Site Planning

11 - Site Planning

Site Planning

Site Consolidation and development on isolated sites

Objectives
  1. O.1To encourage site consolidation of allotments for multi-unit housing and residential flat developments in order to promote the efficient use of land and to avoid the creation of isolated sites.
  2. O.2To encourage the development of existing isolated sites in a manner that responds to the site's context and characteristics and that maintains a satisfactory level of amenity.
Design Principles
  1. P.1Development for the purpose of residential flat buildings, high density housing, multi-unit housing, terrace housing and mixed use development is not to result in the creation of an isolated site that could not be developed in compliance with the relevant planning controls, including Parramatta LEP 2001 and this DCP.

    Council will require appropriate documentary evidence to demonstrate that a genuine and reasonable attempt has been made to purchase an isolated site based on a fair market value. At least one recent independent valuation is to be submitted as part of that evidence and is to account for reasonable expenses likely to be incurred by the owner of the isolated site in the sale of the property.
  2. P.2Where amalgamation of the isolated site is not feasible, applicants will be required to demonstrate that an orderly and economic use and development of the separate sites can be achieved.

    Applicants will be required to detail an envelope for the isolated site, indicating height, setbacks, resultant site coverage (building and basement), sufficient to understand the relationship between the application and the isolated site. The likely impacts the developments will have on each other, such as solar access, visual and acoustic privacy and the impact of development of the isolated site on the streetscape must also be addressed.
  3. P.3The development of existing isolated sites is not to detract from the character of the streetscape and is to achieve a satisfactory level of amenity including solar access, visual and acoustic privacy. Development of existing isolated sites may not achieve the maximum potential, particularly height and floor space ratio, and will be assessed on merit.
  4. P.4Where adjacent sites are developing concurrently, site planning options for development as an amalgamated site are to be explored.