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Local Strategic Planning Statement Community & Stakeholder BLUE MOUNTAINS CITY COUNCIL Local Strategic Planning Statement Community & Stakeholder Engagement Report PREPARED BY Project: Consultancy Services for Community Workshop Facilitation Client: Blue Mountains City Council Revision Status Date By Checked A Draft 8 April 2019 AD, MS, JK JK B Draft 24 May 2019 AD, MS, JK JK C Draft 31 May 2019 AD, MS, JK JK D Final 04 September 2019 AD JK PEO P L E P L A CE & P ART N E RSHIP DISCLAIMER not be used or disclosed to any party without the written permission of People, Place and Partnership Pty Ltd. This project and its attached All Rights Reserved appendices are based on estimates, assumptions and information No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a sourced and referenced by People, Place and Partnership and its sub retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any consultants. We present these estimates and assumptions as a basis means without the written permission of People, Place and Partnership for the reader’s interpretation and analysis. With respect to forecasts Pty Ltd. we do not present them as results that will actually be achieved. We rely upon the interpretation of the reader to judge for themselves the Intellectual Property Rights likelihood of whether these projections can be achieved or not. In All Rights Reserved. All methods, processes, commercial proposals undertaking this project we have relied upon information concerning and other contents described in this document are the confidential the study area provided by the client and we have not independently intellectual property of People, Place and Partnership Pty Ltd and may verified this information except where noted in any documentation. PLACE STRATEGIC COMMUNITY PLACE PLACE PLACE PLANNING FACILITATION ENGAGEMENT ACTIVATION TRAINING MANAGEMENT We are passionate about connecting people to place and place to people to create long lasting change. Contents Project Overview 4 Site Context 5 Engagement Timeline 6 Phase 2A Community Engagement 7 Workshop Sessions 8 Future Thoughts 10 Optimistic and Concerned 11 Liveability Priorities and Performance 13 Local Character 17 Sustainability Priorities 19 Sustainability Flagging 20 Future Scenarios 23 Productivity 26 Phase 2B Stakeholder Engagement 29 Workshop Session 30 Optimistic and Concerned 32 Liveability Priorities and Performance 33 Jobs Growth 37 Local Character 39 Sustainability Flagging 40 Future Scenarios 42 Ideas for the Future 44 Phase 2C Business Engagement 45 Business Survey 46 Business Operations: Key Findings 47 Blackheath 49 Katoomba 51 Wentworth Falls 54 Lawson 56 Hazelbrook 58 Springwood 60 Blaxland 63 Glenbrook 65 Key Conclusions 67 PEO P L E P L A CE & P ART N E RSHIP Project Overview Project Overview Introduction Engagement Framework Blue Mountains City Council is undergoing strategic planning Community and stakeholder engagement has been to prepare for the next 20 years of the LGA and as part of undertaken to inform the LSPS and help to shape priorities this project, are consulting direclty with the community and for the future local character, employment, infrastructure, key local stakeholders to understand their priorities, environment, housing and social landscape of Blue perceptions and ideas for the Blue Mountains. PPandP have Mountains City Council LGA. been engaged by Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC) to undertake community and stakeholder engagement for the Community and stakeholder engagement is designed to preparation of the resulting document, the Local Strategic align to the LEP review and LSPS process and supplement Planning Statement (LSPS). further targeted studies being undertaken through Council. During the public exhibition period, community engagement will seek to gain feedback on the direction Background and priorities inherent in the draft LSPS and provide a framework of feedback for the finalisation of the The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 is Statement. requiring councils in the Greater Sydney Region to undertake a review of the local environmental plans following the making of a District Plan. The Western City District Plan was released in March 2018 and requires that all councils review COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN and update their LEPs and prepare a Local Strategic engagement Planning Statement (LSPS) to align with the strategic direction of the District Plans. The statements will act as a unifying document, which will include a 20-year vision of future land use for the entire LGA. LEP REVIEW The Statement specifically addresses: • The special characteristics which contribute to local identity and shared community values to be maintained !! and enhanced Community !! How change will be managed into the future • + Workshops Strategic Framework The four key strategic areas addressed in the Western City HOUSING LOCAL CHARACTER District Plan include Infrastructure and Collaboration, Liveability, Productivity and Sustainability. Both the LEP review and LSPS engagement processes are structured around these four key priority pillars and across each area aim to understand the public perception of: DRAFT LSPS • Key priorities • Key opportunities • Blue Mountains’ local character • Blue Mountains’ vision for the future Public Exhibition FINAL LSPS PEO P L E Engagement Report P L A CE & P ART N E RSHIP Preparation of Blue Mountains LSPS 4 Project Overview Site Context Blue Mountains City Council LGA The LGA covers a total land area of 140,377 hectares of mostly N forested landscape on a sandstone plateau, 60 to 180 kilometres inland from central Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle. MT WILSON The stunning natural location and World Heritage status of the Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC) Local Government Area (LGA) presents unique challenges in balancing sustainable MT VICTORIA economic development with conservation, responsible urban BLUE MOUNTAINS development and appropriate community development and NATIONAL PARK access. BLACKHEATH The Blue Mountains is one of the top five tourist destinations in SPRINGWOOD Australia and is the only World Heritage Area in Australia readily LAWSON accessible by public transport from a major capital and Sydney KATOOMBA airport, the main point of entry for most international visitors to BLAXLAND Australia, making tourism a key pillar of the local economy. BLUE BLUE MOUNTAINS The City of Blue Mountains consists of 27 individual towns and MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK villages across four key wards, set on 100km sandstone ridge NATIONAL PARK line. The LGA contains key retail centres, which service the broader LGA and the tourist economy. The majority of the LGA is populated below 50 persons per hectare. Ward Areas Ward Areas The Blue Mountains LGA is divided between four wards: Ward 1 Ward 1 Ward 3 Ward 1 is the largest ward and as well as including more established centres such as Mount Wilson, Mount Victoria, Cr Kerry Brown Cr Daniel Myles Blackheath and Katoomba. Cr Kevin Schreiber Cr Shae Foenander Ward 2 Cr Don McGregor Cr Mick Fell Ward 2 stretches from Wentworth Falls to Faulconbridge/ Springwood, featuring centres as Lawson and Hazelbrook. Ward 2 Ward 4 Ward 3 Ward 3 area includes Springwood to Valley Heights and Winmalee. Cr Brent Hoare Cr Mark Greenhill OAM Ward 4 Cr Chris Van der Kley Cr Brendan Christie Ward 4 is centred by Blaxland and includes Genbrook, Lapstone and Mt Riverview. Cr Romola Hollywood Cr Darryl Bowling In order to effectively engage with a cross section of the Blue Mountains LGA and provide a balanced output of community opinion between geographic regions and key centres, one community workshop was held in each of the Upper, Mid and Lower regions of the LGA during Phase 2 engagement. PEO P L E Engagement Report P L A CE & Preparation of Blue Mountains LSPS P ART N E RSHIP 5 Project Overview Engagement Timeline Engagement for this project is being carried out with community members and stakeholders across three main phases: Phase 1 Engagement Activities undertaken by BMCC: Digital Engagement • Have Your Say Blue Mountains Website • Social Pinpoint Interactive Map Phase 1 Engagement consisted of a digital engagement tool which allowed participants to add commentary to a map of the LGA across seven key categories: • Housing and character • Environment • Transport • Culture and the Arts • Employment and Education • Tourism • General The Social Pinpoint Interactive Map tool saw a total of 192 unique Phase 1: BMCC Social Pinpoint Interactive Map responses and included an online survey seeking to understand who the respondents were, what they value about the region, and key opportunities and challenges for the future. Phase 1 Engagement has been completed and digital engagement was finalised in February 2019. Phase 2 Engagement Activities undertaken by BMCC with PPandP: Community Engagement • 3 x Interactive Community Workshops Stakeholder Engagement • 1 x Interactive Stakeholder Productivity Workshop Business Engagement • Business Surveys Community workshops were held in each of the three main Phase 2: BMCC Community Workshop, Katoomba regions of the LGA (Upper, Mid and Lower). The purpose of the workshops was to build on Phase 1 Engagement and generate deeper discussions on topics such as Infrastructure & Collaboration, Liveability, Productivity and Sustainability. A separate workshop was held to target the business and economic opportunities in the LGA and included industry stakeholders as well as local business operators and owners. A business survey was undertaken in 8 key centres in the LGA (Blackheath, Katoomba, Wentworth Falls,
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