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I Aireys Inlet I to Eastern View I I I I I I I I i I I I [] I I I I I Adopted Aireys Inlet to Eastern View Structure Plan I Prepared by the I Geelong Regional Commission in consultation with the I Shire of Barrabool 711. 3099 I 452 jY 1 982 -:: _i : , AIR:G I 1982 2 8 ~~'( '\9S'2. ;1 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING -LIBRARY Iliilfijjli- 6550 I M0003893 I I I I I I ADOPTED AIREYS INL.ET TO EASTERN VIEW I STRUCTURE PLAN I JA N UAR Y 1982 I 'I 'I I : I I I ISH N-O-7241-2499-3 I I II I I FOREWORD As part of its Regional planning responsibilities, the Geelong Regional Com mission is pre,paring Structure Plans for tow,ns throughout the Region. In March 1981, the I Com mission released a public discussion document entitled "Aireys Inlet to Eastern View Structure Plan." The Shire of' Barrabool assisted in its preparation and adopted the docu ment for discussion purposes. I The discussion document was intended to involve the public, especially local residents and property owners, in planning the future of the study area. The docum ent was successful in prom pting a wide interest in the planning policies proposed. Several public I submissions were received between March and August, and the docum ent was presented and discussed at a public meeting at Aireys Inlet in April, 1981. A11 the public submissions and responses were reviewed between March and August and as I a result Of those, and further investigations by the Com mission's and Shire of Barrabool planners, a final Structure Plan has b,een prepared. I Several modifications to the Structure Plan have resulted from this review, and this testifies to the worth of the discussion docum ent approach to strategic planning in the Region. This document describes the adopted Aireys Inlet to Eastern View Structure I Plan, paying particular attention to the modifications. The report is short and reference is m,ade throughout to the lengthier Discussion Document which can be consulted as a data volum e. I Since March the' basic tenet Of the Structure Plan has not altered i'.e. the Plan reflects the Geelong Regional Com mission's policy of protecting areas of conservation and the unique character of the settlem ents within the study area. Whilst widespread tourist I developm ent is not to be encouraged, the likely pressure from outside, for the study area to playa more important tourist role is recognised. And the Structure Plan argues the need to take positive steps to accom modate som e of this dem and before it is forced upon 1 the area. Continued dogged resistance to tourist developm ent will eventually result in developm ent on som eoneelse's term s. The StructUre Plan establishes the adequacy of existing conventional residential land. I The plan issupplem ented with several design ideas. Some minor amendments to the approved Geelong Regional Planning Scheme are also I recom mended. This report is in support of these amendments. The Project Leader was Mr.' Charles Andrews and enquiries should be directed to the Director of Planning, Mr. I' Mike Grimshaw, at the Geelong Regional Com mission. Colin K. Atkins, I Chairm an, Geelong Regional Commission' I January 1982 I' I I I I I CONTENTS ,I 1. THE STUDY AREA 1 I 1.1 The Study Area 'in 0 verview 1 1.2 Sum m ar'y of Constraints and Opportunities 1 I 2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF DEVELOPMENT 5 3. THE STRUCTURE PLAN - POLICIES 7 I 3.1 Residential Development Policies 7 3.2 Services Provision Policies 7 3.3 Com merdal Facilities Policies 8 I 3.4 Service Business and Industry Policies 8 3.5 Com munity Facilities Policies 9 3.6 Environment Areas Policies, 9 I ,3.7 Tourism Policies 11 4. STRUCTURE PLAN - EXPLANATION AND DISCUSSION OF POLICIES 13 I 4.1. Residential DevelopiTl ent 13 4.2 ',Services Provision ' 15 ',... 4.3 Com mercial Facilities 16 I , 4.4 Service Business & Industry. 18 4.5 Com munity Facilities 19 4.6 The Environment ' 19 I 4.7 . Tourism 21 5. AIRE YSIN LET IN T E GRAT E D' T 0' URIS T EST A B LIS H MEN T I - THE POTENTIAL 23 5.1 N' atural Assets Give Rise To The Pote,ntial, 23 5.2 Preferred Development Type, 23 I 5.3 Variation of Topography and Natural Features 25 5.4 Design'Idea 25 I 5'.5 Conclusion 26 I APPENDIX I I I I I I I ~~"fJ .. j I I PORT PHILLIP BAY I I I HEAD I I I I I I I I I I 10 KILOMETRES LOCALITY PLAN ; AIREYS INLET TO E~STERN \JIEW PREPARED BY STRUCTURE PLAN I GEELONG REGIONAL COMMISSION MAP I I - 1 - I 1. THE S1 U 0 Y ARE A I 1.1 THE STUDY AREA IN OVERVIEW The Aireys Inlet to Eastern View 'study area is a significant Victorian tourist area •. The area contains three settlem ents closely bound together by pro xi mity . and com mon opportunities and constraints. The area also contains an old linear I subdivision fronting the Great 0 cean Road, Eastern View. The study area is bisected by the Great Ocean Road, a C.R.B •. designated Tourist I Road. The area boasts a rich com bination of hilly natural bushland and superb ocean beaches. Vet the area rem ains underdeveloped relative to· other. coastal resort towns in the Region, largely because of its IIremoteness. 1I Hence, the I settlements display a village charm that is somewhat of a rarity in modern-day coastal resorts. Large portions of the surrounding bushlands are contained within State Forest I Parks, and Flora and Fauna reserves. Ani mport ant use of the study area is as a staging point for excursions into these natural refuges. The areas of public land have been extended in recent years by G.R.C. purchases at Fairhaven and Aireys I Inlet. I 1.2 SUM MAR V 0 F CON ST RA I NT SAN D 0 P P 0 RTUN In ES Aireys Inlet, F airhaven,and Moggs Creek have am ple undev~oped residential land. The analysis in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of the. March rzport , concluded that Aireys Inlet has a 25-30 year supply of residential land, Fairhaven a si milar I supply; and Moggs Creek a 19-25 year supply. No calculation is made for Eastern View because an early principle. established in the Study is that no additional I developm ent land is to be made available at Eastern ·View. in any case. This overall abundant supply of developable residential land reflects several constraints and· opportunities.· It has led to haphazard and unbalanced I developmentwhkh is inconvenient for access, and costly to service. The main opportunity is that planning ·of the area can be conducted in the certainty of long-term· urban form s and boundaries. This Structure Plan does not concern itself therefore with the .question of providing· room for urban growth. In this I way it is very different fro m most others. The natural beauty of the study area presents the most important constraints and I opportunities. This extends to the character of the built environm ent insofar as the settlem ents display a charming village atmosphere. Whilst these features present uncom mon opportunities for development of the area's tourist role, their I very existance presents a constraint on developm ent. This question is well docum ented in the March report. It is clear that the I . prim ary role of the study area is, ~nd will rem ain, tourism; 86% of all houses in I 1. Geelong Regional Com mision - Aireys Inlet to Eastern View Structure Plan - Discussion Docu ment. March 1981. I ISB N-0-7241-2435-7. 2. Vacant land zoned in the. Geelong Regional Planning Scheme (G.R.P.S.) for I residential use anddevelcipm ent. I - 2 - I the study area are holiday homes and the number of visits to the area's beaches on a typical summer's weekend day is between 2,500 and 3,000 people. Over I 40,000 visitors to the Angahook Forest Park pass through the Park's two entrances in the Study area .annually. In total, the study area records around 350,000 tourist visits per annu m. I This presents an opportunity for developing tourist support and service facilities within the study area, and further prom oting tourist activity. But again the preservation constraint is applicable. This is a conflict which planning cannot I hope to fully resolve, but which planning can am eliorate by providing for an acceptable level of tourist developm ent in the mcst (practicably) unobtrusive manner. This is the main thrust of the Structure Plan. I· The recreation resources in the study area 'com prise three elem ents: (i) Beaches I The beaches are the main attraction. Fairhaven beach is a large and open surf beach, gaining in popularity and catering for a wide range of I users including the surf-oriented younger people. The large di mensions of the beach offer al most unli mited potential for greater usage; however this opportunity is severely curtailed by the lack of car parking and the I need to protect the prim ary dune system backing the beach. By contrast, Aireys Inlet beach has the potential for abundant car parking (m ainly in the lagoon area), but its ability to cater for the 11m ultitudell is restricted by its physical characteristics and historical usage.