Town Planning Assessment Report

within the acceptable capacity of             traffic and the road network is              The proposed
external roads and does not have an           addressed in Part 9.4.8 Transport            reconfiguration will not
adverse impact upon the functioning of        Code                                         cause any additional
the road network.                                                                          demand on the network. It
                                                                                           will provide for lots and
                                                                                           access that is appropriate
                                                                                           for their intended use being a
                                                                                           library and playground.


Roads and Pathways                            AO15.1                                       AO15.1 – 15.4 – Not
PO15                                          Where involving the construction of a        Applicable
Development involving the creation of         new road, road planning and design           The proposed development
new roads and pathways ensures                supports the hierarchy and functional        does not involve the creation
infrastructure—                               aspects identified in Council’s Planning     of any new roads.
                                              Scheme Policy PSP6 on Engineering
    a)   provides convenient, safe and        design standards – Roads, drainage
         efficient movement for all           and earthworks.
         modes of transport between
         land use activities;                 Editor’s Note— Further detail on road
    b)   prioritises pedestrian               and pathway networks is provided in
         movement and bicycle use             Part 9.4.8 Transport Code
         over vehicle movements;
    c)   facilitates efficient, safe and      AO15.2
         accessible bus services that         The street layout is generally rectilinear
         connect to existing and future       and does not rely on culs-de-sac, or
         public passenger transport           where the use of a cul-de-sac is
         facilities;                          unavoidable because of the natural
    d)   provides through roads and           features of the site, it does not exceed
         minimises the use of culs-de-        a length of 200 metres.
         sac;
    e)   minimises the extent of              AO15.3
         earthworks required by being         Pathways and pedestrian routes are
         sympathetic to the terrain;          planned to provide clear, safe
    f)   allows for unimpeded and             connections between residential, open
         practical access to each             space, transit stops and retail areas,
         proposed lot; and                    and are located along, or are visible
    g)   provides for mature street           from, streets or other public spaces.
         trees.
                                              AO15.4
                                              Sufficient space and soil depth is
                                              provided for the planting of street trees
                                              for shade, amenity and habitat
                                              purposes.
                                               and Figure AP3-3B.
PO16                                          AO16                                         AO16 – Not Applicable
The subdivision layout is designed to         If within 1 kilometre of the Pathways        The trunk pathways in the
facilitate pedestrian and cyclist linkages    Network identified in the Local              vicinity of the site have
with adjoining sites in the immediate area.   Government Infrastructure                    already been established.
                                              Plan located in Part 4, the subdivision
                                              design and layout includes pathways:

                                                   a)   located in accordance with
                                                        the Pathways Network
                                                        identified in the Local
                                                        Government Infrastructure
                                                        Plan; or
                                                   b)   linking to the Pathways
                                                        Network identified in
                                                        the Local Government
                                                        Infrastructure Plan.


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