Part A - Local Profile - Grenfell (Land Use/Settlement) Strategy, Weddin Shire NSW DRAFT for Public Exhibition Grenfell (Land Use/ Settlement) Strategy Part A – Local Profile & Background Figure 1: Silo Art – Grenfell Commodities Site, Railway Precinct, Grenfell (2019) Prepared for Weddin Shire Council Date: May 2019 Version C (DRAFT for Public Exhibition) Part A - Local Profile - Grenfell (Land Use/Settlement) Strategy, Weddin Shire NSW Table of Contents – Part A Local Profile & Background 1 SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 2 AIM OF PROJECT .............................................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Drivers / Objectives ........................................................................................................................................ 5 2.3 Integration with Adopted Land Use Strategies .............................................................................................. 6 2.4 Study Area ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.5 Indicative Process / Structure ........................................................................................................................ 7 2.6 iPLAN PROJECTS ............................................................................................................................................. 8 2.7 Summary of Opportunities & Constraints Influencing Grenfell's Growth ...................................................... 9 3 LOCAL PROFILE ................................................................................................................................................ 12 3.1 Location ........................................................................................................................................................ 12 3.2 Demographic Trends – Weddin Shire ........................................................................................................... 12 3.3 Demographic Trends – Grenfell ................................................................................................................... 16 3.4 Estimated Projection of Grenfell's Population ............................................................................................. 18 3.5 Census Data & Housing Supply Gaps ............................................................................................................ 18 3.6 Economics & Employment ........................................................................................................................... 19 4 HISTORY, HERITAGE & SETTLEMENT PATTERN ................................................................................................ 26 4.1 History .......................................................................................................................................................... 26 4.2 Background ................................................................................................................................................... 28 4.3 Settlement Pattern - Block & Lot Size .......................................................................................................... 30 5 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT & HAZARDS ............................................................................................................ 31 5.1 Topography, Flooding & Drainage ................................................................................................................ 31 5.2 Mining & Extractive Industries ..................................................................................................................... 34 5.3 Environment & Bushfire ............................................................................................................................... 36 6 CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE/UTILITIES & ZONE SP2 ......................................................................................... 37 6.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 37 6.2 Existing Zone SP2 Infrastructure .................................................................................................................. 37 6.3 General Principles/Issues ............................................................................................................................. 37 6.4 Rail Infrastructure & Adaptive Re-Use ......................................................................................................... 38 6.5 State & Regional Roads ................................................................................................................................ 41 6.6 Utility Infrastructure ..................................................................................................................................... 42 6.7 Local Roads & Town Centre Parking ............................................................................................................. 45 6.8 Cemeteries ................................................................................................................................................... 45 7 COMMUNITY FACILITIES & RECREATION ......................................................................................................... 46 7.1 Types & Locations ......................................................................................................................................... 46 7.2 Health & Aged Care ...................................................................................................................................... 46 7.3 Education & Training .................................................................................................................................... 48 7.4 Recreation & Events ..................................................................................................................................... 48 8 PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK..................................................................................................................... 50 8.1 State ............................................................................................................................................................. 50 8.2 Regional ........................................................................................................................................................ 56 8.3 Weddin Shire ................................................................................................................................................ 68 8.4 History of Recent Planning Controls ............................................................................................................. 74 May 2019 - Version C Page | 1 DRAFT (For Public Exhibition) Part A - Local Profile - Grenfell (Land Use/Settlement) Strategy, Weddin Shire NSW Figures & Tables Figure 1: Silo Art – Grenfell Commodities Site, Railway Precinct, Grenfell (2019) .......................................................... 1 Figure 2: Except of Land Zoning Map for Grenfell with Strategy focus on Urban Zones (B2/IN1/RU5/R1/RE1/RE2). .... 6 Figure 3: Existing Urban Area – Primary Study Area (Note: Investigation Areas may extend beyond this boundary). ... 7 Figure 4: Central West & Orana 2036 Regional Plan – with Grenfell in the Yellow Circle (Source: Figure.3). ............... 11 Figure 5: Weddin Fact Sheet (Source: CENTROC Website/RDA). .................................................................................. 12 Figure 6: Census population and data for Weddin Shire 1976-2016 (Source: ABS). ..................................................... 13 Figure 7: Census population for Weddin Shire 1976-2014 (Source: Community Strategic Plan/ABS). ......................... 13 Figure 8: Weddin Shire Age Distribution 2016 (Source: Wellness Plan Figure.1/ABS). ................................................. 13 Figure 9: Population and House Change Projections for Weddin Shire 2016-2036 (NSW Government). ..................... 14 Figure 10: Comparison Weddin population/2016 NSW Government projections (Source: NSW Population Futures 2019). ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Figure 11: Arrivals/departures by age group - Weddin Shire 2011-2016 (Source: NSW Population Futures 2019). ... 15 Figure 12: Centres for population growth and loss to/from Weddin Shire (Source: NSW Population Futures 2019). 15 Figure 13: Grenfell Census boundary maps (Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census Quickstats). .......... 16 Figure 14: Census population and dwelling data for the Grenfell Urban Locality 1976-2016. ...................................... 16 Figure 15: Table of Grenfell's Age Cohorts compared to NSW/Australia (Source: ABS 2016 Census). ......................... 17 Figure 16: Forward projection of Grenfell's 2016 population based on low, medium & high growth rates. ................ 18 Figure