Late Agenda
Ordinary Council Meeting
4 February 2008,
6:30PM
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Notice of Meeting
Dear Councillors
Notice is given of the Ordinary Council Meeting, to be held in the Council Chambers, Lower Ground
Floor, 48 Longueville Road,
Lane Cove on Monday 4
February 2008 commencing at 6:30PM. The business to be transacted at the meeting is included in this
business paper.
Yours faithfully
Peter Brown
General Manager
Council
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Environmental
Services Division Report No. 15
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Reference: Environmental
Services Division Report No. 15
Subject: Planning Reforms
Submission
Record No: SU1791 - 4355/08
Author(s): Stephanie
Bashford
Executive Summary
Council is requested to endorse the principles on
which a submission is proposed to be based in response to the Planning Reforms
Discussion Paper issued by the Minister for Planning in November 2007. The
closing date for submissions is 8 February 2008.
Background
In late November 2007, the Minister for Planning
issued a Discussion Paper titled “Improving the NSW Planning System”. A copy of
the Discussion Paper was to be sent to Councillors by the Department of
Planning in December.
Discussion
A letter from the LGSA to the Minister, sent in
December 2007, describes the major proposals and the LGSA’s responses, and is
attached at AT 1. In particular its concerns relate to:-
* The
proposed establishment of joint regional planning panels and extension of
exempt and
complying development
provisions which would significantly reduce councils’ role in planning and
development
* The
impact on neighbourhood amenity of extending exempt and complying development
* Resource implications, including
staffing costs, for councils
* The
arbitrary nature of targets set for councils to achieve.
The Local Government Association’s document outlines
its concerns regarding the wide-ranging aspects of the proposals on which it
intends to base a detailed submission, as well as the Discussion Paper’s broad
aims for streamlining the planning system which it supports. It is recommended,
staff now having reviewed the LGSA’s material, that Council make a submission
in support of the LGSA’s stance.
Conclusion
Council is requested to endorse the principles in the
LGSA’s letter to the Minister of December 2007 for the purpose of making a
submission in response to the Planning Reforms Discussion Paper issued by the
Minister for Planning in November 2007. It is intended that the submission
would subsequently be circulated to Councillors for their information and to
familiarise them with issues in the event that the public may raise them.
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RECOMMENDATION
That Council endorse the principles in the LGSA’s
letter to the Minister of December 2007, on which a submission is proposed to
be based in response to the Planning Reforms Discussion Paper issued by the
Minister for Planning in November 2007.
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Michael Mason
Executive Manager
Environmental Services Division
ATTACHMENTS:
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AT‑1 View
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LGSA's letter to the
Minister
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Environmental
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Reference: Environmental
Services Division Report No. 14
Subject: Minutes of Inspection
Committee 2 February 2008
Record No: DA07/323-01 - 4249/08
Author(s): Angela
Panich
Present: Clr W
Gaffney, (Deputy Mayor), Clr R Tudge, Clr K Freedman, Clr T Lawson and Michael Mason, Executive Manager, Environmental
Services
Apologies: Clr I Longbottom, Clr A Smith,
Clr R Tudge
Clr
Longbottom arrived midway through Item 1 and remained.
Clr Tudge
departed after Item 1.
1. 10
Second Avenue, Lane Cove
Councillors inspected the site of the proposed inground pool and noted
the following issues:
· The
preferred height of the finished pool and it’s location to the side boundary.
· The
options available to the owner to avoid or minimise potential damage to the
adjoining bushland to the rear of the site during excavation of the pool area.
The owner undertook
to examine alternatives to a bushland access and advise staff before the
meeting. The owner contacted Council
staff on Monday morning and advised that adjoining properties experienced
similar access difficulties and that by not being able to access the bush
reserve would add expense and construction time to the project.
The report to Council
recommends approval of the application subject to, interalia, lowering and
relocating the proposed pool and denying access to the site from the adjoining
bushland.
2. 52C Cliff Road, Northwood
Councillors, affected
and interested neighbours were invited on site and heard from the owners and
his Architect, describe the proposal and its context with the original
development consent.
Councillors heard
from adjoining neighbours and their representatives.
Councillors also
heard from a number of neighbours who raised issues, not the subject of this
application, but of concern. These
people were requested to formalise their concerns to Council and make contact
with Mr Mason.
Councillors noted the
various representations and, interalia, identified the following issues:
· The height
and location of the proposed pool relative to the existing consent (1.35m
increase in level).
· The
inclusion of a new protruding element facing the pool (bay window).
· The pool
coping area adjacent to the side boundary and at the cliff edge.
· Additional
floor space proposed by the amended application.
Councillors also
viewed the site from the adjoining property and noted the concerns of the
adjoining neighbour.
The report to Council
recommends approval of the application subject to conditions which seek to:
· Set the
finished pool deck at RL23.5 rather than the requested RL24.85.
· The
proposal being amended to comply with the 0.5:1 floor space ratio.
· If
additional excavation is proposed, dilapidation reports to be provided where
appropriate.
Councillors also
noted that the proposed relocation of the pool my have geotechnical
implications and have called for an appropriate draft condition.
· The
adjoining neighbour to the north was of the view the building length had
increased and would seek to clarify their concern.
3. 6 Wharf Road, Longueville
Councillors met on
site with the owners, his planner and architect, along with affected residents
and a consulting planner acting for a number of affected residents.
Councillors were
advised that an application has been received with a number of submissions highlighting a range of concerns, albeit of
primary concern were view loss and potential for adverse impact to existing privacy
and amenity.
Councillors noted
that a report was yet to be drafted and there remains opportunity to narrow the
issues of concern and also with consideration and compromise on all sides, an
opportunity for a resolution of issues prior to formal consideration by
Council.
As such, the Mayor,
Clr Longbottom, with the agreement of the applicant and the objector’s
consultants immediately north of the site, suggested those parties meet under
the facilitation of Mr Mason to explore issues of mutual concern, with the view
to accommodating and resolving identified issues.
Mr Mason undertook to
facilitate and guide the meeting.
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RECOMMENDATION
That Council note issues raised, representations and
observations made by attending Councillors at the Inspection Committee.
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Michael Mason
Executive Manager
Environmental Services Division
ATTACHMENTS:
There are no supporting documents for this report.