Loss of Privacy for Neighbours
Summary: This 14-storey tower will cause significantly greater opportunities for overlooking the private spaces of the property to the north than an 8-storey development. Small setbacks and a failure to incrementally step the building back from the shared boundary between level 2 - 11 worsens privacy issues. The proposal does not adequately protect the privacy and amenity of the residential premises to the north.
- City Plan Privacy Protections: The requirement that new development must not unreasonably impact the amenity of adjoining residents and should protect their privacy is reiterated consistently throughout the Medium Density Residential Zone Code Overall Outcomes, High-Rise Accommodation Design Code Overall Outcomes and Multiple Accommodation Design Code.
Conclusion: Limited setbacks, excessive height, large expanses of glass and unscreened balconies on the northern elevation contribute to diminished privacy for the northern neighbour’s private open space.