PSP 1078
Plumpton
Precinct Structure Plan
Prepared by the Metropolitan Planning Authority
June 2016
This is an accessible version of the PSP and does not include plans, figures,excel tables or the appendices. Please contact the Structure Planning Manager at the MPA (telephone (03) 9651 9600) if you requireaccessible versions of plans, figures, tables and the appendices.
Contents
1.0 Introduction
1.1 How to read this document
1.2 Land to which the Precinct Structure Plan applies
1.3 Plumpton & Kororoit Infrastructure Contributions Plan (ICP)
1.4 Background Information
2.0 Outcomes
2.1 Vision
2.2 Key Objectives
2.3 Summary Land Use Budget
3.0 Implementation
3.1 Image, character, heritage & housing
3.1.1 Image and character
3.1.2 Heritage
3.1.3 Housing
3.2 Employment and Town Centres
3.2.1 Major Town Centre
3.2.2 Local Town Centre
3.2.3 Local Convenience Centre
3.2.4 Business and Industrial Precinct
3.3 Community Facilities and Education
3.3.1 Community Facilities and Education
3.4 Open Space and Biodiversity
3.4.1 Open Space
3.4.2 Biodiversity and Threatened Species
3.5 Transport and Movement
3.5.1 Street Network
3.5.2 Public Transport
3.5.3 Walking and Cycling
3.5.4 Town centre transport, access and connectivity
4.0 Integrated Water Management and Utilities
4.1 Integrated Water Management
4.1 Utilities
5.0 Infrastructure Delivery and Staging
5.1 Subdivision works by developers
5.2 Development Staging
6.0 Precinct Infrastructure
7.0 Appendices
Note: Any reference to the Metropolitan Planning Authority (MPA) in this document is a reference to the Growth Areas Authority (GAA) as defined under the Planning and Environment Act 1987.
Plan 1 is the Regional Context of the Plumpton PSP. Please contact MPAfor an accessible version of this plan.
1.0 Introduction
The Plumpton Precinct Structure Plan (“the PSP”) has been prepared by the Metropolitan Planning Authority (MPA) in consultation with Melton City Council and with the assistance of Government agencies, service authorities and major stakeholders.
A PSP is a long-term plan for urban development. It describes how the land is expected to be developed, and how and where services are planned to support development.
This PSP guides proposed development within the PlumptonPrecinct (the Precinct).
Generally, the PSP:
- New community facilities, walking trails, schools, parks, ovals and streets.
- Sets out plans to guide the delivery of quality urban environments in accordance with relevant Victorian Government guidelines, including the MPA Precinct Structure Planning Guidelines, The Victorian Planning and Environment Act, 1987 and the State Planning Policy Framework.
- Enables the transition of non-urban to urban land.
- Sets the vision for how land should be developed and the outcomes achieved.
- Outlines the projects required to ensure that future residents, visitors and workers within the area can be provided with timely access to services and transport necessary to support a quality, affordable lifestyle.
- Sets out objectives, guidelines and requirements for land use and development.
- Provides Government agencies, the Council, developers, investors and local communities with certainty about future development.
- Addresses the requirements of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act 1999) in accordance with an endorsed program under Part 10*.
- Development must also comply with other Acts and approvals where relevant e.g. in the case of Aboriginal cultural heritage, compliance with the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 is required.
The PSP is informed by:
- The State and Local Planning Policy Framework set out in the Melton Planning Scheme.
- The West Growth Corridor Plan, June 2012.
- Plan Melbourne, May 2014.
- The Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and applicable Sub-Regional Strategies for Melbourne’s Growth Areas, June 2013.
- The MPA Precinct Structure Planning Guidelines, 2008.
The following document has been developed in parallel with the PSP to inform and direct the future planning and development of the Precinct:PSP 1078 Plumpton and PSP 1080 Kororoit Background Report.
*On 5 September 2013 an approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) was issued by the Commonwealth Minister for Environment, Heritage and Water. The approval applies to all actions associated with urban development in growth corridors in the expanded Melbourne 2010 Urban Growth Boundary as described in page 4 in the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy for Melbourne’s Growth Corridors (Department of Environment and Primary Industries, 2013). The Commonwealth approval has effect until 31 December 2060. The approval is subject to conditions specified at Annexure 1 of the approval.
Provided the conditions of the EPBC Act approval are satisfied, individual assessment and approval under the EPBC Act is not required.
1.1 How to read this document
The Plumpton Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) guides land use and development where a planning permit is required under the Urban Growth Zone or another zone where that zone references this PSP.
A planning application and planning permit must implement the outcomes of the PSP. The outcomes are expressed as the vision and objectives.
Each element of the PSP contains requirements and guidelines as relevant.
Requirements must be adhered to in developing the land. Where they are not demonstrated in a permit application, requirements will usually be included as a condition on a planning permit whether or not they take the same wording as in this precinct structure plan. A requirement may include or reference a plan, table or figure in the precinct structure plan.
Guidelines express how discretion will be exercised by the responsible authority in certain matters that require a planning permit. If the responsible authority is satisfied that an application for an alternative to a guideline implements the outcomes the responsible authority may consider the alternative. A guideline may include or reference a plan, table or figure in the precinct structure plan.
Meeting these requirements and guidelines will implement the outcomes of the PSP.
Plan 2 is the Precinct Features of the Plumpton PSP. Please contact MPA for an accessible version of this plan.
Development must also comply with other Acts and approvals where relevant. For example, the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999 in the case of biodiversity or the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 in the case of cultural heritage amongst others.
Not every aspect of the land’s use and development is addressed in this structure plan and a responsible authority may manage development and issue permits as relevant under its general discretion.
1.2 Land to which the Precinct Structure Plan applies
Plumpton (PSP 1078) covers an area of 1,016 hectares located approximately 30 kilometres to the west of the Melbourne CBD. The Precinct is boundedby Melton Highway to the north, the approved Taylors Hill West PSP to the east, Taylors Road and the draft Kororoit PSP to the south and the Outer Metropolitan Ring road (OMR) reservation and the approved Rockbank North PSP and future Warrensbrook PSP to the West. The Plumpton Precinct is illustrated on Plan 2.
1.3 Plumpton & KororoitInfrastructure Contributions Plan (ICP)
The Plumpton and Kororoit ICP will set out the requirements for infrastructure funding across both Plumpton and Kororoit PSP areas. The ICP will be a separate document incorporated into the Melton Planning Scheme and will be implemented through an Infrastructure Contributions Plan Overlay (ICPO). The ICP is the subject of recent legislation, and final ministerial direction is still to be resolved. Therefore, the Plumpton and Kororoit ICP is still under preparation and will be developed following finalisation of the ministerial direction.
The infrastructure projects that are expected to be included in the ICP are listed in Table 9of the PSP and shown on Plan 12 and Plan 13.
1.4 Background Information
Background information on the Precinct including its local and metropolitan context, history, landform and topography, biodiversity, drainage, open space, transport and community facilities is provided in the separate PSP 1078 Plumptonand PSP 1080 Kororoit Background Report. This report also references the various background technical studies that have informed preparation of the precinct structure plan.
Plan 3 is theFuture Urban Structure of the Plumpton PSP. Please contact MPA for an accessible version of this plan.
2.0 Outcomes
2.1 Vision
The Plumpton Precinct will provide over 12,000 jobs close to where people live, with synergies between the Major Town Centre and adjacent commercial and industrial areas encouraging a diversity of employment. The library, council facilities and nearby aquatic centre will complement the retail and commercial offer in the Major Town Centre, with a thriving café/ entertainment area making the most of the outlook onto the adjacent waterway.
Excellent transport connections along a connector and arterial road network which leverages existing roads and road reservations will link workers and residents to existing rail stations along the Melton and Sunbury rail corridors and to a possible future station at Mt Atkinson, as well as to the Melton Highway and the future Outer Metro Ring road. Walking and cycling to town centres, schools and parks will be the modes of choice along tree-lined streets with dedicated pedestrian and cycle paths.
The erstwhile gold route along Beattys Road shapes the structure of the Precinct and will be reinterpreted as a street and linear park. Beattys Road Reserve will draw visitors to play areas and community facilities punctuating its length, and will provide strong links to areas east and west of the PSP. North-south easements and waterways will be popular recreation areas which connect through to the Kororoit Creek, the proposed Kororoit Regional Park, and the historic DeansideHomestead Complex in the Kororoit PSP area to the south. Linear paths along this open space network will also connect to local destinations including parks, play areas and sporting reserves which will encourage healthy lifestyles and engagement across the community. Sporting reserves will be developed in a range of sizes to adapt to different sporting needs over time, and are located near to waterways so that stormwater harvesting may be realised in future.
The Aboriginal history of the area will be celebrated through protection of significant places and through signage and information relating to this history. The area’s post-contact history will be remembered through retention of dry stone walls and other heritage sites, which will help develop a sense of place for the growing community.
Diversity of dwelling sizes and types will provide affordable and flexible housing and live-work opportunities. Both the Major Town Centre and the Local Town Centre will offer shopping, community facilities and services immediately adjacent to residential areas, providing convenient access over the full life-cycle to enable ageing-in-place. The adjacency of higher density residential areas to the town centres will ensure that these are vibrant places by day and by night.
2.2 Key Objectives
The development of the PlumptonPSParea is guided by a set of key development objectives. Development within Plumpton will seek to:
OBJECTIVESIMAGE, CHARACTER, HERITAGE & HOUSING
O1 / Deliveraminimumof10,600 new homes across the Precinct at a density that promotes housing choice through the delivery of a range of lot sizes capable of accommodating a variety of dwellings (16.5 dwellings per residential net developable hectare average in residential areas, with medium to higher densities within and adjacent to town centre areas and areas identified in Plan 5).
O2 / Identify,retainandcelebrateAboriginalculturalheritageplaceswithinthePrecinct.
O3 / Encourageastrongsenseofplacethroughtheprotection,enhancementandinterpretationofplacesofpost-contactculturalheritagesignificance,inparticularBeattysRoadformergoldfieldsroute,MeltonHighwayHouse(HO68)anddrystonewalls.
O4 / DeliverahighqualitylandscapedinterfacebetweenresidentialareasandthePlumptonBusinessandIndustrialPrecinctborderedbyHopkinsandTarletonRoads,tominimisepotentialimpactsofindustrialusesonresidentialamenity,andtoensureviabilityofindustrialandcommerciallanduses.
EMPLOYMENTANDTOWNCENTRES
O5 / Deliverover12,000localjobsthroughcapitalisingonthesignificantopportunitiesofthelocalcontextincludingthegrowingresidentialpopulation;existingandproposedroads,includingthefutureextensionofHopkinsRoadwhichwillconnectthePrincesHighwaytotheMeltonHighway(andpossiblythroughtoSunburyinfuture);thefutureOuterMetropolitanRingroad;thepossiblefuturerailstationatMtAtkinson;andconnectionstothefutureindustrialareainWarrensbrookPSP.
O6 / AttractadiversityofbusinessesandemployerstoPlumptonandinparticulartotheBusinessandIndustrialPrecinct;theMajorTownCentre;andtheLocalTownCentre,throughcreatingarangeoflotsizeswhichrespondtolocalconditionsincludingtopography,environmentalfeaturesandthestreetnetwork.
O7 / DeveloptheMajorTownCentreatthe‘pinwheel’intersectionofBeattys,HopkinsandTarletonRoads,usingtheconnectionsofBeattysRoadtomaximisethecatchmenttotheTownCentre,drawingvisitationfromthebroadercommunitiesofPlumptonandKororoitPSPandbeyond.
O8 / EnsuretheMajorTownCentreandtheLocalTownCentredeliverhighqualitypublicspacesandcivicusesaswellasretailandcommercialuses,andattractvisitorsthroughclearidentificationatgatewaysitesalongPlumptonRoad,HopkinsRoad,BeattysRoadandconnectorstreets.
O9 / DevelopahighqualityinterfacebetweenthePlumptonBusinessandIndustrialPrecinctandthePlumptonMajorTownCentre,tomaximiseconnectionsandsynergiesbetweenthetwoareas.
O10 / Deliverhighamenitytowncentresbyprioritisingaccessforwalking,cyclingandpublictransport.
O11 / Deliverlower-cost,flexiblespaceinandadjacenttotheMajorTownCentreandLocalTownCentreforarangeofsmalllocalenterprises,andtoensurethesecentreshaveanabilitytoadaptandevolveovertime.
O12 / EncouragetheprovisionofaLocalConvenienceCentreinthesoutheastofthePrecinctwithoutcompromisingthefunctionsandrolesofnearbytowncentres.
OPENSPACEANDCOMMUNITYFACILITIES
O13 / DevelopanopenspacenetworkwhichconnectstolocalandregionaldestinationsincludingtheproposedKororoitRegionalPark,theKororoitCreek,theMtAtkinsonvolcanicconeareaandtheWesternGrasslandsReserve.
O14 / Encouragewalking,cyclingandotherrecreationopportunitiesbyprovidingconnectionsbetweenthevariouselementsoftheopenspacenetworkincludingalongstreets,localparks,sportsreserves,publicplazas,waterways,gasandpowerlineseasements,andthehistoricBeattysRoadgoldfieldsroute.
O15 / RetainthestreetfunctionofBeattysRoadreservewhiledeliveringacontinuouslinearparkfunctionalongitslength,withdevelopmentfrontingthereserveandmaximisinguseofthelinearparkforwalking,cycling,play,communityfacilitiesandasadirectconnectiontotheMajorTownCentre.
O16 / Maximisetheopenspaceandconservationbenefitsofthepowerlinesandgaseasements,whichrunnorth-souththroughthePrecinct,throughdevelopingasharedpathwithineach,andcomplementedbyindigenouslandscapingandrecreationaluseswithintheeasements.
O17 / Provideforgovernmentandnon-governmentschoolsitestomeetthestrategicallyjustifiedneedforstateandprivateeducationinthearea.
O18 / Promotethehealthandwellbeingofresidentsbydevelopingabuiltenvironmentwithfacilitiesandamenitiestoenablehealthylifestyles.
BIODIVERSITYANDTHREATENEDSPECIES
O19 / Contributetothelongtermconservationofsignificantfloraandfaunaspeciesthroughprotectionofhabitat,particularlyalongwaterwayswhichflowintotheKororoitCreek.
TRANSPORTANDMOVEMENT
O20 / Providesafe,continuousandinvitingpathsoftravelforpedestriansandcycliststokeydestinationsandtrails,includingtheMajorTownCentreandLocalTownCentre;schoolsandcommunityhubs;sharedpathsalongwaterwaysandeasements;andtotheKororoitCreekandproposedKororoitRegionalParktothesouth.
O21 / Createaclearandlegiblestreetnetworkthatprovidesstraightforwardconnectionstothewiderpublictransportandroadnetwork.
O22 / Maximiseuseofpublictransportbyprovidinganefficientbus-capableroadnetworkthatserviceskeydestinationsthroughoutthePrecinct.
INTEGRATEDWATERMANAGEMENTANDUTILITIES
O23 / Deliveranintegratedwatermanagementsystemthatreducesrelianceonreticulatedpotablewater,increasesthere-useofalternativewater,respondstolocalsoiltypes,minimisesfloodrisk,ensureswaterwayhealth,andcontributestowardsasustainableandgreenurbanenvironment.
O24 / Ensuresensitivelandusesarelocatedoutsidethemeasurementlengthofthehighpressuregastransmissionpipelineswherepossibleandthatconstructionismanagedtominimiseriskofanyadverseimpacts.
PRECINCTINFRASTRUCTUREPLANANDSTAGING
O25 / DeliverHopkinsRoadandassociatedwaterwaycrossingsearlyinthestagingofthePrecinct,toopenupaccesstotheMajorTownCentreandtheBusinessandIndustrialPrecinct,andtoreducepressureonexistingandproposedconnectorstreets.
O26 / Providealllotswithpotablewater,thirdpipe,electricity,reticulatedsewerage,drainage,gasandtelecommunicationstothesatisfactionoftherelevantauthority.
O27 / Delivercohesiveandintegratedneighbourhoodsbyco-ordinatingdevelopmentwiththedeliveryofkeylocalandstateinfrastructure.
Plan4istheLandUseBudgetofthePlumptonPSP.PleasecontactMPAforanaccessibleversionofthisplan.
2.3SummaryLandUseBudget
ThePlumptonPSPlandusebudgetinTable1providesasummaryofthelandrequiredfortransport,communityfacilities,governmenteducationfacilities,andopenspaceandidentifiesthetotalamountoflandavailablefordevelopment.
TheNetDevelopableArea(NDA)isestablishedbydeductingthelandrequirementsfortransport,communityfacilities,publicandprivateeducationfacilities,openspace(sportsreservesandlocalparks),drainagecorridors,conservationareasandotherencumberedlandfromtheGrossDevelopableArea(GDA).
TheGDAforthePlumptonPrecinctis1016.06hectares,withatotalNDAof705.17hectares.TheresidentialNDAis599.47hectares,meaningapproximately59.00%ofthelandwithinthePlumptonPSPareaisavailableforresidentialdevelopment,while105.70hectares,or10.40%oftheland,isavailableforpredominantlyemploymentuses.
Basedonatypicalresidentialdevelopmentyieldaverageof16.5dwellingspernetdevelopablehectare,andincludinghigherdensitiesofupto25-30dwellingsperhectareasperPlan5insomelocations,thePlumptonPSPwillgenerateatleast10,680dwellingstoaccommodate29,900residents.
Refer to Excel Spreadsheet Table1for theSummaryLandUseBudget.PleasecontactMPAtoseeanaccessibleversionofthistable.
Plan5istheImage,Character,Housing,CommunityandEmployment PlanofthePlumptonPSP.PleasecontactMPAforanaccessibleversionofthisplan.
3.0Implementation
3.1Image,character,heritagehousing
3.1.1Imageandcharacter
REQUIREMENTSR1 / Allpubliclandscapedareasmustbeplantedanddesignedtothesatisfactionoftheresponsibleauthority.
R2 / Streettreesmustbeplantedonbothsidesofallroadsandstreets(excludinglaneways)atregularintervalsappropriatetotreesizeatmaturity,unlessotherwiseagreedbytheresponsibleauthorityandinaccordancewithMeltonCityCouncilLandscapeGuidelines,atanaverageof:
Averageinterval / Treesize(inheight)
8–10metres / Smalltrees(lessthan10metres)
10–12metres / Mediumtrees(10–15metres)
10–15metres / Largetrees(15metresorgreater)
R3 / Streettreeplantingondeclaredarterialroadsmustbeestablishedinaccordancewiththeclearzoneguidelinestothesatisfactionofthecoordinatingroadauthority.
R4 / Treesinparksandstreetsmustbe:
- Suitableforlocalconditions
- Plantedinmodifiedandimprovedsoiltosupporttreeestablishmentandlongevity
- ConsistentwithanyguidanceprovidedontherelevantcrosssectionwithinthisPSPunlessotherwiseapprovedbytheresponsibleauthority.
R5 / Boundaryfencesforwardofthebuildinglinemustnotexceed1.2metresinheight.
guidelines
G1 / Streetsshouldbeprovideddirectlyabuttingwaterwayreserves,openspacesandutilitieseasementstoensurehousesgenerallyfacethesepublicspaces.
G2 / Inlocationswheretheresponsibleauthorityissatisfieditisnotfeasibletolocateastreetadjacenttotheopenspacenetwork(includingwaterwayreserve,openspaceorutilitieseasement),thenhousesshouldfacethepathwithintheopenspacenetworkpathandbe‘rear-loaded’.
G3 / HighqualitylandscapetreatmentsshouldbeprovidedthroughoutthePrecinct,mostparticularlyinstreetscapesandalongcreekanddrainagewaterwaycorridors.
G4 / Streetnetworkswithinsubdivisionsshouldbedesignedtomaximisethenumberofconnectionsanddirectviewstotheopenspacenetworkandtowncentres.
G5 / Subdivisiondesignshouldincorporatenaturalandbuiltdesignelementswhichrespondtolocalheritageandtopographytoassistinplacemakingandtheachievementofa“senseofplace”.
G6 / Toreinforceneighbourhoodcharacterandtheroleofthestreetorpublicplace,aconsistentsuiteoflightingandfurnitureshouldbeusedacrossneighbourhoods,appropriatetothetypeandroleofstreetorpublicspace,unlessotherwiseapprovedbytheresponsibleauthority.
G7 / Salvagedrocksshouldberetainedonsitewherepossibleandincorporatedinthedesignofwaterways,retainingstructures,fencesandotherlandscapefeatures.
G8 / ExistingtreesshownonPlan2shouldberetainedwherepossiblealongstreetsandinsubdivisions.
G9 / Builtformoncornerlotsshouldprovideapositiveaddresstobothfrontages.Thiscanbeachievedthroughtheuseofappropriateplacementofglazing,locationofarchitecturaltreatmentsandappropriateandhighqualityboundaryfencing.
G10 / BuiltformshouldaddtothePrecinctcharacterbyprovidinganattractivestreetaddressthatencouragespassivesurveillanceandvisualinterest.
G11 / Sitesinprominentlocations,suchasPlumptonMajorTownCentreandmajorintersections,shouldbedevelopedtorespondtotheirstrategiclocationandpreferablyhavegreaterheight,densityandarchitecturalquality(referAppendixB)
3.1.2Heritage
REQUIREMENTSR6 / Anysubdivisionand/ordevelopmentoflandadjoiningaheritagesiteidentifiedundertheHeritageOverlayintheMeltonPlanningSchemeand/orofpost-contactculturalheritagesignificance,musthaveregardtotheheritagesignificanceofthesiteandprovideasensitiveinterface.
R7 / BeattysRoadReservemustberetainedforpublicusewithconnectorroadandlocalroadfunctionsasperconceptplansinFigure1toFigure5andaspersectionslocatedonPlan8andinAppendixD,withacontinuousoff-roadsharedpathandlocalparksandcommunityusesatdesignatedlocations,anddrystonewallsretainedasrequiredbythisPSP.
R8 / DrystonewallsillustratedonPlan2mustberetainedunlessotherwiseagreedbytheresponsibleauthority.Drystonewallstoberetainedmust:
- Besituatedwithinpublicopenspaceorroadreservetothesatisfactionoftheresponsibleauthority
- Haveasuitablelandscapeinterface
- Becheckedbyasuitablyqualifieddrystonewallerforanyloosestones.Anyloosestonesaretobereinstatedinthewallinsecurepositions
- Retainpostandwireorpostandrailfencessituatedwithinthewalls,withanywireprotrudingbeyondtheverticalfaceofthewallreinstatedtoitsoriginalpositionorremoved
- Beincorporatedintosubdivisiondesigntominimisedisturbancetothewalls(e.g.utilisationofexistingopeningsforvehicleandpedestrianaccess).
R9 / Anyreinstatementorrepairofwallsmustbeundertakenbyasuitablyqualifieddrystonewallerandistobeconsistentwiththeconstructionstyleoftheoriginalwall.
R10 / Installationofservicesacrossthealignmentofretaineddrystonewallsmustbeundertakenbyboringratherthanopentrenching.Ifopentrenchingordisturbancetothewallisunavoidable,aminimumsectionofwallmaybetemporarilyremovedandthenreinstatedtooriginalconditionunderthesupervisionofasuitablyqualifieddrystonewallertothesatisfactionoftheresponsibleauthority.
R11 / Reinstatementofwallsmustusestonefrom(inorderofpriority):
- Theoriginalwallinthatlocation(includingfallenstoneadjacenttothewall)
- Anearbysectionofthewallapprovedtoberemoved
- Anyadjacentpaddockcontainingwallpartswhichcanberecovered
- Wallsapprovedtoberemovedinthenearbyarea(includinganystonewhichhasbeenstockpiledbyCouncil).
R12 / HousingandotherdevelopmentmustfrontBeattysRoadReserveunlessagreedbytheresponsibleauthority.
GUIDELINES
G12 / IdentifyopportunitiesforinterpretationoflocalhistorywithintheBeattysRoadReserve.
G13 / DevelopmentoflandsubjecttotheHeritageOverlayintheMeltonPlanningSchemeshouldensurethattheheritageplaceisrecognisedwithin,andwellintegratedwith,thesubdivision.
G14 / ProponentsundertakingdevelopmentoflandidentifiedontheVictorianAboriginalHeritageRegister,and/orwithhighAboriginalculturalheritagevaluesincludingthoseidentifiedonPlan2,shouldliaisewiththedesignatedRegisteredAboriginalParty(ortheOfficeofAboriginalAffairsVictoriainitsabsence)toascertainwhetherheritageinterpretationisappropriateintheseidentifiedlocations,andhowtheheritagesite(s)shouldbeincorporatedintothedesignofthesubdivision.
G15 / Landusesabuttingretaineddrystonewallsshouldenhancepublicvisibilityofthewalls.Relevantusesincludeopenspace,conservationreserve,roadvergeorpropertyboundarywall.
G16 / Whereithasbeenagreedwiththeresponsibleauthoritythatanexistingdrystonewallistoberemoved,landownersshouldconsultwithCounciltodeterminewhetherthematerialcanberetainedforuseelsewhere.
G17 / AdaptivereuseofMeltonHighwayHouse(HO68)maybeappropriateifitisdemonstratedthatitwillcontributetothelongtermconservationofthisheritageplace.
PleaserefertoFigure1toFigure5.PleasecontactMPAforaccessibleversionsofthesefigures.
Figure1isBeattysRoadReserve,thePowerlinesEasementInterface.
Figure2isBeattysRoadReserve,theLocalSportsReserveInterface.
Figure3isBeattysRoadReserve,theConnectorStreetandDirectFrontageInterface.
Figure4isBeattysRoadReserve–LocalAccessStreetandCommunityFacilitiesInterface.
Figure5BeattysRoadReserve–RetardingBasinInterface.
3.1.3Housing
REQUIREMENTSR13 / Residentialsubdivisionsmustdeliverabroadrangeoflotsizescapableofaccommodatingavarietyofhousingtypes.
R14 / Subdivisionoflandmustdeliveranoverallminimumaveragedensityof16.5dwellingspernetdevelopablehectare. Whereasubdivisionproposalrepresentsasinglestageorlimitednumberofstages,proponentsshoulddemonstratehowthesubdivisionwillcontributetotheeventualsatisfactionofthisguidelinethroughfurtherstagesofdevelopment.
R15 / MediumdensityandhigherdensityhousingmustbemaximisedwithinandadjacenttokeyamenityareasofthePrecinct,asillustratedonPlan5andinTable3.
R16 / Subdivisionoflandwithina400metrewalkabledistanceofPlumptonMajorTownCentre,theLocalTownCentre,communityhubsandthePrincipalPublicTransportNetwork,andasindicatedonPlan5,mustcreatearangeoflotsizessuitableforthedeliveryofmediumorhigherdensityhousingtypeslistedinTable2.
R17 / Lotsanddwellingswherepossiblemustfrontorside:
- Drainagechannels,waterways
- Allopenspaceandutilitieseasements(includingthehistoricBeattysRoadReserve)
- Arterialandconnectorroads,includingthefutureOuterMetroRingroad(referAppendixF)
R18 / Subdivisionapplicationsmustincludelayoutsforanylotsidentifiedforfuturedevelopmentofmediumdensity,highdensityorintegratedhousingthatsuitablydemonstrate:
- Potentialdwellingyield
- Activeinterfaceswithadjacentstreet,openspaceandwaterways
- Safeandeffectiveinternalvehicleandpedestriancirculation
- Thedeliveryofdwellingdiversityandlotsizes
- Servicingarrangements
- Treatmentsforsensitiveinterfaces.
GUIDELINES
G18 / Subdivisionsshouldcaterfortheprovisionofarangeofdwellingtypesandlotfrontagestoachievehousingdiversityandcreatechoiceateachstageofdevelopment.
G19 / Subdivisionsshould,foreachstage,caterfortheprovisionofthreeormoredwellingtypes,aslistedinTable2asappropriate,ordemonstrateanalternativelotrangethatachievesthehousingdiversityobjectives.
G20 / Specialisedhousingformssuchaslifestylecommunities,retirementlivingoragedcarefacilitiesshould:
- Beintegratedintothewiderurbanstructure
- Belocatedincloseproximitytotowncentresandcommunityhubs
- Beaccessiblebypublictransport
- Notpresentabarriertomovementthroughthesurroundingroadnetwork.
Table2providesanexampleofthetypicalhousingtypesthatmightbeprovidedonarangeoflotsizesthatsupportthehousingdiversityobjectives.
HOUSINGTYPESTHATMAYBESUPPORTED / LOTSIZECATEGORY(m2)LESSTHAN300m2 / 301-600m2 / MORETHAN600m2
Smalllothousing(includingtownhousesandattached,semi-detachedanddetachedhouses)
Dualoccupancies,includingduplex
Detachedhousing
Multi-unithousingsites(includingterraces,rowhousesandvillas)
Stackedhousing(includingapartmentsand
walk-upflats)
Refer to Excel Spreadsheet Table3for theHousingDeliveryGuide.PleasecontactMPAtoseeanaccessibleversionofthistable.
3.2EmploymentandTownCentres
3.2.1MajorTownCentre
TheMajorTownCentre(MTC)islocatedatthecrossroadsbetweenthehistoricBeattysRoadReserveandnewextensionstotwoarterialroads,formingauniqueplace-makingstructureforthecentre.Theurbanformisdelineatedbythenewandhistoricroadstructure,whichispartlytransformedintoopenspacetocreateastrongframeworkforthecentrewhichhasatitsheartkeycommunitygatheringplaces.Additionally,amajorwaterwayelementhasthepotentialtoformamorenaturalisticbackdropandbreakintheurbanformasalinearwetland/retardingbasinlinkingtothebroaderopenspacenetwork.
TheMTCwillformtheheartofaregionalcatchmentandwillprovideretail,commercial,cultural,community,sportingandsocialfacilities.AdjacencytotheBusinessandIndustrialPrecincttothewestwillfurtherstrengthenthediverseemploymentpotentialandofferofthecentre.
Figure6showstheMajorTownCentreOrganisingElements.PleasecontactMPAtoseeanaccessibleversionofthisfigure.
The‘organisingelements’diagramsarenotintendedtobeprescriptive.TheyillustratethekeydriversbehindthedevelopmentoftheMTCconceptplan.
RefertoUDFextentdiagramforthefollowing:
- TheMTCisshapedbythefutureHopkinsRoadextension(north-south);theexistingBeattysRoadReserve;theretardingbasinandwaterwaycorridor;thefutureextensionofTarletonRoad(west–southeast);andaneweast-westconnectorstreettothenorth.
- TheseformthemajordesignconstraintsandopportunitiesfortheMTC,aswellastheextentoftheUrbanDesignFrameworktobeprepared.
RefertotheRoadandTransportNetworkdiagramforthefollowing:
- BeattysRoadReserve,andthenorth-southwaterwaywillprovidepedestrianandcyclingaccessintotheMTC.
- ConnectorstreetsandHopkinsRoadwillprovideaccessforallmodes.
- Theeast-westmainstreetisthefocusforcivicfacilities,retailandthetownsquare,withsupportingnorth-southstreets.
PleaserefertothePlace-makingdiagramforthefollowing:
- Thesix-way‘pinwheel’intersectionareaisanimportantgatewaysite,whichshapesthestructureoftheMTC
- BeattysRoadhistoricgoldfieldsroutewillbedevelopedintoatree-linedlinearparkwithstreetsalongoneortwosidesalongitslengththroughout,andpunctuatedwithlocalparks,activeplayandcommunityfacilities
- ThewaterwayandretardingbasinwillbeattractivelylandscapedtoprovideagreenspaceandpleasantoutlookfortheMTC
- AnewtownsquarewillfocusactivitywithintheMTC.
PleaserefertothePrecinctsdiagramforthefollowing:
- Thetowncentre‘heart’includesthetownsquare,civicfacilitiesandtheretailcore
- Furtheranchorandspecialtyretailshopsarelocatedintheretail/serviceprecinct
- Theentertainmentprecinctwillincludecafesandrestaurants,takingadvantageoftheattractiveoutlookovertheopenspacespineformedbythewaterwaytotheeast
- Anofficeandcommercialareawillbethe‘face’oftheMTCtoHopkinsRoad,andbewellconnectedtofurthercommercialopportunitieswestofHopkinsRoad
- HigherdensityresidentialareasnorthandsouthoftheMTCwillcontributetothevibrancyoftheMTC,togetherwithopportunitiesforhigherdensityresidentialdevelopmentoverotherretail/commercialusesintheMTCandalongHopkinsRoadcommercialusestothewest.
Figure7istheMajorTownCentreConceptPlan.PleasecontactMPAtoseeanaccessibleversionofthisfigure.
Place-makingandDesignElements
ThehistoricBeattysRoadReservemeetswiththenewstreetgridofthePSPtoshapethestructureofthePlumptonMajorTownCentre.
- BeattysRoadReserveispartiallytransformedintoalinearparkwithmultiplefunctionsalongitslengthincludingstreet,sharedpathandparkland,encouragingwalkingandcyclingintotheMTC.
- Majorsupermarketsandadiscountdepartmentstoreareretailanchors,andspecialtyretailandatownsquarealongtwointersecting“main”streetsaccentuatetheimportanceofthislocationastheheartofthearea.
- DiverseemploymentuseswithintheMTCarestrengthenedbylinkstobusinessandindustriallandacrossHopkinsRoad.
- Theeast-westmainstreetprovidesstronglinkstocivicusestotheeast,andconnectstotheBeattysRoadReserveandthestreetnetwork.
- Thewaterwayisanopenspaceassetencouragingoutdoordiningandrelatedusesadjacent.
- LocatingahighqualitybuildingofincreasedscaleandheightattheHopkinsRoad/BeattysRoadReserveintersectionemphasisestheunusual‘pinwheel’streetstructure,definestheMTC’sedgeandprovidesalocallandmark.
Pleasenote that theMTCconceptplanisaconceptplanandisnotintendedtobeprescriptive.
REQUIREMENTSR19 / ShopfloorspacewithintheMajorTownCentre(excluding‘restrictedretail’)mustnotexceed45,000m²withoutaplanningpermit.
R20 / AnUrbanDesignFrameworkPlan(UDF)mustbeapprovedbytheresponsibleauthorityfortheMajorTownCentrewithintheUDFareaasillustratedon Figure 6.
R21 / TheUDFmustaddressthefollowing:
- Aresponse to Figure 6, Figure 7 andAppendixB
- RelevantdesignguidelinespreparedbytheVictorianGovernmentandMeltonCityCouncil
- Alanduseplanthatidentifiestheappropriatelocationforallsupportedlandusesandconsiderstherelationshipbetweentheseuses,includingtheintegrationofcommunityfacilitiesandservices
- Afine-grainstreetnetworkthatidentifiesdirectconnectivitywithin,toandfromthetowncentre,includingmeasurestoslowdownspeedsalongmainstreets
- Measurestoprioritisepedestriansalongandacrossthemainstreets,andprovideacontinuouspathoftravelforpedestriansandcycliststokeydestinations
- Locationsofpublictransportservices,includingbusstops
- Adiversityofsizesandtypesofcommercialtenancies
- Higherdensityhousingwithinandsurroundingthetowncentre,anditsdesign
- Stagingandindicativedevelopmenttimingofthetowncentre
- Provisionsforcarparkingincludingthelocationanddesignofparkingareas,carparkingratesandademonstrationofhowoff-streetcarparkinghasbeenminimisedthroughefficienciesintheshareduseofoff-streetfacilities
- Provisionofserviceareasfordeliveriesandwastedisposalincludingaccessforlargervehicles,includingmeasurestominimisenegativeimpactsontheamenityofthetowncentreandadjoiningneighbourhoods
- DesignoftheinterfacewiththePlumptonBusinessandIndustrialPrecinct;BeattysRoadReserve;theHopkinsRoad/TarletonRoad/BeattysRoad‘pinwheel’structure;thewaterwaycorridor;andsurroundingresidentialuses
- Keyviewstothesurroundingareaandopenspaceandthecreationofvistasthroughthetowncentretocreateinterestinthestreetscapeandprovideopportunitiesforfinegrainedurbandesignoutcomes
- Apublicspaceplanthatidentifiesahierarchyofpublicspacesincludinglocalparks,pedestrianandcyclinglinks,urbanspacesandlandscapenodes,showinglinkstothebroaderopenspacenetwork
- Locationanddesignofactiveuses,signageandtreatmentofgroundfloorwindows(iefrostingandadvertisingshouldnotcoverwindows,toensureviewsinandoutofgroundfloortenanciesaremaintained)
- Visualinterestatthepedestrianscalewithactiveandactivatedfaçadetreatments,avoidinglongexpansesofunarticulatedfaçadetreatments
- Place-makingelements,characterprecinctsanddestinationswithinthetowncentreincludingahierarchyofpublicspacesthatprovideopportunitiesforsocialinteractionandlocalevents
- Requirementsforavarietyofbuildingmaterialsandform.
Table4istheTownCentreHierarchy.
TOWNCENTRE / SHOPFLOORSPACE(excluding‘restrictedretail’uses)* / COMMERCIAL FLOORSPACE
(indicativeonly–includesmedical,non-governmentorganisationsetc.) / LOCATIONANDANCILLARYUSES
PlumptonMajorTownCentre(MTC) / 45,000m2 / 58,500m2 / Providesafullrangeofretail,commercial,mixeduseandhigher-ordercommunityfacilitiesincludinglibraryandyouth/seniorfacilities.Includeshighdensityhousingandahighamenityfoodandbeverage/entertainmentarealocatedalonganattractivewaterwaycorridorandwetlandconnectingtotheopenspacenetwork.
PlumptonLocalTownCentre (LTC) / 6,300m2 / 5,400m2 / Providesarangeoflocalservicesforthecommunityinthesouth-westofthePrecinct. Co-locatedwithagovernmentprimaryschool,non-governmentprimaryschool,communityfacilitiesandsportingreserveandontheopenspacenetwork.
PlumptonLocalConvenienceCentre
(LCC) / 500m2 / 500m2 / Toprovidetop-upgroceriesandlocalservicesfortheareainthesouth-eastofthePrecinct,whereresidentsarebeyondacomfortablewalktotheLTCorMTC.Co-locatedwithagovernmentprimaryschool,communityfacilitiesandasportingreserve.
*Notethatthisdoesnotimplythatrestrictedusesarenotpermitted,buttheyarenotincludedwithinthisfloorspacefigure.
Table5istheanticipatedemploymentcreationinPrecinct.
LandUse / Measure / Jobs / QtyinPSP / Est.JobsCommunitycentre / Jobs/Centre / 10 / 4 / 40
PrimarySchool / Jobs/School / 40 / 4 / 160
SecondarySchool / Jobs/School / 90 / 2 / 180
Othercommunityservices(medical,NGOetc) / 1Job/50sqm / 0.02 / 21,240 / 425
Retail / 1Job/30sqm / 0.03 / 84,960 / 2,832
Commercial/mixeduse / 1Job/20sqm / 0.05 / 42,400 / 2,120
Industrial/commercialemploymentarea / 1Job/60sqm / 0.17 / 38,200 / 6,367
Homebasedbusiness / 1Job/20dwellings / 0.05 / 10,680 / 534
Totalestimated / 12,657
Refer to Figure8- the LocalTownCentreconceptplan.
3.2.2LocalTownCentre
PlumptonLocalTownCentrewillservicelocalneedsandwillprovideopportunitiesfor‘smalllocalenterprises’todevelopandformpartoftheLTCandcommunityhub.Itislocatedclosetoafuturesportsreserveandadjacenttocommunityfacilitiesandagovernmentandnon-governmentschool,andwillenableastrongsenseofplacethroughrespondingtoanattractivelandscapedwaterwayswaleandtheexistingPlumptonRoad.
‘Smalllocalenterprises’aresupportingservicesandancillaryuseswhicharetypicallyontheperipheryof,ornear,LocalTownCentresintraditionalinnerandmiddleringareasinMelbourne.Usesmayinclude,butarenotlimitedtothefollowing(subjecttoplanningpermitrequirements):
- Printers,craftcentres,storage,equipmentrepairsandservicing,studio/workrooms,veterinaryclinics,dancestudios.
Theycanrequiremanydifferentlayoutoptions,variedfloorspacesizes,servicing,storageandlower-orderrentalsthaninthecoreretailareas.TheseareintegraltothecreationofLTCsandhelpsupportthreeoftheprinciplesinAppendixC,by:
- Providingafullrangeoflocalservices(Principle4-adapted)
- Integratinglocalemploymentandserviceopportunities(Principle6-adapted)
- Promotingsustainability,adaptabilityandlocalisation(Principle10-adapted).
Place-makingandDesignElements
- Activityisfocusedalongthecentral,pedestrian-prioritymainstreet
- Specialtyretailshopsprovideanactiveandattractiveinterfacetothestreet,‘sleeved’aroundasupermarketanchor
- Ahighqualityconnectionacrosstheconnectorroadprovidesstronglinkstocommunityandeducationusestotheeast
- BuiltformalongtheedgesoftheLTCprovideanattractiveinterfacetosurroundingresidentialuses
- ThewaterwayshapestheLTCandprovidesanattractiveoutlookforcafes/entertainmentandapublicplaza,aswellasofficeworkers
- OpportunitiesforheightalongPlumptonRoaddrawattentiontotheLTCwithinthesurroundingresidentialarea
- Theadjacentconstructedwaterway/swalelinkstothebroaderopenspacenetworkandwillbeanattractivepartofthelandscape
- SmalllocalenterpriseslocatedontheperipheryoftheLTCprovidefordiverselocalbusinessesandservices.
Please note that theLTCconceptplanisaconceptplanandisnotintendedtobeprescriptive.
REQUIREMENTSR22 / LanduseanddevelopmentwithintheLocalTownCentremustrespondtotheconceptplanin Figure 8andaddressAppendixC.
R23 / DesignofbuildingsintheLocalTownCentremustprovidevisualinterestatthepedestrianscale,withactiveandactivatedfaçadetreatments.Longexpansesofunarticulatedfaçadetreatmentsmustbeavoided.
3.2.3LocalConvenienceCentre
TheLocalConvenienceCentrewillservicelocalneedsandwillprovideopportunitiesforsomesmalllocalenterprisestodevelop.TheLCCwilldevelopintoacommunityhubasitisco-locatedwithfuturesportingreserves,primaryschoolandcommunityfacilities.
REQUIREMENTSR24 / TheLocalConvenienceCentremustbeorientedtowardstheconnectorstreetandconsidertherelationshipandinterfacewithsurroundinguses.
R25 / Shopfloorspacewithinthelocalconveniencecentremustnotexceed500m²withoutaplanningpermit.
R26 / Buildingsaspartofalocalconveniencecentremust:
- Provideprimaryaccesstotenanciesfromtheconnectorstreet
- Provideactiveandarticulatedfrontagestotheadjoiningstreetnetwork
- Haveactivefrontagesandmustbedesignedinawaywhichcontributestothepublicdomain
- Locateanyservicinginfrastructureorcarparkingtotherearorcentreoftheallotmentinamannerthatprotectstheamenityofthesurroundingneighbourhood.
R27 / Safeandconvenientpedestrianaccessmustbeprovidedtothelocalconveniencecentre,includingasafepedestrianstreetcrossingandproximitytobusstoplocations.
GUIDELINES
G21 / AlocalconveniencecentreshouldbelocatedasillustratedonPlan3,unlessotherwiseagreedbytheresponsibleauthority,andshouldbeconsistentwiththeguidanceprovidedinrelationtothehierarchyofcentresin Table 4.
G22 / ThedesignoftheLocalConvenienceCentreshould:
- Featureclearcirculationandahighdegreeofpermeabilityforpedestrians
- Provideforamixoftenancies
- Incorporatearangeofusesincludingretail,officesandmediumdensityresidentialuse.
Refer to Figure9 -BusinessandIndustrialPrecinctconceptplan
3.2.4BusinessandIndustrialPrecinct
TheBusinessandIndustrialPrecinctwillservicetheemergingresidentialcommunitiesinPlumptonandareastothesouthandwest.ItsstrategiclocationbetweenthePlumptonMajorTownCentre/HopkinsRoad,MeltonHighwayandthefutureOuterMetroRingroadwillmakeitahighlyaccessiblelocationforarangeofbusinesses,aswellasahighlyaccessiblelocationinwhichtowork.
Thefocuswillbeonlocalandsub-regionalbusinesseswhichcanbenefitfromthelocationclosetoemergingresidentialcommunitiesandprovideservicestothesecommunities–suchasstorage,printing,automotiveandequipmentrepairsandsupplies;‘factoryettes’;distributionandpostalservices;workshopsandstudiosforemerginglocalbusinesses;aswellasdancestudios,gymsandotheruseswhichneedlargerfloorplatesthantypicallyavailableintowncentres.
Withavarietyoflotsizesavailable,theBusinessandIndustrialPrecinctwillsupportadiversityofbusinesses.Anattractivewaterwayandlocalparkswillprovideworkerswithplacestolunch,playinformalsportandwalkalong,aswellasprovidingconnectionstoneighbouringnon-urbanandfuturePSPareas.
SmallerlotswithhigherdensityjobfigureswillbeencouragedinareasclosertotheMajorTownCentreandpublictransportservices,andarealsolikelyonthemoreslopingtopographyadjacentthewaterway.
Medium-densitylive-workoptionswillbeencouragedalongthewesternsideofHopkinsRoadtofacilitateadiversityofemploymentanddevelopmentoptionsandprovideanactiveinterfacetotheMTC.Housingmustonlyoccuronupperfloors,withemploymentusesonthegroundfloor. Frontagetoadjacentexistingandproposedarterialroadswillprovideahighdegreeofexposurefornewbusinesses,facilitatingearlydevelopment.TheinterfaceoftheBusinessandIndustrialPrecincttoresidentialareasinparticularwillrequirewell-designedbuildingswithlandscapedsetbacks.
ThefollowingrequirementsapplytotheBusinessandIndustrialPrecinctonPlan5.
REQUIREMENTSR28 / DevelopmentproposalsintheBusinessandIndustrialPrecinctmustrespondto Figure 9andtheCityofMeltonIndustrialGuidelines,aswellastheCrimePreventionThroughEnvironmentalDesign(CPTED)andSaferDesignGuidelines.
R29 / Locationoflanduses,buildingdesign,andinterfacetreatmentinindustrial,mixeduseandbusinessareasshownonPlan3mustminimisenegativeimpactsontheamenityofnearbyresidentialareas.
R30 / Asharedpathmustbeprovidedonbothsidesofthewaterway,andastreetmustbeprovidedalongatleastonesideofthewaterway.ThisenablesgreaterflexibilityoflotsizesandensuresthedevelopabilityandfeasibilityofdevelopmentintheBusinessandIndustrialPrecinct,whileensuringpedestrianandcyclistconnectivityismaintainedandthatbuildingspresentanattractiveaddresstothewaterway.
R31 / Buildingsmustbelocatedatthefrontofanysitetopresentanattractiveaddresstothestreet.
R32 / Carparkingandloadingfacilitiesmustbelocatedtothesideorrearofanybuildingstopresentanattractiveaddresstothestreet.
R33 / Goodsandmaterialsstorageareasandrefuseareasmustnotbevisiblefrompublicareas.
R34 / BuildingsandcarparkingorotherareasalongHopkinsRoadand/orTarletonRoadintheBusinessandIndustrialPrecinctmustbesetbackaminimumof5metresandlandscapedtoprovideanattractiveinterfacetosurroundingareas.
R35 / Keylocationsincludingarterialandconnector/arterialintersections;andadjacenttolocalparksmustincorporatefeaturesofinterestintothebuiltformandsurroundinglandscape,including:
- Variationsinbuiltformelements(suchasbuildingheights,useofparapets,awnings,shadestructures,balconies,androofelements)
- Articulationofbuildingfacades
- Featurecoloursandmaterials.
R36 / VehicularaccesstopropertiesfrontingTarletonRoadandHopkinsRoadmustbefromserviceroads,internallooproadsand/orrearlaneways.Serviceroadsandinternallooproadsmustprovideindentedparkinglanestocaterforonstreetparking.
R37 / AnUrbanDesignFrameworkPlan(UDF)mustbeapprovedbytheresponsibleauthorityforthepartoftheBusinessandIndustrialPrecinctindicatedinPlan5.
R38 / TheUDFmustaddressthefollowing:
- AresponsetoFigure9.
- RelevantdesignguidelinespreparedbytheVictorianGovernmentandMeltonCityCouncil
- Alanduseplanthatidentifiestheappropriatelocationforallsupportedlandusesandconsiderstherelationshipbetweentheseuses
- GroundfloorusesalongHopkinsRoad(mustbe‘employment’usesegoffices,business,studios,workshops,retail)
- Locationsformediumandhigherdensityhousing–permittedalongHopkinsRoadonly,andonlyonupperfloors,andonlywherethereare‘employment’usesonthegroundfloor
- EntriestoHopkinsRoadhousingandemploymentuses
- Theinterfacebetweenmixeduseandbusinessareas
- AstreetnetworkthatidentifiesdirectconnectivitytoandfromtheMajorTownCentre,includingmeasurestoslowdownspeedsalongmainstreets
- Measurestoprioritisepedestriansalongandacrossthemainstreets,andprovideacontinuouspathoftravelforpedestriansandcycliststokeydestinations
- Locationsofpublictransportservices,includingbusstops
- Adiversityofsizesandtypesofcommercialtenancies
- Stagingandindicativedevelopmenttiming
- Provisionsforcarparkingincludingthelocationanddesignofparkingareas,carparkingratesandademonstrationofhowoff-streetcarparkinghasbeenminimisedthroughefficienciesintheshareduseofoff-streetfacilities
- Provisionofserviceareasfordeliveriesandwastedisposalincludingaccessforlargervehicles,includingmeasurestominimisenegativeimpactsontheamenityofthearea
- DesignoftheinterfacewiththePlumptonMajorTownCentre;BeattysRoadReserve;theHopkinsRoad/TarletonRoad/BeattysRoad‘pinwheel’structure;andsurroundingresidentialandindustrial/businessuses
- Locationanddesignofactiveuses,signageandtreatmentofgroundfloorwindows(iefrostingandadvertisingshouldnotcoverwindows,toensureviewsinandoutofgroundfloortenanciesaremaintained)
- Visualinterestatthepedestrianscalewithactiveandactivatedfaçadetreatments,avoidinglongexpansesofunarticulatedfaçadetreatments
- Requirementsforavarietyofbuildingmaterialsandform.
GUIDELINES
G23 / Buildingsinthefollowinglocationsshouldaddress(inorderofprioritywherealotfrontsmultipleelements),andprovideanattractivefrontageto:
- ArterialRoads
- Waterwaysandpublicopenspace
- Connectorroads
- Localaccessroads.
G24 / Subdivisionshouldprovideforthecreationofarangeoflotssizestocaterforadiversityofcommercialuses.
G25 / Ancillaryofficesshouldbelocatedatthefrontofbuildings;shouldincludeafaçadeaddressingthestreetfrontageofthelot;andprovideforimprovedpedestrianaccessandengagementwiththepublicdomain.
G26 / Anyvisitorcarparkingandaccessareasinthefrontsetbackareashouldbesetbackaminimumof3metresfromthestreetfrontagetoenableprovisionofsufficientlandscapestripsatthestreetfrontage.Allvehiclesshouldbeabletoenter/exitthesiteinaforwarddirection.
G27 / Frontfencingisdiscouraged.Wherefencingisrequiredforwardofbuildinglinesandalongpublicstreets,itshouldbevisuallypermeableandnotgreaterthan1.2metresinheight.
G28 / Buildingsshouldbedesignedtohaveanintegratedappearancesoastoavoidtheappearanceofclutter.
G29 / Largeexpansesofcontinuouswallvisibletothestreetshouldhaveappropriatearticulation,landscapingandotherelementstoprovidereliefandvisualinterest.
G30 / Aconsistentlandscapingthemeshouldbedevelopedalongstreetsandaccessways. Variationsinstreettreespeciesshouldbeusedtocreatevisualcuesinappropriatelocationssuchasattheterminationofviewlines,keyintersections,andinparks.
G31 / Streetsshouldbealignedtocreateviewsanddirectconnectionstolocalparksandwaterways.
G32 / Watertanks,serviceinfrastructureandotherstructures(includingplantandequipment)thatarenotpartofthebuildingshouldbelocatedbehindthebuildinglineorwherethisisnotpossible,behindconstructedscreeningusingdurableandattractivematerials.
3.3CommunityFacilitiesandEducation
3.3.1CommunityFacilitiesandEducation
REQUIREMENTSR39 / Schoolsandcommunityfacilitiesmustbedesignedtofrontandbedirectlyaccessedfromapublicstreetandanyadjoiningpublicspaces,withcarparkslocatedawayfromthemainentry.
R40 / Wheretheresponsibleauthorityissatisfiedthatlandshownasapotentialnon-governmentschoolsiteisunlikelytobeusedforanon-governmentschool,thatlandmaybeusedforanalternativepurposewhichisgenerallyconsistentwiththesurroundinglandusesandtheprovisionsoftheappliedzone,andinaccordancewith,‘DevelopmentofNon-GovernmentSchoolSitesforanAlternativePurpose’(GAA2013).
R41 / Connectororlocalaccessstreetsabuttingaschoolmustbedesignedtoachieveslowvehiclespeedsandprovidedesignatedpedestriancrossingpointsasrequiredbytheresponsibleauthority.
GUIDELINES
G33 / Thedesignandlayoutofschools,communityfacilitiesandsportsreservesshouldincludeextensivecanopytreeplanting;beintegratedwherepossiblewithneighbouringfacilities,andfencingminimised,toenablecommunityuseoffacilitiesoutofhours;todelivercontinuouspedestrianpathsoftravel;andtoachieveefficienciessuchassharingandoverallreductionofcarparkingspaces.
G34 / Communityfacilitiesshouldbeplannedanddesignedtohavetheflexibilityandcapacitytomeetthechangingneedsofthecommunityandprovideforarangeofcommunityuses.
G35 / Anyprivatechildcare,medical,orsimilarfacilityisencouragedtolocateinornearPlumptonMajorTownCentre,LocalTownCentre,LocalConvenienceCentreandcommunityhubs.
G36 / Detaileddesignofcommunityhubsshouldincludeopportunitiesforthedevelopmentofcommunitygardensandassociatedinfrastructureincludinggardenbeds,gardensheds,seatingandwatertanks.
G37 / Thelocationofkeyentriestocommunityfacilitiesshouldallowforactivationofthestreetandsafeandconvenientpedestrianandcyclistaccessforallagesandabilities.
G38 / Schoolsshouldbeprovidedwiththreestreetfrontageswherepractical.
Plan5istheOpenSpaceofthePlumptonPSP.PleasecontactMPAforanaccessibleversionofthisplan.