LOCAL PLANNING PANEL – THE HILLS SHIRE COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE LOCAL PLANNING PANEL MEETING HELD AT THE HILLS SHIRE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2019
PRESENT:
Richard Pearson (Chair) Heather Warton (Expert) Richard Thorp AM (Expert)
Alison Turner (Community Representative)
COUNCIL STAFF:
Cameron McKenzie Group Manager – Development & Compliance Paul Osborne Manager – Development Assessment
Robert Buckham Development Assessment Co-ordinator Kristine McKenzie Principal Executive Planner
TIME OF COMMENCEMENT:
12:00pm
TIME OF COMPLETION:
1.14pm
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:
The Chair, Richard Pearson declared a non-pecuniary and less than significant conflict of interest for Item 2 in accordance with his Declaration of Interest form for the meeting and participated in the deliberations and discussion of this item.
MINUTES OF LAST MEETING:
The Minutes of the Local Planning Panel Meeting of 19 December 2018 have been confirmed by the Panel Chair.
ITEM 1: DA 1946/2018/HC – CONSTRUCTION OF A SELF- STORAGE FACILITY LOT 1 DP 1232824 AND PART OF LOT 19 DP 1111404, NO. 739 WINDSOR ROAD, BOX HILL SPEAKERS:
Jeff Mead (Town Planning Consultant for the Applicant) DECISION:
1. That the Local Planning Panel approve the variations to the Development Standards relating the Building Height and Floor Space Ratio of State Environmental Planning Policy (Sydney Region Growth Centres) 2006 - Appendix 11 The Hills, as the applicant’s written request has adequately addressed the matters required to be demonstrated by clause 4.6(3) and the panel is satisfied that clause 4.6(4) is addressed as the proposed development is considered to be in the public interest because it is consistent with objectives of the Development Standards in Clause 4.3 Building Height, 4.4 Floor Space Ratio, and IN2 Light Industrial zone.
2. The application be approved subject to conditions as set out in the report with the following amendments:
Condition 38 - Engineering Works and Design
The design and construction of the engineering works listed below must be provided for in accordance with Council’s Design Guidelines Subdivisions/ Developments and Works Specifications Subdivisions/ Developments.
Engineering works can be classified as either “subdivision works” or “building works”. Works within an existing or proposed public road, or works within an existing or proposed public reserve can only be approved, inspected and certified by Council in accordance with the Roads Act 1993 and the Local Government Act 1993 respectively.
The following engineering works are required:
a) Deceleration Lane and Access Driveway
A deceleration lane must be provided on the approach to the access driveway.
(i) For the deceleration lane required for the development at present, the detailed design of the deceleration lane shall be as shown in the location shown shaded in grey on the drawing prepared by Hemanote Drawing HC4361819 Sheet 2 dated December 2018 (attached) submitted with the development application. All works are to comply with the requirements of the RMS
The access driveway must comply with the requirements of the RMS (attached) and the civil engineering works plans by Wood and Grieve Revision C dated 24/09/2018 (and amended at the detailed design/
Construction Certificate stage to account for the above deceleration lane). A piped stormwater crossing under the access driveway must also be included as per the civil engineering works plans by Wood and Grieve Revision C dated 24/09/2018.
(ii) A deceleration lane will also be required in the future when Windsor Road is widened. This will be in the location shown cross hatched on the drawing prepared by Hemanote Drawing HC4361819 Sheet 2 dated December 2018.
Approval of this deceleration lane is not provided as part of this consent, and at the time that the road widening is going to occur, the applicant shall liaise with the RMS for the provision of the deceleration lane, and seek separate consent from Council as required.
b) Signage and Line Marking Requirements/ Plan
A signage and line marking plan must be submitted with the detailed design. This plan needs to address street name signs and posts, regulatory signs and posts (such as no parking or give way signs), directional signs and posts (such as chevron signs), speed limit signs and posts and line marking, where required.
Thermoplastic line marking must be used for any permanent works. Any temporary line marking must be removed with a grinder once it is no longer required, it cannot be painted over.
Details for all signage and line-marking must be submitted to Council’s Construction Engineer for checking prior to works commencing. For existing public roads, signs and line marking may require separate/ specific approval from the Local Traffic Committee.
c) Earthworks/ Site Regrading
Earthworks are limited to that shown on the approved plans.
Retaining walls are limited to those locations and heights shown on the civil engineering works plans by Wood and Grieve Revision C dated 24/09/2018. Specifically the retaining wall and resultant drainage channel along the western site boundary must be 2.5m wide as per this approved concept plan.
No fill or battering is to extend into the adjoining E2 zoned Lot 2 DP 1232824 without exception.
d) Stormwater Drainage – Creek Outlets
A single piped stormwater outlet/ connection to First Ponds Creek within the planned easement over Lot 2 DP 1232824 must be provided for complying with the requirements of Council and the NRAR pursuant to the CAA required to be issued for this work.
This piped outlet must be extended to the low flow channel in First Ponds Creek. The civil engineering works plans by Wood and Grieve Revision C dated 24/09/2018 includes a note that reads “Council to confirm location”. This requirement/ condition is that confirmed location. The recently constructed creek rehabilitation work through this part of First Ponds Creek includes a dedicated low flow channel within what is otherwise a wide and relatively flat series of connected ponds.
e) Water Sensitive Urban Design Elements
Water sensitive urban design elements consisting of pit inserts, proprietary water quality treatment products (chamber/ pit based) and rainwater tanks are to be located generally in accordance with the plans and information submitted with the application. This includes the stormwater management plan by Wood and Grieve Revision C and the planning response/
letter from Planning Ingenuity (specifically with respect to the rainwater tanks).
Detailed plans for the water sensitive urban design elements must be submitted for approval.
The detailed plans must be suitable for construction, and include detailed and representative longitudinal and cross sections of the proposed infrastructure. The design must be accompanied, informed and supported by detailed water quality and quantity modelling. The modelling must demonstrate a reduction in annual average pollution export loads from the development site in line with the following environmental targets:
90% reduction in the annual average load of gross pollutants
85% reduction in the annual average load of total suspended solids
65% reduction in the annual average load of total phosphorous
45% reduction in the annual average load of total nitrogen All model parameters and data outputs are to be provided.
f) Stormwater Drainage – Temporary Management (Box Hill)
Temporary stormwater management in the form of an above ground basin with a volume of 225 cubic metres within the stage two development footprint as shown on the civil engineering works plans by Wood and Grieve Revision C dated 24/09/2018 and the stormwater management plan by Wood and Grieve Revision C submitted with the development application.
The purpose of the temporary stormwater management measures is to ensure there is no impact downstream between the pre-development and post development conditions, both with respect to the volume and quality of runoff, for a range of storm events.
The second stage cannot occur until this temporary basin is removed.
Condition 63 - Road Widening Dedication - deleted REASON:
1. The Panel generally agree with the reasons in the Council officer’s report.
2. The Panel deleted Condition 63 related to Road Widening Dedication as it is considered premature at this time and inserted an additional condition 38 a) (ii) to ensure the deceleration lane for the development can be relocated when Windsor Road is widened in the future and arrangements for provision are resolved with RMS at that time.
VOTING:
Unanimous
ITEM 2: DA 694/2019/HA – ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO TENANCY 200 TO EXPAND THE TENANCY INTO THE ADJOINING LOADING DOCK – LOT 600 DP 1025421, CASTLE TOWERS SHOPPING CENTRE, NO. 6-14 CASTLE STREET, CASTLE HILL
SPEAKERS:
Tim Smith (Town Planning Consultant for the Applicant) DECISION:
1. That the Local Planning Panel approve the variations to the Development Standard relating to FSR as contained within Local Environmental Plan 2012 as the applicant’s Clause 4.6 objection has adequately addressed the matters required to be demonstrated by Clause 4.6(3) as required by Clause 4.6(4)(a)(1) and the development will in the public interest because it is consistent with objectives of the Height Standard and the objectives of the B4 mixed use zone
2. The application be approved subject to conditions set out in the report.
REASON:
The Panel generally agree with the reasons in the Council officer’s report.
VOTING:
Unanimous
