Summary Public Submissions and Consideration Attachment 4 Updated 27 April 2021 Comment Authority Comment Ensure that Subiaco Road and Court Place support a low speed Subiaco Road will be transformed into a slow speed environment, with vehicle environment and supports pedestrian/cyclist movement Court Place proposed to be completely pedestrianised to support around the public realm, and that a pedestrianised environment is pedestrian movements to and from West Leederville Train Station and provided to support access to Bob Hawke College. Bob Hawke College. Key elements of the pedestrianisation of Court Place include; raising the carriageway level to be flush level with the existing pathway, removing existing on-street parking, implementing a consistent material treatment and limiting vehicle access to local traffic. Ensure that the public realm design includes environmentally A 6 Star Green Star Communities Rating is sought for the Subiaco sustainable design initiatives such as water reuse and water sensitive East Project Area, and is a core objective of the Subi East Master Plan. urban design. Achievement of a 6 Star Rating demonstrates best practice in environmentally sustainable design, key elements of the 6 Star rating to be delivered in the public realm includes: • use of water wise urban design and extensive use of passive irrigation/bioretention pits; • provision of significant vegetation, with a minimum 20% site area being comprised of soft landscape; • inclusion of the Whadjuk Elders Group and Aboriginal Consultancy in the development and documentation of the landscape; • use of the Woody Meadow landscape design, supporting innovation in sustainable landscape design; and • integration of public wi-fi. Ensure that the landscape design reflects the character and heritage A range of public spaces are proposed, differentiated by their function, of the area, and includes native vegetation. space and type of landscaping. A key aspect of the landscaping is the retention of existing mature trees, including the Aleppo Pines, and the introduction of a significant number of mature trees along Subiaco Road and within the Heritage Hates Plaza. The two primary drivers of the landscape are: • the Biddi Trail, an interpretive trail which includes a diverse range of native planting and public art installations which reflect the six seasons of the Whadjuk people, providing visual interest all year round. • The Woody Meadow planting initiative which emphasises dense native planting which is water sensitive and easily maintained to enable greater biodiversity and establish a unique sense of place. Ensure that sufficient community facilities are incorporated into the A public toilet and changing facility is located within the North Public design of the public realm to support the use of the space by a range Open Space to support the use of the public realm. Seating, water of ages, requirements and groups. Allow for the potential future City of fountains, bike racks and barbeques are provided throughout the Subiaco Community Facility. public realm to cater for a range of user groups. In addition to the provision of broader facilities, a playscape is proposed which will provide opportunities for play for a range of youth groups, from early ages to teens. Space is reserved for the future Subiaco Community facility consistent with the Subi East Master Plan. Concern that the proposed public realm does not provide enough The extent of public open space is consistent with the Subi East active open space for the current and future demands of residents, the Master Plan and provides a total of approximately 3.9ha of public use of Bob Hawke College and is insufficiently flexible to account for realm, providing a range of active and passive recreation space and a range of potential uses. delivers a public realm which caters for a diversity of user groups and abilities. The Subiaco Oval is reinstated to its 1938 dimensions which exceeds the previous Subiaco Oval size, and is consistent with the size and orientation of Subiaco Oval when it was first connected to the Subiaco Heritage Gates. The public realm design is supported by the Department of Education, in consideration of the requirements of Bob Hawke College which is designed as an inner city school. Concern that the built form identified in the public realm development The built form which is identified in the public realm application is not application surrounding the public realm is inappropriate due to the a component of the public realm works and will be subject separate approval processes. proximity to Bob Hawke College, incompatibility with the established Subiaco character. Concern that the proposed public realm development application does The public realm application does not include the provision of a not provide sufficient infrastructure which supports population primary school, consistent with the Subi East Master Plan. It is noted projections in the area, such as primary schools. that the provision of primary schools is a matter for the Department of Education, who have provided support for the public realm works, and the Subi East Master Plan. Concern that the development application does not confirm the The figs located adjacent to Haydn Bunton Drive are not included in retention of the three fig trees located adjacent to Haydn Bunton Drive. the public realm application and will be protected during the public realm works. Concern that the proposed trees and shade structure would not The proposal includes shade provided by mature trees as well as a provide sufficient shading and protection from high temperatures and shade structure along the Northern Public Open Space which provides UV. a significant amount of shade. Detailed plans have been submitted confirming that the shade structure is solid and does not rely on vegetation growth for shade. No. Submitter Public Comment Street/Suburb 1. Hilda Street, Object Shenton Park Late Submission Your request for my comment on the landscaping proposal for Lots 500 and 501 is in italics below. In summary the Scheme Objectives are at core: No measures of performance are proposed, and no timescale. As a consequence the proponent can do almost nothing and say they have achieved the vague and nebulous wording in the objectives. If the past can be any guide, the proponent will draw a long bow to the ‘intent’ implied in the wording so as to minimise benefit to anyone but the proponent and the developers undertaking any work or involvement. You list: • Sense of Place; • Economic Wellbeing; • Urban Efficiency; • Connectivity; • Social Inclusion; and • Environmental Integrity. No. Submitter Public Comment Street/Suburb Sense of place is historically established as “recreation” at that location. The Whadjuk people moved between the River, Kings Park to Mongers and Herdsman via a route that may have taken them as far west as the hill where Hamilton Rd crosses the rail line today, but rarely if ever would include a wander of the route proposed in the proposal around the now-Oval site. Since European settlement the Perth Common was principally recreation. It was vested to Subiaco for recreation just after the turn of 20th C. It became the home of Subiaco AFL in WA 1905 after the Shenton Pk site was abandoned. Tennis, bowls, cricket were all active recreation there. Building the stands in support of active recreation is very much in line with the intent of sense of place, to support participation by the people of Perth in AFL. Celebration of the best in the Sandover Walk and related memorabilia have been filed in the circular cabinet, it seems. Loss of that sense by converting public land to private residential is anathema to sense of place. Economic Wellbeing - The public realm works provide a catalyst for future development within Subi East. The creation of attractive public spaces will encourage investment and quality development. Moreover, the quality public spaces provided will attract residents and visitors alike to the locality. The quality open space will provide a place for future residents to recreate ensuring the ability to live, work and play in Subi East. These assertions are without evidence. A catalyst is a helping-intermediary for change that is not consumed in the change. The loss of active Public Open Space in favour of flats is clearly consumption of the elements involved, and the catalyst asserted. The loss to the general locality from one element in the proposed change is likely to cause the change to fail chaotically. In the face of inadequate facility for recreation, not only generally in Subiaco, but with 6000 additional residents in SubiEast, will make this ‘neighbourhood’ decidedly unattractive. Has anyone at DWA addressed this and the traffic along Coghhlan and Subiaco Rds with the (even) 3000 residents and 2000 students twice daily? What are the numbers, as distinct to the warm, fuzzy words here? What research exists? As a Blatant example, I see nothing to address the overlooking of student active sporting grounds and the school itself. How can that be for the wellbeing of students? Proposals to use Mueller Park as an extension of the BHC is a clear example of the resource provisions for the School in planning failure of Dept Education to direct DWA in meeting its obligations. Primary schools for each 1500 residents is infrastructure DWA failed to plan. Wellbeing of East Subi’s 6000 anticipated residents lacks a lot. If the Master Plan was financially constrained, its aspirations should have been appropriately limited instead of allowing one element – flats – to be retained at the expense of every other factor. No. Submitter Public Comment Street/Suburb Urban Efficiency - The public works build and enhance existing transport systems by providing infrastructure to accommodate a future residential population in close proximity to the West Leederville Railway Station. The proposal further enhances the connection to the West Leederville Railway Station through streetscape improvements, particularly to Court Place and Subiaco Road.