planning report Shaw v4. may24 · MCU24/0074

4.2.1 Building height

A small portion of roof near the roof terrace, storage and roof amenities is proposed at a maximum
of 14.7m above NGL. The area is mostly for storage and amenities, but a wide eave is provided for
weather protection, which is also utilised for individual accommodation units using the roof terrace
pool areas. Therefore, the development must be assessed against the following PO9 of the Tourist
accommodation code.

PO9 – Building height
Buildings and other structures:
    (a) are low rise and present a building height consistent with structures on adjoining and surrounding
        premises;
    (b) do not visually dominate the street or surrounding areas;
    (c) preserve the amenity of surrounding premises including privacy, views and access to sunlight;
    (d) respect the scale of any nearby vegetation, retaining a vegetated skyline;
    (e) respond to the topography of the site;



The proposed portion of roof that exceeds the 12m sits centrally within the site and will not be seen
from ground level of the surrounding area. Although it may be seen from the adjacent 3 storey
buildings, it is only a small portion of roof and is integrated with the roof design - presenting a building
height consistent with structures on adjoining and surrounding land.
Most of the roof is less than the 12m sought by the Acceptable outcome and will not dominate the
streetscape. The roof is also designed to not overshadow or impede view lines of adjoining
properties. This is demonstrated by the significant setback offered to the southern boundary where
the roof is setback more than 12m. At this point, the eave level is around 11m above NGL with the
buildings shadow to not extend beyond that of the southern fence height shadow during winter
solstice.




Figure 11 – Section Plan with Heights




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