse
industrial units and associated Operational Works. Proposal Plans for the development are included at
Attachment 3 to this report. A snapshot of the key development parameters for the proposed
development are set out below in Table 5 as follows:

Table 5: Summary of development aspects
 Material change of use & Operational Works
 Proposed Industrial Units               21 units
 Unit Floor Area                         Units 14 & 15 - Minimum 85m2
                                         Unit 3 - Maximum 267m2
 Amenities building area                 26m2
                                         1 x male locker room, 1 x female locker room
                                         1 x male PWD amenities, 1 x female PWD amenities
 Building height (maximum)               9.29m (from ground level to roof apex)
 Gross floor area (GFA)                  2,800m2
 Site coverage                           2,397m2 (48%)
 Landscaping                             770m2 (15%)
 Car parking                             33 car parks
                                         1 PWD
                                         6 motorbike parks
                                         Each unit to provide internal private spaces for bicycles
 Site access                             The site is accessed from Leo Alley Road
 Proposed servicing arrangements         The subject site exhibits existing connections to urban
                                         services from the surrounding area including reticulated
                                         water, sewerage, electricity, telecommunications and
                                         stormwater infrastructure.

3.2    Development Details

The following operational aspects of the development are set out and discussed further below:

  i.   Nature of Use – The proposal seeks to deliver 21 industrial units within the site which will be
       utilised for the purposes of combined ‘low impact industry’ and ‘warehouse’ land uses as defined
       by the Planning Scheme. Whilst these two land uses are separately defined uses, refer section
       4.4.1 of this report, the provisions of the Planning Scheme which are relevant to their assessment
       are the same. In this regard, the proposal seeks to obtain approval over the whole of the site for
       both land uses as opposed to identifying individual nominated tenancies. This will provide a




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