planning report Other Change

Built Form and Streetscape

Performance Outcome                      Acceptable Outcome                        Compliance
PO7                                      AO7.1                                     N/A
Buildings, structures and landscaping    Development retains or re-uses
is consistent with, and reflective of,   buildings that have cultural heritage
the traditional town character of        or townscape significance, including
Tewantin in terms of form,               houses built in or before 1946, sites
composition and use of materials.        subject to the Heritage and Character
                                         Areas Overlay maps (as mapped in
                                         Schedule 2) or where identified as a
                                         heritage site on Figure 7.2.3.4
                                         (Tewantin Framework and Character
                                         Plan).

                                         Editor’s Note— Section 8.2.7
                                         (Heritage Overlay code) sets out
                                         requirements for development on
                                         heritage places and in character
                                         areas.

                                         AO7.2
                                         Roof forms use simple, traditional
                                         Queensland style roof designs,
                                         including gable, hip, pitched, skillion
                                         or multiple gable roof forms with a
                                         roof pitch of no less than five
                                         degrees, examples shown in Figure
                                         AP3-6B.

                                         AO7.3
                                         For residential buildings, roof form is
                                         visible from the street and not
                                         concealed behind parapets.

                                         AO7.4
                                         Buildings are designed to:
                                              (a) suit the local subtropical
                                                  climate;
                                              (b) incorporate lightweight
                                                  materials such as timber;
                                              (c) be elevated above the
                                                  ground on sloping or low-
                                                  lying lots;
                                              (d) incorporate verandahs,
                                                  open balconies with
                                                  transparent or open
                                                  balustrades or shaded
                                                  patios for outdoor living; and
                                              (e) allow for landscaping
                                                  integrated with the buildings
                                                  on site.


                                         AO7.5
                                         Boundary setbacks provide space for
                                         trees between buildings.




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