Town Planning Assessment Report

                                              Schedule 2, a vegetated buffer is
                                              provided no less than 10 metres wide,
                                              measured from the centreline of any
                                              stream .



                                              AO7.9                                       AO7.9 – Not Applicable
                                              Ecologically important areas are            The proposed
                                              formally protected for the long term        reconfiguration will not affect
                                              through environmental covenant or           ecologically important areas
                                              transferal to public ownership or           pertaining to the site.
                                              through gazettal of a nature reserve.




Climate Responsive Design                     AO8.1                                       AO8.1 – Not applicable
PO8                                           The lot design maximises the number         The proposal does not
The street design and lot orientation         of lots where the longest axis of the lot   involve a residential
facilitates the construction of energy        has a general east-west orientation.        subdivision.
efficient buildings that respond to the
local climate conditions by:

     a)   maximising solar access to the
          north;                              AO8.2                                       AO8.2 - Not Applicable
     b)   minimising solar access to the      The street pattern maximises the
          west;                               number of streets running in a general
     c)   proportioning lots                  north-south direction.
          and building envelopes to
          accommodate energy                  AO8.3                                       AO8.3 – Complies
          efficient building orientation;     For development within the Low              The proposal does not
     d)   maximising access to any            density residential zone each lot           involve a residential
          prevailing summer breezes; and      contains a rectangular house site           subdivision.
     e)   minimising exposure to              area where the long axis faces true
          prevailing winter winds.            north or is no more than 20 degrees off
                                              true north and has minimum
                                              dimensions of 10 metres x 15
                                              metres.

Neighbourhood Design                          AO9.1                                       AO9.1 – Complies
PO9                                           Lots are arranged to front streets          The lots will front Marara
Development provides for a lot layout,        and public open space.                      Street and public open
land use and infrastructure configuration                                                 space.
that:                                         AO9.2
                                              Development maximises opportunities         AO9.2 – Complies
     a)   provides for an efficient land      for casual surveillance and avoids          The development
          use pattern;                        areas of concealment by ensuring            maximises casual
     b)   creates compact and walkable        pathways and public open space have         surveillance to the street and
          neighbourhoods that are well        defined edges and are visually              reserves.
          connected to centres,               exposed to roadways.
          employment, education
          facilities, community services,     AO9.3
          open space and recreation           Neighbourhoods (including roads,            AO9.3 – Not Applicable
          facilities;                         pathways and open space) are                The development does not
     c)   creates useable and                 designed with a high degree of legibility   involve the creation of roads
          interconnected movement and         with public spaces and corridors easy       and pathways.
          open space networks;                to find and recognise.
     d)   effectively connects and
          integrates the site with existing



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