5.2024.62.1 - 72 State Street, Victoria park (Closed)

Posted: 24/05/2024 Closing Date: 06/06/2024 11:55 PM

The Town has received a development application for Single House at the above-mentioned property.

 

In accordance with Local Planning Policy 37 – Community Consultation on Planning Proposals, you are invited to comment on the following:

 

  • Primary Street Setback – Council’s Local Planning Policy – Streetscape requires a minimum street setback of 3.0 metres from State Street. The application proposes a setback to State Street of 1.941 metres to a porch feature, with the majority of the dwelling sitting at the 3m setback line.
  • Boundary Setbacks – The Residential Design Codes prescribes the minimum setback distance of buildings from boundaries other than the street. The application proposes variations to the setback of the following walls:
    • Upper Floor wall to Bedroom 2 and Bedroom 3 – 1.5 metres required; 1.429 metres proposed to the common boundary with No 232 Berwick Street.
  • Boundary Walls – The Residential Design Codes prescribes that development in the R30 zone have boundary walls to a maximum of two (2) adjacent site boundaries. In lieu of this, the application proposes boundary walls to three (3) adjacent site boundaries.
  • Visual Privacy – The Residential Design Codes prescribes minimum setback distances for unscreened major openings from boundaries in order to achieve a reasonable level of privacy. The application proposes variations as follows:
    • Bedroom 2 window to the common boundary with No 232 Berwick Street. – 4.5 metres required; 4.4 metres proposed.

(Note: while the drawings provided depict a cone-of-vision setback dimension of 4.5 metres, this measurement is not exactly as per figure series 10 of the Residential Design Codes. Accordingly, consultation for the resulting variation is required).

 

Please note that the above-mentioned matters will be considered based on the merits of the case, and with regard to the relevant design principles and any comments received from nearby affected landowner(s) and occupier(s).

The relevant design principles that the proposal will be assessed against are as listed below: 

Clause 1 – Setback of Buildings Generally 

Planning document 

Council’s Local Planning Policy - Streetscape 

Design element 

Clause 1 – Setback of Buildings Generally 

Relevant design principle(s) 

P1. Buildings set back an appropriate distance to ensure they: 

  • contribute to the desired streetscape; 
  •  provide adequate privacy for open space for dwellings; 
  •  allow safety clearances for easements for essential service corridors; 
  • are consistent with the rhythm and scale of development in the street; 
  • promote the creation of new streetscape environments through the use of existing rights-of-ways; and  
  • protect residential amenity from disturbance from non-residential development abutting a right-of-way and provide safety of residential development add surveillance of the right-of-way. 

 

5.1.3 Lot boundary setbacks

Planning document 

Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) Volume 1 

Design element 

C3.1

Relevant design principle(s) 

P3.2 Buildings built up to boundaries (other than the street boundary) where this:

  • makes more effective use of space for enhanced privacy for the occupant/s or outdoor living areas;
  • does not compromise the design principle contained in clause
  • does not have any adverse impact on the amenity of the adjoining property;
  • ensures sunlight to major openings to habitable rooms and outdoor living areas for adjoining properties is not restricted; and
  • positively contributes to the prevailing or future development context and streetscape as outlined in the local planning framework.

5.1.3 Lot boundary setbacks (Boundary Walls)

Planning document 

Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) Volume 1 

Design element 

 C3.2

Relevant design principle(s) 

P3.2 Buildings built up to boundaries (other than the street boundary) where this:

  •  makes more effective use of space for enhanced privacy for the occupant/s or outdoor living areas;
  •  does not compromise the design principle contained in clause
  • does not have any adverse impact on the amenity of the adjoining property;
  •  ensures sunlight to major openings to habitable rooms and outdoor living areas for adjoining properties is not restricted; and
  • positively contributes to the prevailing or future development context and streetscape as outlined in the local planning framework.

 

5.4.1 Visual privacy   

Planning document 

Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) Volume 1 

Design element 

C1.1 & C1.2

Relevant design principle(s) 

P1.1 Minimal direct overlooking of active habitable spaces and outdoor living areas of adjacent dwellings achieved through:

  • building layout and location;
  • design of major openings;
  • landscape screening of outdoor active habitable spaces; and/or
  • location of screening devices.

 

P1.2 Maximum visual privacy to side and rear boundaries through measures such as:

  • offsetting the location of ground and first floor windows so that viewing is oblique rather than direct;
  • building to the boundary where appropriate;
  • setting back the first floor from the side boundary;
  • providing higher or opaque and fixed windows; and/or
  • screen devices (including landscaping, fencing, obscure glazing, timber screens, external blinds, window hoods and shutters)

 

Contact Details

Name: Sturt McDonald

Job Title: Senior Planning Officer

Phone: 93118111

Email: smcdonald@vicpark.wa.gov.au

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