5. Planning Report

                                        Building Suncoast Green




14.139 Carparking areas
Off street carparks
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O28 Landscaping of carparking        S28.1 One advanced canopy tree (a             Complies – Please refer
areas is designed to—                minimum of 100 litres pot size) is            to attached proposed
a) reduced the visual                provided—                                     plans and landscape plans
     impact of the                   a)       in towns and villages, shopping      for details.
     development;                             centres or commercial areas— for
b) provide         for    advanced            every 4 carparking spaces; or
     canopy trees to shade           b)       otherwise—for every 6 carparking
     vehicles and to reduce          spaces; AND
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     reflected radiation;            S28.2 A minimum area of 5m is provided
c) ensure canopy trees are           around each canopy tree, which is
     protected from vehicle          mulched and treated;
     damage by providing             AND
     adequate sized garden beds;     S28.3 Plants are grouped in mulched beds
d) maximise opportunities for        rather than using individual, evenly spaced
     infiltration of rainwater on-   trees and scrubs;
     site; and                       AND
e) minimise contaminated             S28.4 Semi-pervious pavement surfaces
     runoff entering the storm       are used, such as grass cell paving, to
     water system and                increase infiltration of rainwater and
     watercourse.                    minimise contaminated runoff, including
                                     hydrocarbons, entering the storm water
                                     system and watercourses;
                                     AND
                                     S28.5 Runoff from carparking areas is
                                     directed to landscaped areas to minimise
                                     contaminate runoff, including
                                     hydrocarbons, entering the storm water
                                     system and watercourses;




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