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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1995 Week 9 Hansard (23 November) . . Page.. 2558 ..

2. The approved plans for the all of the above centres indicate that they have been built within their permitted gross floor areas.

3. The Government is aware of the following proposals to expand existing retail malls:-

a) Tuggeranong Hyperdome

An application was lodged on 22 May 1995 to increase the maximum gross floor area of the development by 16,480 square metres from 47,696 square metres to 64,176 square metres and to increase the car parking provided from 1,560 to 2,742 spaces.

b) Belconnen Mall

An application was lodged on 21 June 1995 to increase the gross floor area of the building by 2,850 square metres from 97,600 to 100,450 square metres.

No formal application has been lodged to increase the permitted size of the Woden Plaza. However, the lessees have held discussions with the Department concerning possible expansion and the construction of structured carparking.

The current proposal is for an additional 17,000 square metres of space. This would take the allowable space in the Plaza from 52,337 square metres to 69,337 square metres.

4. The only mall lease that has a car parking requirement is the Tuggeranong Hyperdome where 1,445 spaces are required and 1,450 have been provided.

In the case of the other malls, the original lease did not require on-site carparking because there was sufficient public car parking in the area. However, a condition of approval for the subsequent expansion of these malls was the requirement to provide additional car parking. This was achieved by granting leases over existing ground level public carparks and requiring the mall owners to build multi-storey car parks to the satisfaction of the Territory. The car parking provided adjacent to the malls as a result is set out below:-

Woden Plaza 766
Canberra Centre 1,918
Belconnen 1,945

5. There is no current review of the "Metropolitan Plan" although the Government is undertaking a Strategic Review in conjunction with the Planning and Environment Committee of the Assembly. It is anticipated that the Strategic Review should be completed within two years.

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