BOROONDARA PLANNING SCHEME
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SCHEDULE 1 TO CLAUSE 32.08 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE
Shown on the planning scheme map as GRZ1
GENERAL SUBURBAN 3 AND 4
SUBURBAN PRECINCTS WITHOUT A CONSISTENT, OPEN BACKYARD
CHARACTER
1.0
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Permit requirement for the construction or extension of one dwelling on a lot
Is a permit required to construct or extend one dwelling on a lot of between 300 square
metres and 500 square metres?
Yes
2.0
Requirements of Clause 54 and Clause 55
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Standard
Requirement
Minimum street
setback
A3 and B6
None specified
Site coverage
A5 and B8
None specified
Permeability
A6 and B9
None specified
Landscaping
B13
At least one canopy tree should be planted in the
private open space for each ground level dwelling.
Side and rear
setbacks
A10 and B17
None specified
Walls on
boundaries
A11 and B18
A wall may be constructed on a boundary where:
Private open
space
A17
GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE – SCHEDULE 1

It is a car port or garage sited behind the main
front wall of the dwelling by at least 1 metre,
and located on one side boundary only; or

It is any other part of the dwelling and the
building is set back a minimum of 1.0 metre
from the side boundary for a distance of 5
metres from the front wall of the building.
A dwelling should have private open space
consisting of an area of 80 square metres or 20 per
cent of the area of the lot, whichever is the lesser,
but not less than 40 square metres. At least one
part of the private open space should consist of
secluded private open space with a minimum area
of 25 square metres and a minimum dimension of 4
metres at the side or rear of the dwelling with
convenient access from a living room.
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Standard
B28
Requirement
A dwelling (excluding dwellings in apartment
buildings) should have private open space
consisting of:

An area of 40 square metres, with one part of
the private open space to consist of secluded
private open space at the side or rear of the
dwelling or residential building with a minimum
area of 25 square metres, a minimum
dimension of 4 metres and convenient access
from a living room.
For apartment buildings:
Front fence
height
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A20 and B32

A ground level dwelling should have secluded
private open space at the side or rear of the
dwelling or residential building with a minimum
area of 25 square metres, a minimum
dimension of 4 metres and convenient access
from a living room;

An upper level dwelling should have:
− A balcony of 8 square metres with a
minimum width of 1.6 metres and
convenient access from a living room, or
− A roof-top area of 10 square metres with a
minimum width of 2 metres and convenient
access from a living room.
None specified
Maximum building height requirement for a dwelling or residential building
A building used as a dwelling or a residential building must not exceed a height of 9 metres
unless the slope of the natural ground level at any cross section wider than 8 metres of the
site of the building is 2.5 degrees or more, in which case it must not exceed a height of 10
metres.
This does not apply to:

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A building that exceeds the specified building height for which a planning permit
application was lodged or a planning permit issued prior to the date of Council's
request to the Minister for Planning to introduce this Schedule into the Boroondara
Planning Scheme (18 October 2013).
Application requirements
The following application requirements apply to an application for a permit under clause
32.08, in addition to those specified in clause 32.08 and elsewhere in the scheme:
An application must be accompanied by the following information, as appropriate:
 A written assessment against the Boroondara Neighbourhood Character Study
Precinct Statements that demonstrates:
−
How the development responds to the preferred character statement in the
relevant precinct statement.
−
How the development responds to the design guidelines contained in the
relevant precinct statement.
−
How the development positively contributes to achieving the preferred
character statement for the relevant precinct.
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 A landscape plan which:
−
Responds to the landscape characteristics of the relevant precinct.
−
Identifies, retains and protects significant vegetation that contributes to the
character of the precinct.
−
Proposes new canopy trees and other vegetation that will enhance the
prevailing landscape characteristic of the precinct.
If in the opinion of the responsible authority an application requirement is not relevant to
the evaluation of an application, the responsible authority may waive or reduce the
requirement.
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Decision guidelines
The following decision guidelines apply to an application for a permit under clause 32.08,
in addition to those specified in clause 32.08 and elsewhere in the scheme:
 The preferred character statement and design guidelines contained in the Boroondara
Neighbourhood Character Study Precinct Statements 2013
GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE – SCHEDULE 1
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