armstrong creek urban growth plan volume 1 - City of Greater Geelong

1.5 THE STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT
Section 2 of this report sets out the Vision for the Armstrong Creek growth area.
Section 3 contains the proposed Framework Plan for the Armstrong Creek growth
area.
Section 4 outlines the Planning and Design Principles that underpin the plan. It
also includes a series of “Key Concepts” central to its success.
Section 5 proposes policies for the Non-Urban Areas, outside the Urban Growth
Boundary.
Section 6 describes the outcomes sought for the Areas Surrounding the growth
area.
Section 7 defines the Precinct Plans comprising the growth area.
The following recommendations are provided in separate volumes:
the outcomes sought for each precinct within the growth area—Volume 2.
the measures recommended to implement the UGP—Volume 3.
an analysis of the opportunities and challenges presented by the existing
conditions—Volume 4.
Volume 5 provides more detail on a range of matters, including
an evaluation of the UGP against a framework of sustainability criteria;,
a visual impact analysis undertaken in relation to the ridgeline bounding
the area to the south;
management recommendations for Aboriginal and post-contact (European)
cultural heritage;
an evaluation of the proposed provision of community facilities against
accepted benchmarks; and
more detail on remnant native vegetation, water sensitive urban
design treatment methods and innovative transport facilities.
Further detail of the existing conditions is contained in a separate series of
Technical Reports.
ARMSTRONG CREEK URBAN GROWTH PLAN / VOLUME 1 (ADOPTED 13 MAY 2008, AMENDED MAY 2010)
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