WELLINGTON PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT C33 FLOOD OVERLAYS PANEL REPORT JANUARY 2011 WELLINGTON PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT C33 FLOOD OVERLAYS PANEL REPORT Trevor McCullough, Chair Stephen Hancock, Member Helen Weston, Member January 2011 PAGE 2 WELLINGTON PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT C33 PANEL REPORT: JANUARY 2011 Contents 1. SUMMARY.............................................................................................................................7 2. BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................8 2.1 The Amendment .....................................................................................................................8 2.2 The Panel..................................................................................................................................8 3. THE PROPOSAL ................................................................................................................. 12 3.1 Background to the proposal ................................................................................................ 12 3.2 Details of the Amendment................................................................................................... 12 4. PLANNING CONTEXT ..................................................................................................... 14 4.1 Legislative framework ......................................................................................................... 14 4.2 Policy framework.................................................................................................................. 15 4.2.1 State Planning Policy Framework ............................................................................. 15 4.2.2 Local Planning Policy Framework ............................................................................ 16 4.3 Planning scheme provisions................................................................................................ 17 4.3.1 Zones......................................................................................................................... 17 4.3.2 Overlays .................................................................................................................... 17 4.4 Relevant Council policies .................................................................................................... 18 4.5 Ministerial Directions........................................................................................................... 18 4.6 Practice Notes........................................................................................................................ 19 4.7 Form and Content................................................................................................................. 20 4.8 Relevant State Government Strategy Documents ............................................................ 20 4.8.1 Victorian Coastal Strategy......................................................................................... 20 4.8.2 Coastal Climate Change Advisory Committee – Issues and Options Paper.............. 21 4.8.3 Climate Change White Paper and Climate Change Act 2010 ................................... 22 5. IDENTIFICATION OF ISSUES........................................................................................ 23 5.1 Approach adopted by the Panel ......................................................................................... 23 5.2 Issues dealt with in this Report........................................................................................... 23 6. STRATEGIC BASIS FOR THE AMENDMENT............................................................ 26 6.1 Purpose of the Strategic Assessment Guidelines ............................................................. 26 6.2 Panel’s consideration............................................................................................................ 26 7. TECHNICAL BASIS FOR THE AMENDMENT ........................................................... 28 7.1 The Issues............................................................................................................................... 28 7.2 Background and Definitions ............................................................................................... 28 7.3 Evidence and submissions................................................................................................... 29 7.4 Discussion.............................................................................................................................. 31 7.5 Conclusions and recommendations ................................................................................... 37 8. CLIMATE CHANGE........................................................................................................... 39 8.1 The Issue ................................................................................................................................ 39 8.2 Policy context of the issue.................................................................................................... 39 8.3 Evidence and submissions................................................................................................... 40 8.4 Discussion.............................................................................................................................. 41 8.5 Conclusions and recommendations ................................................................................... 42 9. HAVE THE OVERLAYS BEEN EQUITABLY APPLIED? ........................................... 43 9.1 The Issue ................................................................................................................................ 43 9.2 Policy context of the issue.................................................................................................... 43 9.3 Evidence and submissions................................................................................................... 43 9.4 Discussion.............................................................................................................................. 44 9.5 Conclusions and recommendations ................................................................................... 44 10. PORT ALBERT..................................................................................................................... 46 PAGE 3 WELLINGTON PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT C33 PANEL REPORT: JANUARY 2011 10.1 The Issues............................................................................................................................... 46 10.2 Policy context of the issue.................................................................................................... 46 10.3 Evidence and Submissions .................................................................................................. 47 10.4 Discussion.............................................................................................................................. 49 10.5 Conclusions and Recommendations.................................................................................. 50 11. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS .......................................................................... 51 11.1 The Issue ................................................................................................................................ 51 11.2 Policy context of the issue.................................................................................................... 52 11.3 Evidence and submissions................................................................................................... 52 11.4 Discussion.............................................................................................................................. 53 11.5 Conclusions and recommendations ................................................................................... 54 12. OTHER LOCATION SPECIFIC ISSUES ........................................................................ 55 12.1 Alberton ................................................................................................................................. 55 12.1.1 Evidence and Submissions ........................................................................................ 55 12.1.2 Discussion ................................................................................................................. 55 12.1.3 Conclusion................................................................................................................. 55 12.2 Bundalaguah ......................................................................................................................... 56 12.2.1 Evidence and Submissions ........................................................................................ 56 12.2.2 Discussion ................................................................................................................. 56 12.2.3 Conclusion................................................................................................................. 56 12.3 Gelliondale............................................................................................................................. 56 12.3.1 Evidence and Submissions ........................................................................................ 56 12.3.2 Discussion ................................................................................................................