Planning Report MCC Rezoning Aug 2018
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Planning Report to support a Territory Plan Variation Murrumbidgee Country Club Block 16 Section 7 Kambah 28 March 2018 Prepared For: Murrumbidgee Country Club 161 Kambah Pool Road Kambah ACT 2902 Prepared By: Purdon Planning Pty Ltd Unit 4 Cooyong Centre 1 Torrens Street Braddon ACT 2612 Ph: 02 6257 1511 Email: [email protected] Web: www.purdon.com.au ABN 20 008 610 080 Any representation, statement, opinion or advice expressed or implied in this publication is made in good faith but on the basis that Purdon Planning, its agents and employees are not liable to any person for any damage or loss whatsoever which has occurred or may occur, in relation to that person taking or not taking (as the case may be) action, in respect of any representation, statement or advice referred to in this report. Document Control # Issued Notes 1 Working Draft N/A Report Template 2 Draft 07/03/2018 Internal QA + to client 3 Final 28/03/2018 Revised Report Cover Image source: Google Earth 2017 Territory Plan Variation - Planning Report Block 16 Section 7 Kambah ii Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Murrumbidgee Country Club .............................................................................................. 1 1.3 Study Team ......................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Study Area ........................................................................................................................... 2 2.0 PROPOSED TERRITORY PLAN VARIATION .................................................................... 4 2.1 Initial Proposal .................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Amended Site Areas ............................................................................................................ 5 2.3 Proposed Land Use ............................................................................................................. 6 2.4 Lease Arrangements ........................................................................................................... 6 3.0 INDICATIVE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................... 7 4.0 JUSTIFICATION FOR TERRITORY PLAN VARIATION ...................................................... 13 4.1 Objectives of the Territory Plan Variation ........................................................................ 13 4.2 Opportunity Cost of the Proposed Change ....................................................................... 13 4.3 Changes Necessitating the Variation ................................................................................ 13 4.4 Consequences of not proceeding ..................................................................................... 14 4.5 Rezoning Options .............................................................................................................. 14 4.6 Social Values ..................................................................................................................... 15 4.7 Alternative Land Uses ....................................................................................................... 16 5.0 STRATEGIC PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT .................................................................... 25 5.1 National Capital Plan ......................................................................................................... 25 5.2 ACT Strategic Planning Framework ................................................................................... 25 5.3 Transport for Canberra Policy ........................................................................................... 27 5.4 Other Territory Policies ..................................................................................................... 27 6.0 CURRENT STATUTORY PLANNING CONTEXT .............................................................. 28 6.1 National Capital Plan ......................................................................................................... 28 6.2 Territory Plan .................................................................................................................... 29 7.0 PRELIMINARY COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS ........................................................... 33 7.1 Background ....................................................................................................................... 33 7.2 Consultation ...................................................................................................................... 33 7.3 Key Issues .......................................................................................................................... 37 7.4 Consultation Outcomes .................................................................................................... 40 8.0 IMPACT ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................... 42 8.1 Environmental Values ....................................................................................................... 42 8.2 Physical Infrastructure ...................................................................................................... 47 8.3 Urban Amenity .................................................................................................................. 49 9.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS................................................................. 50 Territory Plan Variation - Planning Report Block 16 Section 7 Kambah iii Figures Figure 1: Site locality .............................................................................................................. 3 Figure 2: Initial Rezoning Proposal ......................................................................................... 4 Figure 3: Amended Site Areas ................................................................................................ 5 Figure 4: Proposed Site 1 ........................................................................................................ 8 Figure 5: Proposed Site 2 ...................................................................................................... 10 Figure 6: Proposed Site 3 ...................................................................................................... 12 Figure 7: National Capital Plan – General Policy Plan .......................................................... 28 Figure 8: Territory Plan Extract ............................................................................................. 30 Figure 9: Kambah District Precinct Map ............................................................................... 31 Figure 10: Tree Assessment – Site 1 ....................................................................................... 43 Figure 11: Tree Assessment – Site 2 ....................................................................................... 44 Figure 12: Tree Assessment – Site 3 ....................................................................................... 44 Tables Table 4-1: Land Use Zones (% of total land area) ................................................................... 15 Table 4-2: Ovals and sportsgrounds by suburb ...................................................................... 18 Table 4-3: Outdoor basketball court supply ........................................................................... 20 Table 4-4: Aquatic centre supply ............................................................................................ 22 Table 4-5: Child care centre provision Tuggeranong district ................................................. 23 Table 4-6: Motel/hotel provision in the Tuggeranong district ............................................... 23 Table 8-1: Utility Services ....................................................................................................... 48 Attachments Attachment A: EPSDD Scoping Document Attachment B: Brochure – Murrumbidgee Country Club Land Rezoning Proposal Attachment C: Minutes Community meeting 1 September 2015 Attachment D: Residential Development Update – 9 November 2015 Attachment E: SOGS correspondence – January 2017 Attachment F: Residential Development Update – 3 August 2017 Attachment G: Engineering Services Reports Attachment H: Geotechnical and Contamination Reports Attachment I: Heritage Report Attachment J: Tree Assessments Territory Plan Variation - Planning Report Block 16 Section 7 Kambah iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Murrumbidgee Country Club (MCC), situated on Kambah Pool Road in Kambah, is Tuggeranong’s only public golf club. The club has around 1,100 members including over 900 golfing members. The Club offers an 18-hole golf course together with a public driving range and club house facilities. To ensure the Club’s financial security and future viability, the MCC have proposed to rezone three parcels of land for residential use by means of a Territory plan variation. The sites do not form part of the playable land on the golf course and their removal from the golf course will not impact the operation of the 18-hole course. The objectives of the rezoning are as follows: . to create income generating revenue