PAGE 1 MINUTES OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT UNIT MEETING HELD AT THE HILLS SHIRE COUNCIL ON TUESDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER 2020
PRESENT
Cameron McKenzie Group Manager – Development & Compliance (Chair) Paul Osborne Manager – Development Assessment
Ben Hawkins Manager – Subdivision & Development Certification Angelo Berios Manager – Environment & Health
Craig Woods Manager – Regulatory Services Nicholas Carlton Manager – Forward Planning Kristine McKenzie Principal Executive Planner
APOLOGIES Nil
TIME OF COMMENCEMENT 8.30am
TIME OF COMPLETION am
ITEM-1 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
RESOLUTION
The Minutes of the Development Assessment Unit Meeting of Council held on 1 September 2020 be confirmed.
ITEM-2 DA 2310/2018/LD/A -SECTION 4.55 (1A) MODIFICATION TO AN APPROVED TWO STOREY DWELLING WITH BASEMENT PARKING, RETAINING WALLS AND SWIMMING POOL - LOT 29 DP 253580, 113 EATON ROAD, WEST PENNANT HILLS
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THE DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO ITEM 20(2)(c) AND (d) OF SCHEDULE 1 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979
DECISION
The application be refused on the following grounds:
PAGE 2 1. The proposed development fails to satisfy the objectives of Clause 2.12 of the THDCP 2012 Part B Section 2 – Residential which will result in increased downstream drainage flows and will adversely impact on adjoining properties.
(Section 4.15 (1) (a)(iii) , (d) and (e) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979)
2. The proposed development does not comply with Clause 2.14.2 (Site Coverage) in THDCP 2012 Part B Section 2 – Residential. The non-compliance will result in an ineffective method of stormwater disposal that will contribute to increased nuisance stormwater runoff impacts upon adjoining downstream properties.
(Section 4.15 (1) (a)(iii) and (c) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979).
3. The proposed landscaping is a significant departure from the controls of Clause 2.14.5 of the THDCP 2012 Part B Section 2 – Residential. This non-compliance will adversely impact on amenity impacts on the adjoining properties in terms of visual amenity and stormwater drainage runoff.
(Section 4.15 (1) (a)(iii) , (d) and (e) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979)
REASONS FOR THE DECISION
Section 4.15 (EP&A Act, 1979) – Unsatisfactory - See Report
Section 4.55(1A) (EP&A Act, 1979) – Unsatisfactory – See Report
The Hills LEP 2019 – Unsatisfactory – See Report
The Hills DCP Part B Section 2 – Residential – Variations - See Report.
HOW COMMUNITY VIEWS WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN MAKING THE DECISION The application was notified and four submissions were received.
