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1.4 METHODOLOGY The purpose of the community needs assessment is to identify the needs of the existing and proposed population in the area for community services and facilities, identify the existing service provision in the area, and provide recommendations on the provision of services associated with the planning proposal to provide an evidence base for the development of a Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA). Urbis multi-disciplinary team previously provided a range of services in relation to planning for the future of the North Richmond development, including a Social Infrastructure Assessment 2 for senior‟s housing development on adjacent land. Our methodology aims to build on this existing understanding, and utilise contemporary data sources, to assess the existing and potential future needs of the community in North Richmond. The following tasks have been complete as part of this project: • Review of policy context and background documents - Review of State and local government policies relevant to the proposed development, and relevant background documents including previous studies and planning proposals • Demographic analysis – Analysis of the characteristics of the population of North Richmond and the wider Hawkesbury LGA, utilising Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census data, Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2006 data, information available from the Department of Planning and Infrastructure and Hawkesbury Council and analysis of crime data from NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) • Population forecasting – Forecasting of the size and demographic characteristics of the new population at the site, and new release projections from the Department of Planning and Infrastructure • Social infrastructure audit – Audit of existing services and facilities in the surrounding area, including a review of previous social infrastructure audit studies and the identification of additional services and facilities, capacity and opportunities within a specified catchment of the site • Consultation - Telephone consultation with up to five service providers and Council officers in order to identify the existing levels of service provision, capacity and funding issues, and the potential impact of the proposed development • Benchmarking – Comparison of the existing and proposed level of provision of services and facilities, against best practice benchmarks • Recommendations – Recommendations for the size, type and location of social infrastructure needed to support the growing population in the area. 2 Social Infrastructure Assessment – North Richmond (2007) Urbis on behalf of NRJV. 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY URBIS APPENDIX_O_COMMUNITY_NEEDS_ASSESSMENT
2 Review of Policy Context and Background Documents The following section is a review of policy context and background documents in relation to social facilities and services in the Hawkesbury LGA. 2.1.1 DRAFT HAWKESBURY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2011 Hawkesbury Council has prepared a new LEP to take account of the Department of Planning‟s LEP template. In this new draft the zoning of the land occupied by the site has changed. The „Consolidated Land Holdings‟ zone will become „RU4 – Rural Small Holdings‟. The objectives of this zone are: (a) to enable small-scale sustainable primary industry and other compatible land uses, (b) to maintain the rural and scenic character of the land, (c) to ensure that development does not unreasonably increase the demand for public services or public facilities, (d) to minimise conflict between land uses within the zone and adjoining zones. These are similar to the Consolidated Land Holdings objectives except that subdivision is not prohibited in the RU4 zone. 2.2 DEPT OF PLANNING - CIRCULAR PS07 018 - INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRIBUTIONS The circular was issued in November 2007 to advice of recent changes regarding infrastructure contributions in NSW. The circular states: “State and local infrastructure contributions will now only fund attributable infrastructure and land requirements to support developed land rather than infrastructure requirements driven by general population growth.” Therefore it will only be possible to levy for a range of infrastructure where the need for it arises from the development of the land. 2.2.1 CHANGES TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDED BY STATE INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRIBUTIONS State contributions applying to greenfield areas identified in Regional or Subregional Strategies, the Metropolitan Development Program or in an approved local strategy will fund 75% of the following attributable State infrastructure costs: • Roads, rail, bus, planning and delivery. • Emergency and justice, health, education, regional open space (land only). The costs of the construction and operation of social infrastructure facilities such as schools and TAFE facilities, hospitals and emergency services will be borne by the State Government. 2.2.2 CHANGES TO INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDED BY LOCAL SECTION 94 AND SECTION 94A INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRIBUTIONS: Future local contributions will fund 100% of the following local infrastructure costs: • Local roads. • Local bus infrastructure. • Local parks that service a development site or precinct. URBIS APPENDIX_O_COMMUNITY_NEEDS_ASSESSMENT REVIEW OF POLICY CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS 7
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