210028 - Further Issues Response · 51994.1222.01

Issue

Acceptable Outcome AO13.1 of the Tourist Accommodation Zone code requires buildings and
structures are setback 1.5 metres when the building is up to 4.5 metres in height. The proposed plans
indicate the garden room will be setback 0.615m from the side boundary to the north.

Advice Required

3. Please address Performance Outcome PO13 of the Tourist Accommodation Zone code to justify
   the setback relaxation.

It is acknowledged that the proposed garden room will be setback 615mm from the northern side
boundary. However, attention is drawn to the fact that the proposed garden room will be for the
enclosure of an existing terrace area which contains an existing block wall located 615mm from the
northern side boundary. As such, the proposal does not represent an entirely new addition within the
side boundary setback, but only an enclosure of an existing terrace area.

Further, attention is drawn to the context of the subject site and its interface with the adjoining lot to the
north. Specifically, it is noted that the location of the proposed garden room is screened from the
adjoining premises by existing mature and dense vegetation and that the adjoining building is orientated
away from the side boundary. As such, the proposed garden room will not be visible from the adjoining
premises and, therefore, will not have any adverse impact on visual amenity whatsoever. This is
demonstrated in Figure 1 below.

It is also noted that the proposed garden room seeks to enclose an existing terrace area which is located
615mm from the northern side boundary. As such, the proposed development will actually result in a
reduction of any potential for adverse acoustic amenity impacts on the adjoining residents. Specifically,
the enclosure of the existing terrace area will provide increased acoustic attenuation of any existing
noise impacts associated with the use of the terrace.

To summarise the above, the proposed garden room will not be visually discernible in any way from the
adjoining premises and the enclosure of the terrace area will reduce any existing acoustic amenity
impacts resulting from its use. Therefore, there will be absolutely no impacts on the visual or acoustic
amenity of adjoining residents, and, in fact, any existing impacts will be reduced by the proposed
development.




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