MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2012
acceptable development requirement (6.0 metres and 8.0 metres in lieu of 4.0 metres) and
the driveways have been designed to maximise the landscaping areas, which will also
contribute to the streetscape. The staggered siting of the proposed dwellings will also break
up the massing and add interest to the development as a whole.
Overall in view of the above comments, it is considered that the proposed garage doors are
acceptable and satisfy the performance criteria for the following reason:-
• the overhanging balconies, greater setback of the garages and large landscaped areas
in the front setback area will contribute to the streetscape and reduce any bulk impact
of the garage doors on the streetscape.
Buildings setback from the boundary
Site 1 GF: LHS/east:
- media and kitchen wall
Site 2 GF: RHS/west:
- media and kitchen wall
Site 2 UF: RHS/west
- balcony slab
Proposed
Acceptable development
provision
1.0 metre 1.5 metres
1.0 metre 1.5 metres
Nil
1.0 metre
Performance criteria:
Buildings setback from boundaries other than street boundaries so as to:
• provide adequate direct sun and ventilation to the building;
• ensure adequate direct sun and ventilation being available to adjoining properties;
• provide adequate direct sun to the building and appurtenant open spaces;
• assist with protection of access to direct sun for adjoining properties;
• assist in ameliorating the impacts of building bulk on adjoining properties; and
• assist in protecting privacy between adjoining properties.
Both dwellings have a ground floor section of wall, media to kitchen, with major openings but
set back 1.0 metre in lieu of the minimum requirement of 1.5 m from each side boundary.
The floor level of this section is lower than the natural ground level, so the dividing fence will
screen the kitchen window and most of the media room windows. These walls are only 7.2
metres long. It is considered that these walls are acceptable and satisfy the above
performance criteria as the walls do not have any significant impact on access to direct sun
and ventilation for the neighbouring properties, and the lower finished floor level reduces the
bulk impact on adjoining properties. The dividing fence will effectively screen most of the
windows so there are no major privacy issues.
Overall in view of the above comments, it is considered that the proposed setbacks of the
ground floor kitchen to media walls from the side boundaries are acceptable and satisfy the
performance criteria for the following reasons:-
• the proposed setbacks do not impact on access to direct sun to the adjoining
properties or result in significant bulk on the adjoining properties.
The nil setback for Site 2's first floor front balcony concrete slab is, however, not supported.
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