road/site · 1 meetings
1 Roma Avenue
Mentions
- Kensington development site approved with amended conditions
- Affects nearby residents in Kensington through privacy, landscaping, drainage, access and construction controls for a major residential development.
- Improves privacy protections for adjoining homes, especially those near 1 Inglethorpe Avenue.
- Construction at 1 Roma Avenue, Kensington will proceed only under amended conditions designed to protect privacy and manage environmental impacts.
Decisions
DA/1198/2025 approved - 1 Roma Avenue, Kensington
The panel supported the application for a part two and part three storey residential dwelling ancillary to the Sacred Heart Monastery, subject to amended conditions. Changes included stronger privacy screening, revised window treatment, no works on Council land without a formal civil works application, permeability and drainage-related changes, deletion of certain terrace/retaining wall works, clarification of room uses, and approval of landscape documentation by Council.
Affects nearby residents in Kensington through privacy, landscaping, drainage, access and construction controls for a major residential development.
Topics
Stronger privacy and overlooking controls at Roma Avenue
The panel required a 1.6m privacy screen to southern balconies, sill height or obscured glazing requirements for multiple windows, and louvres or fixed screening options to reduce overlooking towards neighbouring properties.
Improves privacy protections for adjoining homes, especially those near 1 Inglethorpe Avenue.
Meetings