John Oxley Drive Precinct Structure Plan, July 2012 - Hastings ...

JOHN OXLEY DRIVE PRECINCT - Structure Plan, July 2012
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The John Oxley Drive Precinct has developed incrementally over many years on the fringe
of Port Macquarie. Development pressures within Port Macquarie have now grown to
surround the precinct, which remains zoned for rural use.
The redevelopment of the Oxley Highway to the north of the precinct provides an
opportunity to review its future development, having regard to land uses, transport
connections and natural constraints.
The purpose of this Structure Plan is to provide a planning framework, against which
future land use decisions can be assessed and as a basis for coordinated outcomes in
the long term.
Its location and accessibility make it potentially suitable for both further residential
development, and for some employment-generating uses, including bulky goods retailing
(as proposed in Council‘s Urban Growth Management Strategy 2011-2031).
Future development plans need to address issues such as:
flooding,
conservation of endangered ecological communities,
future requirements for the safe function of John Oxley Drive,
managing traffic noise from the new Oxley Highway,
managing potential conflicts between land uses,
promoting connectivity to surrounding uses,
accommodating population growth sustainably, and
facilitating redevelopment in a financially responsible manner for Council.
This Structure Plan paper reviews the relevant issues affecting redevelopment in the
precinct, and proposes a course that seeks to address the competing issues.
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