CockburnCoast - Western Australian Planning Commission

CockburnCoast
Table 8.1: Sustainability framework and respective measures
TBL
component
Strategies
Weighting
against
principles
Measures
The strength of the process is that it not only worked closely with
landowners and stakeholders over a series of meetings, it also
worked with the established State Government policy context (such
as a requirement to intensify development within inner or existing
urban areas, or ensure a degree of employment self sufficiency).
The evolution of the structure plan has demonstrated how a
planning exercise can actively involve stakeholders in the formation
of a structure plan as well as in the development of a sustainability
framework by which the plan is assessed. While this framework will
not be the final determinant on whether a proposal is approved, it
will encourage discussion and refinement, and help promote a
common understanding of sustainability, and how it applies to the
Cockburn coast.
8.6 Future use of the
sustainability framework
tool
Different levels of information (areas of detail) are relevant at the
various stages of a sustainability assessment, namely district
structure plan, local structure plan and subdivision stages. While at
this stage of the planning process the district structure plan has
been assessed, it follows that an assessment will be required for
subsequent local structure plans and subdivisions. These stages
will need to demonstrate, through the use of the tool, compliance
with the regional framework, a consistent sustainability theme, a
high level of continuity and commitment in all social, environmental
and economic outcomes and will require a consistent approach to
assessment by the assessing authority and the various proponents.
This means that the tool should be integrated into the negotiation
and approval process wherever possible by the assessor and
should be available for self assessment by the proponent.
8.6.1 District-level planning
District-level planning is carried out over an extensive identified
geographic area. Land developers who own land in the district
structure plan area, in conjunction with the responsible planning
authorities including the City of Cockburn, City of Fremantle and
State planning agencies, are likely to carry out the planning for the
Economic Social Environmental
Maximise energy efficiency
Maximise water efficiency
Responsive to climate change
Maintain biodiversity
Site responsive design
High levels of connectivity
Maximise safety/wellbeing
Interpret sites of significance
Diverse housing form/dwelling type
Range of housing affordability options
Social diversity/integration
High speed/frequent public transport
Access to public transport
Maximise alternate modes of transport
Community and stakeholder consultation
and participation
Universal access design
Maximise public benefit (financial) from
expenditure
Maximise scale and diversity of
employment base
Promote economic development and
employment opportunities
Best practice information technology
and telecommunications
8.9%
9.0%
7.7%
7.6%
2.8%
2.6%
2.8%
2.6%
2.8%
2.6%
2.4%
3.1%
3.1%
2.9%
2.9%
2.6%
9.3%
7.0%
7.5%
9.5%
- % lots with solar orientation
- Minimise demolition
- Target waste management/recycling
- Total district water cycle management plan
- Target grey water re-use
- Climate change responsive built form and
technologies
- Coastal setback compatibility with coastal
processes
- Use of endemic landscape species
- Green/ecological links
- Foreshore management plan
- Area of conservation reserve (m2)
- Amount of natural features integrated and
promoted
- Integration of existing/new active/passive
POS
- High pedestrian permeability and legibility
- % homes with 100m, 400m and 2km of
POS/facilities/services
- Compliance with CPTED
- Conservation and heritage management plan
- Govt/private commitment to public art/
cultural heritage
- % mix standard/medium/high densities and
dwelling yield
- % affordable and types of affordable housing
- Degree of integration of elements to achieve
social diversity
- Quality rating of public transport options
- TOD/ped shed measures
- Cycle network provision
- Involvement in decision making
- % adaptable buildings
- Extent of departure from commercial best
practice
- Internal rate of return on project
- Employment self-sufficiency
- Extent of economic development program
- % dwellings with access to broadband
technology
- % businesses with access to broadband
technology
district structure plan
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