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Commuter Car Park Mt DruittVisual Impact Assessment Report8. ConclusionThe subject site is located on the eastern edge of the business zone of the Mt Druitt Town Centreadjacent to the Mt Druitt Court House, Centrelink Office and opposite the Western SydneyInstitute – Mt Druitt College TAFE. Mt Druitt railway station is located approximately 300 metreswest of the site and the railway corridor to the south of the subject site separates it from aresidential area.The Proposal has adopted the safety of commuters and the surrounding community as aimportant design principle. A designated public pedestrian route between the car park and MtDruitt Station is located along the northern side of North Parade and the Proposal is designed toprovide a single clear and legible pedestrian entry point with good visual accessibility to thecommunication stair, lobby areas and the glazed pedestrian lift. The transparency of the facadedesign provides for good passive surveillance of the ground and first level car parking whenviewed from Mount Street and North Parade. The openness of the proposed facades will providea high perception of safety when viewed from within the car park with good visual access to thesurrounding streets. The landscape design proposes clear, unobstructed views of the car parkingfrom Mount Street and North Parade.Views to the subject site are constrained to the north, east and west by the Centrelink building,TAFE buildings and Mt Druitt Courthouse. The subject site is clearly visible from the adjoiningpublic realm – North Parade, Mount Street and the railway line, and there are distant views to thesite from Mt Druitt Railway Station.While the carpark will be highly visible from the surrounding public realm the visual impact of theProposal will be positive as the car park will occupy a vacant site of poor visual quality and thebuilding will complement the scale and massing of surrounding buildings. The function of the carpark will be compatible with surrounding land uses and it will also better define and activate thebuilt edge along North Parade providing a heightened perception of safety.The car park will be further integrated with the surrounding area and complement the visualcharacter of its setting by the building façade design and landscape treatment. The building is tobe simple and functional with minimal embellishment of the façade and incorporate a colourpalette that complements neighbouring built structures. The landscape design incorporatesupgraded footpaths and buffer planting along North Parade and Mount Street that will contributeto the unification and enhancement of the streetscape.R-VisualImpactAssessment-23Nov10 Final.docStatus:- FINALPage 42 of 42