Planning Report 2293 - Venture Dr

                                                                                            proposal report




4.0 Planning assessment
4.1 Pre-lodgement
An informal pre-lodgement was undertaken with Council’s Senior Engineering Officer (Mark Lewis)
to discuss engineering requirements and key issues applicable to this development application.

Summary of key issues
 Issue       Council response                                          Applicant response
 Service         The application will need to consider the The proposal includes a 6.6m x 3.5m
 Vehicle         surrounding service vehicle parking for service loading bay for the 8 factory units.
 Loading         similar sized industrial developments.    The design is similar to the approvals given
                                                           at 50 Gateway Dr and 24 Venture Dr.


4.2 Key issues
The proposal has been assessed against the relevant codes and generally complies with all
corresponding Specific Outcomes and Probable Solutions. Further discussion with regard to
assessment against the Specific and Overall Outcomes regarding amenity, parking & loading and
ancillary dwelling unit requirements is provided below.

Design and Amenity

The proposed industrial factory units and caretakers accommodation are consistent uses within the
Industry zone, with the proposed size, layout and design in keeping with the surrounding
development. The proposed buildings are designed and sited to provide visual interest and amenity
by providing well-articulated buildings with strong horizontal and vertical design elements and
features.

The design uses a mix of tilt panel walls, axon wall cladding and awning over entry doors to the front
facade and provides visibility and interest when viewed from the street and internal to the
development. The proposed ancillary dwelling units include high level windows to allow for natural
light and will be used by the resident owner or employees of the downstairs factory unit. These will
not be separately tenanted with access to them from inside the ground floor factory unit.

Landscaping

The design sets the building back more than 6m from Venture Dive, with no parking areas within 2m
of this frontage. A minimum of 15% landscaping (permeable area) is provided across the site with
mass plantings along the Venture Drive frontage comprising a mix of dense shrubs which do not
require hedging, however still allow for casual surveillance into the site. A permeable walkway
access and awning addressing the street allows for pedestrian access to the site (similar to
surrounding developments), while a commercial crossover is located a further 5m to the west. The
existing Banksia integifolia within the road reserve has been assessed as being in poor form and is
to be replaced as part of the landscaping proposal.

The Industry zone allows for a nil building setback to all side and rear boundaries. The building has
been designed along the eastern boundary with associated carparking along the western side of the
driveway entrance. Large screening shrubs and canopy trees are included within a 2m wide
landscaping bed to soften the appearance of the existing 6m high wall on the neighbouring site to
the west.


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