Page 3637 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 27 October 2015
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At the close of the consultation period, 49 submissions were received on the draft variation and 23 for the draft amendment. Of the 49 submissions on the draft variation, 17 were from community organisations and groups, six were from local businesses and two submissions were from service providers. The remainder were from members of the public.
In summary, eight submissions expressed their general support for the proposal, of which five were from community organisations and groups. Two submissions included petitions that expressed their opposition to the proposal. The remaining submissions sought further consultation and consideration to be given in relation to DV351.
The main issues raised in the public submissions included: cross-border jurisdictional arrangements; concerns about traffic and transport in the vicinity of the development; the extension of Ginninderra Drive to service the development; implications for the Bicentennial National Trail; the conservation river corridor—Ginninderra Falls; potential odour from the Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre; potential odour from the Pace egg farm on Parkwood Road; asbestos disposal and land contamination; and pressure on and competition for the Kippax group centre.
A number of amendments were made to the draft variation in response to the issues raised. These included the clearance zone from the Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre being increased from one kilometre to 2.45 kilometres; the proposed changes to the Belconnen district precinct map and code being withdrawn; the current zone of NUZ1 broadacre for block 1559 Belconnen, which is the TransGrid substation, being retained and the future urban area overlay removed; the area to the western boundary of Strathnairn arts precinct rezoned to PRZ1 urban open space; a criterion added to the concept plan specifying when a full-line supermarket can be released; a future urban area overlay applied to the Ginninderra Drive extension and its surrounds; and CZ5 mixed use and CFZ community facility zones being introduced in the general area of the main commercial centre.
Other concerns raised that did not result in changes to the variation are addressed in a report on consultation, prepared by EPD.
In addition, whilst the draft variation relates to rezoning of land and the controls that will apply to future development, a number of the issues raised were of a detailed nature that can only be further considered through future development applications, including the subdivision of land.
As an example, the necessary improvements to the road network that have been identified such as the widening of Stockdill Drive, duplication of Drake Brockman Drive and bus priority measures are directly linked with the development. Because development will be staged over the next 30 years, improvements to the road network will also be staged and be undertaken as they are required. This is the standard approach to development and road improvements in the ACT.
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