11Height of buildings

11 Height of buildings

11 Height of buildings

(1) The height of any building to be erected on land to which this plan applies shall not exceed the height in metres specified, on the height and floor space ratio control map, for the area in which the building is located.

(2) The building height limits set out in this clause and on the height and floor space ratio control map are maximum limits and may not be achievable in all instances due to environmental considerations including, but not limited to, overshadowing and privacy, or development controls including, but not limited to, parking requirements and landscaping requirements, or where proposed development does not generally meet the Council’s planning, environmental and urban design objectives.

(3) Notwithstanding subclause (1), in Zone No 10 (a) (being the land generally bound by South Dowling Street, Link Road, Epsom Road, Joynton Avenue and O’Dea Avenue) the Council may, in granting consent to a development application, allow the erection of buildings having a height of not more than 21 m if the lots that existed on the appointed day are amalgamated to form a site equal to or greater than 20 ha.

(4) The Council shall not allow an increase in the permissible height limit as referred to in subclause (3) unless the Council is satisfied that the additional height would assist in achieving Council’s planning, environmental and urban design objectives.