MASTERPLAN North Narrabeen Village Centre ... - Pittwater Council

MASTERPLAN 

North Narrabeen Village Centre 

Community Workshop 2 

H B O + E M T B 

Urban and Landscape Design

Statement of Respect 

Pittwater Council promotes and strives 

to achieve a climate of respect for 

others and civic pride; valuing and 

protecting our unique environment, 

both natural and built, for current and 

future generations. 



Tonight’s Agenda 

1. Project update 

2. Summary of community inputs – survey results and Community 

Workshop 1 

3. The Vision for North Narrabeen Village Centre 

4. Traffic and parking – investigations and traffic counts 

5. Draft Urban Design Principles 

6. Emerging design concepts 

7. Next steps 



Masterplan area 



PROGRAMME 

PROGRESS TO DATE 

WE ARE HERE 



Summary of Outcomes from Community Meeting 

Community consultation a success! 

Over 68 participants including: 

12 Business owners 

53 Land owners 

49 Residents 

3 Employees 

37 Survey Responses 



Community Feedback 

LAND USES: 

Likes: 

• Shops along Pittwater Rd 

Dislikes: 

• Industrial Uses 




BUILT FORM: 

Likes: 

• Low density 

• Small scale 

Dislikes: 

• Un-maintained properties 

• “Depressing appearance” 



TREES AND LANDSCAPING 

Likes: 

• Palm trees on Gondola Rd (debated) 


Dislikes: 

• Root invasive Casuarina Trees 

• Lack of landscaping 

• No uniformity / identity 



TRAFFIC AND PARKING 

Likes: 

Dislikes: 

• Parking at shops 

• Not enough parking at shops 


• Traffic congestion on Pittwater Rd and Wakehurst 

Parkway 

• Dangerous intersection of Pittwater Rd and Wakehurst 

Parkway 

• Traffic volume / speed down Rickard Rd 

• Dangerous exit onto main arteries from residential streets 

• Poor synchronisation of traffic lights 




PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND AMENITY 

Likes: 

Dislikes: 

• 

• Dangerous to cross Pittwater Rd for Narrabeen 

Lakes and bus stop 

• Lack of traffic lights 

• Not enough footpaths 

• Rickard Rd is a pedestrian hazard 

• Insufficient lighting 




ACCESS TO NARRABEEN LAKES 

Likes: 

• 

Dislikes: 

• No visual connection 

• No traffic lights 




PUBLIC SPACES AND SEATING 

Likes: 

Dislikes: 

• New space near Joe’s pizza is liked, but feel its 

appeal is hindered by the noise of Pittwater Rd 

• Not enough public space 

• Inadequate public facilities along lake (rubbish 

bins, lighting etc) 




OTHER ISSUES: 

• Concern for safety due to unruly nightlife 

• Flooding 



The Vision 

North Narrabeen Village Centre will be a welcoming, relaxed and 

pedestrian-friendly place, with a fresh, modern look, attractive public 

open space at its heart, a variety of shops and cafes supported by 

housing and strong connections to Narrabeen Lakes. 



Core Principles 

ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES 

• Stimulate commercial activity in the Village Centre 

• Build on the existing economic base 

• Signal presence of commercial uses from Pittwater Rd / 

Wakehurst Pkwy and enhance perceived accessibility 

• Increase the mix and diversity of uses 

• Encourage “shop top” housing 

• Complement, rather than compete with, Narrabeen Village Centre 

(boutique shops, food, alfresco style) 

• Provide parking opportunities for village users 




SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PRINCIPLES 

• Activate and enliven streets and public spaces 

• Create a village “heart” (public space) 

• Link public open spaces with improved pedestrian network 

• Create clear and inviting connections to community facilities and 

public transport 

• Design for safety and to minimise anti-social behaviour 

• Foster understanding of North Narrabeen’s history, geography and 

community 

• Signal arrival at the greater Pittwater region 




ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES 

• Improve connections between the village and the Lakes 

• Satisfy flood requirements for new development whilst minimising 

negative impacts on streets 

• “Green” the streets and public spaces 

• Provide attractive, comfortable, safe public spaces 

• Optimise commercial and residential amenity 

• Promote sustainability 

• Encourage walking and cycling 




CHARACTER PRINCIPLES 

• Design the public realm (streets, public spaces) at a “human” scale 

Aim for relaxed atmosphere, sense of inclusion and contemporary 

“look,” both in the public realm and for new development 

• Design buildings to respond positively to climate, flood constraints 

and setting 

• Protect and share views to Lakes and hills 



Urban Design Principles 

LAND USES 

• Allow a range of opportunities for retail, commercial, community and 

residential uses 

• Provide for active ground floor uses: shops, boutiques, café’s 

• Encourage commercial and/or residential uses above ground level 

• Encourage indoor and outdoor dining uses: Rickard Rd and Minarto 

Lane 

• Encourage consolidation of lots: optimum development yield,high 

quality design, efficient on-site parking 




ROLE AND IDENTITY 

• Promote Rickard Road as the village’s lively and active “main street” 

• Develop a pedestrian focus for Minarto Lane 

• Increase the visibility and accessibility of the Village Centre 

• Retain and enhance key elements of the urban structure: the 

existing street and lane pattern, established trees, public spaces. 

• Encourage public domain treatments that reflect The Vision: 

possible provision of public artworks 

• Ensure that future built form is appropriate to the desired future 

character 

• On Pittwater Road, provide an enhanced entry statement for 

Pittwater municipality 




PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE NETWORK 

• Link the Village Centre to public open spaces and the Lakes 

foreshore: the existing street network and an enhanced 

pedestrian and bicycle network. 

• Create opportunities for casual overlooking and activity around open 

space: perceptions of safety and security 

• Enhance pedestrian routes 

• Require setbacks to one or both sides of Minarto Lane north of 

Rickard Road: support shops, pedestrian and bicycle activity 

• Minimise the potential for conflicts between vehicles, pedestrians 

and cyclists. 




TRAFFIC AND PARKING 

• Implement proposed changes to Pittwater Rd 

• Eliminate through traffic and reduce vehicle speeds on Rickard 

Road (east of Verona) and Minarto Lane: support shops, and 

pedestrian and bicycle activity 

• Locate vehicle access to on-site parking away from Rickard Rd and 

Minarto Lane where possible. 

• Locate parking for new development on larger lots onsite 

• Relocate bus stops on Pittwater Road to provide shortest possible 

walking distance to Rickard / Minarto village “heart” 




PUBLIC AREAS 

• Connect with existing opportunities for recreation and relaxation 

adjacent to the Village Centre: community facilities and the Lakes 

foreshore 

• Provide a new public space within the centre: the focus of the 

pedestrian network, located for optimum amenity and accessibility 

• Plant in the public domain: the Village Centre Landscape 

Masterplan 

• Upgrade public parking at the end of Windsor Parade: optimise 

parking and formalise pedestrian circulation 



URBAN FORM 


• Create an inviting, and pedestrian-scaled street character: 

shopfronts open to footpath, awnings 

• Scale and locate built form to protect and enhance views from or 

towards important natural features: the hills to the north and west 

and the Lakes. 

• Protect the character, amenity and outlook of neighbouring 

residential areas 

• Optimise sun access to streets and public open spaces: massing of 

built form 

• On large lots, ensure that the scale, massing and proportions of the 

new development reflect the desired village character 

• Encourage high quality, sustainable contemporary architectural 

design. 




VIEWS AND LANDMARKS 

• Protect and enhance important street views within the centre: 

- to the west (the hills) and to the east (the Lakes) along Gondola 

Rd, Rickard Rd and Windsor Pde 

- to the north (the hills) along Minarto Lane 

• Use street tree planting to line and reinforce view corridors 

• Align gaps between buildings: view opportunities to the Lakes 

• Protect views across open spaces and promote view sharing 

• Select one or two “signature” trees for use in the public realm: 

reinforce unique village character 



Draft Masterplan Concept 



Masterplan Concept 



























Masterplan Concepts 









Design for Flooding 
























Next Steps 

• Develop masterplan 

• Third community workshop 

• Prepare development controls 

• Finalise Masterplan Report and present to Council 

• Public exhibition of Masterplan

MASTERPLAN North Narrabeen Village Centre ... - Pittwater Council

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