Insufficient information has been provided on vegetation types for landscaping and the maintenance of suitable native vegetation of local provenance.
I object strongly to the removal of any indigenous canopy trees and urge the responsible authority to demand the applicant modify building envelope and setbacks to facilitate the retention of existing mature indigenous canopy trees.
The proposal fails to respect the existing and preferred neighbourhood character of the area, and the location of the site does not offer appropriate access to necessary services and transport.
The proposal fails to respect the existing and preferred neighbourhood character of the area, fails to demonstrate integration with the surrounding urban environment, and fails to protect significant vegetation on the site.
The proposal fails to respond to and achieve local planning and environmental objectives as it does not seek to retain any existing canopy tree, and the building envelope location, scale and setbacks do not provide sufficient space in its surrounds to enable the planting of canopy trees, or provide adequate opportunities for meaningful landscaping or canopy tree planting between the front, side and rear of the building envelope and the boundaries.
Consent conditions if approved must be imposed regarding the installation of indigenous canopy trees in the local ecological vegetation class to a minimum potted size of 250mm and height when planted of 1.2m.
