Town Planning Assessment Report

adverse impact upon the functioning of       addressed in Part 9.4.8 Transport        demand generated by the
the road network.                            Code                                     development.
                                             underground.


Roads and Pathways                           AO15.1                                   AO15.1 – 15.4 – Not Applicable
PO15                                         Where involving the construction of      The proposed development
Development involving the creation of        a new road, road planning and            does not involve the creation of
new roads and pathways ensures               design supports the hierarchy and        any new roads.
infrastructure—                              functional aspects identified in
                                             Council’s Planning Scheme
     a)   provides convenient, safe and      Policy PSP6 on Engineering design
          efficient movement for all         standards – Roads, drainage and
          modes of transport between         earthworks.
          land use activities;
     b)   prioritises pedestrian             Editor’s Note— Further detail on
          movement and bicycle use           road and pathway networks is
          over vehicle movements;            provided in Part 9.4.8 Transport
     c)   facilitates efficient, safe and    Code
          accessible bus services that
          connect to existing and future     AO15.2
          public passenger transport         The street layout is generally
          facilities;                        rectilinear and does not rely on culs-
     d)   provides through roads and         de-sac, or where the use of a cul-de-
          minimises the use of culs-de-      sac is unavoidable because of the
          sac;                               natural features of the site, it does
     e)   minimises the extent of            not exceed a length of 200 metres.
          earthworks required by being
          sympathetic to the terrain;        AO15.3
     f)   allows for unimpeded and           Pathways and pedestrian routes are
          practical access to each           planned to provide clear, safe
          proposed lot; and                  connections between residential,
     g)   provides for mature street         open space, transit stops and retail
          trees.                             areas, and are located along, or are
                                             visible from, streets or other public
                                             spaces.

                                             AO15.4
                                             Sufficient space and soil depth is
                                             provided for the planting of street
                                             trees for shade, amenity and habitat
                                             purposes.
                                              and Figure AP3-3B.
PO16                                         AO16                                     AO16 – Not Applicable
The subdivision layout is designed to        If within 1 kilometre of the Pathways    There are no trunk pathways in
facilitate pedestrian and cyclist linkages   Network identified in the Local          the vicinity of the site that would
with adjoining sites in the immediate        Government Infrastructure                warrant improving.
area.                                        Plan located in Part 4, the
                                             subdivision design and layout
                                             includes pathways:

                                                 a)   located in accordance with
                                                      the Pathways Network
                                                      identified in the Local
                                                      Government Infrastructure
                                                      Plan; or
                                                 b)   linking to the Pathways
                                                      Network identified in
                                                      the Local Government
                                                      Infrastructure Plan.



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