The Town has received a development application for proposed amendments to an approved mixed-use development comprising of multiple dwellings and offices at the above-mentioned property. The revised value of the total development is estimated to be $40 million.
The proposed amendments relate mainly to the podium and tower approved as part of the previous development approved by the Development Assessment. The key amendments comprise:
- Minor increase in height (between 0.4m to 2.4m) to accommodate rooftop utilities and a lift over-run;
- General decrease to the podium height, with a minor increase in height for a portion of the podium level directly abutting the tower, set back 11.2m from G.O Edwards Park;
- Reduction in the tower footprint from 926m2 to 780m2, with minor relocation of a portion closer to Lane 59;
- Reduction in overall floor area throughout the development;
- Increasing the number of dwellings from 119 to 170;
- Reconfigure dwelling types to:
- Increase the percentage of studio, one bedroom, and three bedroom apartments; and,
- Decrease the percentage of two bedroom apartments.
- Removal of office floorspace from Level 1, and reducing the overall office floorspace; and,
- Increase the number of resident car parking bays, with a decrease in the proportion of visitor car parking bays.
In accordance with Local Planning Policy 37 – Community Consultation on Planning Proposals, you are invited to comment on the following:
- Setback to laneway (Lane 59)
The tower is setback to laneway 2.5m in lieu of a 4m minimum setback, noting original approval was compliant in this regard.
This requirement is per Local Planning Policy 22 - Development standards for Causeway Precinct.
- Setback to neighbouring property boundary on other side of Lane 59
The Tower is setback less than the required 12m from the neighbouring property boundaries on the other side of the laneway. The tower is setback closer than before (previously approved at a 10m separation, which is now 8.5m, thereby posing an increased variation).
The above requirement is per Element 2.7 of the Residential Design Codes Volume 2 - Building separation.
- Visitor car parking
Visitor car parking shortfall of 11 dedicated visitors bays (or if reciprocal shared car bays are included an 8 bay shortfall).
The above requirement is per Element 3.9 of the Residential Design Codes Volume 2 - Car and bicycle parking.
The previous approval required 17 visitor bays, with 11 dedicated bays provided, and 8 reciprocal bays, providing a total of 19 bays provided, which was an excess of 2 bays (when including the reciprocal bays shared with the office).
The current proposal requires 23 visitor bays, with 12 dedicated (and 3 reciprocally shared bays), providing a total of 15 bays capable of use as visitor car bays. Consequently, there is an overall shortfall of 8 bays (in a scenario where reciprocal bay sharing with the office tenancy occurs).