Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00360:clause:1_2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00360
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 2 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 2469–5552

2  Section 4.12.5 – Detailed conditions of planning, design and development

Under 'location specific, insert:

 Block 7 Section 4 Yarralumla

Objectives

 The objectives for the redevelopment of the site are to:

       * Ensure all development contributes to the natural character and landscape setting of the site.

       * Retain and strengthen the site's landscape setting, while promoting new tree planting and species that will enrich the site's beauty, shade, shelter, and enhance the built environment.

       * Ensure development exhibits design excellence in architecture, landscape architecture and urban design.

       * Conserve the heritage significance of listed buildings including areas of associated fabric, settings, and views.

       * Maintain public pedestrian access through the site and maintain access to the adjoining public playing field.

       * Encourage sustainability as a base requirement for all new buildings and in landscape design and site management.

Land use

Permitted land uses for Block 7 Section 4 Yarralumla are:

       * Residential – limited to a maximum of 300 dwellings

       * Commercial Accommodation – limited to the adaptive reuse of Forestry House and addition to the west of Forestry House, to a maximum GFA of 3500m² combined.

       * Community Facility

       * Office – limited to the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings and a maximum GFA of 2600m²

       * Road

Permitted ancillary land uses for Block 7 Section 4 Yarralumla are:

       * Café, Bar, and/or Restaurant – limited to a maximum GFA of 600m²

Building height

Maximum permitted building height is to be no more than 3 storeys plus attic above datum ground level. Basements are permitted in addition to this, provided the basement level is not more than 1.2 metres above datum ground level.

Buildings are to be designed to reflect the topography of the site and sited to step down with the fall of the land.

Building setbacks

Minimum building setbacks are shown in Figure 115.

Development footprint

To preserve the landscape qualities and character of the site, new buildings are limited to those areas identified in Figure 115, and in accordance as per the distribution of buildings shown in Figure 116.

The maximum developable area of the site, as shown on Figure 115, is 41,500m².  Within the developable area, in addition to all other detailed conditions, development proposals must:

       * ensure that buildings have interesting facades through articulation, high quality materials, colour palette, and architectural detailing

       * provide sufficient open space between buildings to optimise cross-ventilation and daylight access, whilst providing privacy for occupants of residential dwellings

       * limit building length to encourage pedestrian and cyclist circulation between and around buildings, and maintain views to landscape throughout the site

       * provide open space, including deep root plantings, between buildings.

Landscape

Block 7 Section 4 Yarralumla has a distinctive