2017-12-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                12 DECEMBER 2017


landscaped area with seating. The area is partly paved with turf and is sited behind a landscape
setback to the Venture Drive frontage.
The application includes the provision of 19 spaces (18 carparks and 4 scooter spaces) which
satisfies the triggered carparking rate. The amendments to the internal floor areas raise no
concern.
Land Use & Works Provisions
The following codes which regulate land use and design are most applicable to this application:
    Business Uses Code
    Landscaping Code
    Engineering Works Codes
The application has been assessed against each of the above applicable codes. The pertinent
issues arising out of the assessment against the codes are discussed below:
Landscaping
The amendments to the landscape plan are not supported as the proposed layout substantially
reduces the effectiveness of the landscaping as compared to the original approval. This is a
result of the addition of a stair access and the inclusion of retaining walls adjacent to the front
and north-eastern corner of the site and changes to the proposed planting regime. The original
approval provided for a low height landscape wall in the north-east corner of the site and the
landscaping included a combination of trees and large and medium sized shrubs. The landscape
plan accompanying the application only provides for Pigface in the north-eastern corner of the
site in the area between the retaining walls and the property boundary.
Accordingly it is recommended that new Condition 37 to the Operational Works approval be
included to read:
37.   The landscape plan must be amended to provide for:
      d.   The deletion of the stair access at the north-eastern corner of the site;
      e.   The landscaping strip to the Venture Drive frontage to be at least 2.0 metres in width
           and include 2 Pandanus tectorius (Screwpine), a mixture of large and medium sized
           shrubs and ground covers native to the locality.
      f.   A schedule of plants which provides for meaningful buffers and screening throughout
           the site resulting in a mix of trees, large shrubs, small shrubs, ground cover, grasses
           and sedges native to the locality.
3.    CONSULTATION
3.1. Referrals
The application was forwarded to the following internal Council specialists:
   Environment Officer
4.    CONCLUSION
The application seeks a permissible change approval for various internal alterations to the floor
areas of the approved building. The amended floor layout results in an overall increase to the
GFA of the development by 58.3m2 which includes additional outdoor dining area associated with
the entertainment and dining component. Additional retail and administration area is also
proposed ancillary to the industrial business use.
 As part of the rebranding of the company, aesthetic amendments to the building elevations are
also proposed in combination with modifications to the landscaped design to complement the
new building. The design utilises a mix of external finishes and tones and is unlikely to detract
from the character of its locality. The proposed amended landscape plan is not supported and
accordingly a new condition is proposed to address suitable buffers and screening.


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