Community Needs Assessment - Hawkesbury City Council

• The proposed development will include trunk drainage corridors between residential lots, which will
perform a tertiary function as passive open space. The improvements to Redbank Creek and existing
farm dams will improve access to environmental features and provide visual amenity impacts. In
addition, the proposed development will include the dedication of land, and landscape
embellishments, including vegetation, walking and cycling paths, signage and street furniture. This
will promote active and passive use of, and improve access to, Peel Park and Redbank Creek. These
embellishments, in addition to the provision of a community building, presents an opportunity to
establish Peel Park as a significant regional facility
• It is anticipated that the proposed development will have a negligible impact on the provision of health
care, including aged care and community health, in the area.
The following points present recommendations for consideration and guidance for the delivery of services
and facilities proposed by the development, these include:
• Due to the potential increase in secondary school age children at the site, and the limited capacity at
the existing secondary school, we recommend an appointment is made by the Joint Venture Partners
with the Regional Education Director to identify the Department‟s response to this matter.
• Provision of flexible space as part of the community building, including lockable storage space along
with limited kitchen and bathroom facilities, as well as parking and shade sails appropriate to its
location by Peel Park
• Improve connectedness of the site to the surrounding areas through investigation of additional
roadways to North Richmond village and Richmond town, aligned with Councils Mobility Plan
• Consideration on the provision of social programs to support the integration within the incoming
community and with the existing community in North Richmond. This may include programs to build
on the strong social capital of the area, and new community building, such as community planting and
education projects.
This report is an update of our original March 2012 report and includes an updated zoning plan for the
site that achieved the same overall development yield of approximately 1,400 houses in addition to the
seniors living facility. We note that we have not updated census information contained within the report
which are based on 2006 Census data, also population projections and potential impacts and community
benefit have not been re-assessed as part of this update.
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