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VC149 Planning Policy Framework

Hepburn PLANNING SCHEME – DRAFT FOR CONSULTATION

15.01-5LNeighbourhood character in Daylesford

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Policy application

This policy applies to land in Daylesford included in the General Residential Zone and Low Density Residential Zone.

Objective

To maintain and enhance the character and amenity of residential areas in Daylesford.

Strategies

Ensure development reflects the height, scale, form, setbacks, appearance and underlying character of surrounding residential areas.

Ensure the siting and site coverage of development reinforces the preferred character of residential areas.

Promote the incorporation of building materials which contribute to the preferred residential character of residential areas.

Maintain the rhythm of dwelling spacing and the openness of the streetscape.

Promote the integration of development into the topography and landform of its neighbourhood character area.

Protect and enhance vistas, views and landmarks such as Wombat Hill, Cornish Hill, churches and other spires and the environs of Lake Daylesford and Jubilee Lake.

Create new vistas, views and landmarks where possible and appropriate within residential areas without dominating the landscape.

Ensure that vehicle access and parking does not compromise the character and amenity of residential areas.

Increase the retention and use of indigenous plants and, in appropriate locations, exotic plants to reinforce the preferred character of residential areas.

Ensure that streetscapes and private gardens strengthen the visual and physical connections between new development and the public realm, the underlying neighbourhood landscape character, township entries and the retention of views to surrounding and distant rural land.

Encourage the use of appropriate fence types and heights compatible with the character and amenity of residential areas.

Policy guidelines

Consider as relevant:

In all Precincts:

· Encourage subdivision that retains the important elements and features which form part of the significance and character of the neighbourhood precinct and the important view-lines between these elements.

For Precinct 4

· Incorporate exotic and indigenous trees in the landscaping plan.

· Retain large, established trees and provide for the planting of new exotic and indigenous trees, wherever possible.

· Encourage buildings that use low pitched roof forms.

· Articulate front and side facades with setbacks and openings that reflect building forms in the street.

· Use timber materials where possible, or earthy toned building materials and finishes.

· Ensure that buildings do not exceed by more than one storey the predominant building height in the street and of nearby properties.

For Precinct 6

· Encourage landscaping that incorporates appropriate low maintenance species.

· Use timber or other non-masonry cladding materials in streetscapes where weatherboard predominates.


For Precinct 7



For Precinct 10

· Encourage landscaping that includes substantial shrubs and trees.

· Retain large, established trees and understorey and to provide new trees where possible.

· Encourage buildings that use low pitched roof forms.

· Articulate front and side facades to reflect building forms in the street.

· Use timber or other non-masonry cladding materials where possible, or earthy toned building materials and finishes.


For Precinct 11

· Encourage landscaping that includes exotic and indigenous trees.

· Retain large, established indigenous trees and understorey and provide new indigenous trees where possible.

· Use timber or other non-masonry cladding materials where possible, or earthy toned building materials and finishes, in streetscapes where weatherboard predominates.

For Precinct 12

· Encourage landscaping that includes indigenous species.

· Retain large, established trees and provide new trees where possible.

· Minimise paved areas, particularly in front of dwellings.

· Ensure buildings are designed to follow the contours of the site or step down the site.



For Precinct 14

· Encourage landscaping that includes substantial trees and shrubs.

· Retain large, established indigenous trees and understorey and provide for the planting of new trees where possible.

· Ensure buildings are designed to incorporate space for the planting of substantial vegetation with footings located outside root zones.

· Ensure buildings are designed to follow the contours of the site or step down the site. Retain existing vegetation, especially on steeply sloping sites.

· Use timber or other non-masonry cladding materials where possible, with brick surfaces rendered, bagged or painted, particularly in streetscapes where weatherboard predominates.


For Precinct 15

· Retain large, established trees and provide new trees wherever possible.

· Encourage landscaping that incorporates indigenous species.


For Precinct 17

· Encourage landscaping that includes substantial indigenous trees and shrubs.

· Retain large, established trees and understorey and provide new indigenous trees where possible.

· Ensure buildings are designed to incorporate space for the planting of substantial vegetation with footings located outside root zones.


· Ensure driveways are designed to follow the contours of the site.

· Ensure that new buildings do not exceed the predominant tree canopy height.

· Site buildings away from ridgelines to avoid them being visible on the skyline.

For Precinct 18:


· Retain large trees where possible.


· Ensure new buildings do not exceed the predominant tree canopy height.

· Site buildings away from ridgelines to avoid them being visible on the skyline.


For Precinct 19:

· Encourage landscaping that includes substantial trees and shrubs.

· Retain large established trees and provide new trees where possible.


· Ensure driveways are designed to follow the contours of the site.

Policy documents

Consider as relevant:

· Daylesford Neighbourhood Character Study (Planisphere in conjunction with John Curtis Pty Ltd, 2002)

· Daylesford Neighbourhood Character Study- Daylesford Explanatory Brochure; Daylesford Township Vision Brochure and Precinct Brochures One to Twenty-Two (Planisphere in conjunction with John Curtis Pty Ltd, 2002)

· Daylesford Streetscape Study (Chris Dance Land Design Pty Ltd, 1996)

· Updated Recommendations Daylesford Streetscape Study (Chris Dance Land Design Pty Ltd and Essential Economics, 1998)

Policy map: Daylesford Neighbourhood Character Precincts

Note: Draft produced by Plan2Place Consulting based on the outcomes of the Hepburn Shire Planning Scheme Review 2020.

This is for discussion purposes only and for the purposes of obtaining input into policy development. It does not represent Council policy.

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