Design Principles

1. Natural features on the site, such as trees, vegetation, rock outcrops, cliffs, ledges, indigenous species and vegetation communities must be retained and incorporated into the design of development and the associated landscape plan.
2. Landscaping is to be designed to integrate new development with the existing landscape character of the street and be sensitive to site attributes, existing landscape features, streetscape view and vistas (refer to Part 2 Environmental Heritage).
3. Landscaping is to enhance the visual setting and accentuate the design qualities of the built form. Landscaping solutions are to be used to create a screening effect for visually obtrusive land uses or building elements.
4. Landscaping should encourage the development of a tree canopy to soften the built environment and to encourage the continuity of the landscape pattern or urban forest.
5. Landscaping is to be designed to minimise overlooking between properties and to enhance amenity.
6. Landscape design should take into consideration solar access both within the site and adjacent sites.
7. Public / private open space areas must incorporate appropriate landscaping that is designed to maximise surveillance opportunities.
8. Landscaped areas should be designed to require minimal maintenance by using robust landscape elements and using hardy plants with low maintenance requirements. Where space and site layout permits, water tanks should be installed to provide for the watering requirements.
9. The amount of hard surface area on each site is to be minimised to reduce run-off. Run-off leaving the site should be reduced by directing the overland flow during rainfall events to permeable surfaces such as garden beds and rain gardens.

Landscape Submission Requirements

Site Analysis Plan

1. A context analysis plan should capture the unique environmental setting of the proposed project. It must include (but not limited to):
   1. Must be at an appropriate scale – 1:200, 1:500,show true north and 1m contours;
   2. Show surrounding buildings, roads, paths, cycleways, creek lines, existing trees and vegetation and land form, pedestrian, vehicular and maintenance access;
   3. Show existing and proposed services;
   4. Show any easements or other site encumbrance;
   5. Show overland flow path and natural site drainage;
   6. Show areas of protected vegetation;
   7. Show any applicable bushfire asset protection zones and other firefighting requirements;
   8. Show waste storage areas and access.

Landscape Concept Plan

1. A landscape concept plan must provide an illustrated plan showing all key site features and design elements. It must include (but not limited to):
   1. The plan should be at an appropriate scale and should include:
   2. Name business address and contact details of the person or business that prepared the plans;
   3. The address of the site including DP and Lot number;
   4. Job, plan number, revision and date;
   5. Site boundaries and surveyed dimensions;
   6. North point;
   7. Existing and proposed levels;
   8. Show site analysis detail 1 (a) to (h);
   9. Indicative planting plan and plant schedule;

Detail Landscape Plan

1. A detail landscape plan must provide an illustrated plan showing all key site features and design elements. It must include (but not limited to):
   1. The plan should be at an appropriate scale and should include:
      1. Name business address and contact details of the person or business that prepared the plans;
      2. The address of the site including DP and Lot number;
      3. Job, plan number, revision and date;
      4. Site boundaries and surveyed dimensions;
      5. North point;
      6. Existing and proposed levels;
   2. Show site analysis detail 1 a. to h.;
   3. The positioning and construction details of hard surfaced access paths and concrete pads for maintenance vehicles, where there is any proposed or existing permanent open water bodies, rain gardens and/or detention basins;
   4. The detailed landscaping plans must be consistent with and comply with any development consent, vegetation management plan, master plan or landscape concept plan applicable to this site;
   5. Demonstrate compliance with universal access standards for any open space areas and public facilities;
   6. The plans must include all proposed soft and hard landscaping elements and materials, e.g. type and area of lawn, plantings, garden bed areas, edging materials, volume and type of mulch, bricks, stones, volume and type of growing media, playground equipment, signage, path and cycle way placement, path and cycleway material and finish, bin collection location and storage areas (if relevant), exercise stations, seating, shelters and art if applicable;
   7. Any landscape amenity elements such as boardwalks, lookouts, seating, playgrounds, picnic facilities, BBQ’s, water meter, bubblers, signage, shade structures, paths, cycle ways, dog and litterbins and furniture elements;
   8. Details of any fencing, bollards or other means of entry control;
   9. Clearly detail how access to any open space areas for maintenance and emergency vehicles will be achieved;
   10. Detailed planting schedule keyed to the plan, which includes positioning, species listed by botanical and common names, quantities, planting sizes and the estimated size of the plant at maturity;
   11. Section drawings, detail planting sections and cultural and maintenance notes;
   12. That the proposed landscaping is consistent with and complies with any cultural, ecological, environmental, heritage and existing amenity considerations applicable to the area;
   13. Any existing trees that adjoin the Development or may be impacted by Development must be detailed in the Landscape Plans;
   14. Street trees in residential areas must consist of minimum of 75lts container stock and must be provided at the rate of one (1) per lot or maximum distance of 10 metres apart. Tree guards and root barrier are to be provided for all street trees;
   15. That any relevant, existing, created or significant view lines are clearly shown on the plans;

Placement of Street Trees

1. The selection and placement of street trees should have regard to the following criteria:
   1. Power/Gas/Water/Sewer/Cable Services and Easements.
   2. Not planted within 3m of a Sydney Water access shaft.
   3. Positioning of street lights.
   4. Pruning and shaping adaptability of selected trees.
   5. Driveways & bus stop placements.
   6. Frontages/setbacks.
   7. Lateral spread of branches.
   8. Road verge widths.
   9. Waste services collections.
   10. Pedestrian & vehicle vision. Trees must not be planted closer than 10-metres from road corners or intersections;
   11. Existing amenity;
   12. Above ground services and easements;

Footpaths and cycleways – (Street trees must not be planted less than 1 metre away from a concrete footpath/cycleway or other concrete structures.  Further Information:

• Council’s Tree and Landscape Species List
• Camden Open Space Design Manual
• Draft Camden’s Spaces and Places Strategy (as updated)
• Rural Fire Service Planning for Bushfire Protection Guidelines