Revised proposal for dual occupancy on Paul St
Central Coast Council has advertised revised a proposed multiple dwelling at 37 Paul St, Umina, for written submissions.
A revised set of drawings and application has been prepared by planning consultants Clarke Dowdle and Associates on behalf of the landowners.
A large number of objections had been received to the original proposal.
If more than 10 written objections are received for the revised application, it will be considered by the Local Planning Panel.
Most of the original objections came from residents of Harold St, a small street of 34 residences which is sandwiched between Bourke Rd to the north and Paul St to the south.
The residents of Harold St said that their properties are being overlooked and, in many cases overshadowed, by non-compliant multi-unit developments such as this one.
The applicant has now reduced the number of dwellings from four to three, and reduced the height of the dwelling at the rear to one storey.
This means that the first floor setback from the rear boundary will now be 20 metres although, at ground floor level, the setback is listed in the application as 2.66 metres to 3.44 metres compared to a requirement of six metres.
Other non-compliances in the new proposal include side setbacks of 1.16 metres to 6.2 metres as opposed to the requirement of 3.5 metres minimum.
Building width and depth at 44.38 metres is almost twice the maximum of 25 metres and private open space for Units 2 and 3 is 20 per cent less than the requirement of 50 square metres.
In support of non-compliances, the application states: "In this instance, the site entails a single allotment that creates a constraint to designing multi-unit design and provide appropriate floor area and vehicular access.
"The single lot scenario has been accepted by Council so long as proposed setbacks would allow the incorporation of appropriate private open space areas behind front courtyard fencing that would have direct access to the living areas with appropriate solar access.
"The proposal would be commensurate to the scale and design of multi-unit development within the medium density zone and would allow an appropriate area for the front and rear perimeter landscaping treatment as outlined within the objectives of the setbacks clause.
"Subsequently the design and siting of the villas meet the overarching objectives of the setbacks clause and is considered acceptable for the medium density residential zone.
"The proposal would be commensurate the building setbacks that have been recently approved established and permitted in the Woy Woy Peninsula area."
This is followed by a list of claimed precedents.
Written submissions can be made until March 25.
SOURCE:
DA Tracker, 18 Mar 2022
DA63281, Central Coast Council