The City has received a development application for a shed for Lot 201 (65) Wellaton Street, Midland.
The shed is to be 14.6 metres by 4.2 metres in size with a wall height of 3.2 metres and a ridge height of 4.048 metres. The shed will consist of a 3.1 metre wide garage door that faces the street.
The applicant is proposing for the shed to be located within the side setback area for the northern lot boundary in variation to the requirements of the Residential Design Codes - 5.1.3 Lot Boundary Setbacks:
- The proposal consists of a side setback of 0.5 metres against the northern boundary. A 1.5 metre setback is ordinarily required under the Residential Design Codes.
Additional variations are proposed to the aggregate shed site coverage and the wall height standards for large and multiple outbuildings against the Residential Design Codes 5.4.3 – Outbuildings.
- The R-Codes limits the combined shed site coverage to 48.1m2 for this lot (10% of the lot size). The proposal seeks a shed size of 61.32m2.
- The wall height of 3.2 metres is proposed instead of the required 2.4 metres, in variation with deemed-to-comply provision C3 (ii) relating to large and multiple outbuildings.
The City is therefore conducting alternative merit-based assessments against the design principles due to the above variations and seeks feedback in relation to the proposed variations from affected landowners.
Submissions closing Tuesday, 5th May, 2026 at 5pm.
