ordinary meeting of council to be held on tuesday, 26 april 2005 at ...

Ordinary Meeting <strong>of</strong> Council - 26 April 2005 19 / 50
2 <strong>to</strong> 4A Finlay Road, Turramurra
Item 19
DA1270/04
6 April 2005
RECOMMENDATION:
Pursuant <strong>to</strong> Section 80(1) <strong>of</strong> the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979
THAT Council, as the consent authority, refuse development consent <strong>to</strong> Development Application
No. 1270/04 for the demolition <strong>of</strong> existing structures on site and construction <strong>of</strong> 42 apartments
within one building, associated access, basement parking and landscaping on land at 2-4A Finlay
Road as shown on plans A-000, A100 <strong>to</strong> A110, A201-A202, A301-A302 (all received 24 March
2005), for the following reasons:
Streetscape and visual impact
i. The front setback, use and design <strong>of</strong> the front and rear setback, and design <strong>of</strong> the apartment
building front elevation, results in undue imposition <strong>of</strong> built form upon the streetscape and
upon the rear properties.
Particulars:
a. A front setback <strong>of</strong> 9 metres has <strong>be</strong>en provided <strong>to</strong> Finlay Road. This limits the potential
for Deep Soil Zones and tall tree canopy as required by LEP194 and DCP55 and has
consequent adverse impact on the Finlay Road streetscape. This is exacerbated by the
length <strong>of</strong> the building, at 60 metres. (Refer: LEP194 Section 25D Heads <strong>of</strong>
Consideration (b), DCP55 Part 4.3 Control C-1, Part 4.4 Control C-3).
Landscape
b. The limited front setback <strong>to</strong> Woniora Avenue includes courtyards with a minimum
setback <strong>of</strong> 3.6 metres as opposed <strong>to</strong> a required 8 metres. This will not allow for
acceptable Deep Soil Zones and sufficient tall tree canopy within the front setback and
has consequent adverse impact on the Finlay Road streetscape. (Refer: LEP194 Section
25D Heads <strong>of</strong> Consideration (b), DCP55 Part 4.3, C-7).
c. The design <strong>of</strong> the front setback, in particular the use <strong>of</strong> materials and the use <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fwhite
render, detracts from the natural setting and existing built form <strong>of</strong> Finlay Road.
(Refer: DCP55, Part 2, Controls E-11, E-12)(N.B. – this can likely <strong>be</strong> addressed via
condition).
d. Limited setback has <strong>be</strong>en provided <strong>to</strong> the rear <strong>of</strong> the site, where a setback <strong>of</strong> 3.6 metres
has <strong>be</strong>en provided <strong>to</strong> the basement carpark. This prevents establishment <strong>of</strong> a tall tree
canopy within Deep Soil Zones as required by LEP194. (This is particularly important
given the concurrent application <strong>to</strong> the east <strong>of</strong> the site, which has also <strong>be</strong>en provided
with limited setbacks and will also not <strong>be</strong> able <strong>to</strong> accommodate tall trees) (Refer:
LEP194, Section 25D Heads <strong>of</strong> Consideration (a)(b), DCP55 Part 4.3, Control C-1).
e. The rear <strong>of</strong> the building has <strong>be</strong>en provided with balconies which extend <strong>be</strong>yond the
building, providing little amenity for the users <strong>of</strong> these balconies, and failing <strong>to</strong>
integrate in<strong>to</strong> the building design (Refer: DCP55, Part 4.4, Control C-6).
N:\050426-OMC-PR-03090-2 TO 4A FINLAY ROAD TURRA.doc/klithgow/50