Town Planning Assessment Report

    or air pollutants; and                does not exceed 1 hectare,
4. avoid conflict with rural              with the exception that if
   uses and activities on                 the height of the building
   adjoining properties.                  or structure exceeds 9
                                          metres the setback to the
Editor's note- For uses that are          side and rear boundaries is
subject to impact assessment,             equal to twice its height in
required        setback        and        metres.
separation distances will vary
with the scale and type of rural      AO8.5
activity. Relevant factors that                                             Complies with PO8
                                      On properties over 2 hectares         The     proposal    has   been
will be taken into account when       in area, a distance of not less
determining            appropriate                                          designed and sited to be within
                                      than 200 metres is provided           an existing cleared area.
distances include the type and        between a sensitive land use
scale     of     buildings     and    and land on an adjacent rural
structures proposed, the use of       zone property over 4 hectares
buildings      and      structures,   in mapped Agricultural Land
construction methods, level of        Conservation Area.
containment and ventilation,
potential noise, odour or air
pollutant nuisance, topography,
climatic     variables,    existing
vegetation between land uses,
and a range of management
practices that can be employed
to mitigate off-site impacts.

Sloping sites and ridgelines          AO15.3                                Complies with PO15
PO15                                  Cut or fill is less than 1.5          The    proposal    results    in
The landscape character and           metres in depth relative to           excavation of greater than
visual amenity quality of hill        natural ground surface.               1.5m. Refer to the attached
slopes and ridgelines are                                                   Geotechnical      Investigation
retained and buildings and            Editor’s Note— On visually            prepared by Arcos Group.
structures:                           prominent       hill slopes or
        1. are visually               ridgelines residential buildings
             responsive to the        should      be      predominantly
             natural topography       finished     in     colours    and
             of the site, sitting     materials that blend well with
             within the               the colours and hues of the
             landscape rather         surrounding vegetation and
             than dominating it;      landscape without causing
        2. step down slopes           glare or reflection. Broad
             or use suspended         expanses of a single colour are
             floor construction,      less desirable and where
             minimising cut and       possible should be broken up
             fill and avoiding        by other colours or design
             benching of the          elements. Shades in the violet,
             site;                    blue, green and yellow-green
                                      side of the spectrum, as well as
        3. allow for retention        greys or browns, should be
             of natural               appropriate with whites or
             vegetation that          bright colours restricted to
             assists in screening     trimmings.
             or visually              For     agricultural     buildings,
             softening                colours and textures that blend
             development; and         with the natural setting are



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