Applicant's Response to RFI - 2.12.19 · 51994.1435.01

                 Specific Outcome O5                                         Proposed Plans
O5 The provision of landscaping is to a satisfactory          Complies
standard ensuring that it does not lead to opportunities
for concealment and possible assault sites.

                 Specific Outcome O6                                         Proposed Plans
O6 Street trees and plantings in towns and villages,          N/A
carparks and other areas where potential conflicts with
vehicles and pedestrians are evident, are planted so as
to maximise vehicle and pedestrian safety

                  Specific Outcome O19                                       Proposed Plans
Design of commercial and retail spaces

O19 Landscaping softens building bulk and creates
pleasant settings for visitors and staff that function well
in an intensively used environment by—

a) providing canopy trees and ancillary shade structures;     Complies - 3 x large pandanus trees are
                                                              proposed. Pods that come to street front
                                                              are open air seating structures which
                                                              provide seating, refer to sectional drawings.

b) using shrubs and garden beds to clearly define public      Complies - a variety of plantings have been
spaces and pedestrian walkways;                               incorporated into the proposed design.
                                                              These have been varied in height and depth
                                                              to create visual cues and entry statements
                                                              into Café Le Monde.

c) providing areas for public art, where appropriate;         N/A

d) providing outdoor areas with seating for staff and
visitors;
e) adopting landscape solutions that reduce the visual        Complies - the proposed ground
impact of building bulk (see Figure 14-23);                   landscaping and roof top plantings soften
                                                              the built form and lessen the appearance of
                                                              the building bulk behind the subject site.

f) using screen planting to conceal service and loading       N/A
areas;

g) making provision for outdoor dining areas where            Complies - the proposed new design
appropriate, that integrate well within the streetscape       incorporates outdoor dining and increased
(see Figure 14-24);                                           landscaped areas to Hastings Street.

h) providing adequate screening along the perimeters of       Complies - the proposed design
the development;                                              incorporates 16m2 of landscaping to Hasting
                                                              Street. Boundary planting is still proposed in
                                                              the existing locations.

i) avoiding the use of formal planting design for frontage    Complies – the landscaping palette
works; and                                                    proposed provides for ground, mid and
                                                              canopy landscaping solutions with a mixture
                                                              of species to provide depth and contrast.
                                                              The additional roof top plantings add a
                                                              further depth and contrast which ensures


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