Planning Report

             including the
             Botanical Gardens




PO15   The landscape character       AO15    To protect scenic amenity and      The proposed dwelling is not
       and visual amenity quality            other landscape qualities,         sited on land with a slope greater
                                             buildings, structures and          than 25% (see attached contour
       of hill slopes and ridgelines
                                             associated accessways are not      survey) and therefore complies
       are retained and buildings            constructed on land with a         with the acceptable outcome.
       and structures:                       slope greater than 25%.
       (a)   are visually
                                    AO15.2   On sloping sites or on             The proposed dwelling pad is
             responsive to the
                                             ridgelines at the uppermost        located at approximately
             natural topography
                                                                                155mAHD. The ridgeline is
             of the site, sitting            edge of a hill slope:
                                                                                located along the road at
             within the                      (a)    roof lines are generally    approximately 170mAHD. The
             landscape rather                       parallel with contours of   apex of the dwelling will be
             than dominating it;                    the land;                   located below the height of the
       (b)   step down                       (b)    roofs do not exceed a       ridgeline.
             slopes or use                          pitch of 15 degrees; and
             suspended floor                 (c)    buildings do not
             construction,                          protrude above the
             minimising cut                         height of prevailing
             and fill and                           vegetation.
             avoiding
             benching of the                                                    The cut and fill for the dwelling
                                             Cut or fill is less than 1.5
             site;                                                              will not exceed 1.5m. The
                                    AO15.3   metres in depth relative to
       (c)   allow for                                                          dwelling therefore complies with
                                             natural ground surface.            the acceptable outcome.
             retention of
             natural
             vegetation
             that assists in
             screening or
             visually
             softening
             development;
             and
       (d)   incorporate
             materials,
             finishes and
             colours that
             complement
             the natural
             setting and
             integrate with
             the
             landscape
             and skyline.




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