2015-08-18 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                             18 AUGUST 2015


2.   SITE DETAILS
2.1. Background
The existing units on the site were approved via Town Planning Consent (TPC230) in 1972.
At the time the site contained an existing house at the rear of the block and the Consent
allowed the construction of 2 additional units toward the street frontage.
2.2. Site Description
The site is rectangular in shape and 607m2 in size. A large dune is apparent between Bryan
Street and Belmore Terrace, with the crest line running through the Bryan Street properties
to the rear of the subject site. The land slopes steeply toward the Belmore Street frontage
and has an overall fall of approximately 11m across the site’s 40.2m depth, representing an
average slope of 27%. The land toward the rear of the site where the new works are
proposed is particularly steep, with slopes exceeding 40%.

The open space areas on the site contain a mix of native and exotic trees, shrubs and palms
and existing vegetation is reasonably dense at the rear of the development.
2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
The site is directly adjacent detached houses and duplexes within the Semi-Attached
Housing zone along the northern end of Belmore Terrace. A number of larger unit
developments are further to the south on Belmore Terrace within the Attached Housing
zone. Properties off Bryan Street directly at the rear of the site are within the Detached
Housing zone and contain single houses. Figures 1-3 below show an aerial photograph,
zone map and street view.




                               Figure 1 – Aerial Photograph




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