M2915 - Information Request Response

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Planning scheme definitions
soft landscaping - means trees, shrubs, grass, garden beds and impervious surfaces that occur naturally such as rock outcrops. Soft landscaping is not located on top
of a constructed slab or other structure and is capable of supporting the establishment and growth of canopy trees as well as other species. The term does not include
swimming pools or impervious surfaces such as driveways, vehicular access lanes, vehicle parking and manoeuvring areas, pathways, stormwater structures, tennis
courts, decks, balconies, roof terraces and the like. It also does not include areas over which balconies cantilever unless there is a vertical height of 4 metres between
the ground and the balcony to allow for significant planting.

landscaped area (including landscaped buffer areas, landscaped building setback and landscaping) - means part of a site comprising predominantly soft landscaping
and set aside for the purposes of enhancing or protecting the amenity of the site. The term includes the areas occupied by bicycle racks, swimming pools or ponds and
garden paths, but does not include impervious surfaces* such as driveways, vehicle access lanes, vehicle parking and manoeuvring areas, waste storage areas, and
the like.
*Emphasis added




Item 4 – Height
The development exceeds 8.0 metres in height as stipulated in AO8.1 of the Medium Density Residential Zone Code.
There is no reasonable justification to support unnecessary building height encroachments.

Information Required
       4.       Provide amended plans that demonstrate compliance with a maximum building height of 8.0 metres
       relative to the natural ground.

Response
The identified exceedance of the 8.0m building height limit is considered minor in the context of the overall
development. As illustrated in the proposal plans and Figure 1 (height plane projection) below, the area of non-
compliance is minimal and limited to one corner of the pop-up roof, which includes a projection 310mm into the
building height plane. The proposed development has been designed to incorporate an interesting and varied roof
form, which is provides a positive contribution to the visual amenity of the streetscape and surrounding area. This is a
requirement of PO19 of the Medium density residential zone code.




Figure 1 – 8m building height plane




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