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2 <strong>to</strong> 4A Finlay Road, Turramurra
Item 19
DA1270/04
6 April 2005
Given the condition <strong>of</strong> these trees, should the development application <strong>be</strong> approved, it is
recommended that it <strong>be</strong> conditioned that an aerial inspection <strong>be</strong> undertaken <strong>to</strong> report on
the health and stability <strong>of</strong> these trees with particular reference <strong>to</strong> any decay in the trunk
as a result <strong>of</strong> previous s<strong>to</strong>rm damage. Any recommended works from this report would
<strong>be</strong> subject <strong>to</strong> approval by Council and should <strong>be</strong> undertaken at the developer's expense.
STATUTORY PROVISIONS
State Environmental Planning Policy No. 65 – Design quality <strong>of</strong> residential flat
development
The application includes a design verification statement by the project architect John Ferres <strong>of</strong> Scott
Carver. Mr Ferres has verified that he is a qualified designer and mem<strong>be</strong>r <strong>of</strong> the NSW Architects
Registration Board and has designed the proposal in accordance with the design quality principles
set out in Part 2 <strong>of</strong> SEPP65.
The application has <strong>be</strong>en assessed in terms <strong>of</strong> the Design Quality Principles set out in SEPP65. The
design quality principles do not generate design solutions but provide a guide <strong>to</strong> achieving good
design and the means <strong>of</strong> evaluating the merit <strong>of</strong> the proposal. The assessment is summarised as
follows:
Context:
‘SEPP 65 : Good design responds and contributes <strong>to</strong> its context…Responding <strong>to</strong> context
involves identifying the desirable elements <strong>of</strong> a location’s current character, or, in the
case <strong>of</strong> precincts undergoing a transition, the desired future character as stated in
planning and design policies.’
The natural environment forming a major part <strong>of</strong> the context for this development
consists <strong>of</strong> extensive areas <strong>of</strong> high canopy trees, including blue gums, which create a
strong sense <strong>of</strong> the natural environment as a setting for the development.
The built form in the existing context comprises a heritage item and detached houses.
The heritage item is constructed <strong>of</strong> brick and tim<strong>be</strong>r and the detached houses are
predominantly brick and tim<strong>be</strong>r. These materials complement the natural wooded
setting and create an overall effect <strong>of</strong> harmony <strong>be</strong>tween the natural and the built
environment. The heritage item on the corner <strong>of</strong> Pacific Highway is the closest item in
the built context.
The scale, bulk and architectural language <strong>of</strong> the proposed development does not match
that <strong>of</strong> the heritage item and this is <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> expected due <strong>to</strong> the considerably greater scale
<strong>of</strong> development proposed in LEP194. However, colours and materials could have some
relationship <strong>to</strong> the built and natural environment <strong>to</strong> complement rather than contrast
with the context.
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