20240930-NC-Minor change request cover letter.docx

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Our client has reviewed this situation and has agreed to remove this area as an exclusive use area from the CMS package
to be provided as part of the plan sealing assessment. These plans will be submitted to Council’s plan sealing team when
updated accordingly.

Since the ceiling storage loft is proposed to be removed from the CMS plans, the MCU proposal plans are not required to
be updated in this regard. However, the floor plan has been updated to include the new bicycle spaces and Juliet style
balcony (refer to Appendix C).



Items 3 – Balcony 2 of Unit 2.
Council comments:
BAL 2 of Unit 2 has been enclosed and now contributes to gross floor area.

Response
We refer to the following extracts of the approved plans:




Figure 1 – Images derived from the approved plan package (MCU22/0228.01)

The above extracts from the approved plans refers to Balcony 2 on the southern side of unit 2 and each image shows
vertical blades on the outside of the subject balcony. The principal purpose of the balcony is to accommodate the air
conditioner and a clothesline for this unit. The inclusion of the vertical blades provides effective screening to the air
conditioner and clothesline as required by Conditions 13 and 18 of the development permit. A copy of the existing
development permit is attached (refer to Attachment D). In light of the primary purpose of this balcony, we consider that
the area is exempt from the gross floor area definition (refer to extract in Item 2 above) as the area is used to
accommodate “building services, plant or equipment”.

In addition, the vertical screening applied to this balcony (as shown in Figure 2 below) has been provided in accordance
with the approved plans (refer to Attachment E).




JFP Ref: M2915P                                                                                                Page 5