Precinct B Guidelines North Warrandyte Private Domain Design Responses Components And Design Objectives (1) Vegetation Retention Retain existing high canopy Removal of and And Landscaping* understorey vegetation. To maintain the indigenous Retain existing indigenous Planting of non-indigenous vegetation including canopy understorey vegetation tree and understorey trees and understorey wherever possible. species. planting and encourage the Replace any or Planting of any weed replanting of indigenous understorey vegetation lost species may spread plants (where compatible to development with similar through the bush setting. with other planning size indigenous species. Introducing visually requirements including bush Removal of existing trees or dominant exotic vegetation. fire safety). development adjacent to existing indigenous canopy trees may require an arboricultural report on the effects on existing vegetation. (2) Footings / Touching The The footings of buildings Extensive excavation for Ground should minimise the impact footings adjacent to existing of the building on the trees. To minimise site landscape setting. disturbance and impact on the landform and Buildings should be vegetation. designed to sit above the ground amongst the tree canopy or to sit within the topography and understorey vegetation. (3) Building On Sloping Buildings and other Major excavation works to Sites* development should accommodate dwellings or minimise the impact on the appurtenances. (a) To minimise site erosion, natural slope of the site by the detrimental effects of sealed areas (eg. following the topography of excavation and the tennis courts) on steeply the site. landscape impact of sloping sites or where development.
Precinct B Guidelines North Warrandyte Private Domain Components And Design Objectives Design Responses (1) Vegetation Retention And Landscaping* To maintain the indigenous vegetation including canopy trees and understorey planting and encourage the replanting of indigenous plants (where compatible with other planning requirements including bush fire safety). Retain existing high canopy Retain existing indigenous understorey vegetation wherever possible. Replace any or understorey vegetation lost to development with similar size indigenous species. Removal of existing trees or development adjacent to existing indigenous canopy trees may require an arboricultural report on the effects on existing vegetation. Removal of and understorey vegetation. Planting of non-indigenous tree and understorey species. Planting of any weed species may spread through the bush setting. Introducing visually dominant exotic vegetation. (2) Footings / Touching The Ground To minimise site disturbance and impact on the landform and vegetation. The footings of buildings should minimise the impact of the building on the landscape setting. Buildings should be designed to sit above the ground amongst the tree canopy or to sit within the topography and understorey vegetation. Extensive excavation for footings adjacent to existing trees. (3) Building On Sloping Sites* (a) To minimise site erosion, the detrimental effects of excavation and the landscape impact of development. Buildings and other development should minimise the impact on the natural slope of the site by following the topography of the site. Major excavation works to accommodate dwellings or appurtenances. sealed areas (eg. tennis courts) on steeply sloping sites or where
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