Objections are made to the following modifications, and it's sought that the responsible authority issue a determination of refusal:
GROUND FLOOR EXTERNAL WALLS CHANGED TO 270mm DOUBLE BRICK WALLS IN
LIEU OF 240mm BRICK VENEER WALLS.
2. GROUND FLOOR INTERNAL WALLS CHANGED TO 110mm SINGLE BRICK WALLS IN
LIEU OF 90mm STUD WALLS.
5. FIRST FLOOR EXTERNAL CLAD WALL CHANGED TO 240mm BRICK VENEER WALL
I rely on these grounds and others that the proposal requires more detailed scrutiny before any approval to proceed.
The upper level external wall finishes and materials proposed will dominate the surrounds and respond negatively to the surrounding context.
The changing of ground floor walling to more extensive use of brick will produce unacceptable internal amenity and not respond appropriately t to environmental and energy efficiency needs in line with best practice.
The overall height, scale and massing of the building will dominate the surrounds and respond negatively to the surrounding context.
The lack of sufficient setbacks produces an outcome that will dominate the surrounds, fail to integrate built form with context, and not be subservient to the streetscape as contemplated within the meaning of the requirements of planning Overlays for the site.
Insufficient information has been provided on vegetation types for landscaping and the maintenance of suitable native vegetation of local provenance.
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.
Request consent conditions to be added in event of approval:
(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 a suitably installed, 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. The documents to date specify a smaller tank and no connection to laundry
(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) 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 2 canopy trees 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). Upper level walling to be clad with suitable material and brick not used.
