Town Planning Assessment Report (1)-compressed

slopes and ridgelines are          associated accessways are not          prepared by Tectonic, which
retained and buildings and         constructed on land with a             confirms Low Risk of slope
structures:                        slope greater than 25%.                instability. The proposed new
        1. are          visually                                          Dwelling House has been cut
            responsive to the      AO15.2                                 into the slope such that the
            natural topography     On sloping sites or on                 proposal does not result in
            of the site, sitting   ridgelines at the uppermost            dominance of the built form,
            within           the   edge of a hill slope:                  and integrates with the rural
            landscape    rather             1. roof      lines     are    character of the zone.
            than dominating it;                generally       parallel
        2. step down slopes                    with contours of           The road frontage setback to
           or use suspended                    the land;                  the Dwelling House is 226m,
           floor construction,              2. roofs   do      not        and this further reduces the
           minimising cut and                  exceed a pitch of          impact of built form when
           fill and avoiding                   15 degrees; and            viewed from the street.
           benching of the                  3. buildings do not
           site;                                                          As detailed in the site
                                                 protrude above the       elevations and sections, a
        3. allow for retention                   height of prevailing     whole storey of the dwelling
           of            natural                 vegetation.              house is located below the
           vegetation       that   Editor's note- refer to Figure         natural ground level leaving
           assists in screening    6.9.1A and Figure 6.9.1B. and          <500m2 of house visible from
           or           visually   Figure AP3-3B.                         surrounding areas.
           softening               AO15.3
           development; and        Cut or fill is less than 1.5           No vegetation clearing is
        4. incorporate             metres in depth relative to            proposed, which allows for
           materials, finishes     natural ground surface.                natural vegetated screening
           and colours that        Editor’s Note— On visually             opportunities to soften the
           complement      the     prominent       hill slopes or         development. The Elevation
           natural setting and     ridgelines residential buildings       Plans and 3D imagery provides
           integrate with the      should      be      predominantly      indicative building materials,
           landscape       and     finished     in     colours    and     finishes and colours, which are
           skyline.                materials that blend well with         considered to complement the
                                   the colours and hues of the            natural setting.
                                   surrounding vegetation and
                                   landscape without causing              A rural landscape master plan
                                   glare or reflection. Broad             is currently being prepared by
                                   expanses of a single colour are        Conlon      Group    Landscape
                                   less desirable and where               Architects to integrate the
                                   possible should be broken up           house, caretakers’ residence,
                                   by other colours or design             contours and rural productivity
                                   elements. Shades in the violet,        of the land.
                                   blue, green and yellow-green
                                   side of the spectrum, as well as
                                   greys or browns, should be
                                   appropriate with whites or
                                   bright colours restricted to
                                   trimmings.
                                   For     agricultural     buildings,
                                   colours and textures that blend
                                   with the natural setting are
                                   preferred however if not
                                   practical, buildings should at
                                   least be well maintained and/or
                                   visually screened.




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