Page 357 - Week 01 - Thursday, 11 February 2016
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consultation notice was made available twice in the Canberra Times and on the ACT legislation register website calling for public submissions. In addition to the statutory consultation, a joint public information session with the National Capital Authority on the draft amendment 85 of the National Capital Plan was held at Kippax Fair Shopping Centre on 4 June 2015.
Besides the extensive statutory consultation undertaken by the planning and land authority, two community and information sessions were held on 11 and 13 June 2015 by the Riverview Group as the proponent on behalf of the Land Development Agency. During the pre-statutory planning phase for V351, the proponent did extensive community and stakeholder engagement. For instance, in the period of June 2010 and July 2013 alone, 164 meetings were held with a range of stakeholders, an average of more than 4 meetings per month.
From 2014 onwards, the proponent engaged with a range of stakeholders including Belconnen Community Council, Ginninderra Falls Association, Conservation Council (ACT Region), Strathnairn Arts Association, Ginninderra Catchment Group, Government Horse Paddocks Users Group, and Pace (Parkwood) Eggs.
Amongst the 49 written submissions received through the public consultation process, eight submissions (five from community organisations/groups) expressed their general support to the proposal. Only two submissions with petitions from Belconnen Residents Group (77 signatures) and a group of residents from Drake Brockman Drive (20 signatures) expressed their opposition towards the proposal. The rest of the submissions sought further consideration to be given in relations to V351.
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;
• Conservation river corridor / Ginninderra Falls;
• Potential odour from the Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre;
• Potential odour from Pace Egg Farm on Parkwood Road;
• Asbestos disposal and land contamination; and
• Pressure and competition on Kippax Group Centre.
In response to these issues, a number of amendments were made prior to my approval of the final variation. These included:
• The clearance zone from the Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre being increased from 1km to 2.45km;
• The proposed changes to the Belconnen District Precinct Map and Code being withdrawn;
• The current zone of NUZ1 Broadacre for Block 1559 Belconnen (Canberra 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
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