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O8 The layout of the development provides adequate, clearly defined and easily accessible –
a) on-site vehicle parking and manoeuvring areas; and
b) loading and manoeuvring areas for delivery and service vehicles.

The proposed development does not alter the current onsite parking and access arrangements and
does not compromise on site loading or manoeuvring areas.


Infrastructure Charges

Under the Adopted Infrastructure Charges Resolution (AICR), Table 10.3 Schedule of adopted charges,
an infrastructure charge is payable for Wellbeing Type 3 – Worship use, based on the gross floor area
for the proposed Church. It is noted that under the Council Policy for Infrastructure Charges Rebates
for Community Organisations, it is stated that religious institutions are potentially eligible for
consideration of infrastructure charges or charges rebates; however under Table 1, it is stated that
Religious Organisations, where constructing new or extended facilities that only relate to the religious
(worship) component of the premises, is nil.

With respect to the alterations and additions that are being proposed, the existing floor area for
Church component is 654m², including the worship centre, offices, outdoor area, vestry, meeting
room, entry, kitchen and toilets (refer Ground Floor Plan - Attachment 1). It is noted that the outdoor
area (117m²) is not gross floor area as defined and therefore is not included for the purpose of
calculating infrastructure charges. This means the gross floor area for the existing Church is 537m².

The proposed new Church floor area 975m², which includes the new worship centre, offices, outdoor
area, vestry, meeting room, an additional meeting room lower level, entry, kitchen toilets and PWD.
Again the outdoor area (163m²), should not be included in the calculation of infrastructure charges.
This equates to 812m² of proposed gross floor area. Consequently, the net increase in the gross floor
area for the proposed Worship use is 275m².

It is also noted that the Church has advised that the meeting rooms on site will also be used on a
regular basis for other not for profit organisations. Consequently, the gross floor area for the upper
and lower meeting rooms could be discounted from the applicable infrastructure charges payable.

Under the circumstances, it is reasonable to levy infrastructure charges on the proposed increase in
gross floor area for the church use only. The existing Church congregation area has always been used
as the College hall and therefore forms part of the existing College use (refer Figure 2).


Conclusion

The proposed development seeks to provide a new Church congregation area and other facilities
including offices and meeting rooms. While these new facilities are primarily for church purposes,
these facilities are also shared by the College. Consequently, the proposed development is integrated
with and complimentary to the College use on the land.




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