TERRITORY PLAN
PERFORMANCE OF PROPOSAL AGAINST TERRITORY PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Block 6 Section 2 Gungahlin is zoned CZ2 – Business Zone under the Territory Plan. The block is subject to the Gungahlin Precinct Code and Commercial Zones Development Code. The site is also identified in Precinct 2b - Mixed-Use North West within the Gungahlin Precinct Code with additional special requirements. Below is a summary description of how the proposal addresses the key Territory Plan requirements.
GUNGAHLIN PRECINCT MAP AND CODE
R8 - "Minimum height of buildings is two (2) storeys however uses such as service stations, places of worship, community facility uses, or ancillary structures may be one (1) storey except where an alternative minimum building height has been specified in this precinct code."
The proposal is rule compliant with a proposed development of 11 storeys.
Precinct 2b - Mixed-Use North West
R62 - "A minimum of one (1) of the following uses is provided at the ground floor level abutting the street or main building entry for buildings of 2,000m² or greater:
a) Business agency
b) Drink establishment
c) Health facility
d) Public agency
e) Restaurant
f) SHOP."
The proposal includes ground-floor commercial/community space that will generate activity at the ground floor.
R63 - "This rule applies to areas shown in Figure 16.
Maximum height of building is:
a) area ‘a’: 7 storeys and not more than 30 metres
b) area ‘b’: 12 storeys and not more than 50 metres
c) area ‘c’: 14 storeys and not more than 58 metres
d) for all other sites the maximum number of
storeys is indicated in Figure 16."
The proposal is rule compliant with the site identified in Figure 16 as being
permitted up to a maximum of 12 storeys. The proposes development consists
of an 11-storeys building.
COMMERCIAL ZONES DEVELOPMENT CODE
R58 - "This rule applies CZ2.
The maximum gross floor area for a shop is 200m²."
The development proposal is rule compliant as it includes a commercial space at ground floor with a floor area of 137m².