Wyndham Planning Scheme Amendments C175 & C177 Transport Impact Evidence prepared for Tarneit Development Project Pty Ltd Timothy James De Young Prepared for Tarneit Development Project Pty Ltd Instructed by Allens Hearing Date: 25/11/13 Report Date: 18/11/13 Wyndham Planning Scheme Amendments C175 & C177 Transport Impact Evidence prepared for Tarneit Development Project Pty Ltd Issue: Final 18/11/13 Client: Tarneit Development Project Pty Ltd Reference: 14M1532000 © GTA Consultants (GTA Consultants (VIC) Pty Ltd) 2013 The information contained in this document is confidential and intended solely for the use of the client for the purpose for which it has 131029 v2.3) 131029 ( been prepared and no representation is made or is to be implied as being made to any third party. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of GTA Consultants constitutes an infringement of copyright. The intellectual property VCAT Evidence VCAT contained in this document remains the property of GTA Consultants. Expert Witness Details Expert Witness Details Name, Position & Business Address Timothy James De Young Director, GTA Consultants L25/55 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 Qualifications Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), University of Melbourne, 2002 Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne, 2002 Master of Business Administration, Monash University, 2011 Experience & Area of Expertise I have over 11 years of experience in traffic engineering and transport planning in Victoria. In recent years, I have provided traffic engineering and transport planning advice on a variety of large private and public sector projects, including: Highpoint Shopping Centre Northeast Expansion Tooronga Village Shopping Centre Redevelopment, Glen Iris ‘The Age Site’ Development, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne ‘Aerial' Residential Development, Riversdale Road, Camberwell Brunswick Major Activity Centre Transport Assessment (Moreland City Council) Northern Maribyrnong Integrated Transport Strategy (Maribyrnong City Council). I regularly present expert evidence at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and Panels Victoria, and am a member of Engineers Australia, the Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) and the Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association (VPELA). Further details of my experience are provided in Appendix A. Relationship to Applicant I have no private or business relationship with the applicant, and have been retained to provide expert witness services at this hearing for a mutually agreed fee. Assistance This evidence was prepared with the assistance of: Mr John Kiriakidis (Director, GTA) Mr Fabian Guadagnuolo (Senior Project Manager, GTA) 14M1532000 18/11/13 Wyndham Planning Scheme – Amendments C175 & C177 Issue: Final Transport Impact Evidence prepared for Tarneit Development Project Pty Ltd Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Instructions & Scope of Report 1 1.3 References 2 2. Overview of Amendments 3 2.1 Amendment C177 3 2.2 Amendment C175 6 3. Review of Unresolved Submissions of Applicant 11 3.1 Preamble 11 3.2 Amendment C177 11 3.3 Amendment C175 13 4. Review of Council’s Position 14 4.1 Preamble 14 4.2 State Policy 14 4.3 VAGO Reports 15 4.4 Existing Road Network Capacity 17 4.5 Council’s Strategy for Managing Growth in Wyndham 18 4.6 Summary 22 5. Summary of Opinion 23 Appendices A: Tim De Young – Curriculum Vitae B: GTA Transport Impact Assessment Report dated 30 October 2012 C: GTA Wyndham North Existing Road Network Capacity Assessment letter dated 2 May 2013 Figures Figure 2.1: Development Contributions Plan (DCP) Area 3 Figure 2.2: Development Contributions Plan (DCP) – Road Upgrade Works & Bridges for PSP89 & PSP90 4 Figure 2.3: Development Contributions Plan (DCP) – Intersection Works for PSP89 & PSP90 5 Figure 2.4: Wyndham North – Assumed Ultimate Arterial Road Hierarchy 6 Figure 2.5: Truganina Precinct Structure Plan (PSP1090) 7 Figure 2.6: Truganina Precinct Structure Plan – Street Network Plan 8 Figure 2.7: Truganina PSP – Cross-sections 9 Figure 2.8: Location of Section 96A Applications within PSP1090 10 14M1532000 18/11/13 Wyndham Planning Scheme – Amendments C175 & C177 Issue: Final Transport Impact Evidence prepared for Tarneit Development Project Pty Ltd Table of Contents Figure 3.1: Proximity of Intersection “IN-90-09” to Dohertys Road bridge across Skeleton Creek 12 Figure 4.1: Rail Catchments in vicinity of PSP1090 20 Figure 4.2: Computer Generated Image of Tarneit Railway Station 21 Figure 4.3: Current State of Construction of Bus Interchange at Tarneit Railway Station 21 Tables Table 2.1: Summary of Lots per Section 96A Application in PSP1090 10 Table 3.1: Summary of Applicant Submissions for Amendment C177 related to transport matters 11 Table 3.2: Summary of Applicant Submissions for Amendment C175 related to transport matters 13 14M1532000 18/11/13 Wyndham Planning Scheme – Amendments C175 & C177 Issue: Final Transport Impact Evidence prepared for Tarneit Development Project Pty Ltd Introduction 1. Introduction 1.1 Background In October 2012, GTA Consultants (GTA) was engaged by Tarneit Development Project Pty Ltd to undertake a transport impact assessment of a proposed residential subdivision on land located on the southern side of Dohertys Road in Tarneit known as “Morton East (Stage 1)”. The proposed subdivision is located within a larger parcel of land, including land on the northern side of Dohertys Road, which forms part of the Truganina Precinct Structure Plan (PSP1090) to be introduced under Wyndham Planning Scheme Amendment C175. This Amendment covers land bounded by Boundary Road to the north, Forsyth Road to the east, Leakes Road to the south and Derrimut Road to the west, and incorporates five Section 96A subdivision applications including “Morton East (Stage 1)”. This PSP forms part of a larger area of Wyndham North, incorporating adjacent PSP’s for Oakbank (1088), Tarneit North (1089) and Riverdale (1091), for which a Development Contributions Plan is to be introduced under Wyndham Planning Scheme Amendment C177. In July and August 2013, submissions were lodged by Urbis on behalf of the Tarneit Development Project Pty Ltd pertaining to both Amendments C175 and C177, including the associated Section 96A application for “Morton East (Stage 1)”. 1.2 Instructions & Scope of Report Prior to preparing this evidence, I received a brief from Allens providing instructions to: review materials provided to my office specifically consider: the Urbis submissions (on behalf of the Applicant) to Amendments C175 and C177 as they relate to transport matters the outstanding/unresolved issues as set out in the MPA summary document the issues raised in the Council submissions prepare an expert report in relation to my area of expertise for Amendment C175 and C177 appear at the hearing of the joint Panel for the Amendments to present my expert evidence. In this regard and noting that the Urbis submissions are effectively incorporated within the MPA summary of unresolved matters, this expert witness report focuses on: ii the unresolved issues affecting the Applicant as they relate to transport matters iii Council’s submissions affecting the Applicant’s land as they relate to transport matters. These items are examined in Sections 3 and 4 of this report (with an overview of the amendments presented in Section 2), noting that this report does not include a full examination of the Section 96A subdivision proposal. Notwithstanding, for reference, the transport impact assessment for this proposal, as prepared by others in my office in October 2012, is attached in Appendix B. 14M1532000 18/11/13 Wyndham Planning Scheme – Amendments C175 & C177 Issue: Final Transport Impact Evidence prepared for Tarneit Development Project Pty Ltd Page: 1 Introduction 1.3 References In preparing this evidence, I have reference the following (amongst other documents): plans for the proposed subdivision prepared by Breese Pit Dixon Wyndham Planning Scheme Australian Standard / New Zealand Standard, Parking Facilities (AS2890) VicRoads Access Management Policies May 2006 Version 1.02 (Guidelines to Transport Impact Assessment Reports For major land use and development proposals) Truganina Precinct Structure Plan July 2013 Wyndham North Development Contributions Plan June 2013 Developing Transport Infrastructure and Services for Population Growth Areas Victorian Auditor-General’s Report August 2013 Summary Of Unresolved Submissions C177 C176 C175, V1.1 Wyndham Social Infrastructure Planning Framework 2040 (2012 Update) Strategy for Managing Growth in Wyndham, June 2013 Wyndham North 96A Applications other documents as referenced. 14M1532000 18/11/13 Wyndham Planning Scheme – Amendments C175 & C177 Issue: Final Transport Impact Evidence prepared for Tarneit Development Project Pty Ltd Page: 2 Overview of Amendments 2. Overview of Amendments 2.1 Amendment C177 Overview Amendment C177 applies to land covered by four Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) areas, as shown in Figure 2.1, including: PSP1088 – Oakbank PSP1089 – Tarneit North PSP1090 – Truganina PSP1091 – Riversdale The Amendment seeks to apply Development Contributions Plan Overlay Schedule 13 (DCP013) to the land to incorporate the Wyndham North Development Contributions Plan (DCP) into the Wyndham Planning Scheme. Figure 2.1: Development Contributions Plan (DCP) Area Source: Wyndham North Development Contributions Plan (June 2013), pg. 4 14M1532000