planning report reinhardt · MCU18/0100

                                   Pivotal Perspective Pty Ltd

4.0 Planning assessment
4.1       Key issues
4.2.1 Detached House Compliance
The proposed development meets all the Accepted Outcomes of the Detached House Code in
regards to side and rear setbacks, height, site cover and soft landscaping requirements as
demonstrated in the table below, with further discussion about non-compliance thereafter.

 Parameter      Requirement                     Proposal                                Compliance

 Setbacks       Front - 6m                      Front – 4. 5m                                X
                Rear – 1.5m up to 4.5m in       Rear – 5.2m counter levered                  Y
                height, and 2m between          deck relative to NGL, setback 5m
                4.5m and 7.5m in height
                                                Side (north) – 1.5m and 2.5m
                (adjoins reserve and <500m2)                                                 Y
                                                Side (south) – 1.5m and 2m
                Side – 1.5m up to 4.5m in                                                    Y
                                                (stairwell landing less than 1m
                height, and 2m between
                                                above NGL and setback 1m from
                4.5m and 7.5m in height
                                                boundary)

 Height         8m                              7.5m relative to NGL                         Y
                                                                                   st
                2 Storeys                       2 storeys (stepped design with 1             Y
                                                and 3rd floor offset)

 Site Cover     50% ground floor                31.7% ground floor                           Y
                30% first floor                 25.7% first floor

 Landscaping 20% soft landscaping               25% (126m2)                                  Y

 Materials      Appropriate colours that        Timber, powdercoated steel,                  Y
 and Finishes   blend in to the natural         zincalume roof and colours to
                environment                     match in with surrounding
                                                buildings.

 Roof Form      5 degrees and 75% eaves         > 5 degrees with eaves                       Y
                                                surrounding the building for 75%


4.2.1 Front Setback
The site slopes down from Plover Street and the design includes a double garage setback 4.25m
from the front boundary. The top floor building line has been setback 6m from the front property
boundary with two wall returns encroaching into the front setback on top of the garage as shown
below.




                       Figure 5: Proposed front setback encroachment

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