Development Assessment Report

                                              (f)   views.

                                              AO7.7                                    Compliant
                                              Development retains or provides Existing ecological linkages are retained.
                                              viable ecological corridors for wildlife
                                              movement.

                                              AO7.8                                      Not Applicable
                                             Where no riparian buffer is nominated
                                             through the Biodiversity, Waterways
                                             and Wetlands Overlay Map in Schedule
                                             2, a vegetated buffer is provided no less
                                             than 10 metres wide, measured from
                                             the centreline of any stream.

                                                  AO7.9                                   Compliant with Performance
                                                  Ecologically important areas are Outcome
                                                  formally protected for the long term Refer to Town Planning Report
                                                  through environmental covenant or
                                                  transferal to public ownership or
                                                  through gazettal of a nature reserve.
Climate Responsive Design                                                                 Not Applicable
PO8                                               AO8.1
The street design and lot orientation facilitates The lot design maximises the number
the construction of energy efficient buildings of lots where the longest axis of the lot
that respond to the local climate conditions has a general east­west orientation.
by:
(a)    maximising solar access to the north;      AO8.2
(b)    minimising solar access to the west;       The street pattern maximises the
(c)    proportioning lots and building number of streets running in a general
       envelopes to accommodate energy north­south direction.
       efficient building orientation;
(d)    maximising access to any prevailing AO8.3
       summer breezes; and                        For development within the Low
(e)    minimising exposure to prevailing density residential zone each lot
       winter winds.                              contains a rectangular house site 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.
Neighbourhood Design                                                                      Not Applicable
PO9                                               AO9.1
Development provides for a lot layout, land Lots are arranged to front streets and
use and infrastructure configuration that:        public open space.
(a)    provides for an efficient land use
       pattern;                                   AO9.2
(b)    creates     compact        and   walkable Development maximises opportunities
       neighbourhoods that             are well for casual surveillance and avoids areas
       connected to centres, employment, of concealment by ensuring pathways
       education       facilities,    community and public open space have defined
       services, open space and recreation edges and are visually exposed to
       facilities;                                roadways.
(c)    creates useable and interconnected
       movement and open space networks;          AO9.3
(d)    effectively connects and integrates the Neighbourhoods (including roads,
       site with existing or             planned pathways and open space) are
       development on adjoining sites;            designed with a high degree of
(e)    provides for moderate and large size legibility with public spaces and
       developments to have multiple access corridors easy to find and recognise.
       points;
(f)    promotes a sense of community
       identity and belonging;
(g)    promotes a variety of streetscapes;
(h)    provides for a high level of amenity,
       having regard to potential noise, dust,
       odour and lighting nuisance sources;
(i)    integrates prominent site features