1 - Preliminary Building Envelopes
Introduction
An allotment of land may be required to have a minimum site area or minimum frontage for a particular development either under Parramatta LEP 2001 or this DCP. Development proposals will be required to undergo a site analysis as outlined in Part 2 of this DCP to identify key opportunities and constraints for the development of the site.
A preliminary building envelope is then identified, this being the three dimensional space that limits the extent of a building on the allotment. The building envelope may be defined by height and front, rear and side boundary setbacks.
The controls that define the preliminary building envelope for different types of development are set out in the Preliminary Building Envelope Tables in this section of the DCP.
Once the preliminary building envelope has been determined, refinement of the envelope is necessary to 'mould' a development that best meets the planning objectives and design principles of this DCP.
The preliminary building envelope is refined by applying the relevant general principles for development contained Part 4 of this DCP. For example, general principles including private open space, solar access, visual and acoustic privacy, landscaping, streetscape and building form and massing, will modify the preliminary building envelope to give a form and shape to a residential building.
The total area defined by the building envelope is generally greater than the resultant building form.
- The building envelope includes articulation zones for blade walls, shading devices and the like. These features may not project outside the building envelope.
- The building envelope excludes dormer windows, balconies, bay windows, awnings, light weight pergolas, chimneys, gutters and eaves. These elements may project outside the building envelope, subject to assessment under the General Principles of this DCP.
