Rural Strategy - Surf Coast Shire

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Surf Coast Shire Rural Strategy Review Final Report The current planning controls are generally considered appropriate to achieve the strategic directions of the precinct. Consideration should be given to providing further appropriate protection to all natural resources and to protection of the main landscape elements. Recommendations To implement the strategic direction, the following planning controls are recommended: Retain the Farming Zone and the associated schedule of a 40 hectare minimum lot size. Retain the Rural and Environmental Development Policy but redraft to make the policy clearer. Apply the Environmental Significance Overlay (Schedule 1) to the Waurn Ponds Creek. Apply the Significant Landscape Overlay to the volcanic cone of Mount Moriac and the hills north of Barrabool Road. Investigate Siting & Design guidelines for buildings and farm structures. RMCG Consultants for Business, Communities & Environment Page 70
Surf Coast Shire Rural Strategy Review Final Report 10.5 Precinct 3 Mixed Farming 10.5.1 Description Precinct 3 extends east – west across the Shire, with the Princes Highway forming the northern boundary of the precinct, and the Cape Otway Road and Hendy Main Road generally defining the southern boundary. Current land use This precinct is predominantly used for beef and sheep grazing, though farms across the centre and eastern end of the precinct have a greater predominance of being managed for rural lifestyle and landscape purposes. A small, but economically significant, irrigated horticulture industry has developed based on the availability of recycled water from the Black Rock Sewerage Treatment Plant. Products include hydroponic tomatoes and turf and these businesses make a significant contribution to the Shire’s economy. Settlement patterns and urban development The settlement pattern is generally scattered farmhouses with a more dense settlement pattern in the east, including the Freshwater Creek area and two low density residential hamlets of Lower Duneed and Connewarre, and a more sparsely settled pattern in the west. The township of Moriac is centrally located in the precinct, with Winchelsea on the northernwestern boundary and Bellbrae, Torquay & Jan Juc on its eastern boundary. West of Moriac on the Cape Otway Road is an old, undeveloped township (Modewarre) which is not acknowledged as an urban settlement by way of its rural zoning. Allotment and tenements sizes There is a pattern of medium to smaller allotments and tenements, generally less than 60 hectares, interspersed with larger holdings through the central and eastern end of the precinct, whereas in the west the predominant land holding is greater than 80 hectares. The Modewarre township comprises numerous small lots held in only a few ownerships. Agricultural quality The agricultural quality of the land across the precinct is predominantly Class 2-3 (high to moderate) with pockets of Class 1-2 (high) adjacent to the Barwon River in the west and Class 3 (moderate) and Class 4 (low) interspersed throughout. Agricultural quality is generally fairly consistent throughout the precinct. Future access to recycled water for irrigation could result in a reclassification (upgrading) of agricultural quality class for land in the south-eastern end of the precinct. Landscape characteristics and objective The landscape character type is predominantly that of the Western Plains (GORLASS, 2003) comprising the sub-categories Winchelsea Western Plains in the west and Undulating Mixed Farming in the east. The landscape comprises flat to gently rolling topography occasionally divided by shelter belts, with some stands of remnant vegetation mainly RMCG Consultants for Business, Communities & Environment Page 71
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