JINDEE MRS AMENDMENT REPORT 1: PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS AND SUMMARY DOCUMENT JINDEE MRS AMENDMENT REPORT 1 - PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS AND SUMMARY DOCUMENT OCTOBER 2007 PREPARED BY BLACKWELL & ASSOCIATES BRUCE AULABAUGH TRAFFIC ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MP ROGERS & ASSOCIATES ROBERTS DAY TOWN PLANNING + DESIGN RPS SHARNI HOWE ARCHITECT WOOD & GRIEVE FOR ESTATES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (EDC) ON BEHALF OF WESTMINSTER ESTATES contents 01 INTRODUCTION 08 COASTAL FORESHORE ENVIRONMENT Purpose of Amendment Background Report Structure Existing Conditions Background Determination of Appropriate Setback and Foreshore Reserve Width Summary of Proposed Amendment Coastal Foreshore Environment Outcomes Jindee Vision Jindee Innovation Agreement 09 SERVICING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Introduction 02 SITE DESCRIPTION Earthworks Location Roads Existing and Surrounding Land Uses Stormwater Drainage Topography and Landform Sewerage Disposal Geology and Geomorphology Water Supply Soils Power Supply Surface Hydrology Telecommunications Groundwater Gas Supply 03 INTENT OF METROPOLITAN REGION SCHEME AMENDMENT 10 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION OVERVIEW Changes to MRS Zones and Reserves Consultation Undertaken to Date Key Outcomes Future Stakeholder Consultation 04 PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS 11 CONCLUSION Statutory Planning Framework Strategic Planning Framework 05 URBAN DESIGN AND VISION Proposed Jindee Structure Plan An Alternative Regulatory Framework Project Implementation 06 SUSTAINABILITY Social Advancement Environmental Protection Economic Prosperity 07 STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS Modification to Existing Parks and Recreation Reservation Summary of Environmental Outcomes Analysis of Existing Biological Environment Relevant Policies and Guidelines Environmental Outcomes 01 introduction 01 introduction PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT REPORT STRUCTURE The purpose of this amendment is to modify the zoning and This report forms part of a wider set of reports that have been reservation boundaries under the Metropolitan Region Scheme prepared to support the MRS Amendment and provides an overview (MRS) within, and adjacent to, Lot 10 Marmion Avenue, Jindalee. of the planning considerations and summary of Reports 2-4 as outlined below. Lot 10 Marmion Avenue is located within the City of Wanneroo and comprises 112 hectares. The legal description of the land is Lot 10 Report 1: Planning Considerations and Summary Marmion Avenue Jindalee being portion of Swan Location 1370 of Report 2: Urban Design and Sustainability Plan 12465, Volume 1508, Folio 908. The land was purchased by the Report 3: Bush Forever Site 397: Statement of Environmental Effects current owner, Westminster Estates Pty Ltd, in 1978. Westminster Report 4: Coastal Foreshore Environment Estates Pty Ltd is owned and managed within the Estates Development Company (EDC) Group. The amendment will provide a basis for the consideration by the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) and the City of Wanneroo (CoW) of further detailed planning for the proposed development of the Jindee Innovation Project within the subject land. It is intended that the name Jindee will be the name of the estate area within the suburb of Jindalee. The amendment proposes to include a portion of the existing Parks and Recreation reserve located on the western boundary of Lot 10 within the Urban zone, enabling the creation of a traditional coastal village. The amendment also proposes to reserve land currently zoned Urban within Lot 10 to Parks and Recreation to provide for the long term protection of a greater diversity of vegetation types and fauna assemblages than would be possible under the current reservation boundaries. The proposed modifications to the current reservations and zonings are depicted adjacent in the Purpose & Outcomes of Amendment Plan. 2 01 introduction PURPOSE & OUTCOMES OF AMENDMENT LEGEND Proposed Urban Zone Proposed Parks & Recreation Reserve Proposed Carparking 3 01 introduction BACKGROUND Prior to 1978, narrow foreshore reserves, approximately 40 metres With this background, this project is the culmination of 10 years of wide, existed along most of the Burns Beach to Jindalee coast. The planning including: the 1996 and 2001 Enquiry by Design workshops adjacent area of the coast comprised Lot 2 Burns Beach and a large lot (Ministry for Planning); the 2002 Jindee Design Charrette (EDC); and of approximately 3,000 hectares north of Lot 2 (Hames Sharley1992, the 2004 Jindee Implementation Process and Design Workshops (WAPC, Coastal Planning Study Burns Beach to Jindalee). CoW, and EDC). The proposal incorporates many of the principles and objectives of the WAPC’s Liveable Neighbourhood Community Design Based on the recommendations of the 1977 report Planning Structure Code, the State Sustainability Strategy and the CoW’s Smart Growth for the North West Corridor (MRPA), the large lot was subdivided in Strategy. 1978 into super lots suitable for residential subdivision. One of these lots was Lot 10 Marmion Avenue, Jindalee. A Parks and Recreation The following statement (not exhaustive) was provided by the Hon. reserve was added to the coastal foreshore adjacent to the superlots. Minister Alannah MacTiernan in a media statement in May 2007 for The Parks and Recreation reserve boundary created as a result of the the proposed development at Jindee: subdivision was a macro level response to the then prevailing planning conditions and was simply a straight line drawn on a survey plan that A proposal to develop a regional beach and beachside village at Jindee, did not reflect the local topographic or environmental conditions on near Butler on Perth’s northern fringes, is being considered. Planning and the coast adjacent to Lot 10 (Hames Sharley1992, Coastal Planning Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan said that the WA Planning Study Burns Beach to Jindalee). Commission, the City of Wanneroo and Estates Development Company had reached preliminary agreement on the proposal. In 1978 when the reservation was created, coastal nodal development had not been contemplated within the north-west corridor. In addition, “Jindee is planned as a coastal village with cafes, shops, accommodation little consideration was given to environmental factors such as the and some higher density residential development near a good swimming retention of landform and vegetation for residential development. beach,” Ms MacTiernan said. The 1992 Coastal Planning Study Burns Beach to Jindalee recognised that maintaining the reserve boundaries created in 1978 would result “The village will be within an easy bus ride of the future railway station in excessive cut and fill to accommodate the construction of coastal at Jindalee. It will provide the north-west corridor with amenities that roads. The study therefore proposed modifications to the foreshore generations of Western Australians have enjoyed at Cottesloe. The boundary reserves within the study area to blend more harmoniously coastline in this area includes a rocky headland enabling development with the topography. To implement this, the study recognised that closer to the coast than would be possible on a sandy beach. The beach “land exchanges may be required between the reserve and the privately itself, and the edge of the headland, will be retained for public use, so owned land”. there will be a continuous reserve along the coast. The identification of a regional beach and coastal node at Jindee was contemplated in the Hames Sharley report (1992) and through the To enable the development, it is proposed that eight hectares of coastal 1996 Enquiry by Design Workshop. Both the report and the workshop parks and recreation reserve be exchanged for an equal amount of recognised Lot 10 as being the single most appropriate location nearby urban zoned land. This exchange will create new parks and for coastal nodal development between Mindarie and Alkimos. It recreation reserves back from the beach, protecting important habitats is adjacent to the future Brighton Town Centre and railway station, including Eglinton Hill, which is the highest sand dune in the district. It thereby offering access across the region. In addition, the geology of will also ensure that car parking for beach-goers is not built in the coastal the coast adjacent to Lot 10 is highly stable. The coastal environment dunes, as has happened elsewhere.” within Lot 10 includes both limestone cliffs and beaches underpinned by limestone formation, which can support development closer to To this end, the project is recognised by the WAPC and the CoW as the the coast than contemplated by the current MRS boundary. Jindee Innovation Project. The shared vision of Jindee is to promote the creation of a community lifestyle and village premised on close interaction with the surrounding beach and landscape and an alternative to the conventional subdivision pattern contributing to the urban sprawl prevalent along the Perth coastline. The culmination of over 10 years of planning, design development, and the undertaking of workshops and consultation with key stakeholders has resulted in the development of the proposed Jindee Structure Plan and the basis for the proposed MRS Amendment. 4 01 introduction 2002 Jindee Design Charrette 2004 Jindee Implementation Process & Design Workshop 5 01 introduction SUMMARY OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT This amendment proposes to include 8.1ha of land, currently reserved • A different coding system is proposed that encourages diversity for Parks and Recreation, within the Urban zone. In exchange,