Shoalhaven City Council PO Box 42 NOWRA NSW 2541 telephone (02) 4429 3570 facsimile (02) 4429 3168 e-mail [email protected] internet www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au Sanctuary Point Place Making Action Plan Page 2/67 September 2013 Contents 1. Overview __________________________________________________________ 5 2. Background ________________________________________________________ 6 2.1 Purpose of this Action Plan ______________________________________________ 6 2.2 What is a locality? _____________________________________________________ 6 2.3 What is place making? __________________________________________________ 6 2.4 Place making vision, principles and outcomes _______________________________ 7 2.5 Sanctuary Point context _________________________________________________ 8 2.6 Existing community assets _______________________________________________ 9 2.7 Why adopt a place making approach at Sanctuary Point _______________________ 9 3. Methodology ______________________________________________________ 11 3.1 Community engagement _______________________________________________ 11 3.2 Community feedback/project stages _____________________________________ 12 3.3 Community ownership / success _________________________________________ 12 3.4 Strategic application to “place making” sites _______________________________ 13 3.5 Council staff review ___________________________________________________ 14 4. Strategic analysis __________________________________________________ 15 4.1 SWOT Analysis _______________________________________________________ 15 4.2 Community research findings ___________________________________________ 16 4.3 Review of existing community assets _____________________________________ 17 4.4 Shoalhaven City Council current planning status ____________________________ 17 4.5 Status of recent Council resolutions ______________________________________ 17 4.6 Village centre/Francis Ryan Reserve considerations _________________________ 18 4.7 Dedicated Regional Skate Park/Youth site determination _____________________ 19 4.8 Future active recreation needs __________________________________________ 20 4.9 Future passive recreation needs _________________________________________ 23 4.10 Vincentia Sportsground _______________________________________________ 25 4.11 South Coast Community Centre ________________________________________ 25 4.12 Street avenues ______________________________________________________ 25 4.13 Pedestrian connectivity to “place making” sites ___________________________ 26 4.14 Value of volunteers __________________________________________________ 26 5. Action Tables ______________________________________________________ 27 5.1 Action table background _______________________________________________ 27 5.2 Sanctuary Point – whole of locality approach to “place making” _______________ 28 Sanctuary Point Place Making Action Plan Page 3/67 September 2013 5.3 Main street avenues to Sanctuary Point ___________________________________ 30 5.4 Sanctuary Point Village Centre __________________________________________ 31 5.5 Paradise Beach Reserve ________________________________________________ 37 5.6 Clifton Park __________________________________________________________ 38 5.7 Wool Lane Sporting Complex____________________________________________ 40 5.8 Sanctuary Point Oval __________________________________________________ 41 6. Place making site concept plans _______________________________________ 42 6.1 Sanctuary Point Village Centre (includes Francis Ryan Reserve) ________________ 43 6.2 Paradise Beach Reserve ________________________________________________ 44 6.3 Clifton Park __________________________________________________________ 45 6.4 Wool Lane Sporting Complex____________________________________________ 46 6.5 Sanctuary Point Oval __________________________________________________ 47 6.6 Vincentia Sportsground ________________________________________________ 48 Appendences ________________________________________________________ 49 Appendix 1 - Planning Hierarchy diagram _____________________________________ 49 Appendix 2- Sanctuary Point Community Assets _______________________________ 50 Appendix 3- Sanctuary Point Community Survey Results ________________________ 53 Appendix 4 - Sanctuary Point Bendigo Bank – Community Forum _________________ 56 Appendix 5 - Bay and Basin Community and Social Plan _________________________ 57 Appendix 6 – Status of recent Council resolutions ______________________________ 59 Appendix 7 – Regional Skate Park/Youth Site Analysis __________________________ 64 Appendix 8 - Proposed Clifton Park Community Land categories __________________ 66 Appendix 9 - Community food garden supporting information ____________________ 67 1. Overview Through developing the Sanctuary Point Place Making Action Plan (Action Plan) in partnership with the local community and involvement of cross sections of Council staff, the following short, medium and long term priorities are proposed for the identified place making sites. Each of these priorities are subject to further investigation prior to project delivery. The Action Plan aims to provide the initial planning mechanism to commence implementing these priorities. In doing this, the Action Plan will guide Council policy development and inform Council’s Delivery Program. Short term Promote community pride through community events Improve public safety through ongoing safety audits Graffiti removal ‘Adopt-a-Road’ program Fitness station Private car park seal/vehicle surface barriers Streetscape/building appearance improvements Investigate establishing drawcard annual event(s) Bay and Basin Regional Skate Park Medium term Improve access to rear of Paradise Beach Road Shops Youth space/facility located in/adjacent to the shopping centre ‘Learn-to-ride’ facility Community food garden Sanctuary Point Men’s Shed Ongoing shopping centre improvements Bay and Basin sportsground expansion (at Francis Ryan Reserve, Wool Lane Sporting Complex, Sanctuary Point Oval) Long term Ongoing shopping centre improvements Police Station located in/adjacent to the shopping centre Promote drawcard annual event(s) Kerry Street/Paradise Beach Road upgrade Link place making sites together The Action Plan is for feedback from the local community as well as community/business groups who have participated in developing the Plan. As detailed in Section 3.2, wider community feedback will be sought during later stages of developing the Action Plan. Sanctuary Point Place Making Action Plan Page 5/67 September 2013 2. Background 2.1 Purpose of this Action Plan The purpose of the Action Plan is to develop Sanctuary Point, in partnership with the local community, as a key locality within the Bay & Basin area. In doing so, the Action Plan focuses on developing a number of public places/domains (sites) which are informed by a place making vision and associated principles. The need for this Action Plan is largely in response to community concerns related to the perception and liveability of Sanctuary Point. The Action Plan also recognises that significant community feedback has been received by Council in the past. The Action Plan builds on this feedback and avoids asking the community questions which they have already answered. The Action Plan also seeks to build upon existing services/assets and reinforces engagement with partners identified in developing the Plan as well as encouraging the establishment of new partners. Further to this, the Action Plan has involved input and ownership from cross sections of Council’s operations. 2.2 What is a locality? In the context of this Action Plan a locality is identified as local area with a distinct centre and surrounding catchment. A local area represents a relatively large village/town that provides a significant service centre for its surrounding community and contains, or has the potential for, a number of a place making sites. 2.3 What is place making? Place making is described by Project for Public Spaces (PPS) (www.pps.org) as: “…a multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. Put simply, it involves looking at, listening to, and asking questions of the people who live, work and play in a particular space, to discover their needs and aspirations. This information is then used to create a common vision for that place. The vision can evolve quickly into an implementation strategy, beginning with small-scale, do-able improvements that can immediately bring benefits to public spaces and the people who use them. Place making capitalizes on a local community’s assets, inspiration, and potential, ultimately creating good public spaces that promote people’s health, happiness, and well being.” Sanctuary Point Place Making Action Plan Page 6/67 September 2013 2.4 Place making vision, principles and outcomes Shoalhaven City Council (Council) recognises and values a focus on integrated local area planning and co-ordinated delivery of infrastructure and services with its community partners to enhance a “locality” and a “place”. In doing this, Council’s vision for Sanctuary Point is: “the creation of safe, vibrant public domains/destinations/neighbourhoods, where the community has a strong sense of ownership, commitment and input to improving their urban environment.” This vision is supported by the following key principles: Place making should be underpinned by the community’s own values, assets, needs and aspirations, which in turn make spaces feel safe. Place making should build