2015-06-23 Planning & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   23 JUNE 2015


The dwelling does not comply with Acceptable Solution S1.1 and is therefore assessed
against Specific Outcome O1 which states:
Setbacks
O1 Buildings and other structures are appropriately designed and sited to —
a)      provide amenity for users of the premises as well as preserve the visual and acoustic
        privacy of adjoining and nearby land uses;
b)      preserve any existing vegetation that will buffer the proposed building from adjoining
        uses;
c)      allow for landscaping to be provided between buildings;
d)      maintain the visual continuity and pattern of buildings and landscape elements within
        the street;
e)      for class 10a structures, do not visually dominate the street;
f)      avoid any significant adverse impacts on the natural values of waterways and their
        foreshores, including those of the Noosa River and its lakes; and
g)      do not interrupt the natural cycles of erosion and accretion of waterways and
        foreshore areas.
Although the proposal creates overlooking of the northern neighbour, the building complies
with the required 2m side setback to that boundary.
The primary concern is the impact of the dwelling’s reduced setback will have on the Main
Street streetscape. The 2.7m encroachment into the setback is significant and the southern
building elevation (currently partially complete) provides a bulky and plain presentation to
Main Street and a poor built form outcome. Given the house has been erected in this
location, consideration must be given whether the setback relaxation is acceptable and the
works can be appropriately conditioned or if the house must be repositioned. Figure 4
provides an indication of the prominence of the building to Main Street.




Figure 4 - View from across Main Street.

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