Edmondson Park South Development Control Plan 2012 - Landcom

Edmondson Park South DCP 2012 November 2012
open space areas.
25. The dwelling density will provide a transition from the higher density area to the north and rural
residential character to the south.
Area 8 26. Large blocks with large family homes and a sense of both exclusivity and privacy. The area will have
an expansive, grand and prestigious feel associated with large mansion style housing and organic
landscapes. The future urban structure and form will be dominated by open space and rural character.
27. Housing will be located to retain existing scattered trees where possible, and establish new tree
canopy to assist in the screening of new housing.
28. Side, front and rear setbacks and landscaped area will consider the visual prominence of this area.
Setbacks should be generous and regular to allow landscaping and incorporating significant and
connected groups of canopy tree vegetation.
29. The south-western portion of the locality incorporates the Memorial Forest, a public open space
vegetated with locally endemic trees in memory of all the army personnel that were based in the
Ingleburn Military Camp.
30. No built structures are established within Memorial Forest (37 - 45m of the site boundary to the
Freeway reservation) and existing vegetation will be retained within private backyards.. The landscape
strip shall be vegetated with locally endemic species.
31. Streetscape treatments east of Macdonald Road are to respond to the rural character of the area, with
informal, relaxed street tree planting with similar front setback landscaping.
32. The land in this locality can only be subdivided to a minimum size of 1ha. Housing is to feature large
setbacks on all sides. Development in the large lot residential locality can only comprise a maximum of
10% impervious area on a lot.
Figure 3 - Precinct / Character Areas
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