Decision details

The Panel granted consent to Section 8.2 Application No. RD/2020/941/A subject to the conditions set out in Attachment A to the subject report.

Reasons for Decision

The application was approved for the following reasons:

(A)        The development, as amended and subject to conditions, is consistent with the objectives of the R1 General Residential zone;

(B)        The development is compatible with the character of the Glebe Point Road locality;

(C)       The development, subject to conditions, will safeguard neighbourhood amenity;

(D)       The development accords with objectives of relevant planning controls;

(E)        The development will not adversely affect the character of the subject heritage item nor the Glebe Point Road heritage conservation area;

(F)        Appropriate conditions have been imposed to ensure the development does not detrimentally impact on the heritage significance of the site; and

(G)       Based upon the material available to the Panel at the time of determining this application, the Panel is satisfied that:

(i)          the applicant’s written request has adequately addressed the matters required to be demonstrated by clause 4.6(3) of the Sydney LEP 2012, that compliance with the floor space ratio development standard is unreasonable or unnecessary and that there are sufficient planning grounds to justify contravening clause 4.4 Floor space ratio of the Sydney LEP 2012; and

(ii)         the proposal is in the public interest because it is consistent with the objectives of the R1 General Residential zone and the floor space ratio development standard.

Carried unanimously.

RD/2020/941/A