Access objective if the width of the street frontage is less than 20 metres, A total of 16 per cent of the frontage is taken up 40 per cent of the street frontage. with vehicle crossings, which complies with the To ensure the number and design No more than one single-width crossover should be provided standard. of vehicle crossovers respects the for each dwelling fronting a street. neighbourhood character. The location of crossovers should maximise the retention of on-street car parking spaces. The number of access points to a road in a Road Zone should be minimised. Developments must provide for access for service, emergency and delivery vehicles. 55.03-10 Standard B15 Car parking facilities should: Parking location objective Does not comply To provide convenient parking for Be reasonably close and convenient to dwellings and Variation required resident and visitor vehicles. residential buildings. Comments: Be secure. To protect residents from vehicular The car parking area provided in the basement Be well ventilated if enclosed. noise within developments. is only accessible via the vehicle access ramp. Large parking areas should be broken up with trees, buildings This is not considered to be convenient for or different surface treatments. residents or visitors. Shared accessways or car parks of other dwellings and It is also not clear from the plans whether there residential buildings should be located at least 1.5 metres will be any type of access gate to provide from the windows of habitable rooms. This setback may be security to the basement car parking and reduced to 1 metre where there is a fence at least 1.5 metres storage areas. high or where window sills are at least 1.4 metres above the accessway. 55.04-1 Side and rear setbacks objective Standard B17 Complies To ensure that the height and A new building not on or within 200mm of a boundary should The required setbacks have been achieved for setback of a building from a be set back from side or rear the development and all side and rear setbacks boundary respects the existing or comply with the formula contained in the boundaries: preferred neighbourhood character standard.
Access objective To ensure the number and design of vehicle crossovers respects the neighbourhood character. if the width of the street frontage is less than 20 metres, 40 per cent of the street frontage. No more than one single-width crossover should be provided for each dwelling fronting a street. The location of crossovers should maximise the retention of on-street car parking spaces. The number of access points to a road in a Road Zone should be minimised. Developments must provide for access for service, emergency and delivery vehicles. A total of 16 per cent of the frontage is taken up with vehicle crossings, which complies with the standard. 55.03-10 Parking location objective To provide convenient parking for resident and visitor vehicles. To protect residents from vehicular noise within developments. Standard B15 Car parking facilities should: Be reasonably close and convenient to dwellings and residential buildings. Be secure. Be well ventilated if enclosed. Large parking areas should be broken up with trees, buildings or different surface treatments. Shared accessways or car parks of other dwellings and residential buildings should be located at least 1.5 metres from the windows of habitable rooms. This setback may be reduced to 1 metre where there is a fence at least 1.5 metres high or where window sills are at least 1.4 metres above the accessway. Does not comply Variation required Comments: The car parking area provided in the basement is only accessible via the vehicle access ramp. This is not considered to be convenient for residents or visitors. It is also not clear from the plans whether there will be any type of access gate to provide security to the basement car parking and storage areas. 55.04-1 Side and rear setbacks objective To ensure that the height and setback of a building from a boundary respects the existing or preferred neighbourhood character Standard B17 A new building not on or within 200mm of a boundary should be set back from side or rear boundaries: Complies The required setbacks have been achieved for the development and all side and rear setbacks comply with the formula contained in the standard.
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