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FACT SHEET 2 PLANNING FOR BUNDABERG CITY Council and the community’s vision is for the Bundaberg Region to be “vibrant, progressive, connected and sustainable”. To achieve this vision, Council has prepared the Bundaberg Regional Council Planning Scheme to help manage future land use and development in the Bundaberg Region. The planning scheme aims to strengthen the economy, support local communities, protect and sustainably manage the natural environment and provide targeted investments in infrastructure. The planning scheme provides a framework for sustainable growth management with a time horizon of 2031. This fact sheet has been prepared to provide a summary of the requirements in the planning scheme most relevant to the Bundaberg City CBD and surrounds. Bundaberg City – the centre for a Queensland’s Lifestyle Capital diverse and dynamic region HOUSING CHOICE AND RESIDENTIAL GROWTH The settlement pattern of the Bundaberg Regional The planning scheme provides for a range of housing Council area is focused on the regional city of types and densities to accommodate projected Bundaberg, which is the principal service centre for the population growth in the region over the next 20+ region and the location of higher order services, major years. retail, health, education, commercial, financial and The planning scheme allocates new ‘greenfield’ areas government agencies. for residential growth, and also identifies areas within The planning scheme reinforces Bundaberg City as existing suburbs preferred for infill development. Many established residential neighbourhoods in Bundaberg the principal centre for the region. The city is intended City, in suburbs such as Avenell Heights, Avoca, to accommodate the majority of urban growth in the Millbank, Norville, Svensson Heights and Walkervale region, with the convenience of living in close proximity are not intended to undergo significant change under to employment, entertainment, health and education, the planning scheme. These areas are mostly included community and cultural facilities, sport and recreation in the Low Density Residential Zone, which is similar to and other services. the Residential A Zone under the previous Bundaberg City Plan 2004. These areas may experience some small-scale residential development as a result of Council reducing ‘red tape’ for dual occupancy and secondary dwelling development, to assist in housing affordability, and in recognition of the City’s ageing population and the desire to ‘age in place’. INFILL DEVELOPMENT – MEDIUM AND HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS Under the planning scheme, medium and high density residential development is encouraged within and adjacent to activity centres, and within inner-suburban areas that have good access to public transport, employment, community facilities and public open space. Within established residential areas, the Medium Density Residential Zone and High Density Residential Zone identify areas where ‘infill development’ in the form of multiple dwellings (e.g. townhouses and apartments) and other multi-unit residential uses (e.g. retirement communities) is supported under the MD-7-824 Rev.1 03/07/17 1 PLANNING FOR FACT SHEET BUNDABERG CITY 2 planning scheme. Areas identified include parts of KALKIE-ASHFIELD Bundaberg West and Bundaberg South, which are within Under the planning scheme, the localities of Kalkie and easy walking distance of the Bundaberg CBD and other Ashfield are intended to be a focus area for the growth facilities and services. These areas are largely similar of Bundaberg City. Growth pressures in this part of the to those areas included in the Residential B Zone and Residential C Zone under the previous Bundaberg City City are evident with recent residential subdivisions to Plan 2004. One notable exception is the inclusion of the east of the Ring Road. part of the old showgrounds site in the Medium Density As part of the planning scheme, Council has developed Residential Zone, given the site’s desirable location for a local plan for the Kalkie-Ashfield development area, living in close proximity to the CBD and community which seeks to coordinate land use and infrastructure services and infrastructure, including health and planning across this growth area. This plan provides education. for mostly urban residential growth, supported by a The planning scheme promotes net residential densities local activity centre and a number of neighbourhood of 30 to 50 equivalent dwellings per hectare in the centres to provide for local convenience needs. The Medium Density Residential Zone (e.g. approximately 5 concept plan encourages increased residential densities dwellings on a 1,000m² lot), with buildings up to 3 storeys around planned activity centres, open space corridors in height. The High Density Residential Zone, which and in areas with high amenity, including land at Kalkie includes land opposite Alexandra Park in Bundaberg West, allows for low-medium rise development in overlooking the Burnett River. buildings up to 5 storeys in height and densities of up to 110 equivalent dwellings per hectare. BRANYAN Some parts of Branyan closer to Avoca are included in Urban Growth Areas the Low Density Residential Zone under the planning The major urban growth areas in Bundaberg City include scheme, including new residential subdivisions in this Kalkie-Ashfield, Branyan, Kensington-Thabeban and part of the City. The planning scheme has identified Bundaberg North. While some areas identified for future a more extensive area of land at Branyan that has residential use have been included in the Low Density the potential to provide for longer-term urban growth Residential Zone, other areas (particularly larger urban in the western suburbs of Bundaberg City. The land growth areas) have been included in the Emerging has been included in the Emerging Community Zone Community Zone. so as to manage uses that may compromise potential future urban development in the area. Council has not preparedLEGEND a local plan for this area as yet, but intends CADASTRAL BOUNDARY AREA SUBJECT TO KALKIE-ASHFIELD LOCAL to undertakeDEVELOPMENT AREAsuch LOCAL PLAN work as a future planning scheme INDICATIVE LAND USE AREAS [NOTE 1] amendment.RESIDENTIAL AREA This planning will need to be done before MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREA LOCAL ACTIVITY CENTRE AREA KIRBYS ROAD urban development can occur in this area. GOOBURRUM ACTIVITY CENTRE NETWORK L LOCAL ACTIVITY CENTRE NEIGHBOURHOOD ACTIVITY CENTRE GOOBURRUM BUNDABERG BARGARA ROAD N TRANSPORT ELEMENTS BURNETT HEADS ROAD KENSINGTONMAJOR ROAD (EXISTING OR– UPGRADED) THABEBAN SAUERS ROAD MAJOR ROAD (PROPOSED) RIVER RUBYANNA QUNABA SECONDARY ROAD (EXISTING OR UPGRADED) SECONDARY ROAD (PROPOSED) MCGILLS ROAD ZIELKE AVENUE The ‘Kensington Master Planned Community’ approved SUGAR CANE RAIL NETWORK N OPEN SPACE, LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENT by CouncilPROTECTION ELEMENTS in 2009 provides for significant residential N KALKIE BUNDABERG NORTH OPEN SPACE / ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AREA [NOTE 2] BUNDABERG BARGARA ROAD RURAL AND LANDSCAPE PROTECTION AREA BURNETT and mixed-use development to the south of the P N MAJOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES ELEMENTS P PRIMARY SCHOOL (EXISTING) JohannaPS PRIMARYBoulevard AND SECONDARY SCHOOL (EXISTING) commercial/industry estate and JEALOUS ROAD BURNETT HEADS ROAD S SECONDARY SCHOOL (EXISTING) ASHFIELD ROAD BARGARA ROAD the newOTHER ELEMENTSBundaberg Regional Athletics Facility. Under PS AGRICULTURAL LAND BUFFER TELEGRAPH ROAD WINDERMERE ROAD ACOUSTIC AND AMENITY BUFFER PRINCESS STREET the planning scheme, this land has been included in N IRRIGATION CHANNEL BUNDABERG EAST ASHFIELD the Emerging Community Zone in recognition of the NOTE 1: WINDERMERE The land use areas shown on this figure are indicative only and represent a conceptual response to the overall outcomes and assessment criteria of the Kalkie-Ashfield local SCOTLAND STREET development area local plan code. The exact location and spatial extent of the various land approveduse areas within plan the Kalkie-Ashfield localof development development. area will be subject to more L detailed ground truthing and site-specific assessment undertaken as part of the development application process. WALLA STREET BOURBONG STREET QUAY STREET BUNDABERG-PORT ROAD PEDESTRIAN & CYCLEWAY NOTE 2: BUNDABERG CENTRAL LINK TO BALDWIN SWAMP The Open Space/Environment Protection Area indicates both existing and future strategic AND BUNDABERG CBD elements of the Open Space/Environment Protection network for the Kalkie-Ashfield local Additional allocationdevelopment of area. residential land in this part of BAROLIN STREET The Open Space/Environment Protection Network identifies the potential extent and N location of open space for the Kalkie-Ashfield local development area in an indicative WALLA STREET PS manner and is subject to refinement through the development assessment process taking into account the need for public open space of various types, the need for land for drainage Bundabergand flood hazard management City purposes and the isnature conservation expected values of land. to see the continuation of KEPNOCK 0 300 600 900 1200 kilometres FE WALKER STREET future stages of the ‘Edenbrook’ residential estate off N 1:30 ,000 @ A3 BUNDABERG SOUTH BOUNDARY STREET S BAROLIN STREET Fitzgerald Street, to the south of Shalom College. N P WALKER STREET WOONGARRA BUNDABERG RING ROAD Additional ‘greenfield’ land in Thabeban also has the N ELLIOTT HEADS ROAD Figure 7.2.2 WALKERVALE AVENELL HEIGHTS potential toKalkie support Ashfield lowLocal