PAGE 1 MINUTES OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT UNIT MEETING HELD AT THE HILLS SHIRE COUNCIL ON TUESDAY, 28 JULY 2015
PRESENT
Cameron McKenzie Group Manager – Environment & Planning (Chair) Paul Osborne Manager – Development Assessment
Andrew Brooks Manager – Subdivision & Development Certification Angelo Berios Environment Coordinator
Craig Woods Manager – Regulatory Services Jim Davies Coordinator Forward Planning Kristine McKenzie Principal Executive Planner APOLOGIES
Stewart Seale Manager – Forward Planning
Mark Colburt Manager – Environment and Health TIME OF COMMENCEMENT
8:30am
TIME OF COMPLETION 8.50am
ITEM-1 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
RESOLUTION
The Minutes of the Development Assessment Unit Meeting of Council held on 21 July 2015 be confirmed subject to the following amendments:
Stewart Seale, Manager – Forward Planning was Present at the Meeting and Jim Davies, Coordinator Forward Planning was not Present.
The Meeting concluded at 8.50am, not 9.30am.
ITEM-2 DA NO. 1120/2015/LA - DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING OUTBUILDING AND SHED AND ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO AN EXISTING DWELLING - LOT 151 DP 235992 - 5 WALTER PLACE, NORTHMEAD
RESOLUTION
The application be approved subject to conditions as set out in the report.
PAGE 2 ITEM-3 DA NO. 1213/2015/HB - DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING PETROL STATION AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SHOP TOP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITH ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING - LOT 370 DP 238858 - 40 MERINDAH ROAD, BAULKHAM HILLS
RESOLUTION
The Development Application be refused on the following grounds:
1. The proposal does not satisfy the objectives of the B1 Neighbourhood Centre zone or definition of shop top housing of the LEP.
The proposed development is predominantly a residential flat building. The primary objective of the zone is to provide small scale uses that serve the needs of people who live and work in the surrounding neighbourhood. The proposal is not small scale and is considered to be an overdevelopment of the site.
A three storey development is not compatible and does not integrate with the adjoining shopping centre, surrounding residential development or the overall streetscape and the proposed apartments are not of a size and composition which are compatible with the character of the area.
The proposal does not meet the definition of shop top housing. The residential component of the proposal does not sit truly above the retail component. The footprint of the residential component is significantly larger than the footprint of the retail component. The retail component represents only 20% of the total floor area of the proposed development. The residential component is the dominant use of the development which detracts from the primary objective of the zone.
The proposal is not consistent with Council’s Centres Direction 2009. The Centres Direction categorises the site as a neighbourhood centre which has a typology of low scale strip retailing with retail to meet daily needs on a small scale and low density residential development.
(Section 79C(a)(i) and (iii) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979).
2. The proposed three storey development exceeds the two storey maximum permitted by DCP 2012 Part B Section 6 – Business.
The bulk and scale of the proposed building is not compatible with that of adjoining and surrounding development or the overall streetscape and will adversely impact the amenity of surrounding properties.
The development is predominantly a residential flat building which will not integrate with the adjoining single storey shopping centre or the one and two storey residential development that surrounds the site.
(Section 79C(a)(iii) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979).
3. The proposed development does not satisfy the relevant provisions of State Environmental Planning Policy No. 65 – Design Quality of Residential Flat Development.
PAGE 3 The proposal is an overdevelopment of the site which is not compatible with adjoining development or the overall streetscape.
(Section 79C(a)(i) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979).
ITEM-4 DA NO. 139/2013/LA/A - SECTION 96(1A) MODIFICATION TO CAR PARKING AREA - LOT Y DP 397192, NOS. 1-92/6 GOOLGUNG AVENUE, BAULKHAM HILLS (AMINYA CENTRE FOR AGED CARE & RETIREMENT VILLAGE)
RESOLUTION
The application be approved subject to conditions as set out in the report.
ITEM-5 DA 1534/2015/ZA - SUBDIVISION CREATING FOUR RESIDENTIAL LOTS - LOT 400 DP 775977, 8 TO 16 TALOFA PLACE, CASTLE HILL
RESOLUTION
The application be approved subject to conditions as set out in the report.
END MINUTES
