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SCHEDULE 6 TO THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY

Shown on the planning scheme map as DDO6.

RINGWOOD EAST NEIGHBOURHOOD ACTIVITY CENTRE

1.0 Design objectives

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To encourage building design for the centre that is reflective of the ‘urban village’
character.
To strengthen the role and image of the commercial precinct.
To promote greater levels of activity, including residential activity, in and immediately
around the commercial precinct.
To support a diversity of residential growth opportunities and housing types within the
centre.
To direct more intensive residential growth and taller built form to locations where this
supports the preferred future character of the centre, as shown on Map 1.
To improve pedestrian and cycle movement networks in and around the centre.
To encourage more efficient use and improved presentation of commuter car parking areas.
To incorporate and encourage the development of places to facilitate informal social
interaction within the centre.
To protect and enhance the strong landscape character of the centre.
To encourage future developments to balance building and landscape elements to ensure
retention of the centres landscape character.
To seek high quality built forms that represent design excellence.
To preserve the low scale, landscape dominated setting in the Neighbourhood Protection
Precinct.
To encourage consolidation in other residential precincts through the introduction of multi-
occupancy buildings that respond to preferred built form outcomes.
To improve the presentation and function of rear access lanes.
To ensure buildings within and adjoining key community spaces provides optimal built
form outcomes.
To position Ringwood East as a benchmark centre for sustainable land use practices.

2.0 Buildings and works

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A permit is required to construct a building or construct or carry out works.
This does not apply to:
 The installation of an automatic teller machine.
 An alteration to an existing building façade provided:
 The alteration does not include the installation of an external roller shutter.
 At least 80 per cent of the building facade at ground floor level is maintained as an
entry or window with clear glazing.

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 An awning that projects over a road if it is authorised by the relevant public land
manager.
No permit is required to:
 Construct or carry out works normal to a dwelling.
 Construct or extend an out-building (other than a garage or carport) on a lot provided
the gross floor area of the out-building does not exceed 10 square metres and the
maximum building height is not more than 3 metres above ground level.
A permit is not required to construct one dependent person’s unit on a lot.
Precincts within the Ringwood East Neighbourhood Centre are identified on Map 2 to this
schedule. An application contained within an identified precinct must be accompanied by a
site analysis report which demonstrates how the proposed building or works meets the
design objectives of the relevant precinct.
It is noted that heights have been calculated on the basis that the ground floor measures 4
metres from floor to ceiling, and each floor following measures 3.5 metres from floor to
ceiling. The building heights will be measured from natural ground level. A permit cannot
be granted to exceed the building heights identified in Map 1 or the Precinct based design
guidelines.
An application within the Neighbourhood Protection Precinct or the Neighbourhood
Consolidation Precinct (see Map 2) should be accompanied by a Landscape Plan prepared
by a qualified landscape architect.

3.0 Overall neighbourhood centre design guidelines

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 Ensure any new development fronting key pedestrian connections has regard to this
interface and improves safety and amenity.
 Protect and acknowledge identified key views into the centre.
 Require development of sites identified on Map 1 as ‘priority design excellence sites’ to
achieve excellence in architectural design to the satisfaction of the Responsible
Authority.
 Ensure development along identified corridors and interfaces are designed to respond to
the prominence of their location. Corridor and interface locations are identified on Map
2.
 Ensure any new development along identified open space interfaces (see Map 2)
provides an attractive presentation which is responsive to the parkland setting and
increases opportunities for passive surveillance.
 Where taller developments abut existing low rise built forms or the railway line, upper
levels must incorporate attractive frontages and should be designed in the round.
 Require any higher built form to consider, and reasonably respond to, existing solar
panels on adjoining properties.
 Encourage future development where higher built forms or regeneration is sought to
adopt contemporary architectural style.
 Ensure transition in building heights by incorporating upper level setbacks for any third
and / or fourth storey.
 Encourage sensitive integration between future development and existing significant
buildings such as the Anglican Church and the Dublin Road building.
 Encourage the innovative use of landscaping to ensure complimentary designs along
park interfaces.

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 Encourage long term intensification of the community precinct north of the rail line. In
particular, consider how built form or other uses may improve the public realm
interface at the intersection of Bona and Patterson Street having regard to their
identification as key movement corridors.
 Provide generous (5 metre minimum) rear setbacks to ensure the existing landscape
character is not significantly impacted by development where retention of canopy
vegetation is identified as a priority.
 Encourage landscaping to use indigenous vegetation to encourage local wildlife and the
retention of canopy trees within the centre.
 Use landscape treatments as well as built form to mark the important gateways to the
centre, recognising Mt Dandenong Road and Knaith Road as gateways to the centre,
along with the rail line crossing.

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Map 1 Ringwood East Neighbourhood Centre

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Map 2 Ringwood East Precincts

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4.0 Precinct based design objectives and guidelines

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Design objectives
 To encourage more intensive mixed use development within the commercial precinct.
 To support the infill of key sites where additional built form would reinforce the urban
structure, particularly along the rear access lane.
 To maintain the ‘village’ feel of the commercial precinct, while increasing the number
of residents to support local businesses.
 To develop a consistent, active and pleasant pedestrian environment at ground level.
 To support improvements to the rear access lane to increase safety and amenity of this
area.
 To enhance the landscape character of Railway Avenue.
 To recognise the importance of the key views to the Railway Avenue commercial strip
and ensure development responds to the exposed nature of the strip.
 Discourage the establishment of any multi-deck car parking for commuters with the
exception of parking provided within the identified ‘key infill development site’.
Design guidelines
 Require high levels of architectural quality and landscape integration in all new built
form.
 Provide a consistent two storey street wall along Railway Avenue with activated
frontages and continuous weather protection, which wraps key corners (refer Map 1).
 Support a third storey above the street wall where there is an adjoining two storey form,
the third storey should be carefully integrated with the overall form and will not be
overly prominent.
 Ensure sufficient transition for changes in building heights by incorporating upper level
setbacks for any third storey to the rear and require any fourth storey to be highly
recessive and set back from the front and rear.
 Ensure that built form to the south of the railway station retains the open vista and
views from the station platform to the Railway Avenue commercial strip.
 Require exposed elevations (refer to areas identified for ‘articulated elevation’ on Map
1) to be treated in a way which contributes positively to the centre’s image.
 Provide additional ground floor setbacks of at least 0.5 metres on the north side of the
existing rear access lane.
 Encourage an additional 3 metre setback from the existing rear access lane (within the
retail core) where achievable, to assist vehicle movements.
 Basement or undercroft parking must be integrated with building forms where possible
to reduce visual dominance.
 Retain the canopy tree vegetation along the northern edge of the railway station as part
of any formalisation of the northern commuter car parking areas.

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Residential Growth Precinct

Design objectives
 To support medium density and multi-level, multi-occupancy development in
‘townhouse style’ building forms and limit ‘apartment style’ forms to identified
strategic residential growth sites.
 To support a transition to a more ‘urban’ form of infill development in recognition of
the proximity to the commercial precinct.
 To ensure a generous provision of vegetation.
 To develop an improved pedestrian realm and cycling opportunities.
Design guidelines
 Support building heights of up to three storeys with a preference for third storeys to be
recessed.
 Support building forms of four storeys on identified strategic residential growth sites.
 Buildings must be modulated and include significant articulation to avoid excessive
bulk.
 Buildings over three storeys must achieve a high level of design quality in accordance
with their strategic designation.
 Reduced front setbacks (minimum 3 metres) are acceptable if low-medium level
indigenous vegetation is provided within the setback and an open profile to the street is
maintained.
 Integrate basement, undercroft or other forms of car parking to reduce visual
dominance.
 Encourage street activation at the ground floor level through integration of home offices
and no (or low level) fencing.
 Ensure sufficient setbacks are provided adjoining ‘neighbourhood protection’ areas to
introduce screening vegetation.
 Materials and landscaping elements should be fully integrated with the design and
finishes are strongly encouraged to respond to any colour palette developed for the
centre.
 Support development of a mixed use built form on Council’s car park site incorporating
‘shop top’ housing with ground floor retail and maintenance of existing public car
parking within the building form.
 Ensure any development of the Council car park site includes a clear and amenable
east-west pedestrian connection, ideally in conjunction with existing vegetation.
 Any development of the Australian Defence Force site at the intersection of Dublin
Road and Railway Avenue must:
o Comprise a number of separate building forms within a campus style
landscape setting.
o Facilitate a connection from Nicholson Street to Dublin Road.
o Retain existing vegetation on the north eastern corner.
o Incorporate an area of public open space.
o Have a maximum building height of two to three storeys where there is
an abuttal to the Neighbourhood Protection Precinct.

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Residential Regeneration Precinct

Design objectives
 To use new development to set benchmarks for built form outcomes in preference to
existing development.
 To deliver a carefully managed model of residential regeneration which maintains the
existing medium density character of this area.
 To support multi-level, multi-occupancy development in building forms other than
apartment blocks.
 To support redevelopment and consolidation of sites where this improves the condition
and diversity of the housing stock, pedestrian permeability and provides better
integration between adjoining lots.
 To promote new development forms which address existing issues in relation to ‘gun
barrel’ driveways and presentation to the street frontage.
Design guidelines
 Preferred typology for new buildings is two to three storey townhouse forms.
 Larger requirements for private open space is encouraged unless approaches in design
provide improvements to the public realm.
 Reduced front setbacks can be considered if offset by meaningful landscaping within
front setback and located within a corridors and interfaces area (see Map 2).
 Reduced side setbacks can be considered in corridors and interfaces areas (see Map 2).
 Where buildings are proposed on boundary or within 2 metres of a side boundary,
significant breaks in building form must be provided.
 Support development which opens up new north / south public pedestrian connections.

Neighbourhood Consolidation Precinct

Design objectives
 To support ‘townhouse style’ building forms, not ‘apartment style’ forms, with
significant breaks in forms to reduce bulk.
 To recognise areas suitable for an increase in the intensity of residential development.
 To emphasise the precincts ‘neighbourhood’ elements, in particular the provision of
canopy vegetation within the private realm.
 To support additional height above 2 storeys when balanced by lower site coverage to
achieve more generous (5 metre minimum) rear setback.
Design guidelines
 Additional height above a traditional dwelling form of one to two storeys is intended to
ensure that new development offsets its height by providing generous landscaping
given the need for a reduced building footprint.
 ‘Apartment style’ building forms should be avoided in preference for separate building
forms to ensure breaks.
 A two storey building height is preferred with third storeys supported if they are highly
recessive or accommodated in roof forms or located within a corridors and interfaces
area (see Map 2).
 A minimum front setback of 3 metres applies, but this reduced front setback
requirement is allowable only if offset by meaningful landscaping within front setback.

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 Side setback requirements of less than 1.2 metres can be considered to support
‘townhouse style’ development, or where located in a corridors and interfaces area (see
Map 2).
 Significant breaks in building form along side elevations are required.
 Site permeability must be a minimum of 30% to ensure hard surfaces do not dominate
and the landscape character is protected.
 A minimum of one canopy tree must be provided per dwelling in addition to a
minimum of one canopy in any front setback.
 Development must consider the integration of landscaping with any building design and
recognise tree protection zones of canopy trees on adjoining lots.

Neighbourhood Protection Precinct

Design objectives
 To protect and enhance the existing strong landscape character of the precinct.
 To support low rise built forms set within a generous landscape setting.
 To recognise consistent front setbacks.
 To provide generous rear setbacks (5 metre minimum) and the retention of rear yard
canopy vegetation.
 To ensure any redevelopment is in keeping with existing character elements of the area.
Design guidelines
 Buildings should be traditional detached dwelling forms.
 Maximum building heights should not exceed two storeys (8 metres).
 Provide a minimum setback from street frontage of 5 metres to avoid overly dominant
forms and allow for landscaping.
 Provide a minimum side setback of two metres at first and second storeys.
 Provide a minimum rear setback of 5 metres up to a building height of 3.6 metres and
ResCode standards above 3.6 metres.
 Site permeability must be a minimum of 30% to ensure hard surfaces do not dominate
and the landscape character is protected.
 A minimum of one canopy tree should be provided (or retained) in front and rear
setback areas.
 Provide an area of 60 square metres of secluded private open space at the side or rear of
the dwelling with a minimum a dimension of 5 metres and convenient access from a
living room.

5.0 Policy reference

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Ringwood East Activity Centre Structure Plan, Hansen Partnership, 2013

6.0 Decision guidelines

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 Consistency with the Ringwood East Activity Centre Structure Plan 2013
 The ability of the proposal to support the overall design objectives.
 Consistency with the identified design guidelines relevant to each precinct.

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 Level of integration of landscape treatments.

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