2021-10-12 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                         12 OCTOBER 2021


In support of the design, the front elevation (from the internal road) is narrow and generally
consistent with other units in the complex, with a wider portion of the design setback to
approximately where the existing units stands, which provides a stepping of the building like the
existing character in the complex. In additional this wider portion is an alfresco area which is not
bulky in design.
On the other hand, the southern elevation is longer than the unrenovated units and would be a
larger scale to the balance of the complex. The design offsets the longer elevation by incorporating
an articulated facade, feature timber cladding, glazing and an interesting roof form which appears
to ‘float’ above the building. In addition, a minimum of 1.2m of soft landscaping is proposed along
this boundary which will soften the proposal. It should be noted that buildings in the complex are
slowly being renovated and are limited in scale mostly because of the small and odd shaped group
title lots. As a comparison, Figure 11 below shows a new unit on Lot 15 alongside a 3D perspective
of the proposal.




          Figure 11 – proposal on the left and a new unit on lot 15 on the right within the complex

While the building is slightly larger than other units within the complex, it is small scale, with the
largest gross floor area of any one of the 4 storeys being 86m² and a site cover of 124m².
The planning scheme allows 4 storeys and 15m in building height for this site. The existing units
have been designed at 3 storeys and around 12m to the pitch of the rounded roof. The newly
renovated units throughout the complex will generally present larger than the existing smaller scale
buildings, as the existing units have not been constructed to meet the full planning scheme
allowance for building height. Overtime, it is likely the full development potential of each site (4
storeys and 15m) will be realised, and the existing units replaced with higher and more modern
designs.
The 4th storey of the proposal is an open alfresco area with a ‘floating’ roof and is less than 15m in
height complying with the planning provisions for the site. Adequate separation is provided between
buildings with between 2m and 7.2m proposed between the 3 adjoining lots.
Access to sunlight
The applicant has provided sun shading MP4 diagrams which show that when including existing
vegetation and units, there is no worsening of shading of neighbouring properties. Some shading
will still occur, but this is unavoidable in a multiple dwelling format as exists.

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