Setting the Scene Report Knox Green Areas and Rural Strategy February 2019 Quality Assurance Report Card Project Name Knox Green Areas and Rural Strategy Document Number D19‐46312 Revision 3 Prepared By Nasrin Dehghani – Senior Strategic Planner (Project Manager) Reviewed By Project Reference Group (PRG) Approved By Anthony Petherbridge – Manager City Futures (Project Sponsor) Document Register Revision Purpose Prepared By Reviewed By Date of Issue Pages Updated 1 Draft for PRG review Nasrin Dehghani N/A 21/12/2018 All 2 PRG comments Nasrin Dehghani Project Reference 07/02/2019 Multiple incorporated; other Group (PRG) amendments to improve/clarify discussions 3 Comments by Project Nasrin Dehghani Anthony Petherbridge 13/02/2019 Multiple Sponsor incorporated ‐ Manager City Futures 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1. About the Project ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.2. Study Area ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 1.3. Project Methodology ................................................................................................................................................ 6 2. STRATEGIC CONTEXT ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.1. State Strategies and Plans ......................................................................................................................................... 8 2.2. Regional Strategies and Plans ...................................................................................................................................12 2.3. Local Strategies and Plans ........................................................................................................................................13 3. STUDIES UNDERTAKEN .....................................................................................................................................................18 3.1. Agriculture Assessment ............................................................................................................................................18 3.2. Wildlife Conservation and Connectivity Assessment .................................................................................................18 3.3. Heritage Review .......................................................................................................................................................22 4. THE PLANNING SCHEME ...................................................................................................................................................23 4.1. Planning Policy Framework (Statewide) ....................................................................................................................23 4.2. Planning Policy Framework (Local) ...........................................................................................................................25 4.2.1. Municipal Strategic Statement .........................................................................................................................25 4.2.2. Local Planning Policies .....................................................................................................................................29 4.3. Existing Zones ..........................................................................................................................................................29 4.4. Existing Overlays ......................................................................................................................................................31 4.5. Other Relevant Controls in the Scheme ....................................................................................................................36 5. PRECINCTS ‐ SITUATION ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................................37 5.1. Precinct 1: The Basin Rural Landscape ......................................................................................................................37 5.1.1. Precinct Characteristics....................................................................................................................................37 5.1.2. Existing Zones and Land Use ............................................................................................................................37 5.1.3. Environmental Characteristics .........................................................................................................................38 5.1.4. Economy and Land Management .....................................................................................................................42 5.1.5. Landscape, Heritage and Built Form .................................................................................................................43 5.1.6. Movement and Connectivity ............................................................................................................................46 5.2. Precinct 2a: Lysterfield Valley and Hills .....................................................................................................................46 5.2.1. Precinct Characteristics....................................................................................................................................46 5.2.2. Existing Zones and Land Use ............................................................................................................................47 5.2.3. Environmental Characteristics .........................................................................................................................48 5.2.4. Economy and Land Management .....................................................................................................................50 5.2.5. Landscape, Heritage and Built Form .................................................................................................................50 5.2.6. Movement and Connectivity ............................................................................................................................53 5.3. Precinct 2b...............................................................................................................................................................53 5.3.1. Precinct Characteristics....................................................................................................................................53 5.3.2. Existing Zones and Land Use ............................................................................................................................53 5.3.3. Environmental Characteristics .........................................................................................................................56 3 5.3.4. Economy and Land Management .....................................................................................................................58 5.3.5. Landscape, Heritage and Built Form .................................................................................................................58 5.3.6. Movement and Connectivity ............................................................................................................................60 5.4. Precinct 3.................................................................................................................................................................60 5.4.1. Precinct Characteristics....................................................................................................................................60 5.4.2. Existing Zones and Land Use ............................................................................................................................60 5.4.3. Environmental Characteristics .........................................................................................................................63 5.4.4. Economy and Land Management .....................................................................................................................64 5.4.5. Landscape, Heritage and Built Form .................................................................................................................65 5.4.6. Movement and Connectivity ............................................................................................................................66 5.5. Precinct 4.................................................................................................................................................................67 5.5.1. Precinct Characteristics....................................................................................................................................67 5.5.2. Existing Zones and Land Use ............................................................................................................................67