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Amended Draft Plan of Management for 284 Great Western Highway, Lawson (Including Lawson Community Hall and Lawson Rural Fire Service Headquarters) Amended Draft Plan of Management for 284 Great Western Highway, Lawson (Including Lawson Community Hall and Lawson Rural Fire Service Headquarters) August 2009 Prepared by Blue Mountains City Council Locked Bag 1005 KATOOMBA NSW 2780 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.................................................................................................3 PART 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................4 1.1 About this Plan of Management...................................................................................4 1.2 Preparation of the Plan of Management.......................................................................4 1.3 Structure of the Plan of Management...........................................................................5 1.4 Consultation considered in Preparation of this Plan ....................................................6 1.4.1 Lawson Community Hall Plan of Management Community Consultation Report, June 2004.........................................................................................................6 1.4.2 Lawson Community Hall & Rural Fire Service Plan of Management Public Hearing Report, October 2004.....................................................................................6 1.4.3 Submissions made in response to the exhibition of the draft Plan of Management 2004-5.....................................................................................................7 1.4.4 Submissions made in response to the exhibition of the draft Plan of Management 2007 ........................................................................................................7 PART 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND AND BUILDINGS.........................................8 2.1 Site Location.................................................................................................................8 2.2 Land, building ownership, and legal agreements.........................................................9 2.3 Use of the Land ..........................................................................................................11 2.4 Condition of Buildings on the Land...........................................................................12 2.5 Vehicle Access and Parking.......................................................................................14 2.6 Building Management ................................................................................................15 2.7 Site Heritage...............................................................................................................16 2.7.1 Statement of Heritage Significance ................................................................17 2.7.2 Heritage Assessment Report: Robert Staas 2004 ...........................................17 PART 3 POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGEMENT............................................21 3.1 25 Year Vision for the City-Towards a More Sustainable Blue Mountains, 2000.....21 3.2 Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) Plan for Community Buildings 2004............22 3.3 Community Building Policy, 2002..............................................................................23 3.4 Area 3 Community Planning Report, 1988 ................................................................23 3.5 Mid Mountains Communities Facilities Project Report, 2003...................................23 3.6 Area 3 Generic Community Land Plan of Management, 2004 ..................................23 3.7 Community Plan 2007................................................................................................23 3.8 Management Plan 2009-10 ........................................................................................24 3.9 Lawson Community Hub Report 2009 (in preparation) ............................................24 3.10 Environmental Planning and Building Controls .......................................................24 PART 4 MANAGEMENT DIRECTION.......................................................................25 PART 5 MANAGEMENT PURPOSE .........................................................................33 PART 6 PERFORMANCE TARGETS, MEANS TO ACHIEVE TARGETS AND ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE...........................................................................34 APPENDIX 1 A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY .........................................................37 APPENDIX 2 OPTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT..........................................................40 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Plan is intended to guide the Council in the management and use of part Lot 17 and part Lot 7 Section 1 D.P. 758605, 284 Great Western Highway, Lawson. This land is best known as the location of two community buildings – the Lawson Community Hall (the former Lawson Mechanics Institute) and the Lawson Rural Fire Service Headquarters. The Mid Mountains Youth Centre operated from the Hall from the early 1990s until the Hall was closed to use in 2004. Part Lot 17 is owned and managed by Blue Mountains City Council and: • Classified as Community Land; • Is hereby categorised as General Community Use; • Zoned for Village Housing- Accessible Housing precinct VH-LA03 under LEP 2005; and • The portion of the Hall on Lot 17 is proposed to be listed as an item of local heritage significance under Draft Amendment 1 to LEP2005, which is currently in process. Lot 7 is the front portion of the original site and includes the front of the Hall. The land and the Hall were resumed by the RTA in 1989 for the purpose of widening the Highway. For many years the road widening required demolition of the front 9.8 metres of the Hall. However in late 2007 the RTA redesigned the road alignment to permit retention of the main body of the Hall. The Council resolved to retain the Hall in 2008 and negotiations are currently underway with the RTA regarding the transfer of the residue of lot 7 to Council. It is recommended that this land is classified as Community Land, and categorized as General Community Use and rezoned to match Lot 17. The process of developing the Plan of Management identified a number of major issues including the need for: • Identifying suitable use/s for the Hall. • Provision of adequate access and parking to service the Hall. • Provision of alternative accommodation for the Lawson RFS. • Staging reuse of the Hall and the overall site. • Operating within the financial constraints of the Council. The primary actions to address these issues and facilitate future management are to: • Conserve and interpret the heritage significance of Lawson Community Hall. • Encourage community input to ongoing management of the Hall. • Acquire the residue of Lot 7, classify as Community Land, categorise as General Community Use, and rezone to match Lot 17 and adjoining land. • Investigate short and medium term options for use of the Hall and to improve parking and access; • Upgrade and reopen the Hall to community use. • Relocate the RFS to a purpose built facility elsewhere in Lawson. 3 PART 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 About this Plan of Management This Plan of Management is for part Lot 17 and part Lot 7 Section 1 in D.P. 758605, 284 Great Western Highway, Lawson NSW and is intended to guide the Council in its management and use of the land. The Purpose of the Plan is to: • Describe the land and the buildings on the land; • Set out the key considerations in setting a direction for the management of the land; • Outline a range of issues and opportunities associated with the land; • Identify the direction for future management of the land and buildings on the land; and • Set out an action plan with objectives, strategies and performance targets for the management of the land. The Vision for management of the land is: To honour the history of the Hall and land and, in partnership with the community and other levels of government, to provide facilities and services to meet current and future needs of the community of the Blue Mountains. The Objectives for the management of the land are: 1. To ensure the facilities are appropriate for their use. 2. To recognise and honour the heritage significance of the Hall. 3. To ensure the site presents an attractive streetscape entry to Lawson Town Centre. 4. To ensure that the development, maintenance and use of the buildings on the site can be achieved within the financial resources available to the Council. 5. To allow for the granting of leases, licences or other estates that reflect community aspirations for this land are consistent with this Plan of Management and accord with the Local Government Act 1993. 1.2 Preparation of the Plan of Management This Plan of Management has been prepared and structured in accordance with the requirements of NSW Local Government Act 1993. Section 36 of the Act requires that: • All community land must have a plan of management; • Community Land must be categorised; • Plans must contain objectives for management of the land; • The plan must include performance targets; and 4 • Plans must contain a means of achieving and assessing achievement of objectives and performance targets. A Plan of Management that applies to just one area of community land must: • Describe the condition of the land, and of any buildings or other improvements on the land, as at the date of adoption of the plan of management; • Describe the use of the land and any such buildings or improvements as at that date; • Specify the purposes for which the land, and any such buildings or improvements, will be permitted to be used; • Specify
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