ordinary meeting of council to be held on tuesday, 18 july 2006

Ordinary Meeting <strong>of</strong> Council - 18 July 2006 3 / 14
15 TO 19 TURRAMURRA AVENUE AND 1 TO
1A WONGA WONGA STREET, TURRAMURRA
Item 3
DA0068/06
7 July 2006
The site
It is proposed <strong>to</strong> demolish the existing dwellings and construct two five s<strong>to</strong>rey residential flat
buildings on the amalgamated corner site area within <strong>of</strong> 5 915sqm, with basement car
parking and vehicular access from Turramurra Ave. The site is characterised by an
established landscape setting with mature trees and shrubs within formal garden <strong>be</strong>ds and
grassed expanses, typical <strong>of</strong> the broader Turramurra landscape character. The site is
dominated by a stand <strong>of</strong> mature, possibly remnant, Eucalyptus pilularis (Blackbutt) located
adjacent <strong>to</strong> the north-western site corner and the western site boundary, which is outwardly
in good health and condition.
Impacts <strong>to</strong> trees/tree removal/tree replenishment
The proposed development will result in the removal <strong>of</strong> numerous trees on site, primarily
those located within or adjacent <strong>to</strong> the proposed building footprint and ancillary works. The
most significant trees, <strong>be</strong>ing the Eucalypts, are <strong>be</strong>ing retained with adequate setbacks <strong>to</strong>
ensure their ongoing health and vigour. The basement car park has <strong>be</strong>en set back further than
the building line <strong>to</strong> preserve the tree root systems, while the building has <strong>be</strong>en placed on piers
<strong>to</strong> reduce root severance and tree impacts.
A <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>of</strong> four (4) additional tall ‘canopy’ trees will <strong>be</strong> planted on site <strong>to</strong> replenish tree
removal. These, in addition <strong>to</strong> the existing trees, exceed <strong>council</strong>’s minimum tree
replenishment requirements for the site. However, it will <strong>be</strong> conditioned for proposed trees <strong>to</strong>
<strong>be</strong> spread out over the site and additional trees <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> planted within side and rear setbacks <strong>to</strong>
filter views <strong>to</strong> and from adjoining properties.
No objection is raised regarding the nominated tree removal.
BASIX
The application complies with landscape commitments made within the BASIX certificate.
Deep soil
By the applicant’s calculations, the proposed development will have a deep soil landscape
area <strong>of</strong> 2964sqm or 50.1 % <strong>of</strong> the site area. Landscape Services is in agreement with the
areas included within the deep soil calculable area.
Landscape plan
Overall, no objection is raised <strong>to</strong> the proposed landscape plan. Any changes required can <strong>be</strong>
conditioned.
It is noted that the southern and eastern site boundaries are proposed <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> private courtyard
spaces with no communal open space. This is not particularly desired as it potentially
compromises the on-going integrity <strong>of</strong> the landscape as it is more likely that future individual
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