Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge
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COUNCIL MINUTES<br />
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2011<br />
DV11.128 PROPOSED SCHEME AMENDMENT FOR ADDITIONAL USE 'CONSULTING<br />
ROOMS' GROUP - 'DENTAL SURGERY' - LOT 353 (NO 24) FLOREAT<br />
AVENUE, FLOREAT<br />
PURPOSE OF REPORT:<br />
To consider a scheme amendment application for an additional use 'consulting rooms group -<br />
dental surgery' at Lot 353 (No. 24) Floreat Avenue, Floreat.<br />
BACKGROUND:<br />
LANDOWNER:<br />
Mr Stefan Kolm and Medifit Pty Ltd.<br />
APPLICANT:<br />
Doepel Marsh Architects and Planners<br />
ZONING: MRS:<br />
Urban<br />
TPS No.1: Residential R12.5<br />
LAND AREA:<br />
1137 sqm<br />
The property is located adjacent to the Floreat Forum district centre and consists <strong>of</strong> a single<br />
residential dwelling. The Floreat Forum Shopping Centre is located to the west and north <strong>of</strong> the<br />
site, with the shopping centre double-storey parking located to the north and shops and parking<br />
to the west. It is noted that access to the parking area is directly across from the site. Single<br />
residential dwellings are located to the south and east <strong>of</strong> the property and in total there are<br />
eleven other single residential dwellings along Floreat Avenue facing Floreat Forum, zoned<br />
'Residential R12.5' under <strong>Town</strong> Planning Scheme No.1. Please refer to Attachment 1 for site<br />
photos.<br />
A planning application was received by the <strong>Town</strong> on June 1 2011 by Doepel Marsh Architects<br />
and Planners for the use <strong>of</strong> the Lot 353 (No 24) Floreat Avenue for consulting rooms. The<br />
application was refused as the use is not permitted within the existing 'Residential R12.5' zone.<br />
DETAILS:<br />
The applicant has applied for a scheme amendment for an additional use 'consulting rooms<br />
group - dental surgery' to accommodate the proposed use. An additional use does not change<br />
zoning but specifies a particular use that the site can also be used for which provides a high<br />
level <strong>of</strong> control. Another recent and similar example involved the addition <strong>of</strong> medical centre and<br />
pharmacy uses to the residential zone for No 272 and No 274 <strong>Cambridge</strong> Street (Amendment<br />
18 to TPS 1).<br />
The proposed dental surgery use is considered small-scale as it would be limited to four<br />
consulting rooms and dental appointments are generally by appointment. The applicant has<br />
also indicated that appointments are generally 30 minutes to an hour in length. The<br />
specification <strong>of</strong> the additional use for dental surgery is considered necessary as the proposal is<br />
for a purpose built building which will operate by appointment only.<br />
The scheme amendment application is accompanied by plans for a proposed development<br />
which is intended to be submitted should the rezoning be approved (see Attachment 2). The<br />
proposed development consists <strong>of</strong> a two storey building consisting <strong>of</strong> four consulting rooms<br />
which has been designed largely in keeping with the residential built form standards <strong>of</strong> the<br />
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