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Commuter Car Park Mt DruittVisual Impact Assessment ReportView 1View east along NorthParadeVisual AmenityVisual SensitivityMagnitude of VisualEffectsVisual ImpactMitigation StrategyThe subject site exists as vacant land with remnant building structure of lowvisual quality. Foreground vegetation and mature trees in Mount Street arehighly visible. The view of the site is framed by Mt Druitt Court House and 2storey cream brick buildings of the TAFE in the middle distance.View sensitivity: the car park will be highly visible due to its proximity to NorthParade and the absence of existing screen planting along the road frontage.Receptor sensitivity: moderate - views from the North Parade public realm –road or footpath – will be temporary and the proposed car park is compatible infunction with fringe Town Centre and Railway Station activity.The composition of the view will change with the addition of the car park whichwill be highly visible from North Parade. The car park will reduce visibility ofsome vegetation in the middle distance as well as the TAFE. There will be lightspill from the car park as it will be in operation – 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week.The car park scale does not exceed the scale of surrounding buildings and willreinforce the built form edge along North Parade.The visual impact will be positive. The car park will occupy a vacant site of poorvisual quality. The building will complement the scale and massing ofsurrounding buildings and its function will be compatible with surrounding landuses. The car park will also better define and activate the built edge along NorthParade providing a heightened perception of safety.To further integrate the car park with the surrounding area and ensure the carpark complements the visual character of its setting the car park design willinclude the following:Built Form – simple and functional with articulation of the entry and minimalembellishment of the façade. The car park will incorporate a high degree oftransparency. Neutral colours and tones will complement neighbouring builtstructures.Landscape design – the existing footpath treatment adjacent to the CourtHouse is to be continued along the North Parade car park frontage to unify thestreetscape. The frontage will be further enhanced by an area of plantingbetween the footpath and car park structure.Lighting design – to comply with AS4282 Control of the Obtrusive Effect ofOutdoor Lighting.Refer to Section 6 – Proposals for Mitigation of Visual ImpactsR-VisualImpactAssessment-23Nov10 Final.docStatus:- FINALPage 33 of 42