New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations(Clause 22 (2) (a))
The purpose of a site analysis is to identify and explain graphically:
• the key influences on the design, and
• the site planning for the proposal and how the development will relate to the immediate locality.
A site analysis must be to scale and should identify development opportunities and constraints. It should influence the design to minimise negative impacts on the amenity of adjoining development and to complement the desired character of the locality.
The extent of information included in a site analysis should reflect the issues that need to be considered in assessing the development proposal.
At its most exhaustive, a site analysis would document the site in terms of:
• contours and existing vegetation,
• buildings (including any which could be retained),
• views to and from the site,
• location of windows and private open space within adjoining properties,
• access and connection points,
• drainage and utility services,
• orientation, microclimate and noise sources,
• where relevant, any contaminated soils and filled areas,
• fences, boundaries and easements,
• soil and geological characteristics, and
• rock outcrops,
• flood affectation,
• bushfire hazard,
• any other notable features,
• and the surrounds in terms of:
• the location and use of adjacent and opposite buildings and out-buildings,
• abutting secluded private open space and habitable room windows which have outlooks towards the site, particularly those within 9m of the site,
• views and solar access enjoyed by adjacent residents,
• major trees on adjacent properties, particularly those within 9m of the site,
• location and height of walls built to the boundary of the site,
• characteristics of any adjacent public open space,
• identification of sensitive downslope/downstream ecosystems requiring protection,
• street-frontage features, such as poles, street trees, kerb crossovers, bus stops and services infrastructure,
• the built form and character of adjacent and nearby buildings and works, including characteristic fencing and garden styles,
• direction and distances to local shops, schools, public transport, parks and community facilities, and
• the difference in levels between the subject land and adjacent properties.
The site analysis must be accompanied by a written statement explaining how the development’s design relates to the analysis.
If a site analysis relates to a proposed subdivision, it should demonstrate how future development proposals would satisfy the general principles of development control in Part 4 and the relevant Locality Statement.