As the original proposal has not adequately responded to climate change, I request the amendment be determined by way of refusal unless the applicant agrees to various consent conditions.
Request consent conditions to be added:
(1) Electrical infrastructure to ensure car parking areas are ‘electric vehicle ready’,
including:
(i) One or more distribution boards within each car parking area with
capacity to supply 1 x 7kW (32amps) electric vehicle charger for each parking
space.
(ii) A scalable load management system to ensure that electric vehicles are only
charged when the building electrical load is below the nominated peak demand.
(2) Rainwater harvesting storage of 3000 litres with connection to garden taps, lavatories and laundry supply.
(3) Roof design amended to a northern oriented skillion Steel roof in order to maximise solar access for renewable energy to respond to climate change.
(4). Provide only gas boosted solar or electric heat pump boosted solar hot water systems.
(5) indoor ceiling heights increased to 2700mm from floors and ceiling fans provided to each habitable room.
(6). Driveway pavement design to channel precipitation falling upon driveway into garden within rather than the road, there place a drain for overflow linked to stormwater detention that has screening not exceeding 5mm gaps to prevent entry of litter and leaf matter to stormwater network.
(7). That only native vegetation be used in landscaping including 1 canopy trees per dwelling constructed, installation of 1.2 metre minimum height and potted depth over 300mm with each to be of the local indigenous ecological vegetation class and replaced in the event of death
(8). Exposed western walling to not be clad of brick
(9). External lighting designed to minimise spill beyond the property boundary.
(10) that according to NABERS and certification by a suitably qualified professional, the home be constructed with a 7 star energy efficiency rating in order to meet the conditions of consent.
It would be preferable that collaboration between the applicant and responsible authority integrate all or much of the proposed consent conditions into a final planning outcome and in the event that no agreement is forthcoming from the applicant that the responsible authority endeavour to refuse the application or in the alternate determine it approved with conditions
