Manufactured home proposed for difficult block
A three-bedroom manufactured dwelling and a detached sauna has been proposed for 3 Patonga St, Patonga.
The application describes the subject site as a narrow, truncated, elongated triangular block with frontages to Patonga St and Jacaranda Ave.
The site is located at the northern end of Patonga and the application notes that a significant portion of the site is affected by an easement for telecommunication services, containing a Telstra installation, which reduces the buildable area.
The site is currently vacant, aside from the Telstra structures, and contains three jacaranda trees and a fig tree.
The proposed dwelling has been designed and oriented to maintain visual privacy for the adjacent properties at 41 and 39 Jacaranda Ave, according to the application.
Windows facing number 41 are either highlight windows or have obscured glass, and the placement of a larger window is such that it does not create privacy concerns, it states.
Shadow diagrams indicate that the majority of the private open space for the proposed dwelling and the main outdoor areas of numbers 39 and 41 Jacaranda Ave will receive sunlight between 9 am and 3 pm on June 21.
The application does not comply with planning provisions for setbacks.
These include a reduction in the front setback to Patonga St to 0.578m from the required 4.5 metres, a rear setback of 1.0 metre instead of the required 6.0 metres, and an encroachment of architectural elements into the primary road articulation zone by 48 per cent when only 25 per cent is permitted.
The application argues that strict compliance with the front and rear setbacks would result in a very small area available for building due to the site's unusual proportions and the presence of the easement.
It is claimed that the articulated front facade and the large road layback of about 7.5 metres meant the dwelling would still have a standard setback from the road itself.
The application also suggests that the rear boundary effectively functions as a side boundary due to the orientation of the neighbouring property.
It contends that the proposed development is in the public interest as it allows the use of a uniquely shaped and constrained residential block for its intended purpose, which would be denied by strict adherence to setback requirements.
It further states that the design is sympathetic to the area's scenic quality with its pitched roofs, weatherboard cladding, and corrugated iron roof.
The application identifies the site as being in a bushfire prone area (vegetation buffer) with a BAL rating of 12.5 for some facades and BAL 19 for others.
The site plan indicates that a white oak tree on the street verge is to be removed due to its proximity to a water main and hydrant, and branches of existing jacaranda trees are to be trimmed.
It lists blueberry ash and flowering gum as possible replacement street trees with a minimum pot size of 25 litres.
Neither an arborist report nor a separate landscape plan are included in the exhibited documentation.
Site calculations indicate a site area of 363.8 square metres with site coverage proposed at 119.6 square metres, representing 32.8 per cent.
The maximum proposed building height is 7.6 metres, below the 8.5 metre limit.
The application is currently on exhibition and open for written submissions.
No closing date has been given by the Council.
SOURCE:
DA Tracker, 22 Mar 2025
DA/247/2025, Central Coast Council