2015-06-23 Planning & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  23 JUNE 2015


There are some aspects of the layout that are considered to support the proposal, being:
Orientated to comply
The gabled end (the shorter building elevation) is orientated towards Main Street being less
intrusive than if the building were orientated 90 degrees to comply with a 6m setback. The
90 degree orientation would present the rear or the full length of the building to face Main
Street (assuming the verandah would be orientated north). Figure 5 below shows the rear
elevation.
If the dwelling was rotated 90 degrees to comply, the living area and the whole verandah
would directly overlook the neighbouring property, whereas currently the orientation is
slightly less intrusive to the neighbour being a smaller portion of the verandah and 2
bedroom windows overlooking the neighbour.




Figure 5 - The rear elevation

Building encroachment
If the dwelling were setback 6m to comply (demolish the encroachment or a designed 2.7m
shorter building) the same gabled end elevation would present to Main Street. It is
considered this would only be a slightly better outcome because the same elevation would
present to Main Street but only setback a further 2.7m. Distinguishing this difference from
Main Street would be relatively difficult. Figure 6 below highlights the difficulty in
distinguishing the depth of the setback in relation to the streetscape.




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