CockburnCoast - Western Australian Planning Commission

CockburnCoast
3.3.4.1 Existing development zones
Within the Cockburn coast boundaries, there are several areas
which already have the capacity for urban development through the
existing zoning. These areas are outlined further below.
Newmarket Precinct
The Newmarket Precinct requires an alternative approach to the
planning approvals process, in that the current precinct zonings
under the local planning scheme already provide development
opportunities in the form of Mixed Business, Local Centre and
Residential development; as well as being substantially built out.
Given this, development within the precinct may progress in the
absence of the broader local structure planning and scheme
amendments being undertaken. It would be expected however, that
development progresses in accordance with the general provisions
within the precinct character statements, relating to height, land use
mix and built form style, until such time as the landmark sites and
gateway sites have been identified. That is, development
applications are to conform with the general height provisions until
the appropriate locations for landmark and gateway sites have been
determined by the relevant authorities.
This development in the interim, may be guided by the application
of a local planning policy under the City of Cockburn's local
planning scheme.
Fremantle Village
The former South Fremantle landfill site and Fremantle Chalet Village
are both zoned as Development Areas under the City of Fremantle's
local planning scheme, requiring development subdivision and
development generally in occurrence with a structure plan approved
by the local government authority and the Western Australian
Planning Commission.
Owing to the significant geotechnical and environmental issues
associated with the site's former use, the approvals process will
require extensive involvement from the Environmental Protection
Authority and the Department of Health, amongst other agencies.
Both Development Areas, while subject to similar environmental
conditions, have been subject to separate planning and feasibility
studies to date. While the precinct character statement outlined in
section 2.10 provides guidance across both sites, it is expected that
individual local structure plans are likely to be prepared and
assessed in accordance with the existing statutory provisions.
3.3.5 Development control and
design guidelines
The local structure plan will establish the framework and theme for
development within the character precinct. In addition, specific
development controls and design guidelines will be adopted and
applied to provide a complementary assessment framework for any
subsequent development application. These can be applied
through use of detailed area plans (DAPs) and design guidelines (as
has been applied traditionally) or through the development of placebased
codes.
DAPs provide a tool for enabling variance to the residential design
codes where applicable and detailed design controls on built form,
height and private open space. Within a context of higher density
development and the desire to create a specific urban form, it is
anticipated that DAPs will be extensively applied within the area.
To complement the DAPs, design guidelines or requirements are
essential to establish the architectural style and detail which would
be applied within individual precincts. Design guidelines would
specify elements such as roof pitch, material/colour schemes and
suitable detailing.
The use of DAPs and design guidelines is likely to be applied should
the development of the area be within the context of the existing
planning framework.
Should a redevelopment authority or other suitable mechanism be
established, the use of place-based codes offers an alternative
approach to achieving these ends. The benefit of specific codes is
that there is greater flexibility through not being required to specify
residential density within the confines of the residential design
codes or land use within the context of existing scheme provisions.
Place-based codes would enable greater prescription and control
on built form, however they are yet to be broadly tested within a
Western Australian context. This approach is, however, now being
applied within the Wungong Urban Water Scheme under the control
of the Armadale Redevelopment Authority.
3.3.5.1 Design review panel
A key outcome of the peer review process was the desire for an
ongoing team to carry on the vision established through the district
structure plan process. The 'custodians' of the vision, in this case a
design review panel, could be an advisory body to the statutory
authorities, in essence playing an ongoing peer review role
throughout the detailed planning and design stages.
The notion of a design review panel is considered to have merit and
should be explored in subsequent planning levels. The innovative
approach desired for Cockburn coast requires consistency
throughout the entirety of the redevelopment process, ensuring that
the objective to push the sustainability envelope is not lost or diluted
over the course of the project.
3.3.6 Planning approvals
The granting of subdivision and development approval forms the
final phase of the planning implementation process. Dependent on
the systems and mechanisms established above, the body
responsible for this phase could be either the WAPC and/or the
relevant local government or the redevelopment authority.
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