Botanic Ridge Botanic Ridge - Growth Areas Authority

Botanic Ridge will be:
• A place of beauty, where excellence in landscape,
architectural and urban design contribute to a strong
‘sense of place’, while also addressing important visual and
environmental performance requirements.
• A place of significant housing choice, that caters for a
diversity of people with varying means.
• A connected community with integrated transport and
open space networks, community facilities and state of the
art telecommunication.
• Designed with nature in mind, utilising indigenous and
native plants and integrating conservation areas to foster
respect among residents for the environment.
• A residential precinct that is a model for the conservation of
urban ecology.
• A place where residents have a sense of ownership and
pride, which together with the beautiful environment and
excellent amenities, contributes to a healthy community.
• A place with inviting and thriving town centres, where it is
natural for residents of all ages to meet, shop and carry out
business.
• A place that recognises the adjoining RBGC as a major
strategic asset and conserves, enhances and integrates with
its ecological and landscape qualities
Botanic Ridge
PRECINCT STRUCTURE PLAN
THE PLAN
The Botanic Ridge Precinct Structure Plan as shown left covers an area of 318 hectares (786 acres). This plan shows the planned
structural elements including main roads, parks, wetlands and urban development areas. The Botanic Ridge Precinct Structure Plan
document details how each element is to be delivered. It can be viewed with the other detailed documents at: www.gaa.vic.gov.
au/Precinct_Structure_Plans
THE vISIoN
Botanic Ridge will be a unique community where physical landform, landscape character and environmental management
are the key planning and design drivers. Botanic Ridge will be an innovative model for the creation of an ecological,
landscaped and environmentally sustainable residential area that provides for housing diversity, quality community
facilities and vibrant town centres at urban densities.
HoUSING QUALITY ANd CHoICE
Providing for well designed and diverse housing is a key goal
for the Precinct. Lots ranging from 300 square metres or less
near town centres to 900 square metres or more adjoining the
botanic gardens, will provide opportunities for families to create
their homes in ways that suit them.
FUTURE TRANSPoRT NETWoRk
Key to the delivery of a strong transport network at Botanic
Ridge will be the upgrade of Craig Road and the delivery of a
new road (Casey Fields Boulevard) linking to Cranbourne East.
A bus-ready grid of roads, incorporating on road cycle paths will
also be delivered within the precinct area, linking town centres,
schools and key sports fields. This will be complemented by an
extensive network of pedestrian and shared paths within the
road reserves and alongside waterways and wildlife corridors.
ENvIRoNmENT ANd INNovATIoN
The plan implements the high standards for environmental
housing recommended by the Victorian Bushfire Royal
Commission, to ensure homes are able to take full advantage of
the exceptional opportunities of the adjoining RBGC.
Two significant wildlife corridors will be created to provide
habitat and movement opportunities for the Nationally listed
Southern Brown bandicoot, to and from RBGC. Additionally,
waterways, wetlands streets and parks will be planted with
indigenous and native plants, drawing inspiration from the
award winning RBGC Australian Garden.
Storm water from the precinct will be captured and treated so
that it can be used by residents via the recycled water network
that will service the area.
PLANNING PERmITS
Two permit applications and their associated draft planning
permits are also being circulated as part of this consultation
process. These applications seek to subdivide land for
approximately 1400 residential lots including land for a town
centre and two primary schools as shown.
Where to Inspect the details and Have Your Say
electronic copies of the draft amendment C133 to the Casey Planning Scheme, including the consultation drafts of the
Precinct Structure Plan, Native Vegetation Precinct Plan and Development Contributions Plan are available from the
Growth Areas Authority and the City of Casey websites:
www.gaa.vic.gov.au | www.casey.vic.gov.au
you can also review these documents in hardcopy during business hours at locations listed below:
GRoWTH AREAS AUTHoRITY
Level 29
35 Collins Street
MELBOURNE
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Growth Areas Authority
Level 29, 35 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Phone: (03) 9651 9600, Fax: (03) 9651 9623
info@gaa.vic.gov.au
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CITY oF CASEY
Customer Service Centre
Shop 8
(Bendigo Bank building)
Amberly Park Shopping Centre
101 Seebeck Drive
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CITY oF CASEY
Customer Service Centre
Cranbourne Park Shopping
Centre (opposite Post Office)
CRANBOURNE
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making a Submission
A submission must be made to the Growth Areas Authority at the below postal address or via email to amendments@
gaa.vic.gov.au. Please ensure that any submissions in respect of draft amendment C133 of the Casey Planning Scheme are
received by Friday the 23rd of December, 2011.
Further information
Paul Cassidy, Structure Planning Manager
matthew Rogers, Urban Planning Manager
GRowTh AReAS AUThoRITy
Level 29, 35 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000
Phone: (03) 9651 9600 Fax: (03) 9651 9623
Rebecca Scullion, Acting Team Leader Integrated Planning
Peter Hobbs, Senior Strategic Planner
CITy oF CASey
Customer Service Centre
Municipal offices
Magid Drive
NARRe wARReN 3805
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Botanic Ridge
PRECINCT STRUCTURE PLAN
NOVEMBER 2011
New plan for premium Australian
themed community at Botanic Ridge
The Growth Areas Authority and the City of Casey have
been working collaboratively to draft the Botanic Ridge
Precinct Structure Plan. The Botanic Ridge Precinct
Structure Plan (PSP) sets out a 15 year plan for the
development of approximately 3,200 new homes
accommodating around 9,000 residents. The plan builds
on and integrates with the Junction Village community
and the new community around Settlers Run Golf
Course.
Incorporating the rolling hills and native landscape of
the area, including the adjoining Royal Botanic Gardens
Cranbourne (RBGC), the plan delivers a residential
community embedded in a network of boulevards, parks
and waterways that deliver significant enhancement of
local landscape and conservation features.
The Structure Plan provides for extensive housing choice
including larger lots adjacent to the botanic gardens and
townhouses and villa units focussed on town centres
and local parks. Land is set aside for two state primary
schools, kindergartens, two new multi-use sports
reserves, two local town centres and a comprehensive
road and trail network.
The GAA wishes to hear your views on the plan. Please
provide your comments to the Growth Areas Authority
by Friday the 23rd of December 2011. Pending
resolution of any matters raised through the consultation
period, the GAA intends to recommend that the Minister
for Planning approve of the plan as a planning scheme
amendment to the Casey Planning Scheme.
See plan overleaf for proposed layout and details...

Precinct Structure Pla
CRANBOURNE
EAST
BALLARTO ROAD
AGE 4 (Possible
Future)
Urban Growth Bounda
Town Centre
Community Facilities
Government Educatio
JUNCTION
VILLAGE
Active Open Space/P
Road Reserve Conve
Passive Open Space
BOTANIC DRIVE
Biolink
ROYAL BOTANIC
GARDENS
CRANBOURNE
Precinct Structure Plan Area
Fire buffer zone - RBG
Urban Growth Boundary
Conservation Open S
Town Centre
SOUTH GIPPSLAND HIGHWAY
CRANBOURNE
EAST
BALLARTO ROAD
STAGE 4 (Possible
Future)
Community Facilities
Waterway / Drainage
Government Education Facility (Primary)
Waterway bodies / W
Active Open Space/Playing Fields
Tree Reserve along B
Road Reserve Converted to Active Open Space
Passive Open Space
Combined Heritage &
Heritage site / Open S
Biolink
Fire buffer zone - RBGC Perimeter (21 - 41m)
Proposed New Road-Casey Blvd
JUNCTION
VILLAGE
BOTANIC DRIVE
ROYAL BOTANIC
GARDENS
CRANBOURNE
Scattered Trees
Conservation Open Space
SOUTH GIPPSLAND HIGHWAY
Waterway / Drainage
AGE 1 (Under
evelopment)
Non Urban Land
Waterway bodies / Wetlands
Existing Urban Area
Tree Reserve along Browns Roads
Other Undeveloped L
Combined Heritage & Conservation Open Space
Major Arterial Road (S
Heritage site / Open Space (Aboriginal)
Proposed New Road-Casey Blvd
Arterial Road (2 - 4 lane
Connector Street (27m
Connector Street (with
Wetland/Retarding Scattered basin Trees
located outside precinct
Non Urban Land
subject to MW approval
Existing Urban Area
Other Undeveloped Land Within UGB
CRAIG ROAD
Access Street - Level
Major Arterial Road (South Gipps Highway)
SMITHS LANE
STAGE 1 (Under
Development)
APPLICATIoN NUmBER 1
Access Street - Level
Arterial Road (2 - 4 lane)
DEVON
MEADOWS
Local Access Street -
18m Standard
19m + Key Green Stre
15m Open Space Inte
Connector Street (27m)
Wetland/Retarding basin
located outside precinct
subject to MW approval
Connector Street (with Landscape and trail 32m)
CRAIG ROAD
Access Street - Level 2 (22m)
Access Street - Level 2 (with Landscape and trail 28m)
Local Access Street -
DEVON ROAD
APPLICATIoN NUmBER 2
SMITHS LANE
DEVON
MEADOWS
Ridge Line
Local Access Street - Level 1
18m Standard
19m + Key Green Streets
15m Open Space Interface (May Vary)
RBGC Potential Acce
DEVON ROAD
Local Access Street - Level 1 (with Landscape and trail 24m)
Ridge Line
RBGC Potential Access Point
BROWNS ROAD
KELLY ROAD
FLETCHER ROAD
SMITHS LANE
FIONA DRIVE
BROWNS ROAD
KELLY ROAD
FLETCHER ROAD
SMITHS LANE
FIONA DRIVE
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N. T. S. @ A4
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Date: October N. T. S. @ A4 2011
Issue: Date: - October 2011
Issue: -
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Future Urban Structure Plan
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dRAFT AmENdmENT To THE CASEY PLANNING SCHEmE
The proposed changes to the Casey Planning Scheme (Amendment C133) include:
Incorporation, via the Schedule to Clause 81.01, of:
• the Botanic Ridge Precinct Structure Plan
• the Botanic Ridge Development Contributions Plan
• the Botanic Ridge Native Vegetation Precinct Plan
Other changes include:
• Rezoning 11ha of RBGC land and Botanic Drive from Urban Growth Zone to Public Conservation and Recreation
Zone.
• Rezoning the Botanic Ridge area (the plan area) to Urban Growth Zone 4 (UGZ4). This zone sets out the land use and
development controls for the precinct. This zone requires land use and development to be generally in accordance
with the incorporated Botanic Ridge Precinct Structure Plan.
• Introduction and application of Schedule 15 to the Development Contributions Plan Overlay (DCPO15) to the
precinct. This overlay requires planning permits to be consistent with the incorporated Botanic Ridge Development
Contributions Plan (the DCP).
• Removes the Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 3 (ESO3) from the land within the precinct and part of
the RBGC and extends the Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 2 (ESO2) over the 11ha of RBGC land not
currently covered by ESO2.
• Removes the Wildfire Management Overlay (WMO) from the northern part of the precinct and extend it over the
11ha of RBGC land not currently covered by the WMO.
• Applying a Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO) in favour of Casey City Council to facilitate the connection of local roads
on a number of parcels of land in the northern portion of the precinct.
• Amending the Schedule to Clause 34.01 Business 1 Zone (B1Z) to include floor space provisions for shop uses, office
and trade supplies in the Botanic Ridge Local Town Centres.
• Use the Botanic Ridge Native Vegetation Precinct Plan (Botanic Ridge NVPP) to manage native vegetation within the
amendment area by listing it in the Schedule to Clause 52.16.
• Provide for public open space contributions when land is subdivided by amending the schedule to clause 52.01.
• Updating the Schedule to Clause 61.03 to add a new map 18DPCO to the list of maps.
PROPOSED
BIOLINK
PROPOSED
BIOLINK
DEFENDABLE SPACE
0.14ha
Version: 33
Date: 9th November 2011
Drainage Reserve 3.21ha 4.98%
Drainage Channel
0.54ha 0.84%
Defendable Space - Outer Protection Zone 0.58ha 0.90%
Cultural Heritage Open Space 0.35ha 0.54%
Sub Total
Unencumbered Land Available for Recreation
4.68ha 7.25%
Passive Open Space
1.76ha 2.73%
Sub Total 1.76ha 2.73%
Total Open Space
6.44ha 9.98%
NET DEVELOPABLE AREA (NDA) Ha 56.883ha 87.52%
Residential
52.72ha
Neighbourhood Activity Centre 3.740ha
Note: Layout and Lot Yield may change as a result of strategic planning outcomes
Boundaries shown are subject to survey and design changes
A Town Square (0.14ha) will be provided as part of final design detail
Lot Type
No.
High Density Lots 0-250sqm
15
Medium Density Lots 251-500sqm
563
Conventional Density Lots 501-750sqm 158
Lower Density Lots 750sqm & above 15
Total
751
RESERVE
0.61ha
RESERVE
1.15ha
Note: The digitial data in this plan is indicative only
and can not be relied upon for engineering purposes.
APPLICATIoN NUmBER 2
P2000/11
Botanic Ridge Developments
99 & 101-103 Browns Road and
248 & 266 Smiths Lane, Botanic
Ridge
This application seeks to
subdivide land to provide for
residential lots in the western
area of the precinct. Primary
access into the site will be via
Browns Road. This application
also sets land aside for a future
primary school and community
centre that will include a
kindergarten.
RESERVE
RESERVE
0.14ha
Proposed School Site
1.62ha
(3.50ha)
RESERVE
BROWNS ROAD
6 36 312m2 2
7 59 328m2 3
8 48 492m2 1
9 36 587m2 1
10A 14 473m2
10B 24 339m2 1
11A 38 414m2
11B 38 305m2
12A 38 477m2
12B 30 353m2
13 34 457m2
14 29 482m2
15 43 456m2
16 32 516m2
17 37 456m2
Total 751
HIGH DENSITY
SITE
0.47ha
Encumbered Open Space
Unencumbered Open Space
Interface Zone A - 7 Lots (935m² average size)
Interface Zone B - 6 Lots (823m² average size)
Interface Zone D - 17 Lots (636m² average size)
Village Zone - 250 Lots (329m² average size)
Neighbourhood Zone - 471 lots (471m² average size)
NAC
0.93ha
RESERVE
0.54ha
HIGH DENSITY
SITE
0.33ha
Neighbourhood Activity Centre (NAC)
2.55ha
Overall - 3.64ha
RESERVE
RESERVE
DEFENDABLE SPACE
0.44ha
RESERVE
3.21ha
NAC
0.16ha
HIGH DENSITY
SITE
0.27ha
RESERVE
0.35ha
CRAIG ROAD
Botanic Ridge
PRECINCT STRUCTURE PLAN
APPLICATIoN NUmBER 1
P2001/11
Peet Botanic Village Syndicate
Limited
53-65 Craig Road, Botanic Ridge
This application seeks to
subdivide land to provide for
residential lots in the south
eastern part of the precinct.
Primary access into the site
will be via Craig Road. This
application also sets land aside
for a future primary school.