planning report Eumundi Noosa Rd - Courtware · MCU24/0125

4.2 Built form
The built form provides for individual buildings with a good mix of external finishes and interesting
roof form. Each building has a range of courtyards for the residents with large balconies. Each
dwelling provides generous landscaping open space including soft landscaping per dwelling.

The architect has ensured privacy is maintained between land uses with high level windows where
appropriate. All dwellings have a northern and eastern aspect to take advantage of cool breezes and
winter sunlight. In some cases, screening is used to soften the summer solar access.

Although some retaining walls are required to provide terracing for vehicle access and building pads,
natural ground level is reinstated along all boundaries. The landscaping has been terraced so
internal to the site no tall retaining walls are proposed. Of note is the driveway entry from Eumundi
Noosa Road where raised gardens to NGL are provided to ensure compliance with the building
height is maintained.

There is no stormwater management onsite as this has been addressed in the neighbouring
subdivision (reference Appeal No:118 of 2006 and OPW15/0133). The existing detention basin
created as part of the subdivision is suitable to provide mitigation for the stormwater quantity flow
and achieves the Water Quality Objectives outlined in the Planning Scheme.




Building height
The proposal complies with the 8m building height except for a minor portion of unit 8 at the ridge of
the roof which is proposed at 8.1m. The minor encroachment complies with PO8 of the Medium
density residential zone code for the following reasons:
  • The building is 2 storeys and the 0.1m encroachment is minor and will not be noticeable from
      any areas on site providing a structure which is consistent with the surrounding development;
  • Will not be seen from the street. While the unit is at the end of the driveway from Eumundi
      Noosa Rd, it is the eastern portion of the ridge which will be blocked from view by the front part
      of the roof.
  • Will not dominate the surrounding spaces as it is such a minor encroachment it will not be
      noticeable;
  • Will not obscure views from surrounding area as it is a minor are less than 1m² that exceeds
      8m and is located at the end of the eastern ridge near the hip end;




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