Page 3618 - Week 14 - Tuesday, 8 December 1992
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The Planning Authority has noted the committee's recommendation and will include appropriate development conditions to reflect the committee's recommendation. This will effectively be in the form of an additional control beyond those in the development guidelines.
The final variation I have tabled today relates to West Belconnen. This variation proposes to vary the land use policies for the land described in the draft variation as areas B and C, immediately to the west and north-west of the district of Belconnen, to allow an extension of the urban area of Belconnen. I add at this stage that the Planning Authority revised the original draft variation by deleting areas A1, A2 and D after the government decision in February this year following consideration of responses received.
Area B forms an extension to Macgregor, with some special residential areas around the outer edge of the area, and will accommodate between 550 and 850 dwellings. Development will be generally single unit housing. An open space corridor averaging approximately 100 metres in width is to be provided adjacent to existing housing. Area C, adjacent to Macgregor and Charnwood, will provide for some 1,580 to 2,250 dwellings as well as a local centre, central playground and community facilities. An open space corridor of approximately 40 metres wide will be retained adjacent to existing housing.
The principles and policies relating to areas B and C are generally unchanged, except that a 40-metre-wide open space corridor is provided in area C adjacent to existing housing, the bicentennial national equestrian trail is to be relocated away from overhead powerlines in area C, and the maximum dwelling yield for area C has been increased from 1,800 dwellings to 2,250 dwellings.
Two other actions have occurred in conjunction with the draft variation. A draft environmental impact statement for this variation was released for public comment in November 1991. The EIS was finalised for areas B and C and submitted to me, as Environment Minister, along with an evaluation of public comments. I undertook an evaluation of the EIS and tabled the documents in the Assembly on 24 November 1992. A series of consultations with the NCPA raised a number of issues, all of which have been resolved and have culminated in the National Capital Planning Authority gazetting an amendment to the National Capital Plan which reflects the draft variation to the Territory Plan as submitted.
There will be some costs incurred by the ACT Government in relation to the provision of infrastructure, stream protection measures and the like. The extension of Ginninderra Drive and engineering services for the initial stages are programmed to commence in April-May 1993, subject to the approval of this variation. The design works raised in question time earlier today have never presumed a decision but have always been dependent on the outcome of the planning process. The committee considered and endorsed the variation as proposed. Madam Speaker, I have tabled the four variations to the Territory Plan.
Sitting suspended from 5.33 to 8.00 pm
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