Front cover 266-268 Maroondah Highway, Chirnside Park Victoria Advisory Committee (Kaufland Stores) | 795 Princes Highway, Pakenham (Lot 1 on PS640388) Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 3 The Site & Surrounds .................................................................................................................. 4 Planning & Design Framework .................................................................................................. 6 The Proposal ................................................................................................................................ 7 Urban Design Assessment ......................................................................................................... 8 Summary and Recommendations ........................................................................................... 15 Appendices Appendix A – Craig Czarny: Curriculum Vitae Appendix B – Relevant Planning Policy Framework Hansen Partnership Pty Ltd 1 Victoria Advisory Committee (Kaufland Stores) | 795 Princes Highway, Pakenham (Lot 1 on PS640388) Cover Page The name given by the Advisory Committee for the relevant proceeding; Kaufland Stores in Victoria Advisory Committee The date of the report; 28th November, 2019 The date of site visit and inspection; 9th November, 2019 If the report relates to a property, the address of that property; 795 Princes Highway, Pakenham (Lot 1 on PS640388) The party for whom the report has been prepared; Kaufland Australia Pty Ltd The person from whom you received your instructions; Planning & Property Partners Pty Ltd Site identification 2 Victoria Advisory Committee (Kaufland Stores) | 795 Princes Highway, Pakenham (Lot 1 on PS640388) Introduction 1. My name is Craig Czarny and I am a director of design at Hansen Partnership. I have over 30 years’ experience in urban design projects in Australia and overseas. I hold a Bachelors degree in Planning and a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture and have provided urban design, streetscape and public domain advice on a number of projects of varying scales. My qualifications and experience are set out in Appendix A. I have a sound appreciation of the urban form, streetscape and public domain issues associated with residential, commercial and streetscape settings, having provided advice on a number of activity centre, residential and neighbourhood character studies, including in Cardinia. 2. On this occasion, I have been engaged by Planning and Property Partners Pty Ltd on behalf of Kaufland Australia Pty Ltd to assess the urban design attributes of the proposed Incorporated Document guiding the development of a new retail form at 795 Princes Highway, Pakenham (Lot 1 on PS640388). The Incorporated Document is part of a larger planning proposal that is the subject of Advisory Committee proceedings to provide advice and recommendations to the Minister for Planning on the proposed rollout of Kaufland stores in Metropolitan Melbourne in accordance with Section 151 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987. 3. I have inspected the site and surrounds on 9th November 2019 and reviewed exhibited plans prepared by TRG: Retail Design & Construction Management dated 4th October 2019 (Rev E1) and also ‘Day 1 Plans’ and related background, including proposed Incorporated Documents. I have also inspected relevant the Planning Policy Framework of the Cardinia Planning Scheme and submissions following exhibition of documentation. 4. I note that I have previously prepared and presented urban design evidence on behalf of Kaufland Australia Pty Ltd, relating to Tranche 1 sites which were principally proposals for ‘like with like’ approved or realised Large Format store forms. In the main, the Tranche 3 proposals are different in that they represent new urban design propositions. 5. In summary, I am satisfied that the proposed Incorporated Document, with reference to the exhibited architectural plans for the proposed Kaufland, Pakenham represents an acceptable urban design outcome when measured against relevant parameters of the Cardinia Planning Scheme, subject to minor design refinements as set out in this report. The proposed development outcome, comprising a Large Format Kaufland store and associated parking has been configured in a way that supports the progressive evolution of the Princes Highway frontage at the western approach to the Lakeside Neighbourhood Activity Centre (NAC) in Pakenham. The land is positioned at the threshold between commercial activity and residential land and suitably embodies the pattern of connected Large Format Stores already addressing the Highway to the east. With minor refinement, I am satisfied that this proposal will competently integrate with the Highway address and the broader physical context as a complement to this important junction setting. 3 Victoria Advisory Committee (Kaufland Stores) | 795 Princes Highway, Pakenham (Lot 1 on PS640388) The Site & Surrounds 6. The site is located at 795 Princes Highway, Pakenham (Lot 1 on Plan of Subdivision 640388Y) on the north side of the road leading uphill to Havana Parade. The land is identified within the ‘Peripheral Commercial’ area of the Cardinia Road PSP. The allotment is an ‘L’ shaped allotment with a frontage to Princes Highway and Thewlis Road. The site has a total area 2 of 33,190m . The land is currently undeveloped. The View of site from Thewlis Road immediate abuttals are: ▪ To the north is Havana Parade, a 16m local access road, with Pin Oak planting along the road reserve. Beyond Havana Parade is a residential estate consisting of single storey detached dwellings leading uphill to Mulcahy Road. View of the Pakenham Lifestyle Centre to the east ▪ To the east is Pakenham Lifestyle Centre, a large format store precinct comprising retail, leisure, food and drink premises and offices. The site has dual frontages with vehicle access of Princes Highway and Obrien Parade. ▪ To the south is the Princes Highway, a major arterial road containing 4 lanes, separated by a large grassed median strip. The site frontage comprises a belt of substantial View of the Pakenham Lifestyle Centre to the rear exotic and native trees. To the south of the Highway, is residential hinterland at Pakenham West. ▪ To the west is a corner parcel which fronts onto both Princes Highway and Thewlis Road. The property is as yet undeveloped and is subject to a permit application for the development of the land for a mixed-use complex of 3 buildings. Further west is residential land across View of properties to the north along Havana Parade Thewlis Road. 7. In terms of the wider context, the site is positioned at a key location on the Princes Highway at the western gateway to Pakenham and its burgeoning lifestyle NAC. The precinct is largely built out and surrounded by established and new housing estates. 4 Victoria Advisory Committee (Kaufland Stores) | 795 Princes Highway, Pakenham (Lot 1 on PS640388) 8. Place values 5 Victoria Advisory Committee (Kaufland Stores) | 795 Princes Highway, Pakenham (Lot 1 on PS640388) Planning & Design Framework 9. The site is located in the Urban Growth Zone – Schedule 1 (UGZ1). The purpose of the UGZ1 is: ▪ To implement the Municipal Planning Strategy and the Planning Policy Framework. ▪ To manage the transition of non-urban land into urban land in accordance with a precinct structure plan. ▪ To provide for a range of uses and the development of land generally in accordance with a precinct structure plan. ▪ To contain urban use and development to areas identified for urban development in a precinct structure plan. ▪ To provide for the continued non-urban use of the land until urban development in accordance with a precinct structure plan occurs. ▪ To ensure that, before a precinct structure plan is applied, the use and development of land does not prejudice the future urban use and development of the land. ▪ To provide for residential uses at densities complementary to the role and scale of the commercial centre. 10. The site is affected by the Development Contributions Plan Overlay – Schedule 2 (DCPO2). 11. Relevant Planning Policy Framework (PPF), Local Planning Policy Framework (LPPF) and Particular Provisions regarding design include (refer Appendix B): ▪ Clause 11 – Settlement; ▪ Clause 15 – Built Environment and Heritage; ▪ Clause 21.01 – Cardinia Shire Key Issues and Strategic Vision; ▪ Clause 21.03 – Settlement and Housing; ▪ Clause 21.06 – Particular Uses and Development; ▪ Clause 22.04 – Highway Development; and ▪ Clause 52.05 – Signs. 12. The following reference documents are as relevant: ▪ Cardinia Road Precinct Structure Plan (Cardinia Shire Council, 2008); ▪ Pakenham Homemaker Precinct Urban Design Framework (2004); ▪ Casey – Cardinia Growth Area Framework Plan (Victorian Government, 2006); ▪ Draft Advertising Signage Design Guidelines (Cardinia Shire Council, 2019); ▪ The Urban Design Charter (Victorian Government, 2009); and ▪ Urban Design Guidelines for Victoria (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, 2017). 6 Victoria Advisory Committee (Kaufland Stores) | 795 Princes Highway, Pakenham (Lot 1 on PS640388) The Proposal 13. The Amendment seeks to facilitate the development of a proposed Kaufland supermarket store, via planning approval in the form of an Incorporated Document. This is sought as part of a coordinated planning and assessment process for an initial network of Kaufland stores across