Town Planning Reporrt - Change to Development Approval New Office and Carpark 7 December 2017 · 132007.12.8

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    •    Condition 10, with respect to proposed carpark structure not exceeding a height of 8m above natural
         ground level except for the lift overrun not exceeding 10.5m;
    •    Condition 12, with respect to the proposed development comprising Stage A and Stage B having a
         maximum use area of 6,304m²;
    •    Condition 38, with respect to the requirement to construct a multilevel carpark in accordance with the
         approved plans and providing for 393 parking spaces.

The applicant made an application to change conditions of the approval which was refused by Council on 13
July 2015. The applicant subsequently lodged an appeal with the Planning and Environment Court about the
refusal. The matter was resolved by Judgement made 3 February 2017 (refer Attachment 1).

The current approval provides for the removal of the proposed multi-level car structure over this part of the
land and requires the provision of 369 carparking spaces, as follows:
    • 291 spaces existing, including the 40 spaces shared with the Child Care Centres;
    • 72 spaces to be provided with the at ground carpark to the northwest;
    • 3 spaces on the one-way street; and
    • the equivalent of 3 spaces in the form of 12 motorbike spaces.

A requirement under the current approval is that the at grade carpark located to the northwest of Building B
to be sealed in accordance with the approved plans. It is intended by this changes application to provide at
grade parking as part of Stage 2, but allow for the proposed development as a new Stage 3. While the
applicant ultimately intends to undertake the development, this will be dependent on the demand and need
for the additional floor space in the future. In the interim, the applicant intends seal the at grade parking in
accordance with the current approval.


Proposed Changes

It is proposed to construct a three (3) level building on the land located behind the existing Telstra Depot,
towards the north-western end of the subject land (refer Figure 1). A copy of the proposal plans is provided
as Attachment 3. The development proposal includes two (2) levels of carparking and a third level of office
over part of level 2 (refer Figures 2A, 2B & 2C – below).

Access to the ground level carpark is to be obtained from beneath Building B. Access to the second level of
carparking is obtained from the at grade carparking area fronting Building B, located behind the Child Care
Centres. The two (2) levels of parking have been designed to integrate with the fall of the land and the existing
access arrangements. This also means that the ground level carpark is located partly below the natural ground
level on the higher part of the site closest to the Telstra Depot.

The third level provides for the new office area which comprises 675m² of floor space. While the office forms
a third level, the office is located over the north-eastern part of this level where the ground level is mostly
below natural ground level. Consequently, while the proposed development is three levels, it appears as two
levels from within the site and from the adjoining residential properties to the northwest. The location of the
office has been chosen deliberately for ease of integration with Building B. This also means that the
development will not have a bulky appearance when viewed from Goodchap Street, given it is integrated with
the existing built form and is removed from this roadway. A covered walkway link to Building B with lift is
proposed at this location. This walkway allows for the office building to be fully integrated with Building B.




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