7/21/2023 0 Comments Building envelope on landKey concerns raised by the community include built form and scale and the importance of ensuring that built outcomes appropriately reflect the Blue Mountains and support a village atmosphere in the town centre of Blaxland.įor these reasons, options provided for public consultation consider planning changes to achieve built outcomes up to four storeys only, while incorporating requirements for key design outcomes (including the setback of upper storeys) and contribution to community benefit. However, feasibility alone is not sufficient justification for increasing building heights and floor space. The Hill PDA study demonstrated that increasing building height and floor space ratio to achieve a five storey built outcome, would result in an economically feasible development opportunity for landowners. Informed by the feasibility work (prepared by Hill PDA) building heights of up to five storeys have been reviewed. The economic feasibility of these options has also been considered. Options have been considered across a range of building heights and with the use of a variety of planning mechanisms to achieve an appropriate built outcome for the town centre over time. However, detailed and careful consideration of the scope and nature of this change is fundamental. In response to this community feedback and points of concern, new building envelope options have been prepared.ĭuring the master plan process, other community consultation and recent feasibility work, it is clear there is a case for change in Blaxland. There was particularly strong concern with building heights exceeding four storeys. A common thread was community concern around managing visual impact associated with height and the expression of character and design quality. While strong public support was received for the draft Public Domain Plan, the response to the building envelope sketches was mixed. These sketches identified the whole of the town centre redeveloped to a height of four-five storeys. A series of sketches and architectural renders were prepared and made available for community consultation in late 2018 – early 2019. To progress the master plan a study was carried out to test various building envelope combinations. This Plan foreshadowed further investigation of building heights and other building envelopes controls, to encourage revitalisation of the Blaxland town centre while maintaining and improving amenity and character. ![]() The Blaxland Master Plan was adopted in 2018.
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