CockburnCoast - Western Australian Planning Commission

CockburnCoast
Low rise apartments are those within the three- to five-storey range;
while medium rise apartments are classified as six to eight storeys
and high rise apartments are those greater than eight storeys.
These dwelling type allocations are anticipated to be applied
throughout the district structure plan area, although it is recognised
that some precincts have a greater propensity for accommodating
density. A built form code is required to guide the form and density
of development, however for the purposes of enabling modelling
and providing a guide to local structure plans, the housing type mix
generally translates into the following mix of residential densities:
R30 single house;
R50 semi detached/row or terrace;
R80 low rise apartment (3-5 storeys); and
R100/160 medium to high rise apartments (over 5 storeys)
The densities applied, although significantly higher than would be
found in a greenfields or outer metropolitan location, are considered
to reflect the density required to support the urban form and
structure planned for the project area in accordance with the
Regional Framework and the Directions 2031 strategy. The relatively
removed location from existing residential areas provides the
opportunity for this to be achieved without significant community
impact, while the housing form will support the urban consolidation,
public transport and sustainability objectives for the project area.
The adjoining South Beach and Port Coogee developments are
dominated with single residential product, as is the case with the
residential areas further to the east. The structure plan area
therefore offers an opportunity to increase the diversity of housing
types, reflective of the changing demographic trends and urban
consolidation objectives while also enabling the practical
rehabilitation of the area.
Final density levels will be established through the local structure
plans which will be developed for each precinct, with variation
dependent on the local context within the precinct (refer Chapter
2.10).
The structure plan does not allocate definitive densities to specific
areas. Instead, it is intended that the full density/dwelling mix be
provided within each precinct as it is planned, to ensure a real
diversity and vitality of residential environments at each stage of the
Cockburn coast's redevelopment.
The residential area is expected to yield in the order of 3800
dwellings, however the timing and extent is dependent on a number
of factors, including market conditions and transitioning
arrangements for existing industries.
In the interests of facilitating contemporary lifestyle choices in the
Cockburn coast, it is intended that work-live uses should be
permitted in the project area, subject to the usual development and
building approvals processes and having regard for parking
requirements and other details.
Suitable uses for residential areas:
• Medium density residential
• High density residential
• Home based business.
Uses not suitable:
• All other uses.
2.4.2.2 Mixed use
A mixed use land classification has been strategically placed
through much of the project area, in order to allow a range of
compatible uses to co-locate adjacent to one another, and vertically
in individual buildings.
By allowing the opportunity for a mix of uses, the objective is to
promote the redevelopment of the Cockburn coast into a vibrant and
sustainable environment that integrates living, working and leisure
opportunities.
The mixed use classification has been located in areas where it is
considered that the market could, at some time, sustain some
commercial use, and where it would be appropriate for these types
of uses to develop – along important road linkages and in the vicinity
of the activity nodes, the power station and the mixed business
areas.
It was considered particularly important to allow a mix of uses for the
full length of Cockburn Road. It is intended that Cockburn Road
develops into the attractive and vibrant heart of the Cockburn coast
area, providing an urban complement to the natural assets of Beeliar
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Park and the coastal foreshore. This vitality will centre on the activity
nodes and transit stops, but should eventually stretch for the length
of Cockburn Road through the project area, as the residential
community develops and demand grows for a diversity of lifestyle
opportunities.
The intention for future planning controls is not to be overly
prescriptive about the definition of mixed uses for Cockburn Road,
providing that the uses proposed can demonstrate:
• Positive contribution to promoting a vibrant mixed use
urban environment;
• Contribution to a continuous active street frontage; and
• Encouragement of pedestrian use of Cockburn Road with
provision of awnings or canopies over the footpath (by
licence).
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