Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2011
Neighbour submission
The application was advertised to the two adjoining properties (please note that the property to
the east is owned by the applicant). One objection was received and is summarised below:
Submission one (No. 358 Salvado Road)
There will be significant impact on the amenity of our home.
The extensive balcony will impact on the use of our alfresco area, barbeque area and
main access route from the garage to the house. These are all high use areas for us and
should be given priority in any decision making process.
The detached study is due to be removed which will further expose our eastern boundary.
Our open plan living area through the large French doors in the alfresco will be negatively
impacted, as well as the pool and outdoor entertaining area.
We believe that the balcony should be reduced in size, and the house should be setback
further from the primary street.
We also believe that the balcony should be screened.
Assessment against the performance criteria
Visual Privacy
Setback verandah from western
boundary (ground floor)
Setback bedroom 1 from western
boundary (ground floor)
Setback family (n elevation) from
western boundary (ground floor)
Setback balcony from western
boundary (upper Floor)
Acceptable development provision Proposed
7.5m 3.6m
4.5m 3.6m
6.0m 5.2m
7.5m 3.6m
Performance criteria:
Direct overlooking of active habitable spaces and outdoor living areas of other dwellings is minimised by
building layout, location and design of major openings and outdoor habitable spaces, screening devices
and landscape, or remoteness.
Effective location of major openings and outdoor active habitable spaces to avoid overlooking is
preferred to the use of screening devices or obscured glass.
Where these are used, they should be integrated with the building design and have minimal impact on
residents’ or neighbours’ amenity.
Where opposite windows are offset from the edge of one window to the edge of another, the distance of
the offset should be sufficient to limit views into adjacent windows.
The proposed bedroom 1 window and verandah on the ground floor will have some overlooking
to the west, however, this will predominantly overlook the carport and the roof of the pergola,
which are built between 1.0 metre and 1.5 metres from the common boundary. The setback of
these structures and the 1.7 metre high limestone wall will ensure that overlooking between the
adjoining owners is not affected. The verandah is 1.5 metres wide and is unlikely to be used for
extensive periods of time, therefore protecting privacy between the adjoining properties.
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