Tourism Planning Taskforce Report - Western Australian Planning ...

Chapter 8Taskforce recommendationsstrategic, non-strategic, and depending on thesize of the location, some that may have notourism function. The base zoning of suchlocations when identified may reflect theexisting land use, such as rural, as opposed tobeing specific to tourism development. Wheresuch locations are identified, the resultanttown planning scheme shall set out theprocess for further planning of the area, whichgenerally will require a masterplan or outlinedevelopment plan process.The strategic tourism location designationgenerally will not be applicable to single siteszoned for tourism purposes, particularly withinan urban context, as the policy frameworkproposed should result in such sites beingdetermined as strategic, non-strategic or ashaving no tourism value. However, thedesignation will be applicable to urban areasidentified as having redevelopment potentialwhere a primary function of the area istourism, or it is recognised as havingsignificant tourism potential.Through the planning process of strategiclocations, the allocation of specific zones orland use areas and related developmentprovisions will be determined. Where aresidential component is included in thelocation as part of an integrated developmentconcept, provisions linking the residential andtourism development will be required.Appropriate recognition of strategic locationsthrough a town planning scheme may includethe use of a special control area or specificzoning as a tourism investigation zone. Such azoning or introduction of a special control areashould allow for current uses and proposals tobe developed, where they do not compromisethe tourism potential of the location, identifythe process for further planning of the area,and any requirements for rezoning prior todevelopment. While flexibility exists in respectto the application of a special control area ortourism investigation zoning, it is expectedthat the special control area more commonlywould be used where the development of theland is outside the time frame of the currentplanning scheme and local planning strategy.of required development plans and associatedconcepts developed for these locations will beguided by the criteria set out in the localplanning strategy and/or planning scheme,and the principles for the use of tourism landestablished by the taskforce and in therecommended SPP, Land Use Planning forTourism.Recommendation 8:That where the preparation of a local planningstrategy results in the identification of astrategic tourism location, that specific processprovisions and assessment criteria to guidedetailed planning of the location be included inthe strategy, and the town planning schemewhere that land is to be zoned consistent withthat designation. The achievement of this in atown planning scheme can be via the use ofan special control area or specific zoning ofthe land as tourism investigation. Bothmechanisms are to require the preparation ofan outline development plan, or similar, andappropriate zoning prior to subdivision ordevelopment. Criteria for assessment of anoutline development plan also shall beestablished suitable to the site and reflectingthe taskforce policy framework and therecommended SPP, Land Use Planning forTourism.The required planning is to establish land useand development parameters for areas withinthe location, which may include strategic,non-strategic and non-tourism sites.Developed plans also may include thedesignation of land for specific-purposetourism developments, such as integratedtourist-resorts, which may cover part or theoverall location. Where plans proposeintegrated development, mechanisms are tobe established for linking the development ofany residential/non-tourism components to thedesignated tourism site, and linking thevarious tourism components, to ensure thefuture development of the tourism sites occursand the tourism value of the development isnot compromised.Recommendation 8 provides the flexibility fora range of tourism development concepts tobe developed within an area identified to be ofhigh strategic tourism importance. EvaluationTourism Planning Taskforce Report71