Port Hedland Land Use Master Planan Port Hedland Land Use Master Plan Prepared for The Town of Port Hedland Civic Centre, McGregor Street, Port Hedland, WA 6721 Ph: (08) 9158 9300 http://www.porthedland.wa.gov.au by Port Hedland Land Use Master Plan Steering Committee assisted by Urban Design Centre of Western Australia 469 Wellington Street Perth, GPO Box E219 Perth, WA 6841 Ph: (08) 9440 2400 http://www.udcwa.org Sustainable Consulting 3 Benjamin Way Rockingham PO Box 6135 Waikiki, WA 6169 Ph: (08) 9527 4549 http://www.sustainable.net.au EPCAD Consultants (Australia) P/L 30 Mayfair Street West Perth PO Box 1233 West Perth, WA 6872 Ph: (08) 9481 4410 http://www.epcad.com.au November, 2007 Land Use Master Plan Steering Committee Over the 14 month period of preparing the Land Use Master Plan, the Steer- ing Committee met monthly to guide the process and provide in-progress feedback to the consultant team. Some of the representatives of the organizations that made up the Committee changed over the course of the project. The following list includes all the participants who provided input as members of the Steering Committee at some point in the process. Port Hedland Council: Stan Martin (Chair), Mayor Grant Bussell Arnold Carter, Deputy Mayor George Daccache Shane Sear Port Hedland Administration: Chris Adams, CEO Port Hedland Port Authority: Andre Bush, CEO Wedgefield Association: Julie Arrowsmith Chris Drazic West End Action Group: Jan Ford Care for Hedland Environmental Association: Kelly Howlett Chris Whalley Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce: Tony Ford Morag Lowe Peter Oldenhuis Pilbara Native Title Service: Rainer Mathews Pilbara Development Commission: Trish Barron Lex McCulloch Department for Planning and Infrastructure: Ray Buchholz Phil Woodward Department of Industry and Resources: Ross Atkin Brian Wood Main Roads: Jim Mahoney Department of Sport and Recreation: Rod Jones Department of Housing and Works: Shayne Hills Joanne Gordon LandCorp: Mike Garner Shravan Kashyap BHP Billiton Iron Ore: Michael Buzzard Richard O’Connell Fortescue Metals Group: Ray Valentin Atlas Iron: David Flanagan Garry Plowright Dampier Salt: Graham Spalding John Taucher Mirvac: Darren Cooper Table of Contents Executive Summary 1. Organization of the Project 1.1 Purpose .........................................................................................1 1.2 Philosophy .....................................................................................1 1.3 Scope ............................................................................................3 1.4 Participants .....................................................................................4 1.5 Process ..........................................................................................5 2. Policy Framework 2.1 Environment ..................................................................................7 2.2 Heritage .......................................................................................11 2.3 Infrastructure ................................................................................12 2.4 Industry ........................................................................................13 2.5 Housing ......................................................................................15 2.6 Commerce .................................................................................19 2.7 Public facilities ...............................................................................21 2.8 Tourism ........................................................................................23 2.9 Remote areas ...............................................................................24 3. Land Use Recommendations 3.1 Infrastructure ...............................................................................25 3.2 Industry .......................................................................................36 3.3 South Hedland ............................................................................40 3.4 Wedgefield ..................................................................................44 3.5 Redbank ......................................................................................47 3.6 West End/Cemetery Beach ..........................................................49 3.7 Cooke Point ................................................................................61 3.8 Pretty Pool ...................................................................................62 4. Implementation 4.1 Next steps....................................................................................63 List of Figures 1. Town of Port Hedland boundaries ................................................................2 2. Developed areas of Port Hedland .................................................................3 3. 100-year flood plain and storm surge ...........................................................8 4. Indigenous heritage sites .............................................................................10 5. Key existing infrastructure components .......................................................12 6. Existing industrial land use ...........................................................................14 7. Existing residential development .................................................................16 8. Existing commercial uses and activity nodes ................................................20 9. Existing public facilities ................................................................................22 10. Proposed Port development .......................................................................25 11. Proposed Port expansion and buffers ..........................................................26 12. Highway improvements: alternative A ........................................................28 13. Highway improvements: alternative B .........................................................28 14. Highway improvements: alternative C ........................................................29 15. Railroad network .......................................................................................31 16. Airport obstacle limitation surface contours .................................................32 17. Wastewater treatment system ....................................................................34 18. Proposed Industrial expansion areas ...........................................................37 19. South Hedland development sequence ......................................................40 20. South Hedland spine road concept .............................................................42 21. South Hedland Hamilton Road concept ......................................................43 22. South Hedland Lawson Street concept .......................................................43 23. Wedgefield buffer and expansion areas .......................................................46 24. Redbank tourism concept ...........................................................................48 25. West End/Cemetery Beach: existing land use ..............................................49 26. Old Hospital site: town centre concept .......................................................51 27. The Boulevard: Town Centre concept option 1 ..........................................52 28. The Boulevard: Town centre concept option 2 ...........................................53 29. The Boulevard: Town centre concept option 3 ...........................................54 30. One of the several zoning options for West End/Cemetery Beach ...............56 31. Cooke Point: existing land use ...................................................................60 32. Athol Street housing concept ......................................................................61 1. Project Organization 1.1 Purpose Port Hedland is a difficult town to plan. Its physical layout is compromised by an extensive flood plain that limits development to scattered areas of high ground. Its economy is tied to the shifting fortunes of mining that produce cycles of growth and decline that are difficult to accommodate or even predict; and its social composition is characterised by a high proportion of recent residents, short-term workers and transient Aboriginal people, with diverse needs, expectations and degrees of commitment to the region. These kinds of conditions pose special challenges for planning − but they also make it all the more necessary. The mineral wealth of the Pilbara has brought growth and prosperity to Port Hedland. In capitalising on the economic opportunities of mining, however, development of the town as a desirable place to live has not always kept pace with its development as a primary link in Western Australia’s resources boom. Securing a sustainable future for Port Hedland depends on creating an attractive, stable community where the quality of life is as vital as the quality of its industrial infrastructure. Balancing these sometimes conflicting demands requires a clear, shared vision of the future of the town and a detailed plan for how to achieve it. The Land Use Master Plan will guide the growth and development of Port Hedland through the next 20 - 25 years. It focuses on the use of land and its development character, defining the community’s long-range vision of how the physical form of the town should develop. It sets out policies to resolve existing land use conflicts, guide the location and form of new development,