Council Minutes 21 January 2008 - Waratah-Wynyard Council

Planning Authority Reports
Orientation and Energy
3.7 A minimum of 70% of all lots are
to be orientated to facilitate the
siting of houses to take advantage
of solar access by ensuring that
houses can be built on the lot(s)
in which the living room will
receive not less than 4 hours of
sunshine between 9am and 3pm
on June 21.
3.8 Any new lot in an established
residential area is to have no
more than one third of its area
covered by the shadow of existing
development on June 21 between
the hours of 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
3.7 Lots are to be orientated to
facilitate the siting of dwellings to
take advantage of microclimatic
benefits, and have dimensions to
allow adequate on site solar
access, taking into account likely
dwelling size and the relationship
of each lot to the street.
3.8 The dimensions of any lot are to
allow solar access on site to be
maximized, taking into account
the likely house size and the
relationship of each lot to existing
buildings or adjoining land.
In the absence of building envelopes indicating how dwellings might be sited
to provide advantage of solar access, it is considered difficult to ascertain
compliance with Acceptable Solution 3.7 with any certainty. This is
compounded by the fact that the lots fronting York Street are sited on the
north-south axis with the likelihood that open spaces and living areas would
face a southerly direction. Therefore, reliance on the Performance Criteria is
required in this instance. The size of the proposed lots at a minimum of 702m 2
will allow for future development to be sited to enable adequate solar access.
Lots 5-12 will provide some greater difficulty for future dwelling design but
compliance with the Performance Criteria is considered to have been achieved.
The location of the subdivision is such that only one lot may potentially be
impacted upon by neighbouring residential development, being 145 Inglis
Street which is adjacent to Lot 1. The orientation of Lot 1 is such that it will
not be impacted upon by overshadowing from the adjacent Lot.
6.4.1 Issue 6.0: - Infrastructure Provision
Objective: To ensure that the cost of providing infrastructure to new
development is not borne by the community.
Acceptable Solution
6.1 Where a use or development
requires the provision of
infrastructure or will exceed the
design capacity of existing public
infrastructure, the cost of the
infrastructure is to be paid for by
the person undertaking the use or
development.
Performance Criteria
6.1 Where a use or development
requires the provision of
infrastructure or will exceed the
design capacity of existing public
infrastructure, the applicant shall
demonstrate that an agreement
has been entered into with
relevant body to pay for such
infrastructure as part of the
approval.
Waratah-Wynyard Council – Ordinary Meeting Minutes – 21 January 2008 Page 30