Cobram 2025 Cobram Strategy Plan - Moira Shire Council
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<strong>Cobram</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />
Final Report<br />
6.7 Summary and Recommendations<br />
The following settlement strategies are recommended for commercial/business<br />
land use and development in <strong>Cobram</strong>:<br />
− Maintain the compact nature of the <strong>Cobram</strong> town centre to intensify retail and<br />
commercial uses;<br />
− Encourage the implementation of the urban design initiatives for the town<br />
centre as set out in the <strong>Cobram</strong> Urban Design Framework David Lock &<br />
Associates, July 2005);<br />
− Encourage the relocation of bulky goods outlets and similar businesses to less<br />
centralised areas in <strong>Cobram</strong>.<br />
− Encourage sites with frontage to Punt Road for higher order retail and<br />
commercial uses which would facilitate continuity of the “active shop front retail<br />
experience” along the northern side of Punt Road, east of the Safeway<br />
supermarket;<br />
− Continue discussions with VicTrack in regard to undertaking a land swap to<br />
relocate the railway station and associated land from the town centre. ;<br />
− Encourage higher density residential development on the periphery of the town<br />
centre to provide support and contribute to its vibrancy;<br />
− Rezone land to Business 4 Zone as per the recommendations of the Industrial<br />
Land Review (Maunsell Australia, 2004)<br />
− Undertake a retail floorspace analysis to review the supply of and anticipated<br />
demand for commercial and retail floorspace in and around the town centre;<br />
− Subject to the outcomes of the floorspace analysis, establish a ‘Business Park’<br />
to be zoned Business 4 in the triangle defined by The Murray Valley Highway,<br />
<strong>Cobram</strong> Koonoomoo Road and Ritchie Road. Apply an appropriate overlay to<br />
the site to control aspects such as built form, design, landscaping and the like;<br />
− Provide appropriately located local neighbourhood centres in residential<br />
neighbourhoods as they develop;<br />
− Subject to the train station/bus terminal be relocated to an area south of the<br />
Murray Valley Highway, investigate the possibility of providing a local<br />
neighbourhood centre to service a new residential neighbourhood and existing<br />
nearby businesses.<br />
Further details on implementation are included in Section 12 of this Report.<br />
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