Precinct BG1 Guidelines Woodridge Private Domain Design Responses Avoid Components And Design Objectives (1) Vegetation Retention Retain existing high canopy Removal of high canopy And Landscaping* trees wherever possible. To maintain the indigenous Retain all indigenous Planting non-indigenous vegetation including canopy understorey vegetation and tree and plant species. trees and understorey replant appropriate. Visually dominant exotic planting and encourage the Removal of existing trees or species. replanting of indigenous development adjacent to Planting of any weed plants (where compatible existing indigenous canopy species which may spread with other planning trees may require an to adjacent bushland. requirements including bush arboricultural report on the fire safety). 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 Large sealed areas (eg. following the topography of excavation and the tennis courts) on steeply the site. landscape impact of sloping sites or where development. Retain existing vegetation vegetation removal is and plant ground covers required. and plants with substantial root systems, especially on steeply sloping sites.
Precinct BG1 Guidelines Woodridge Private Domain Components And Design Objectives Design Responses Avoid (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 trees wherever possible. Retain all indigenous understorey vegetation and replant appropriate. 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 high canopy Planting non-indigenous tree and plant species. Visually dominant exotic species. Planting of any weed species which may spread to adjacent bushland. (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. Retain existing vegetation and plant ground covers and plants with substantial root systems, especially on steeply sloping sites. Major excavation works to accommodate dwellings or appurtenances. Large sealed areas (eg. tennis courts) on steeply sloping sites or where vegetation removal is required.
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