03. LAND USE PLANNING Perth Airport Is One of the Most Important Elements of Public Transport Infrastructure in Western Australia
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03. LAND USE PLANNING Perth Airport is one of the most important elements of public transport infrastructure in Western Australia. 03 03. LAND USE PLANNING 3.1 Land Use Plan The concept of a precinct within the context of the The Perth Airport Land Use Plan primarily airport estate can be compared to the concept of a safeguards the long-term airfield, terminal and suburb (or locality) within a Local government area. aviation support configuration while also ensuring At this high-level, the precincts define the locational an appropriate level of flexibility to respond to characteristic of a respective area but not the land operational requirements, market developments uses or zones, in the same way that a suburb may and business expectations. contain a range of land uses. Each precinct therefore comprises land use zones. The Perth Airport Land Use Plan ensures that: • aviation requirements are prioritised in terms of The precincts of the airport estate and their land use, respective primary purposes are identified below. • non-aviation developments are complementary Figure 3.1 shows the Perth Airport precincts: to the delivery of aviation services, • land use zoning is consistent with surrounding Airfield Precinct – to provide for and protect the land uses, and ultimate aviation capacity of the airport, including • where required and after consideration of the development of all runways, taxiways and alternative options, a combination of onsite and associated aviation infrastructure, while managing offsite environmental offsets (in accordance with the environmental and cultural values of the area. Commonwealth and State regulations and policies) will be applied to enable development of Airport Central Precinct – to provide integrated land, consistent with the Master Plan 2014. passenger terminal and associated ground transport The Perth Airport estate comprises 2,105 hectares of and commercial facilities that meet the changing land including: needs of airlines and other companies providing • the airfield and terminals, services in the precinct, and of the travelling public. • aviation support and related commercial facilities, • roads and infrastructure services, Airport North Precinct – to develop an integrated • a range of industrial, business and commercial mix of industrial, commercial, warehouse, activities, and showroom, storage and logistics land uses while • remnant vegetation and wetlands. integrating the environmental value of the area. 3.2 Precincts Airport West Precinct – to provide a range of The use of precincts in the Perth Airport Land Use aviation support facilities and associated ground Plan represents the high-level division of the airport transport as well as complimentary non-aviation estate for airport planning, development and commercial developments. Over time, limited office, identification purposes. retail and bulky goods may be provided. Precincts have differing objectives and character Airport South Precinct – to provide for a range of based on the following:- aviation and non-aviation uses, with a focus towards Communities of interest, • accommodating logistics and distribution facilities Contiguous land uses, • while managing the environmental value of the area. • Access points and available transport and • Interfaces with neighbouring land uses and communities. 96 03 AIRPORT NORTH AIRFIELD AIRPORT WEST AIRPORT CENTRAL AIRPORT SOUTH PRECINCTS AIRPORT NORTH AIRPORT WEST AIRPORT SOUTH AIRPORT CENTRAL AIRFIELD Figure 3.1 Perth Airport Precincts Source: Perth Airport Pty Ltd 97 03. LAND USE PLANNING the Airfield Precinct is vegetated, totalling approximately 184 hectares. The vegetation › Airfield Precinct condition ranges from degraded in some areas to to provide for and protect the ultimate pristine in others. Vegetation type in the northern aviation capacity of the airport, including portion of the precinct differs significantly to that in the development of all runways, taxiways the south, mainly due to variable soil conditions. and associated aviation infrastructure, Records maintained by the State Department of while managing the environmental and Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) indicate the potential cultural values of the area. presence of Threatened Ecological Community Type SCP07: herb-rich saline shrub lands in clay pans. SCP07 forms a collective Federal listing under the EPBC Act for all clay pans on the Swan Coastal Plain. 3.2.1 Airfield Precinct The south of the precinct supports two Commonwealth listed flora species; Conospermum The Airfield Precinct comprises all infrastructure undulatum and Macathuria keigheryi, in addition to required for the current and future movement of three State listed species. aircraft, including runways, taxiways, navigation aids and future facilities for aviation fire-fighting and Also occupying an area within the precinct is Munday rescue services and covers approximately 759 Swamp, listed on the State Department of Aboriginal hectares. There is sufficient land in the precinct to Affairs’ register of Aboriginal Heritage Sites for both accommodate all required aircraft movement its archaeological and ethnographic importance. infrastructure for the long-term configuration of Munday Swamp totals approximately 20 hectares, Perth Airport. This includes the planned extensions approximately one hectare of which is open water. of the main runways (03L/21R) and the cross runway Munday Swamp supports diverse vegetation, (06/24), and the construction of the new runway invertebrate and vertebrate fauna, and is listed on (03R/21L), as outlined in detail in Section 4. the Commonwealth Directory of Important Wetlands. This precinct will continue to be used and developed to The new runway (03R/21L) will have some minor support the required aviation activities and facilities impact to Munday Swamp. Any works affecting integral to the day-to-day operations of Perth Airport. Munday Swamp will consider the importance of the swamp to the Noongar people and will include close The precinct is comprised of a mixture of vegetation consultation with these stakeholders. types and conditions. Approximately 25 per cent of 98 03 The precinct includes the following current and planned future facilities: › Airport Central • new international and domestic terminals, Precinct • new aprons for aircraft parking, to provide integrated passenger terminal • terminal forecourt roads for passenger drop-off/ and associated ground transport and pick-up and associated access roads, commercial facilities that meet the • staff, short-term and long-term car parking facilities, changing needs of airlines and other • car hire, taxi, bus and small charter vehicles companies providing services in the access facilities, precinct, and of the travelling public. • ground transport systems including: – the new principle entrance to the precinct, via Tonkin Highway and Leach Highway Interchange, – the planned provision of the State rail public transport services, and 3.2.2 Airport Central Precinct – future automated people mover (APM) system. The Airport Central Precinct comprises: • commercial facilities such as commercial offices, • terminal facilities, retail and hotel accommodation, • aviation support facilities including aircraft • air traffic control tower, refuelling and maintenance, • aviation support facilities, including flight catering, • aprons for aircraft parking, office accommodation for airlines, airport • the air traffic control tower, administration, international air freight operations • freight handling, and fuel storage, and • ground transport interfaces such as principle road • supporting services and utilities, including waste access from Tonkin Highway, car parking, ground and central energy plant facilities. transport systems, car rental facilities, and Contained within the south-west portion of the commercial developments including retail and • precinct is approximately 32 hectares of remnant office accommodation. bushland. Vegetation condition within this area The precinct, which totals approximately 405 hectares, ranges from very good to completely degraded. An provides sufficient land to accommodate the occurrence of the Commonwealth and State listed consolidation of all commercial air services into new flora species Macathuria keigheryi is also present. facilities around the site of the existing International Approximately 27 hectares of remnant bushland Terminal (T1), and the envisaged ultimate remains within the north-east portion of the precinct, configuration of Perth Airport. This includes with vegetation condition ranging from good to development within the planning period of this degraded. Records maintained by the DPaW indicate Master Plan 2014 and beyond. the potential presence of Threatened Ecological Airport Central includes future development, Community Type SCP07: herb rich saline shrub lands expansion and enhancement of existing and new in clay pans in the north-east of the Zone. SCP07 terminal buildings and associated facilities. Future forms a collective Commonwealth listing under the use and development within the precinct will ensure EPBC Act for all clay pans on the Swan Coastal Plain. provision of essential passenger services in accordance with forecast demand. 99 03. LAND USE PLANNING logistics centre servicing both airport and other needs. This centre will take advantage of the large › Airport North flat sites that are available. The precinct also presents Precinct an opportunity for aviation related development, to develop an integrated mix of industrial, with