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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 June 2009 20:00 Written by Alan Kerlin Wednesday, 03 June 2009 19:51

The Gungahlin Community Council made the following submission on the ACT Government's proposed Technical Variation V2009-09.
 
This amendment proposes to remove the CZ4 Local Centre Zone from the block at the southern end of th Flemington Rd corridor in Harrison. This block was intended to serve as a service station, with adjacent park'n'ride facilities. We recognise that with adjacent houses this may not be the best site for such a use.
 
However the proposed amendment argues that appropriate zoning is available further to the north. The concept planning for those areas though envisages them as quite densely developed, with heights to 4 and 6 storeys, making them also inappropriate for a service station use, which involves lighting until late at night, noise, traffic and generally a single storey structure.
 
Flemington Road is a major commuter thoroughfare, and would be ideal for a service station. This would take pressure off Ginn St in the town centre, where the location of two major service station chains (plus a major fast food outlet) opposite each other has resulted in chronic traffic congestion at peak times. It would also aid price competition in our area.
 
Therefore we contend that if the zoning of this block of land is to be downgraded, then ACTPLA should identify an alternate location along Flemington Rd where a service station would be appropriate, and undertake required rezoning of that site.
 
We have argued in the past that the large and usually unused carpark to the north side of EPIC should be used as a major park'n'ride, as it would also capture NSW commuters rather than leaving them to rat-run through the suburban streets of Watson, Hackett and Ainslie. A service station in that general locality would 'hook' well with a major parking facility, while having no adverse residential impacts.
 

2008 ACT Territory Plan

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Last Updated on Sunday, 11 May 2008 17:00 Written by Alan Kerlin Sunday, 23 March 2008 08:03


2008 ACT Territory Plan legislation
The new territory Plan takes effect from 31 March 2008.

Introduction to Planning System Reform - Development Assessment
ACTPLA has developed this guide to accompany new planning system training for both industry representatives and ACTPLA staff as well as for applicants and registered, licensed or accredited professionals for the purposes of making a development application in the ACT from March 31, 2008 onwards. This guide contains information about the key components of reform and the new development assessment model.

ACTPLA has also produced a number of newsletters about the new Territory Plan:

 

2002 ACT Territory Plan

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Last Updated on Sunday, 23 March 2008 08:35 Written by Alan Kerlin Friday, 21 March 2008 16:00


2002 ACT Territory Plan
The main website for the ACT Territory Plan valid from 2002 to 31 March 2008.
   

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