2018-01-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  15 JANUARY 2018


These outcomes of the locality clearly highlight the importance of maintaining the natural
environment and vegetation as well as maintaining the natural beachside experience through the
protection of vegetated views and surrounds. The site is currently well vegetated, has a limited
visual presence to the area and is separate to the existing coastal development west of David
Low Way. These current vegetated corridors of David Low Way contribute to the vegetated
landscape setting and are an important feature of the coastal area.
The proposed subdivision of the site does not give due consideration to the outcomes detailed in
the locality code, with the applicant stating that much of the vegetation on site is not of
conservation status and is to be removed. The proposed clearing works combined with the
limitations on future planting in the coastal covenant and clearing for fire management (which
includes the seaward covenant and side boundary covenant areas) and the proposed building
envelopes, provide no opportunity for retention of vegetation in lots or revegetation of the site
which is contrary to the outcomes of the locality.
The visual impacts of the proposed clearing on the current vegetation of David Low Way and
surrounding pedestrian coastal pathways are significant and do not address the outcomes of the
code which express the importance of maintaining vegetated views from the beach and the David
Low Way. The applicant has not provided any information regarding visual impacts of future
development and relies on the provision of the buffer to David Low Way.
The existing dwellings are currently visible from the northern and southern approaches of David
Low Way with the main building visible across Burgess Creek to the north (refer Figure 7 below).
Whilst this main building is to be demolished and the knoll excavated two to three meters building
height is still measured from the natural ground surface level and it is likely that portions of future
dwellings on the site will be visible from this northern portion of the David Low Way.




Figure 7 – View of existing main dwelling from David Low Way north of Burgess Creek bridge.
The existing main dwelling is also currently visible from the southern approach of the David Low
Way as illustrated in figure 8 below. As this dwelling is located on the northern part of the site
with the proposed lots located to the south, it is likely that future dwellings constructed on the site
would be visible from the David Low Way from the southern approach.




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