Town Planning Assessment Report

                                              AO7.9                                   AO7.9 – Not Applicable
                                              Ecologically important areas are        The site does not contain any
                                              formally protected for the long term    ecologically important areas.
                                              through environmental covenant or
                                              transferal to public ownership or
                                              through gazettal of a nature reserve.


Climate Responsive Design                     AO8.1                                   AO8.1/PO8 – Complies
PO8                                           The lot design maximises the            The subdivision design
The street design and lot orientation         number of lots where the longest        ensures that each lot and future
facilitates the construction of energy        axis of the lot has a general east-     dwelling can be designed to
efficient buildings that respond to the       west orientation.                       maximise access to the
local climate conditions by:                                                          northern orientation.

     a)   maximising solar access to the
          north;
     b)   minimising solar access to the      AO8.2
          west;                               The street pattern maximises the        AO8.2 - Not Applicable
     c)   proportioning lots                  number of streets running in a
          and building envelopes to           general north-south direction.
          accommodate energy
          efficient building orientation;     AO8.3
     d)   maximising access to any            For development within the Low          AO8.3 – Complies
          prevailing summer breezes;          density residential zone each lot       Each lot is capable of a 10m x
          and                                 contains a rectangular house site       15m house site are orientated
     e)   minimising exposure to              area where the long axis faces true     20degrees of true north
          prevailing winter winds.            north or is no more than 20 degrees
                                              off true north and has minimum
                                              dimensions of 10 metres x 15
                                              metres.

Neighbourhood Design                          AO9.1                                   AO9.1 – Complies
PO9                                           Lots are arranged to front streets      Lot 10 is arranged to front
Development provides for a lot layout,        and public open space.                  Crystal Street. Lots 11 and 12
land use and infrastructure configuration                                             are rear lots.
that:                                         AO9.2
                                              Development maximises                   AO9.2 – Complies
     a)   provides for an efficient land      opportunities for casual surveillance   The development maximises
          use pattern;                        and avoids areas of concealment by      casual surveillance to the street
     b)   creates compact and walkable        ensuring pathways and public open       by providing an opportunity for
          neighbourhoods that are well        space have defined edges and are        a new dwelling to be positioned
          connected to centres,               visually exposed to roadways.           close to the frontage.
          employment, education
          facilities, community services,
          open space and recreation           AO9.3                                   AO9.3 – Not Applicable
          facilities;                         Neighbourhoods (including roads,        The development does not
     c)   creates useable and                 pathways and open space) are            involve the creation of roads
          interconnected movement and         designed with a high degree of          and pathways.
          open space networks;                legibility with public spaces and
     d)   effectively connects and            corridors easy to find and recognise.
          integrates the site with existing
          or planned development on
          adjoining sites;
     e)   provides for moderate and
          large size developments to
          have multiple access points;




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