CockburnCoast - Western Australian Planning Commission

CockburnCoast
Detailed discussions were also held with the DET to establish the
form the school would take, taking into account the particular urban
vision proposed for the Cockburn coast area. It was considered that
the parameters of the project area are different to those that would
exist in a typical greenfields site, so a different approach is
warranted when considering the requirements for the school site.
It was agreed that a primary school in this location could be
provided as a two-storey building, co-located with the district
(active) public open space facilities so a smaller than usual site
would be appropriate. In a greenfields environment a primary
school site would typically be provided on a 3.5ha site.
For the Cockburn coast site however, a 1.5 ha site co-located with
nearly 3 ha of open space (including a senior-sized football oval), is
considered appropriate.
The proposed school site is conveniently located close to the central
activity node and transit stop, and central to the residential
catchment it will serve. It has frontage to Cockburn Road, the main
north-south link through the project area, and should be supported
by additional local road access in the local level structure planning.
Planning of local road access should ensure on site drop-off and
pick-up with minimal queue lengths, associated staff/visitor car
parking for 60 cars, co-located with a separate car park for the
district recreation facilities, and a safe school bus stop bay.
2.4.2.7 Public open space
The structure plan designates the location of the district-level public
open space for the Cockburn coast area. It is intended that
additional local-level public open space will be identified during the
more detailed planning phases, on the basis of the required WAPC
10 percent per precinct contribution, and to complement the layout
of the district open space.
A description of the location, form and function of the district open
space is provided in Chapter 2.7.
2.4.2.8 Parks and recreation
The area contains a significant amount of regional parks and
recreation reserve, both along the foreshore and at Beeliar Park.
The majority of this regional reserve is to be retained in the structure
plan, although there is a need for minor consolidation of the reserve
in certain areas (mainly to redress inconsistencies in layout that
have resulted from historical cadastral peculiarities or to achieve a
better planning and urban design outcome).
2.4.2.9 Sewer pump station
The sewer pump station site in the northern part of the project area,
adjacent to Rollinson Road, is an existing pump station and the
Water Corporation has indicated that facility is required to remain in
its current location for the foreseeable future.
A buffer of 50 metres is required between the boundaries of the
pump station site and any sensitive land uses (including residential
use). The structure plan identifies an area of public open space
surrounding the site to enforce this buffer requirement.
It is considered that a review of this buffer will be required during
detailed structure planning.
2.4.2.10 Freight rail reserve
The plan recognises the important role that rail plays in the State’s
freight movement strategy, and has incorporated in the structure
planning the long-term continuation and likely increase of freight
movements along the rail line. Further detail is provided in Chapter
5.9 regarding the likely impact of freight movements on the project
area.
Further detailed planning will need to take into account measures to
reduce the impact of the freight rail line through the development of
a Noise and Vibration Management Strategy, with consideration for
the draft State Planning Policy: Noise and Road Transport Policy.
2.4.3 Structure plan yields
Precise lot and dwelling yields will only be known as detailed
subdivision design progresses. The design phase of works will
occur as part of the implementation of the structure plan, thus
ensuring that each stage is carefully planned for site
responsiveness.
For the purposes of predicting the final lot yield and therefore
determining the facilities and infrastructure required for the project,
a calculation of the net subdivisible area is provided in Table 2.3.
Based on the calculations of potential residential dwelling yield
provided in earlier sections of the report, the total potential dwelling
yield for the district structure plan area has been estimated at 5300
dwellings as outlined in Table 2.4.
Those parts of Newmarket precinct which are already developed,
and therefore unlikely to change for some time, have been removed
from the total areas as they will not contribute substantially to the
potential yields.
2.4.4 Relevant performance targets
• Approximately 4850 dwellings
• Minimum 3 percent separate houses
• Minimum 22 percent terrace
• Minimum 33 percent low rise apartments
• Minimum 20 percent adaptable housing
• 15 percent of homes to be 'family homes'
2.4.5 Further land use planning and
design initiatives required
• Metropolitan Region Scheme amendment
• Local planning scheme amendment
• Local structure planning by precinct
• Built form guidelines
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