Planning Report

  4. retention of the primary                                      no privacy elements included.
     residential function of an
     area;                                                         The upper level terrace on the
  5. the residential function                                      neighbouring property to the
     and   arrangement     of                                      north is well setback to the east
     common property;                                              and sits higher than the proposed
  6. the impact on the safety                                      Level 2 balcony. It is considered
     and efficiency of the local                                   that there is no opportunity for
     road network;                                                 overlooking in this regard. The
                                                                   northern setback of the proposed
  7. the impact of waste                                           development has been setback
     storage areas  on the                                         greater    than    the   minimum
     visual amenity of the                                         requirement with a view to
     area;                                                         provide      greater    horizontal
  8. the location of waste                                         separation to the adjoining
     storage areas in relation                                     dwellings to minimise privacy and
     to sensitive land uses;                                       overlooking concerns.
     and
  9. any impact on shared                                          Appropriate screening is provided
     vehicular access  or                                          so the southern facade to
     parking.                                                      minimise the impacts to the
                                                                   southern adjoining neighbour.
                                                                   Outdoor living areas are oriented
                                                                   towards the north, east and west,
                                                                   with substantial setbacks provided
                                                                   to the southern boundary.

PO8 Buildings and structures:     AO8.1 Buildings and structures Condition 4 of the approval
                                  are no more than 8 metres in (Council ref: MCU20/0143) allows
  1.   are low rise and present a
                                  building height; and           a maximum height of the
       building height consistent
       with     structures     on                                development must not exceed 8
                                  AO8.2 Where excavation is metres above the finished ground
       adjoining and surrounding
                                  required, the maximum portion level and the natural ground level
       premises;
                                  of the exposed external façade and a maximum of 2 storeys with
  2.   are designed to provide of the building cannot exceed
                                                                 exception of the front portion of
       an interesting streetscape 8m in building height.
                                                                 the basement, which may be 3
       and complement landform
                                                                 storeys.        The        approved
       changes and landscapes
                                                                 encroachment is minor in nature,
  3.   do not visually dominate                                  is still considered low rise, and is
       the street or surrounding                                 considered consistent with the
       area;                                                     prevailing street character.
  4.   maintain a vegetated
       skyline;
  5. do    not   unreasonably
     obscure views or lead to
     overshadowing           of
     neighbouring properties;
  6. do    not     exceed   two
     storeys.

PO12 Buildings and structures      AO12.1       Buildings    and   Front setback: The proposed
are designed and sited to:         structures meet the following   building is setback 6 metres from
 1. provide a high level of        minimum boundary setbacks:      the frontage, with the exception
     amenity to users of the         1. for frontages — 6 metres   of a portion of the pool (>1m
     subject site and adjoining     2. for side boundaries—        above ground level) and the
                                                                   planter.    The planter is 2.67m


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