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Ordinary Meeting <strong>of</strong> Council - 26 April 2005 19 / 20
2 <strong>to</strong> 4A Finlay Road, Turramurra
Item 19
DA1270/04
6 April 2005
appropriate scale requires a considered response <strong>to</strong> the scale <strong>of</strong> existing development.
In precincts undergoing transition proposed bulk and height needs <strong>to</strong> achieve the scale
identified for the desired future character <strong>of</strong> the area.’
This building is 60m long, substantially exceeding the 36m length control in the DCP.
The site has a 2(c) zone heritage item <strong>to</strong> the north and a 2(c2) zone <strong>to</strong> the south.
Existing and future houses <strong>to</strong> the south will <strong>be</strong> hardly visible from the street. A school
playground is across the street. The building will always <strong>be</strong> much larger and more
prominent than its neighbours. Its relationship <strong>to</strong> the natural setting, including its front
setback depth and landscaping, is important <strong>to</strong> minimise this scale change.
Principle 3 - Built Form
‘SEPP 65: Good design achieves an appropriate built form for a site and the buildings
purpose, in terms <strong>of</strong> building alignments, proportions, building type and the
manipulation <strong>of</strong> building elements…’
The setback from Finlay Road is 9m. This is less than the allowable setback in the DCP
<strong>of</strong> 12m (with 40% <strong>of</strong> the facade length able <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> 10m). The setback from the eastern
boundary is 8m <strong>to</strong> the facade, and 5m <strong>to</strong> the balconies. The setbacks <strong>to</strong> the northern
and southern boundaries are 9m and 9.5m.
This building is 60m long, substantially exceeding the 36m length control in the DCP.
It is a large building in relation its existing built context and future built context. It is
recommended that the visual prominence <strong>of</strong> the building in its context is reduced by
setting the building footprint back an additional 2m from the Finlay Road boundary, <strong>to</strong>
make a minimum setback <strong>of</strong> 11m, with some parts <strong>of</strong> the building footprint <strong>be</strong>ing set
back 12m, so that the percentage controls in the DCP are met. It is recommended that
the eastern boundary setback for the facade is reduced <strong>to</strong> 6m. The existing balconies
should <strong>be</strong> set back within the building, with a maximum <strong>of</strong> 1m <strong>of</strong> balcony projecting
past the facade, <strong>to</strong> within 5m <strong>of</strong> the boundary.
Principle 4 – Density
‘SEPP 65: Good design has a density appropriate <strong>to</strong> its site and its context, in terms <strong>of</strong>
floor space yields ( or num<strong>be</strong>rs <strong>of</strong> units or residents)…’
Acceptable. The density complies with LEP 194.
Principle 5 - Resources, Energy and Water Efficiency
‘SEPP 65: Sustainability is integral <strong>to</strong> the design process. Aspects include…layouts and
built form, passive solar design principles,…soil zones for vegetation and re-use <strong>of</strong>
water.’
Acceptable. The environmental design proposals comply with the SEPP 65 Residential
Flat Design Code guidelines.
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