Page 1067 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 29 May 2007
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recognised to have long been neglected and, as such, greater utilisation or, better put, redevelopment is something that the committee looked at.
The committee has made 10 recommendations, some of which go beyond the land use policy issues raised by the draft variation. The committee’s first recommendation is that the proposed reference to the section master plan in the renumbered 3.4 performance controls in community facility land use policy in DV 263 be omitted.
The committee also recommends that the planning and land authority ensure that the disruption likely to be caused to residents of the Huntington and the school community during and after the construction of the proposed new community facility be minimised.
A further recommendation is that the Planning and Land Authority require that all buildings on this land be built in such a way as to achieve an acceptable noise environment for people working or living on or visiting the site. This may require the authority to require a developer to meet certain criteria set out in appropriate Australian standards.
The committee recommends that the planning and land authority ensure that the concerns expressed by the Kaleen high school board about the potential adverse impacts of possible overshadowing be addressed and that regulatory measures be explained carefully to, and discussed with, representatives of the Kaleen high school community.
The committee’s fifth recommendation is that the planning minister encourage the development of partnerships between the proposed development on the land with Kaleen high school and, if possible, the residents of the Huntington. The committee recommends that the ACT Planning and Land Authority pay particular attention to planning for pedestrian and cyclist movement around Kaleen high school, the Huntington and access points into the proposed suburb of Lawson.
The committee recommends that the Planning and Development Bill 2006 be amended to require the planning and land authority to prepare a planning report for each proposal. That would have the effect of depleting the range of land available for community use or recreational facilities within an area when an application is made to vary a concessional lease either by paying it out or transferring it into or changing the lease purpose where there is a development application for a specified use on land within a community facility zone under the territory plan, where there is a development application for a community facility in zones other than a community facility zone, in relation to proposals for the direct grant of land for community use, and where there is a proposal to vary the land use policy from community facility zone.
The committee recommends that the minister ensure that all future community needs assessments and planning reports be made publicly available as soon as practicable after completion. The committee recommends that all planning and development reports be referred upon completion to the interdepartmental committee with responsibility for the development of policy and rules to support future grants and administration of concessional leases.
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