Summary Report May 2011
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City of Charles St urt RRResidentialResidential GGGrowtGrowt hrowth +++ CCCharactCharact er SSStSt udytudyudy Summary Report May 2011 This report has been prepared by: Jensen Planning + Design Table of Contents 1 Overview .............................................................................1 2 Strategic Context ................................................................. 2 3 Constraints and Opportunities ............................................... 3 3.1 Roads and Traffic ........................................................................................................ 3 3.2 Cycling and Walking .................................................................................................... 3 3.3 Rail ........................................................................................................................... 4 3.4 Stormwater Management ............................................................................................. 4 3.5 Water Supply.............................................................................................................. 4 3.6 Waste water ............................................................................................................... 5 3.7 Electricity................................................................................................................... 5 3.8 Gas ........................................................................................................................... 5 3.9 Climate Change .......................................................................................................... 5 3.10 Stormwater and Harvesting .......................................................................................... 6 3.11 Open Space................................................................................................................ 6 3.12 Heritage + Character................................................................................................... 6 3.13 Affordable Housing ...................................................................................................... 7 4 Location of Growth ............................................................... 7 5 Summary of Growth Targets for Charles Sturt based on The 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide............................................... 9 6 Future Social Infrastructure Requirements ........................... 11 7 Building Heights and Densities in Growth Areas .................... 12 7.1 TOD's ...................................................................................................................... 12 7.2 Transit Corridor......................................................................................................... 12 7.3 Road Corridor ........................................................................................................... 13 7.4 Activity Centres ........................................................................................................ 13 8 Recommended Policy Approaches ......................................... 14 8.1 Nominated Residential Growth Areas ........................................................................... 14 8.2 Policy Approaches in Existing Neighbourhoods Outside the Nominated Growth Areas ......... 16 9 Future Work Priorities ........................................................ 18 1 Overview This is a summary report of the six individual reports prepared for the City of Charles Sturt Residential Growth and Character Study. This Study has been undertaken over by Jensen Planning + Design in collaboration with SGS Economics and Planning and Tonkin and Associates for the City of Charles Sturt. The study examines future residential growth and character issues across the City of Charles Sturt. The first report prepared for this project - the Strategic Context Report, analyses population trends, policy approaches and legislation within the State Government and the City of Charles Sturt relating to residential growth and character. The second report - Opportunities and Constraints summarises future population and housing projections specific to Charles Sturt based on a range of population scenarios. It also summarises major environmental, infrastructure and other opportunities and constraints to achieving future housing growth. The third report - Future Social Infrastructure Requirements, provides a broad overview of the context and supply requirements of future social infrastructure needs across Charles Sturt. The fourth report - Character and Form of Potential Growth Opportunities, provides recommendations about the future character, form and extent of primarily residential growth in areas that have been identified as having potential for increased residential density in the City of Charles Sturt. The fifth report - Development Plan Policy Analysis for Growth Areas assesses current Development Policy relating to the identified residential growth areas. It proposes new residential design policy and zoning changes for the identified residential growth areas that will inform a forthcoming Residential DPA. The sixth report - Review of Certain Historic Conservation Areas, reviews the zone boundaries and policies for a number of existing Residential Character Zone (Historic Conservation Areas) Policy Areas. It identifies opportunities for the refinement of the zone boundaries. Summary of Key Residential Growth Challenges relating to the 30 Year Plan • An additional (approximately) 20,960 dwellings should be provided in the City of Charles Sturt by 2039 to meet the 30 Year Plan population growth targets • In order to meet the 30 Year Plan policy directions, most of these dwellings (75% or nearly 14,000 dwellings) will be located within an 800 metre radius along corridors around Centres. These corridors and centres include Bowden Transit Oriented Development (TOD), Cheltenham/ Woodville TOD, West Lakes TOD, Seaton Centre, Albert Park Centre, Kilkenny Centre, Fulham Centre, Henley Beach Centre, QEH Centre, Hindmarsh Centre, Arndale Centre, Grange Road Corridor, Henley Beach Road Corridor, Woodville Road Corridor, Port Road Corridor, and Torrens Road Corridor. City of Charles Sturt Residential Growth + Character Study - Summary Report 1 • Given the priority given to residential intensification around corridors and centres, only 3,670 dwellings need to be located outside these areas. If past development trends across the City of Charles Sturt of approx 120 dwellings per annum continue, there will be no need to significantly increase residential development in neighbourhoods outside the nominated growth areas. 2 Strategic Context The Greater Adelaide 30 Year Plan details the State Government's aim to achieve significant population growth targets by developing new residential areas in greenfield locations (30% of new growth), and by increasing infill and population densities in existing urban centres (70% of new growth). The City of Charles Sturt will accommodate a substantial part of the increased population growth, predominantly through infill and achieving higher densities in Transport Oriented Developments and along key transport corridors. For the Western Region (including Charles Sturt, West Torrens and Port Adelaide Enfield), the growth target is an additional 83,000 people by 2030. Other key strategic documents are: § South Australian Strategic Plan (2007) § 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide (2010) § Directions for Creating a new Plan for Greater Adelaide (2008) § Draft Technical Report to 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide (2009) § Housing Plan for SA (2005) § Strategic Infrastructure Plan (April 2005) § South Australia Works in the Regions 2006-2009 Strategic Plan (2006) § Industrial Land Strategy for Metropolitan Adelaide (2007) Infill opportunities (such as developing one current house site into two or three new dwellings) are scattered throughout the Council area. However they are not likely to contribute significantly to the growth target, and also brings little benefit to the community as a whole because they do not provide the economies of scale to be able to provide additional services or infrastructure, and also often detrimentally impact on the character of the neighbourhood. It is likely that the majority of residential growth opportunities will be located around TOD's, activity centres and transport corridors (roads and rail). Council has a major role to play in influencing the design, sustainability and location of new dwellings through a range of measures including planning policy, financial incentives, and legal requirements. City of Charles Sturt Residential Growth + Character Study - Summary Report 2 3 Constraints and Opportunities In order to ensure that new residential growth is developed in the areas most suitable to accommodate new populations (culturally, economically, environmentally), an understanding of the key constraints and opportunities is required. This is described in detail in the Second Report Constraints and Opportunities. 3.1 Roads and Traffic Locations of potential concern include: Port Road § Intersection of Port Road / Cheltenham Parade / West Lakes Boulevard. This intersection is known to have limited capacity and we understand that DTEI have identified the need to potentially upgrade the intersection at some time in the future. The Cheltenham, Albert Park and West Lakes development areas will have the greatest impact on this intersection. West Lakes § West Lakes Boulevard between Clark Terrace and Port Road. This