Appendix D Code Assessment · MCU16/0099.01

               Specific Outcomes                            Acceptable solutions (if accepted                                           Comments
                                                          development subject to requirements)
                                                         Probable solutions (if code assessment)
Industrial Business                                      No solution provided                                      O20 is not applicable
O20      Landscaping within industrial                                                                             The proposed access and power installation to the
developments is designed to—                             Figure 13: Appropriate species at correct density and     approved facility does not involve landscaping for
                                                         height effectively screen bulky industrial buildings
     maximise retention of existing vegetation;                                                                    business uses.
     provide planting in mulched areas at entrances,
     along boundaries and around car parking and
     site facilities to provide screening and shading;
     lessen the impact of building bulk though the
     planting of vegetation that is in scale with the
     building, and by using mounding where
     appropriate (see Figure 13); and
     provide outdoor areas for staff.
Open space areas and road reserves
Active parkland                                          S21.1 Landscape works for active parkland                 O21 is not applicable
O21      Landscaping in and around active parkland       include—                                                  The proposed access and power installation to the
creates an environment that provides functional                formation of grassed and well-drained               approved facility does not involve landscaping in
recreation areas and facilities in a landscaped                areas for recreation;                               and around active parkland.
setting that reflect the natural landscape character           retention of existing vegetation surrounding
of the locality.                                               recreation facilities;
                                                               the planting of shade trees around
                                                               recreation facilities, including playfields
                                                               and playgrounds;
                                                               provision of landscaped buffer areas to
                                                               adjacent residential development; and
                                                               installation of recreational facilities that
                                                               include the use of natural materials and
                                                               finishes, where appropriate, and colours
                                                               that blend with the natural environment.




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