Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2011
The proposal is split into two buildings - 'Green Space North' (facing the residential zone
to the rear) and 'Green Space South' (facing Cambridge Street). The rear building is 4
storeys high; the front building is 5 storeys high.
The upper two floors of Green Space South are set in from Cambridge Street. The upper
floor setback of the residential dwellings to Green Space North meet the acceptable
development provisions for the R40 residential density coding.
Applicant Submission
We believe the mixed use building satisfies the intent for new development for the
Wembley town Centre. The development proposes to add a range of uses to the ground
floor retail strip fronting Cambridge Street that either replaces existing uses or adds new
and improved uses for the community.
The site has been clearly divided into two major buildings - a four storey mixed use rear
(north) building and a five storey mixed use front (south) building. Both buildings are
joined by a full width east/west green space and overhead walkways and balconies.
The building has been designed so that upper residential floors are significantly setback
from the primary street frontage so that the building reads as a predominantly three storey
commercial building from Cambridge Street.
The building to the rear has been designed to meet R40 residential density standards and
has been carefully screened to prevent overlooking into adjoining residential properties.
The proposal meets car parking standards for all of the proposed uses.
Neighbour Submission
Multiple dwellings and Consulting Rooms (group) are classified as 'SA' uses under the Local
Centre Zone. Under the provisions of the Town Planning Scheme such uses are required to be
advertised for before Council determines the application.
The application was advertised to all owners within 100 metres of the development site along
Cambridge Street as well as residential properties to the north of the subject site.
Eight submissions were received during the advertising period and are attached in a schedule
of submissions with responses to the issues raised provided by the applicant.
The basis of the submissions were as follows:-
Concerned with the increase of traffic into the area.
Concerned with the location of the exit point onto Jersey Street and its proximity to the
entry/exit to the shops (IGA etc) on the eastern side of Jersey Street.
Concerned that the height of the development is out of context with the locality.
Location of ramps, parking areas will create a disturbance to the residential area at the
rear.
Proximity of residential units to abutting residential properties will result in a loss of
privacy.
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