Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015

The objectives of this clause are as follows—

to ensure that the scale of buildings—

is compatible with adjoining development, and

is consistent with the desired scale and character of the street and locality in which the buildings are located or the desired future scale and character, and

complements any natural landscape setting of the buildings,

to allow reasonable daylight access to all buildings and the public domain,

to minimise the impacts of new buildings on adjoining or nearby properties from loss of views, loss of privacy, overshadowing or visual intrusion,

to ensure that the visual impact of buildings is minimised when viewed from adjoining properties, the street, waterways and public reserves,

to ensure, where possible, that the height of non-residential buildings in residential zones is compatible with the scale of residential buildings in those zones,

to achieve transitions in building scale from higher intensity employment and retail centres to surrounding residential areas.

The height of a building on any land is not to exceed the maximum height shown for the land on the Height of Buildings Map.

Despite subclause (2), the maximum height for a dwelling house on land in Zone R4 High Density Residential is 9 metres.

(Repealed)

Despite subclauses (2) and (2A), the maximum height for a rear dwelling that is part of a dual occupancy on land in Zone R2 Low Density Residential, Zone C3 Environmental Management and Zone C4 Environmental Living is 5.4 metres if the lot has only one road frontage.

Despite subclauses (2) and (2A), the maximum height for multi dwelling housing on an internal lot in Zone R2 Low Density Residential and Zone R3 Medium Density Residential is 5.4 metres.

Despite subclause (2), the height of the following buildings may exceed the maximum height shown for the land on the Height of Buildings Map by an additional amount specified below, but only in the circumstances so specified—

a building on land identified as “Area 1” on the Height of Buildings Map (including the council-owned land at 39R President Avenue, 340R and 348R Kingsway, Caringbah) may exceed that height by 5 metres if the development provides a pedestrian plaza, pedestrian access through the land from Park Lane to Kingsway, Caringbah and vehicular access to 344–346 Kingsway, Caringbah (being Lot 1, DP 219784) and 340 Kingsway, Caringbah (being SP 13533),

a building on land identified as “Area 2” on the Height of Buildings Map may exceed that height by 15 metres if there is to be a lot amalgamation and the development provides pedestrian access through the land from Port Hacking Road to President Avenue, Caringbah,

a building on land identified as “Area 3” on the Height of Buildings Map may exceed that height by 5 metres if the land consists of at least 4 amalgamated lots, including 307 Kingsway, Caringbah (Lot 1, DP 13346), and the development provides pedestrian access through the site from Kingsway to Hay Lane, Caringbah,

a building on land identified as “Area 4” on the Height of Buildings Map may exceed that height by 15 metres if the land has an area of at least 1,800 square metres and the development provides an enlargement of the Park Place pedestrian plaza in Caringbah,

a building on land identified as “Area 5” on the Height of Buildings Map may exceed that height by 14 metres if the development will incorporate vehicular access to all lots identified as “Area 5A” on the Height of Buildings Map,

a building at 40–44 Kingsway, Cronulla (being Lot 506, DP 1109821), being land identified as “Area 10” on the Height of Buildings Map may exceed that height by 10 metres if the development is wholly for the purposes of tourist and visitor accommodation.