Table of Contents - Nillumbik Shire Council

Hurstbridge Township StrategyStrategies• Protect the productive potential of rural land by limiting small lot subdivision.• Restrict the number of rural lots having more than one dwelling throughimplementation of a local policy to guide consideration of permit applications formore than one dwelling per lot in non-urban areas.• Apply the Environmental Rural Zone to non-urban land with environmentalsignificance and landscape valuesEconomic DevelopmentObjectives• To facilitate sustainable economic development.• To promote good urban design in all townships.Strategies• Promote economic development opportunities that build on the cultural and physicalcharacteristics of the conservation and rural focus (the ‘green wedge’) of the Shire.• Encourage the creation of a sense of place and opportunities for meeting andcommunity interaction.InfrastructureObjectives• To ensure the efficient provision of infrastructure to areas designated for residentialand low-density residential development.• To minimise infrastructure servicing demand in rural areas.Strategies• Limit the development of residential and low density residential services untilcritical infrastructure services are available.• Apply the Residential 1 Zone to contain township areas which can be serviced by anappropriate range of utility services.2.3 Council Plan 2000-2003The Council Plan 2000/2003 is a major strategic planning document incorporating thesignificant initiatives that will be undertaken by Council in the short and medium term. Itsets out Council’s vision, values and goals. The document also builds on a number ofsignificant policy documents that have already been developed including the MSS and theRecreation Strategy. The Council Plan is the result of significant Councillor, staff andcommunity input.The Council Plan sets out eight (8) municipal goals which have been further developedthrough the identification of key objectives and action plans to achieve these objectives.Some of the key goals and objectives that are applicable to the development of the WattleGlen Township Strategy are outlined below.Nillumbik Shire Council – March 2002 10