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13 Korumburra Town Centre Framework Plan | Context Report 7 Policy context A range of State, Regional and Local Planning Policies, plans and reports are relevant to the planning, development and management of the Korumburra Town Centre. A detailed analysis of the relevant policy context, including existing planning controls applying to the study area, is contained table format in Appendix 1. The following is a brief summary. 7.1 State Planning Policy Framework State Planning policies are overarching policies that affect land use and development throughout Victoria. The State Planning Policy Framework covers strategic issues of State importance addressing settlement, environmental and landscape values, environmental risks, natural resource management, built environment and heritage, housing, economic development, transport and infrastructure. Clause 15 of the State Planning Policy Framework sets out ten principles to guide positive built environment and heritage outcomes. These principles provide the foundation for the recommendations of this project and primarily seek to “create urban environments that are safe, functional and provide good quality environments with a sense of place and cultural identity.” Of key importance is the responsiveness of development and planning to the particular location and site context of an area. The clause encourages the protection and enhancement of key landmarks and vistas, places of heritage significance. Architectural and landscape architectural quality is also upheld as an important factor in new development in existing urban areas. In addition, design of places and spaces to ensure and support community safety and the protection of ‘neighbourhood character’ are also objectives. 7.2 Regional policies Regional policies, while not having an immediate impact on the Town Centre, provide the overarching regional framework for which land use and development within South Gippsland Shire, including its settlements such as Korumburra, is to be guided. Regional planning policies and plans recognise that there will be considerable population growth across the Gippsland region, particularly in areas within closest proximity to metropolitan Melbourne, such as Korumburra. A hierarchy of urban centres is designated across the region. Korumburra is identified as a ‘District Town’ with moderate growth potential is the Gippsland Regional Plan. 7.3 Municipal strategic statement and local planning policies The Local Planning Policy Framework contains the Municipal Strategic Statement and local planning policies. The framework identifies long term directions about land use and development in the Shire; presents a vision for the community and other stakeholders; and provides the rationale for the zone and overlay requirements, and particular provisions in the South Gippsland Planning Scheme. Clause 21.04-5 Korumburra was recently introduced into the Planning Scheme following Adoption of Amendment C70, which implements the Korumburra Structure Plan, 2010. This clause includes specific objectives, strategies and actions relevant to the Town Centre that the KTCFP must have regard to. Relevant objectives: To maintain the primacy of the Town Centre as the retail and service hub of the town. To actively support the establishment of new retail opportunities in the Town Centre Retail Core. To improve highway traffic movement through the town. To provide strong pedestrian and cycling connectivity to the Town Centre, key community assets and the schools. Relevant strategies: Maintain a compact, convenient and well-connected Town Centre that is the primary activity hub of the town. Actively encourage major retail, office and community developments to concentrate in the Town Centre Retail Core, comprising the blocks bounded by Commercial Street, King Street, Victoria Street and Bridge Street. Encourage the consolidation of sites in the Town Centre Retail Core to accommodate new large floorspace developments. Promote development in the Town Centre that improves pedestrian connectivity and the layout and operation of car parking, and enhances the amenity of the streetscape. Strongly discourage the development elopment of new retail uses outside of the Retail Core where such uses may weaken the principal role of the Town Centre. Support the protection of the town’s heritage buildings and streetscapes in recognition of their central role in protecting the rural township character and ‘sense of place of Korumburra. Support tourism developments that promote Korumburra as a tourist destination and plan for the provision nof services and features that support highway tourism traffic. Ensure new development and road traffic improvements do not compromise the longer term potential return of rail services to Melbourne. Relevant actions Draft Prepare an updated Town Centre Framework Plan to encourage major retail, office and community proposals to concentrate in the Town Centre Retail Core in accordance with the principles established in the Priority Development Panel (PDP) report May 2010. Investigate with VicRoads plans for traffic management, calming and pedestrian safety improvements along South Gippsland Highway and Radovick Street within the Town Centre in accordance with the PDP’s recommendation. 7.4 Zones Business 1 Zone (B1Z) Public Use Zone (PUZ) Road Zone Category 1 (RDZ1) The majority of the study area is included in the Business 1 Zone (B1Z). This is the main zone applied in most retail/commercial areas across the State. It allows a wide range of commercial activities to take place, which is considered appropriate for a town centre. The purpose of the Business 1 Zone is: To encourage the intensive development of business centres for retailing and other complementary commercial, entertainment and community uses. Within the Korumburra Town Centre, the Public Use Zone (PUZ) generally applies to the car parking areas on Little Commercial Street and to community uses such as the Library, Childcare and Seniors Citizens Centre. The purpose of the PUZ is: To recognise public land use for public utility and community services and facilities. To provide for associated uses that are consistent with the intent of the public land reservation or purpose The South Gippsland Highway and Radovick Street are both included in the Road Zone Category 1 (RDZ1). These roads are declared roads and VicRoads is the responsible authority. The purpose of the RDZ1 is: To identify significant existing roads, and land, which has been acquired for a significant proposed road.
Korumburra Town Centre Framework Plan | Context Report 14 7.5 Overlays Heritage Overlay (HO) The Heritage Overlay (HO) identifies sites of local and State heritage significance (Victorian Heritage Register) and is used to protect places that have heritage value, meaning that individual buildings or whole urban precincts may be covered. The purpose of the HO is: To conserve and enhance heritage places of natural or cultural significance and those elements which contribute to the significance of heritage places. To ensure development does not adversely affect the significance of heritage places. To conserve specifically identified heritage places by allowing a use that would otherwise be prohibited if this will demonstrably assist with the conservation of the significance of the heritage place. There are three individual sites within the study area, which are affected by the HO: HO5: Part of Korumburra Railway Station Complex (local significance) HO18: Korumburra Railway Station Complex (Victorian Heritage Register) HO53: Korumburra Post & Telegraph Office (former), 24-26 Bridge Street HO63: Korumburra Comfort Station for Women (former), Radovick Street Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO) The Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO) has been applied to various parcels of land behind Commercial Street that particularly relate to off street car parking areas. The PAO is used to identify land which is proposed to be acquired by an authority or to reserve land for a public purpose and to ensure that changes to the use or development of the land do not prejudice the purpose for which the land is to be acquired. 7.6 Relevant council reports and documents As discussed above, Korumburra has been the subject of a substantial planning effort over a number of years. These studies provide considerable background material that is relevant to the Korumburra Town Centre Framework Plan. In addition, the South Gippsland Shire Council has completed number of Shire-wide strategies which review recreation, economic, heritage, health and wellbeing, economic development and settlement and housing issues across the Shire. These all provide relevant background material and are summarised in Appendix 1. Draft
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