Attachment 3 -C_ Planning Scheme Assessment

Appendix C
Assessment Against the Planning Scheme – Sustainable Building Design Code

                                                                                           application can be conditioned     accordingly   if
                                                                                           considered necessary by Council
  PO6
  Vegetation is incorporated into         No acceptable outcome provided                   Complies – proposal plans by Quod are included in
  the building design to create                                                            Appendix A
  shade and cooling around
  buildings.
Design Table 9.4.6.3 Criteria for assessment (part)
  Performance Outcomes                   Acceptable Outcomes                                                Compliance
Design
Site characteristics
PO7
Development and building siting is      No acceptable outcome provided                     Can comply – proposal plans by Quod are included
responsive to Noosa Shire’s sub-                                                           in Appendix A and engineering plans have been
tropical climate and the site’s                                                            prepared by Arcos to demonstrate the ability to
characteristics including                                                                  comply and are included in Appendix B.
topography, orientation, existing
vegetation and prevailing winds
Building design
PO8                                     AO8.1                                              Complies – proposal plans by Quod are included in
Development -                           Development provides a detailed assessment         Appendix A and engineering plans have been
(a) orientates buildings and            including supporting documents, demonstrating      prepared by Arcos to demonstrate the ability to
    windows to make the most of         the means by which the design meets PO8.           comply and are included in Appendix B.
    prevailing winds, natural
    ventilation and cross breezes;      AO8.2
(b) maximises shade to east and         Development demonstrates a measured
    west walls;                         equivalent to a 5-star Green Star rating.
(c) contains an open and
    permeable built form that           Editor’s note—The publications QDesign and
    connects indoor and outdoor         QCompanion, prepared by the State of
    spaces in an integrated             Queensland, provide climate responsive design
    design;                             principles for development in south east
(d) retains existing vegetation         Queensland. Council encourages building and
    and natural shading where           landscape designers to incorporate best practice
    possible;                           outcomes described in these publications to help
(e) incorporates passive building       development comply with PO8.
    design to reduce the need for
    auxiliary heating and cooling;
(f) uses low toxic internal and
    external building materials;
(g) uses natural light rather than
    artificial light, and may include
    skylights, atriums and light
    wells;
(h) contains a minimum of two
    openings per habitable room;
(i) provides a minimum floor to
    ceiling height of 2.7 metres;
    and
(j) enables efficient operation
    and use of the building.

Editor's Note: Refer to
Figure 9.4.6.4.




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