5. Planning Report

                                            Building Suncoast Green

Services and utilities
O7 All landscaping works                S7.1 Plant species used in landscaping           N/A
maintain adequate safe distance         adjacent to substations, or adjacent to or
from services and utilities including   on electricity transmission line easements,
substations, overhead powerlines,       are less than 4m high at maturity and do
power poles and transformers,           not encroach within 3m of a substation
street lamps, stormwater                boundary;
catchment pits, and underground         OR
services and utilities.                 S7.2 For trees higher than 4m, trees are
                                        planted at a distance from any part of an
                                        electricity transmission line at least equal
Figure 14-17
                                        to the expected height of the tree at
                                        maturity (see Figure 14-17); AND
                                        S7.3 For power lines that connect to a
                                        premises, the height of plant species at
                                        maturity provides for a 2m clearance
                                        below the power line; (see Figure 14-18)
                                        AND
                                        S7.4 Trees and large scrubs are
                                        located a minimum of—
                                        a)      5m from electricity poles and pillars;
Figure 14-18                            b)      4m from street lamps;
                                        c)      2m from storm water catchment pits;
                                                and
                                        d)      2m from underground services and
                                        utilities; AND
                                        S7.5 Plants are located to enable
                                        tradespersons to access, view and inspect
                                        service meters, such as water and
                                        electricity meters;
                                        AND
                                        S7.6 Root barriers are installed around
                                        trees that are located within 3m of any
                                        infrastructures or that have potentially
                                        invasive roots.




Industrial Business
O20 Landscaping within                  No solution provided                              Complies – Please refer
industrial developments                                                                   to attached proposed
is designed to—                                                                           plans and landscape plans
                                        Figure 14-25 Appropriate species at
a) maximise retention of existing                                                         for details.
                                        correct density and height effectively
     vegetation;
                                        screen bulky industrial buildings
b) provide planting in mulched
     areas at entrances, along
     boundaries and around car
     parking and site facilities to
     provide screening and
     shading;
c) lessen the impact of building
     bulk though the planting of
     vegetation that is in scale
     with the building, and by
     using mounding where
     appropriate (see Figure 14-
     25); and
d) provide outdoor areas for staff.




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