Town Planning Assessment Report

PO15                                                                         PO15 – Complies
Streetscape treatments are          No acceptable outcome provided           The proposed development will
provided to enhance the                                                      maintain streetscape treatments
character and amenity of the                                                 which include public seating,
street, particularly along major                                             planter boxes and bins.
roads.
PO16                                AO16.1                                   AO16.1 – Complies
Buildings and other structures      Buildings incorporate horizontal         The proposed development
present a high level of             and vertical articulation.               provides horizontal and vertical
architectural merit                                                          articulation through the use of
with building elements and forms                                             eaves, decks, roofs and
that:                                                                        horizontal weatherboard
                                                                             cladding;
a) are consistent with the bulk
   and scale of buildings on
                                                                             AO16.2
   adjoining and nearby land;       AO16.2
                                                                             The elevations do not present
b) break down the facade into       Elevations are no longer the 15
                                                                             wall lengths in excess of 15m and
   finer scaled components;         metres without articulation of at
                                                                             include articulation and changes
c) provide strong visual            least 750 millimetres and present
                                                                             in texture and materials.
   relationships to the             subtle changes in textures and
   landscape, natural features      materials to break
   and recreation areas in the      up building facades.
   vicinity;
d) create a pedestrian scale with   AO16.3
                                                                             AO16.3 – Complies
   visual interest;                 Frontages to public streets or other
                                                                             The proposed building is
e) present subtle changes in        public or semi-public spaces area
                                                                             positioned behind an existing
   colours, textures and            articulated with vertical elements
                                                                             building that fronts Reserve
   materials to break up            to emphasise a finer-grain and
                                                                             Street and will provide a well-
   the building facades;            human scale to
                                                                             articulated frontage to the
f) integrate signage with           the building frontage.
                                                                             existing carparking area.
   the building design; and
g) integrate landscaping into       AO16.4
                                    Buildings incorporate:                   AO16.4 – Complies
   the building design and car
   parking areas;                   a) variations in plan shape, such        The building will incorporate
h) are well articulated with            as steps, recesses, projections      variation and articulation
   strong horizontal and vertical       or splays:                           through the use of eaves, decks,
   design elements providing an     b) variations in the vertical profile,   roofs and horizontal
   interesting streetscape; and         with steps or slopes                 weatherboard cladding.
                                        at different level;
i) complement landform
   changes and landscape            c) variations in the treatment and
   features, stepping                   patterning of windows, sun
   down sloping sites to                protection and shading devices,
   minimise cut or fill.                or other elements of a façade
                                        treatment at a finer scale than
                                        the overall building structure;
                                    d) balconies, verandas or terraces;
                                        and
                                    e) planting, particularly on
                                        podiums, terraces, and low-
                                        level roof decks or incorporate
                                        other landscape elements such
                                        as green walls.



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