Panel considers Pearl Beach plan with 31 submissions
Central Coast Local Planning Panel has considered an application to rebuild a house with a second storey extension in Amethyst Ave, Pearl Beach, after Central Coast Council received 31 submissions about it.
The site has an area of 236.2 square metres, with a front and rear boundaries of 15.5 metres and side boundaries of 15.24 metres, described as one of the smallest lots in Pearl Beach.
The lot contains an existing single storey dwelling with carport under the existing roof.
The application was for "additions and alterations" based on retaining the existing ground floor cottage, and existing setbacks of less than 1.2 metres would be retained at ground level.
The rear setback for the proposed first floor deck was 3.5m and to the external wall was six metres.
The proposal includes ground floor internal reconfiguration of bedroom two and relocating existing ensuite to allow a new bigger window from the bedroom to the south/front facade.
A first-floor area of 43.10sqm would be added containing a master bedroom with ensuite, a study with a wet bar and new deck.
It would include a 1.8m high privacy screen to new deck, stairs and landing with fixed horizontal timber slats.
External access stairs to the first floor would be constructed on western side of the building.
In a report written by senior development planner Ms Karen Hanratty, Council recommended consent subject to conditions.
"Key issues" listed in the report were non-compliance with the Pearl Beach Residential Development planning provisions relating to floor space ratio, building setbacks and building lines, as well as matters raised in public submissions including amenity impacts.
"The development will have a floor space ratio of 0.448:1 which is greater than the allowable 0.4:1.
"The development does not provide a minimum setback of six metres from the street and rear boundary."
The house was originally approved in 1991 as a detached dual occupancy on 19 Diamond Rd.
Approval was granted in 1993 for subdivision of the dual occupancy into two allotments.
The report stated: "The site is one of the smallest allotments in Pearl Beach, having a site area of 236.2sqm that is developed with a dwelling house.
"The floor space ratio non-compliance is minor.
"The exceedance of the floor area of 11.37sqm to the development controls is not readily visible from the street and the public domain and does not discernibly impact on bulk and scale.
"The design of the dwelling locates the building mass towards the street with a consistent setback to the front boundary to that of the existing dwelling using facade articulation and external material treatment to minimise visual impact and provide improved presentation to the street to that currently exists.
"Council is satisfied that the applicant has demonstrated compliance with the objectives of the controls."
Objections in public submissions were described in 11 headings.
No objection was upheld in the council assessment, although the report noted that "amendments were made during the assessment" to "improve noise, privacy and amenity impacts".
The panel's determination of the application was not available as Peninsula News went to press.
The determination will be published in Peninsula News EXTRA (http://peninsula.news/extra.pdf) should it be known before Thursday.
SOURCE:
DA59347, CCLPP agenda 3.2, 13 May 2021