Assessment Report

                                                                            area where the long axis faces true
                                                                            north or is no more than 20 degrees
                                                                            off true north and has minimum
                                                                            dimensions of 10 metres x 15
                                                                            metres.
                                                                            AO9.1
Neighbourhood Design
                                                                            Lots are arranged to front streets
                                                                                                                              
PO9                                                                                                                        Complies
                                                                            and public open space.
Development provides for a lot layout, land use and infrastructure
configuration that:
                                                                            AO9.2
(a)    provides for an efficient land use pattern;                          Development maximises
(b)    creates compact and walkable neighbourhoods that are well            opportunities for casual surveillance             
       connected to centres, employment, education facilities,              and avoids areas of concealment                Complies
       community services, open space and recreation facilities;            by ensuring pathways and public
(c)    creates useable and interconnected movement and open                 open space have defined edges
       space networks;                                                      and are visually exposed to
                                                                            roadways.
(d)    effectively connects and integrates the site with existing or
       planned development on adjoining sites;
                                                                            AO9.3
(e)    provides for moderate and large size developments to have            Neighbourhoods (including roads,                  
       multiple access points;                                              pathways and open space) are                   Complies
                                                                            designed with a high degree of
(f)    promotes a sense of community identity and belonging;
                                                                            legibility with public spaces and
(g)    promotes a variety of streetscapes;                                  corridors easy to find and
                                                                            recognise.
(h)    provides for a high level of amenity, having regard to potential
       noise, dust, odour and lighting nuisance sources;
(i)    integrates prominent site features including landmarks, native
       vegetation and views into the design;
(j)    discourages crime or antisocial behaviour by facilitating
       casual surveillance of streets, paths and public open space;
(k)    avoids the sporadic or out-of- sequence creation of lots; and
protects and enhances ecologically important areas and provides for
the clustering of lots into cleared areas.
Infrastructure                                                              No acceptable outcome provided           Infrastrure has been
PO10                                                                                                                designed to service both
Development accommodates and provides for the efficient and timely                                                            lots
delivery of infrastructure appropriate to the site’s setting and intended
use.
PO11                                                                        No acceptable outcome provided                   N/A
Roadway and pathway layout are predominantly rectilinear with a
high degree of permeability.


Editor’s Note— Further detail on traffic and the road network is
addressed in Part 9.4.8 Transport Code
PO12                                                                        AO12.1                                   Infrastrure has been
New lots are located, sized and configured so as to ensure each lot         All lots are connected to power         designed to service both
is capable of being serviced by appropriate levels of infrastructure        supply and telecommunications                     lots
including:                                                                  services and where located
(a)    power supply;                                                        within the Urban boundaries,
                                                                            power supply and
(b)    telecommunications; and
                                                                            communications infrastructure
(c)    where within Local Plan Areas                                        are provided underground.
(d)    reticulated water supply;
                                                                            AO12.2
(e)   reticulated sewerage; and
                                                                            If located in a water service area
stormwater drainage.
                                                                            each new lot can be connected to
                                                                            Unitywater’s water supply network.

                                                                            AO12.3
                                                                            If located in a sewerage service
                                                                            area each new lot can be
                                                                            connected to Unitywater’s
                                                                            sewerage network.

                                                                            AO12.4
                                                                            If located in a Local plan area lots