2019-04-09 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     9 APRIL 2019




The State Code 8 seeks that there is no development seaward of the Coastal Building Line
except for coastal protection work.
For guidance as to how to comply with the State Code 8 the guideline indicates the following:
Applications… should demonstrate that the proposed development is located landward of the
coastal building line; or
1.   justify why the proposed development cannot be located landward of the coastal building
     line; and
2.   demonstrate how development seaward of the coastal building line is protected from
     coastal erosion both now and in the future.
The State’s coastal building lines have been in place since 1984, and the line is set 15 metres
back from the seaward boundary in this location. This affects around a third of the property at the
rear.
The proposal is not coastal protection work. The applicant’s proposed 6m setback has relied
upon the alignment of neighbouring properties being built/approved under repealed legislation
and policy.
The lot is highly vulnerable to coastal erosion and it is imperative to provide the maximum buffer
to the sea to minimise the risk of coastal erosion. The 15m Coastal Building Line setback
provides this buffer and ensures the development is more resilient to coastal erosion and sea
level rise as climate change occurs.

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