Response to Information Request Letter - 65-67 Elanda Street, Sunshine B...

 (m) Development is supported by                                  The site is located within a serviced area
     appropriate     infrastructure    and                        and is supported by appropriate
     essential services and does not                              infrastructure. Provision of the proposal
     adversely impact on the continued                            within the site will not result in adverse
     operation, viability and maintenance                         impacts on existing infrastructure or
     of    existing     infrastructure  or                        compromise future provision of planned
     compromise future provision of                               infrastructure.
     planned infrastructure.
 (n) Development responds to land                                 The subject site is well suited to additional
     constraints including topography,                            density having limited constraints that
     bushfire and flood.                                          would impact on the future residents of
                                                                  the site. The proposal has been
                                                                  intentionally designed to respond to the
                                                                  topography of the site and minimise the
                                                                  potential impacts on adjoining lots as a
                                                                  result of the bulk and scale of the building.
 (o) Natural features such as creeks,                             The subject site is located within an
     gullies,   waterways,      wetlands,                         established residential area. The proposed
     vegetation and bushland are retained                         bulk and scale does not impact on natural
     and protected from the impacts of                            features such as creeks, gullies,
     development and any unavoidable                              waterways, wetlands or bushland. The site
     impacts are minimised through                                cover and plot ration achieved by the
     location, design, operation and                              design and layout achieves the minimum
     management requirements.                                     requirements as prescribed by the High
                                                                  density residential zone code. A reduction
                                                                  in the site cover and GFA is not considered
                                                                  justified in this instance given the proposal
                                                                  meets the minimum landscaping
                                                                  outcomes of the site.
 (p) Native vegetation between buildings                          The landscaping outcome achieved within
     and in the public realm enhances the                         the site includes substantial planting
     amenity and supports local wildlife.                         within the front of the site within the front
                                                                  setback. The landscaping will include
                                                                  native species that will support local
                                                                  wildlife and improve the amenity and
                                                                  aesthetics of the local area.




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