Page 2302 - Week 08 - Tuesday, 17 August 1993
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on to say that we, as a committee, following our investigations of developments around Australia, believe that it is appropriate that this type of variation in street furniture and street furniture form be encouraged in the ACT, to lend diversity to particular areas within the ACT.
We also noted on the public record and in our decision a range of undertakings which were made by the developer, the proponent, during the public hearings. Again, I take the opportunity to read those into the transcript here this evening:
The committee notes the following undertakings made by the proponent during the public hearing:
. that the construction of the new nine holes will be substantially concluded prior to the construction of residential dwellings
. that tree plantings on the edges of the new fairways will be graded in maturity, in order to facilitate the use of the new holes by golfers
. that the driving range facilities will be available throughout the construction period
What that will mean, Madam Speaker, is that the proponent will be required to actually build a new high-tech driving range prior to work commencing on the area where the existing driving range is situated. The committee also noted the following undertakings by the proponent:
. that adequate traffic safety standards will be maintained during all stages of construction and that pedestrians and golfers have right of way at all times
. that the Belconnen Golf Course will continue to be a public golf course
. that the proponent will confirm in writing (to the Belconnen Golf Club) its future as a tenant of the club house or as an owner of the entire course in the longer term
. that the proponent will provide paving of the barbecue area, provide covered pergolas and upgrade kitchen facilities in the club house, and
. the building covenants will be developed for individual owners and builders so as to ensure a high quality integration of urban design and landscape setting.
The last of those points, Madam Speaker, is, in our view, of critical importance. What it means is that this developer will be required to develop building covenants that prospective home owners and prospective builders will be required to comply with, to ensure the architectural integrity of this entire development. That is a requirement which has applied to some previous developments in the ACT. This is the first time that we have had a developer
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