LOCAL PLANNING POLICY | Withers Local Area Plan 8Th of March 2016

LOCAL PLANNING POLICY | Withers Local Area Plan 8th of March 2016 WITHERS LOCAL AREA PLAN | 1 Prepared for: City of Bunbury Planning Department Contact: Thor Farnworth Position: Manager Sustainability, Planning and Development Phone: 08 9792 7054 Email: [email protected] Table 1. Edition Details EditionWithers Details LAP Title Withers LAP Production Date 16/10/2015 Prepared By UDLA Author Greg Grabasch & Fiona Hurse Status Council adopted 8 March 2016 UDLA Project Code BUNWI Table 2. Document Register Document Register Version Date Amendments Prepared By Draft - Withers LAP - Progress A 19/06/2015 FH Update to City of Bunbury B 22/07/2015 Draft - Withers LAP FH C 14/09/2015 Draft - Meeting with CoB 15/09/2015 FH D 05/10/2015 Draft - Stakeholder Review FH E 16/10/2015 Council Endorsement FH F 20/10/2015 Council Endorsement FH G 11/11/2015 Cover Page Revision FH Amendments prior to public H 26/11/2015 FH advertising Minor amendments Withers Structure I 09/12/2015 FH Plan Concepts Council adopted 8 March 2016 J 22/03/2016 GG 2 | INTRODUCTION (Council Decision 67/16) Acknowledgments Acknowledgment of Country The Aboriginal people of the area encompassed STAKEHOLDERS: Stewards of Katherine Chauhan Reserve; Member for the South West Region Australian by the City of Bunbury are the Noongar people Labor Party; Margaret Teremoana including the Wardandi clan/language group. The City of Bunbury and Council; Hon. Adele Farina Local Area Plan acknowledges all Elders, cultural James Hayward leaders and community members both past and Bob Karaszkewych present who continuously retain their spiritual and LandCorp; MLA Member for the Bunbury Liberal Party; custodial connection to country. James Shepard Matthew Whyte Hon. John Castrilli Jana Joubert Project Participants Jessica Hackett Maidens Park Primary School; Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator and The project team would like to acknowledge Phil Harris Judy Chitty the South West Development Commission as Representatives; Thor Farnworth Simon Bartlett principal funder and valued input along with the Mellissa Howard following residents, stakeholders and City of Shona Studdert Bunbury representatives. Again, thank you for your John Gardyne Owen Preston contribution, direction and support. South West Development Commission; Steven Lindley Don Punch Waylon Hill Anna Oades Silas Saw RESIDENTS AND/OR LANDOWNERS: Newton Moore High School and Education Anne Crittendon Amanda Taylor Nada Saleh Support Centre; Ben Kemps Maya Hume Penny Nunn Byron Albrey Housing Authority; Liam Maher Susan Kerr Cheryl Robinson Kath Roberts Kevin Dickie Cindy Bloor Mendo Stepanovski Joshua Marsh Police; Doug Fimister Coralie Ayres Jessica Adams Steph Smith Gillian Alexander David McLoughlin Jade Collard Glen Willetts Richard Elliot Honey Voller WA Country Health; Joanna Hughes-Dit-Ciles Hannah Copper Jenny Page Jozina De Ruiter Department of Education; Evan Hill Kelly Mennen Ken Warnes Neil Milligan Grace Horan Laurence Goodwin Dana Marsh Withers Community Library; Lorene Kemps Goomburrup Aboriginal Corporation and Cheyenne Clough Mellissa Zimmerman Elders; Lou Valli Beshaun Paul O’Neil Mary Dunlop Aaliyah Farmer Gloria Dann Princie Read Samuel Greg Little Ron Fitch Brenton Joyce Dimer Wayne Mayor Melba Wallam Yvonne Garlett WITHERS LOCAL AREA PLAN | 3 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ‘THE PLACE’ 1 2 (PEOPLE & PLACE) Acknowledgment of Country 3 Understanding Withers 18 Project Participants 3 ‘The Place’ 18 Introduction 9 □ Sense of Place 18 □ Radburn Planning Philosophy 19 Purpose of the Withers LAP 9 □ Withers Context 20 Study Area 9 □ Neighbourhood Precincts 22 Citation 9 □ Property Value 23 Local Planning Policy Area and Application 9 ‘People’ 24 Planning Context 11 □ Population 24 □ Relationship to the Community Strategic Plan 11 □ Tenure 24 □ Relationship to the Local Planning Framework □ Active and Engaged Withers Community 25 11 Spatial Mapping 26 □ Relationship to the Scheme 11 □ Relationship to the Structure Plans 11 Summary of Key Opportunities and Constraints 27 Process to Prepare the Withers LAP 13 Phase 1 - Literature Review 14 Phase 2 - Collaborative Design Process Methodology 15 4 | INTRODUCTION ‘THE PLAN’ ‘THE IMPLEMENTATION’ ‘THE IMPLEMENTATION’ REFERENCES 5 (GOVERNANCE & IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE) 6 3 (A SHARED VISION) 4 (LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL) The Withers LAP 30 □ Local Area Plan Precincts 54 Governance 110 References 120 □ The Shared Vision 32 □ Withers LAP Precinct Boundaries Map 55 Implementation Schedule 114 Figures 120 □ Goal Statements 32 □ Precinct Land Use Tables 56 Images 121 □ Objectives 34 □ Meaning of Terms 57 □ Withers LAP Map 36 □ Precinct 1 - Withers North Boundary Map 58 Ten Strategies to Improve Withers 40 □ Withers North Precinct and Sub-Precincts Map 59 □ Strategy 1: Improve Housing Diversity and ANNEXURE Choice 41 □ Withers North Precinct and Sub-Precincts Land Use Table 60 7 □ Strategy 2: Undertake land rationalisation of vacant areas of land 42 □ Precinct 2 - Withers Central Boundary Map 72 □ Strategy 3: Create a Withers Community □ Withers Central Precinct and Sub-Precincts Withers LAP - Community Engagement Map 73 Hub 44 Calendar of Events Community 124 □ Strategy 4: Aged Care 45 □ Withers Central Precinct and Sub-Precincts Land Use Table 78 Engagement Material □ Strategy 5: Upgrade open space and park Phase 1 - Literature Review 128 amenity 46 □ Precinct 3 - Withers South Boundary Map 92 Phase 2 - Opportunities, Directions & Design □ Strategy 6: Improve Internal Connectivity 47 □ Withers South Precinct and Sub-Precincts Map 93 Scenarios 148 □ Strategy 7: Improve External Connectivity 48 □ Withers South Precinct and Sub-Precincts Phase 3 - Draft Withers LAP 194 Land Use Table 96 □ Strategy 8: Encourage and create incentives Millars Well Primary School Letters 214 for landowners to improve upkeep and maintenance of houses 49 □ Precinct 4 - Ocean Drive North and South Boundary Map 104 Newton High School Letter of Support 226 □ Strategy 9: Undertake a spatial review of Withers LAP - Engineering Feedback 230 Hay Park 50 □ Ocean Drive North and South Precinct and Sub-Precincts Map 105 Withers Structure Plan | Engagement Report □ Strategy 10: Underground power 51 □ Ocean Drive North and South Precinct and 234 Sub-Precincts Land Use Table 106 WITHERS LOCAL AREA PLAN | 5 1.0 Introduction 6 | INTRODUCTION WITHERS LOCAL AREA PLAN | 7 Legend Withers LAP Study Area Local Planning Policy Area Figure 1. Withers LAP Study Area and Local Planning Policy Area Boundaries Map 8 | INTRODUCTION Introduction Purpose of the Withers Study Area Local Planning Policy LAP Area and Application The Withers Local Area Plan (LAP) has been The purpose of the Withers LAP is to function The Withers LAP study area follows the Withers This Local Planning Policy applies to that portion shaped by the understanding that the development as a fluid, place inspired decision making tool, suburb boundary as shown in Figure 1, with a land of the local government district of the City of of all great places does not just happen. It requires which builds upon the already completed Withers area of 4.4km2 (City of Bunbury). Bunbury indicated by the Local Planning Policy constant vigilance and commitment in: Urban Renewal Strategy (WURS). While the Area boundary, as shown in the Withers LAP The Withers suburb is bound by Hay Park to the WURS establishes the vision and developmental Study Area and Local Planning Policy Area • Protecting the intrinsic values and attributes east, Maidens Reserve (Bibbilup) to the west, and objectives for the neighbourhood, the LAP will Boundaries Map (Figure 1), and applies to all land that are critical in defining a community’s Knight Street and Washington Ave to the north and translate findings into a spatial plan that will guide use and development that is subject to the Local identity and sense of place; south. and shape future planning interventions including: Planning Scheme and located within the Local • Setting and reconfirming collective goals that strategic redevelopment sites, land use, road and The Withers LAP includes reference to areas Planning Policy Area. are inspiring, respectful of the past, but tangible pathway networks and infrastructure services. outside the study area boundary, such as key and definitive in driving and managing change; Health and Education Precincts. These references Therefore the Withers LAP aims to achieve the are provided for context and due to their role of The provisions of this Local Planning Policy • Taking decisive actions or interventions that following: influence on the Withers suburb. comprise of: consistently reinforce and align behaviours and • Establish a shared vision for the Withers decisions made over time; and, (a) the Local Planning Policy Text (including suburb; tables); and • Fostering adaptability and resilience by • Protect the intrinsic values and attributes that recognising and resetting of strategies to (b) the Local Planning Policy Maps (including are critical in defining a community’s identity address the evolving needs of community Citation figures). and sense of place; members, stakeholders and visitors. • Identify and address key local planning A place will best succeed if it is locally activated The Withers LAP has been adopted by the City of opportunities and constraints within the Withers and animated with its own distinct personality. An Bunbury (the ‘local government’ or ‘Council’) as a LAP; active, two-way communication process which Local Planning Policy instrument under its Local keeps the suburb

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