Planning Report & Code Assessment · MCU15/0014

Specific Outcomes                           Probable solutions                            Proposal
not to unreasonably diminish the            open space areas of any adjoining             sunlight aspect to private open space
existing sunlight to adjoining residences   residences to less to than 2 hours            areas of adjoining residences.
and associated private open space           between 9am and 3pm on any day of
areas;                                      the year;
                                            OR
AND                                         S15.2 Where overshadowing by existing         Not Applicable
                                            structures and fences occurs to more
                                            than 50% of the private open space
                                            areas of any adjoining residences,
                                            sunlight is not further reduced by more
                                            than 20%.
                                            (See        Figure      14-4—Preventing
                                            overshadowing)

O16 Multiple housing is designed and        S16.1 No solution provided                    Not Applicable
sited to minimise the extent of shadows                                                   No solar photovoltaic cells exist on roofs
cast on solar photovoltaic cells on roofs   Figure                14-4—Preventing         of adjoining buildings.
of adjoining buildings.                     overshadowing




                                            PLAN – ILLUSTRATES DWELLINGS THAT ARE SITED
                                            TO MAXIMISE SOLAR ACCESS




                                            ELEVATION – ILLUSTRATES BUILDINGS THAT ARE
                                            SITED TO MAXIMISE SOLAR ACESS TO ADJOINING
                                            PROPERTIES THROUGH ROOF DESIGN AND UPPER
                                            STOREY POSITIONING TO MINIMISE IMPACTS ON
                                            PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH.




                                            DETAILED ELEVATION – THE MEASUREMENT AT “*”
                                            IS 50% OF THE WIDTH OF THE SOUTHERN
                                            PROPERTY. IT’S NOT AFFECTED BY SHADOWS FROM
                                            THE NORTHERN NEIGHBOUR, EVEN IN THE MIDDLE
                                            OF WINTER WHEN THE SUN IS LOW.
Sloping sites
O17 On sloping sites, buildings and         S17.1 Buildings and structures on             Not applicable
structures are designed to maximise the     sloping sites—                                The site is not a ‘sloping site’.
use of the natural topography and           a) Have a maximum distance of 3m
minimise the need for cut and fill.         between the ground and the lowest part
                                            of the floor of the building or the
                                            building incorporates undercroft skirting
                                            or screening (eg. timber battens) to the
                                            full height of any undercroft area higher
                                            than 3m above ground level at the
                                            perimeter of the building;
                                            b) are of split level design that step
                                            down the slope or have suspended floor
                                            construction;
                                            c) limit the amount of cut or fill to less
                                            than 2m in depth relative to natural
                                            ground level; and
                                            d) do not result in the spread of fill
                                            beyond the footprint of the building and
                                            associated batters.