Appendix I - Local Planning response

Specific Outcomes                                               Acceptable solutions (if accepted development subject to         Response
                                                                requirements) Probable solutions (if code assessment)


Design of commercial and retail spaces                            No solution provided                                           Not applicable
O19 Landscaping softens building bulk and creates pleasant                                                                       The proposal does not involve a business use
settings for visitors and staff that function well in an          Figure 14-23 Landscaping solutions that appear to lessen the
intensively used environment by—                                  impact of building bulk
a) providing canopy trees and ancillary shade
      structures;
b) using shrubs and garden beds to clearly define public
      spaces and pedestrian walkways;
c) providing areas for public art, where appropriate;
d) providing outdoor areas with seating for staff and             Figure 14-24 Outdoor eating areas integrate well with the
      visitors;                                                   streetscape
e) adopting landscape solutions that reduce the visual
      impact of building bulk (see Figure 14-23);
f) using screen planting to conceal service and loading
      areas;
g) making provision for outdoor dining areas where
      appropriate, that integrate well within the streetscape
      (see Figure 14-24);
h) providing adequate screening along the perimeters of
      the development;
i) avoiding the use of formal planting design for frontage
      works; and
j) providing planting design and species selection that can
      endure an intensively used environment.