Town Planning Cover Letter

 1. is provided having            bicycle spaces and loading        primary dwelling house and 1
    regard to the specifics       bays is not less than the         uncovered car parking space
    of the use including—         minimum number specified          on the driveway for the
      1. the type and             in ​Table 9.4.1.4 Minimum         secondary dwelling.            The
         intensity of land        parking         requirements      proposed car parking is
         use;                     including    end    of   trip     considered        sufficient     to
                                  facilities​.                      satisfy       the        proposed
 2. any existing parking
                                                                    development. The proposed
    available on the ​site​;
                                  Editor's note— with regard        use will operate within an
 3. hours of operation;           to the provision of end of        existing      dwelling      house
 4. likely numbers of             trip facilities, where there is   house        and        secondary
    users;                        a conflict with the ​QDC MP       dwelling, which requires 2
 5. accessibility to the s​ ite   4.1 ​for major developments       covered       space       and      1
    by means other than           the QDC applies. For all          additional         space         in
    private motor vehicle;        other development Table           accordance         with      ​Table
                                  9.4.1.4 applies.                  9.4.1.4 - Minimum parking
 6. the peak parking
                                                                    requirements including end
    demand periods of
                                                                    of     trip     facilities.    The
    uses on the s​ ite​; and
                                                                    surrounding sites currently
 7. the availability of                                             comprise       single dwelling
    alternative car parking;                                        houses and it is the intent of
    and                                                             the applicant to remain
      1. is provided to                                             inconspicuous. To provide a
         accommodate the                                            covered structure for an
         number and type                                            additional car parking space
         of vehicles and                                            would result in additional
         motorcycles likely                                         built      form       which       is
         to be generated                                            considered onerous given the
         by the                                                     proposal would otherwise be
         development.                                               compliant          with         the
                                                                    surrounding area.

PO8                               AO8.1                         The existing built form will be
Parking and manoeuvring           Parking, service areas and maintained.
areas are designed to             manoeuvring      areas    are
                                  setback a minimum of 2
 1. not unduly conflict with
                                  metres from road frontages
    pedestrians; and
                                  to allow for landscaping,
 2. be sufficiently ​setback      with the exception of Walter
    from road frontages to        Hay Drive, Eenie Creek Road
    not dominate the              and Holts Road frontages,
    streetscape or                where      no   development
    surrounding areas;            occurs within the landscaped
 3. allow for landscaping         frontage​ setbacks.
    to reduce the visual
    impact of the parking,



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