6.0 Planning Report

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
     vegetation;
                                         effectively screen bulky industrial
b) provide planting in mulched
                                         buildings
     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.




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                 are used, such as grass cell paving, to
     stormwater system and               increase infiltration of rainwater and
     watercourse.                        minimise contaminated runoff, including
                                         hydrocarbons, entering the stormwater
                                         system and watercourses;
                                         AND
                                         S28.5 Runoff from carparking areas is
                                         directed to landscaped areas to minimise
                                         contaminate runoff, including
                                         hydrocarbons, entering the stormwater
                                         system and watercourses;




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