Appendix I - Local Planning response

Column 1                                                    Column 2                                                           Assessment
Specific Outcomes                                           Probable solutions
Building design and building form                           S23.1 Buildings and materials and surface treatments               Complies
O23 Development ensures that building design and            used below the defined flood event are resilient to                The built form components of the revised boatshed
built form accounts for the potential flood risks and are   water damage and do not include wall cavities that may             design are well articulated and contribute to improving
resilient to flood events by—                               be susceptible to the intrusion of water and sediment;             the amenity of the subject site. The proposal
a) ensuring building materials used have high water
                                                                                                                               represents a contemporary adaptation of surrounding
      resistance and will improve the resilience of a       S23.2 Buildings are designed to integrate well with the
      building during and after a flood event; and          street level and the levels of adjoining properties to             residential building character that achieves an
b) maintaining a functional and attractive street front     facilitate pedestrian flows and visual and physical                attractive design, which is appropriate to the location
      address appropriate to the intended use.              connectivity between the footpath and ground floors;               and improves the current amenity and appearance of
                                                                                                                               the site.
                                                            S23.3 Buildings incorporate appropriate screening to
                                                            ensure that any under-storey is not visible from the
                                                            street, where such screening does not impede flood
                                                            water flows;

                                                            S23.4 Residential buildings minimise risk from flooding
                                                            by providing parking and other low intensive, non-
                                                            habitable uses at ground level;

                                                            S23.4 Non-residential buildings and structures are
                                                            oriented to the street by activating the street frontage
                                                            with appropriate uses and urban design treatments
                                                            such as recessed wall treatments, screening or
                                                            landscaping, whilst allowing for flow through of flood
                                                            waters on the ground floor.

                                                              Editor’s note:The use of flood resilient building materials is
                                                              also encouraged in areas above the defined flood event (up
                                                              to the probable maximum flood (PMF) to reduce the
                                                              consequences of flooding associated with events larger than
                                                              the defined flood event.




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