Final Huntly Township Plan 1

Huntly Township Plan February 2009 Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia Pty Limited ABN 80 078 004 798 41-43 Myers Street Bendigo VIC 3550 PO Box 146 Bendigo VIC 3550 Australia Telephone +61 3 5430 3400 Facsimile +61 3 5430 3401 Email [email protected] NCSI Certified Quality System ISO 9001 2130840A-RPT-002-A NVNB © Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia Pty Limited (PB) [2009]. Copyright in the drawings, information and data recorded in this document (the information) is the property of PB. This document and the information are solely for the use of the authorised recipient and this document may not be used, copied or reproduced in whole or part for any purpose other than that for which it was supplied by PB. PB makes no representation, undertakes no duty and accepts no responsibility to any third party who may use or rely upon this document or the information. Author: Nick Byrne, Nicole Vickridge Signed: Reviewer: Nicole Vickridge Signed: Approved by: David Bergin Signed: Date: February 2009 Distribution: Client, File 2130840A-RPT-002-A NVNB Huntly Township Plan Contents Page Number Part A HUNTLY TOWNSHIP PLAN .............................................................................................................1 1. Introduction..........................................................................................................................................1 1.1 Purpose of the Huntly Township Plan 1 1.2 Plan Components 1 1.3 Study area 2 1.4 Study Area History 3 1.4.1 Aboriginal History 3 1.4.2 European History 4 1.4.3 Notable Historic features in Huntly 5 2. Huntly Township Plan .........................................................................................................................6 2.1 The role and vision for Huntly 7 2.1.1 Vision 7 2.2 Strategic Planning Policy context 8 2.3 Social Profile / Community services and facilities 8 2.3.1 Objectives 16 2.3.2 Future Actions 16 2.4 Natural and Built environment and landscape 17 2.4.1 Objectives 21 2.4.2 Future Actions 21 2.5 Infrastructure and Drainage 22 2.5.1 Objectives 24 2.5.2 Future Actions 24 2.6 Access and movement 25 2.6.1 Objectives 27 2.6.2 Future Actions 27 PART B IMPLEMENTATION......................................................................................................................28 3. Implementation Plan..........................................................................................................................28 3.1 Statutory Planning Measures 28 3.1.1 Proposed Rezoning 28 3.1.2 Proposed retention of zones 31 3.1.3 Proposed Changes to overlays 32 3.1.4 Proposed Retention of Overlays 33 3.1.5 Other controls 33 3.1.6 New Residential Zones 33 3.1.7 Native Vegetation Precinct Plan 33 3.2 Non statutory Planning measures 34 4. Prioritised Implementation Plan.......................................................................................................36 Huntly Township Plan List of figures Figure 1 Study Area 2 Figure 2 Forecast Population and Average Household Size (forecast.id) 9 Figure 3 Forecast Household Types (forecast.id) 10 Figure 4 Huntly Primary School 11 Figure 5 Community Facilities Elements 13 Figure 6 Town Centre Framework 15 Figure 7 Existing Low Density Detached Dwellings, Typical of Huntly’s Established Areas 17 Figure 8 New Development Areas Framework Plan 18 Figure 9 Tuckers Road Provides an Example of Road Reserves that should be Utilised for Pedestrian and Bicycle Access 20 Figure 10 Environment and Landscape Elements 23 Figure 11 Access and Movement Elements 26 List of appendices Appendix A Township Implementation Plans - Zoning and Overlay Maps Appendix B Existing Services Available PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 2130840A-RPT-002-A NVNB Page i Huntly Township Plan Part A HUNTLY TOWNSHIP PLAN 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose of the Huntly Township Plan Building on the findings of the Bendigo Residential Development Strategy 1 (BRDS) and Commercial Land strategies, more detailed work has been undertaken in Bendigo’s northern growth corridor as part of the implementation of the Northern Corridor and Huntly Local Structure Plan; developed in response to the rapid growth of the Epsom area and the recent connection of the sewer to the Huntly Township. The Huntly Township Plan (HTP) provides a strategic framework for the future development of Huntly. The purpose of the HTP is to articulate a vision for the future development of Huntly and identify the strategic planning issues influencing the development of the Township, including community needs and aspirations. The HTP refines the boundaries of the New Development Areas (NDA) identified in the BRDS, excluding inappropriate land following a more detailed assessment and including the town centre to ensure that an integrated approach is taken to the planning and development of the Huntly Township. Implementation of the HTP includes the identification of appropriate planning controls, recommendations for further strategic planning work and broader design initiatives to encourage long term sustainability. Fundamentally, the HTP seeks to articulate these issues through a long term vision that can be implemented through the strategic framework of a Structure Plan. The HTP supports the implementation of a range of actions identified in the Northern Corridor and Huntly Local Structure Plan (February 2005). 1.2 Plan Components The HTP is comprised of two sections: Part A (HTP) contains the Township Plan, including objectives responding to the key influences identified in Issues paper. Part B (Implementation of the HTP) contains a program for implementing the Township Plan and includes recommendations for further strategic work. 1 Parsons Brinckerhoff (2004) Bendigo Residential Development Strategy. PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 2130840A-RPT-002-A NVNB Page 1 Huntly Township Plan 1.3 Study area Huntly is located in the north-eastern extent of the City of Greater Bendigo. The township is located on the Midland Highway approximately 15 kilometres from the Bendigo CBD. The town represents the gateway of Bendigo when approaching from Echuca and Shepparton. The HTP is focussed on implementing the intent of both the Bendigo Residential Strategy and the Northern Corridor and Huntly Local Structure Plan, as a result the study area has been confined to areas identified for future residential development. However there are significant land uses and industrial activities in adjacent areas around Huntly. These include the Hyline Australia Pty. Ltd. to the north of the Study Area and the Livestock exchange to southwest. The study area is bound by natural features including the Bendigo Creek to the west and the Greater Bendigo Regional Park east of the Bendigo to Echuca Railway line. Figure 1 identifies the boundaries of the study area. The study area is based on analysis from the Bendigo Residential Strategy that highlighted the urban extent of Bendigo and identified Huntly as a NDA. Further work through the Northern Corridor Structure Plan and subsequent analysis of flooding constraints, former mining sites and other spatial planning considerations have informed the identification of the major investigation area. The broader spatial considerations and local constraints all combine to promote the retention of a village character. Local planning constraints include the maintenance of agricultural land west of Pitt Street, flood prone areas associated with Bendigo Creek and Back Creek, buffers required for intensive animal husbandry and a lack of services together with a green buffer that defines the northern extent of urban Bendigo and the arrival at Huntly. Figure 1 Study Area PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF 2130840A-RPT-002-A NVNB Page 2 Huntly Township Plan 1.4 Study Area History The following section provides a historic background to Huntly and includes an edited abstract of the Historical context prepared by consultants TerraCulture Pty. Ltd. and information provided by the City of Greater Bendigo. 1.4.1 Aboriginal History The area to the north of Bendigo is one of the most important areas in Victoria, or indeed Australia, for research into Aboriginal archaeology. The area has been particularly important to discussions regarding the nature of the ancient origins of Aboriginal populations in Australia. Central to discussions regarding the populating of Australia have been findings of a cemetery of at least 40 individuals uncovered at Kow Swamp, approximately 70 kilometres to the north of Bendigo (Thorne and Macumber 1972; Thorne 1976); and the Cohuna cranium, found further north (Macumber and Thorne 1975). These finds were associated with Pleistocene sediments, with radiocarbon dates at Kow Swamp providing an age range of between 13,000 and 8,000 years for this site (Thorne and Macumber 1972: 317-8). In his reconstruction of traditional language boundaries in western Victoria, Clark (1990) has recently collated the primary sources of the ethnohistory relating to the Aboriginal groups in the early days of European colonisation. These sources include journal entries and government correspondence produced by explorers such as Matthew Flinders and Charles Grimes, as well as settlers and missionaries, particularly G.A. Robinson, the Chief Aboriginal Protector. Such information often provides the most detailed data on groups whose traditional lifestyles have long ended. It is difficult to determine from Clark (1990) who the traditional owners of Bendigo were at the time of European contact and it appears that it may have been disputed territory (Clark 1990: 152). Clark’s Language Area and Clan maps show

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