2015-11-10 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                              10 NOVEMBER 2015




                                Figure 2 – Applicants floor area
As the proposal does not meet the Probable Solution 45.1 in regard to the area used for business
purposes, the application must be assessed against Specific Outcomes O44 and O45 of the
Code as set out below:
Specific Outcome O44 and O45
Extent of use and residential amenity

O44 The Home-based business operates such that the level of impact of the business is minor
    having regard to the amenity of the area;
      AND
O45    The Home-based business remains ancillary to the residential use of the dwelling unit;
The entry hallway is used for both residential and business purposes and it is reasonable to
include part of the entry hallway in the floor area calculation. A condition could be recommended
to limit the floor area to 50m² to include a portion of the entry hallway, but this would likely mean
reducing the size of therapy room 2. Therapy room 2 is also used for a playroom and living area
when only 1 practitioner is operating. It is considered the size of therapy room 2 does not
increase the scale or intensity of the business and will not affect the amenity of the surrounding
area. Therefore, the area used for the business purposes is considered to meet the Specific
Outcome O44 and O45.
Amenity
The traffic generated by the business will increase the number of vehicles in the street. Juniper
Court is a quiet cul de sac street and the additional traffic generation has the potential to impact
on the established amenity of the street. The number of people onsite associated with the
business correlates with the number of vehicles using the street.


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