Rockingham Strategic Centre - Centre Plan
Background
State Planning Policy 4.2 -Activity Centres for Perth and Peel (SPP 4.2) requires the City of Rockingham to prepare and maintain an endorsed Activity Centre Structure Plan to guide development within the Rockingham Strategic Metropolitan Centre.
Consistent with the regional context of the Rockingham Activity Centre, and in satisfaction of the requirements of SPP 4.2, the City, in conjunction with the Department for Planning and the Rockingham and Kwinana Development Office, completed a major two stage review and expansion of its 1995 Development Policy Plan for the Strategic Metropolitan Centre.
The purpose of the review was to update existing plans and policies that guide the planning and development of the Strategic Metropolitan Centre, to prepare a contemporary overall Structure Plan to guide the future development of public and private property within the Centre.
In September 2009, Council adopted the Final Strategic Planning Reports for the Centre. The Western Australian Planning Commission endorsed the reports in November 2009.
The resulting Centre Plan will accommodate a sophisticated coastal Activity Centre servicing an ultimate population of approximately 275,000 people in the Rockingham/Kwinana area.
The planning envelope covers nearly 600 hectares stretching from the Rockingham Train Station to Rockingham Beach and includes the City Centre, the Rockingham Waterfront Village, the joint tertiary education campuses and associated service commercial, residential and recreation areas.
Scheme Amendment & Policy for the City Centre Sector
Amendment 91 (which implements the agreed planning framework and the City Centre Sector of the approved Centre Plan) was gazetted into Town Planning Scheme No.2 on the 18th February 2011. Concurrently, the DPP for the City Centre Sector was adopted.
Structure of Centre Plan
The Centre Plan document is divided into Volumes 1 and 2:-
Volume 1: Planning framework comprises a condensed version of the Stage 1 Report, including the Centre concept plans and framework plan over the full planning envelope of the Strategic Metropolitan Centre area. It also includes preliminary planning guidelines for each of the 11 identified sectors including the City Centre, Waterfront Village, the two ‘Smart Villages’ and related residential areas.
Volume 2: City Centre Development Policy Plan (DPP) comprises the updated DPP for the City Centre sector. The DPP includes the new City Centre Indicative Development Plan and revised precinct and sub-precinct guidelines which fully reflect the Transit Oriented Development objectives of the City.
Infrastructure Development Strategy (IDS)
This important study will prepare an up-to-date Infrastructure Programme for the Rockingham Strategic Metropolitan Centre, with priorities identified for State and Local Government funding opportunities.
The intent of the IDS is to develop a framework for integrating infrastructure components with the desired land use vision. The framework will also provide a tool for assessing the implications for connecting the proposed land uses to the existing or alternative infrastructure networks. It is anticipated that the IDS will also provide a more detailed analysis of the proposed transit network.
A tender for the appointment of a Consultant was advertised late 2010. Based on a recommendation from a Tender Assessment Panel of representatives from the funding partners, Parsons Brinkerhoff has been appointed. The study is anticipated to run approx 12 - 16 weeks and is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2011.
Smart Village (South) Sector
The City, with its consultat team, have commenced work on the Smart Village Masterplan and DPP, which will establish development objectives (as already set out in the approved Centre Plan), and will provide clear planning objectives to future developers within this Sector.
A preliminary draft of the IDP was compiled during April 2011. Long cross sections that were prepared during the preparation of the overall Centre Plan will be reviewed, updated and augmented as necessary to illusrate the profile and scale of the envisaged development.
Based on experience gained on the recently completed City Centre DPP, the consultants will continue to develop the composition of the Smart Village IDP and where there may be scope for flexibility and interpretation. This will need to be reflected in the DPP narrative and Precinct Guidelines.
Waterfront Village Sector
The City is currently working on the preparation of the Waterfront Village DPP and an expanded Indicative Development Plan in particular, to replace the current Planning Policy No.3.2.5 - Rockingham Beach Waterfront Village.
The scope of this work has been greater than was originally envisaged to ensure that the updated DPP deals with a more balanced redevelopment area and a critical mass of development that will adequately reflect the investments that have already been made in public townscape improvements and those associated with the ultimate upgrading of the transit system.
An update to the previously separate Rockingham Beach Building Height Policy will also be undertaken. For the first time, it will cover the full extent of the expanded Waterfront Village Sector and will be integrated with the main body of the DPP, as has occurred with the height and density provisions of the recently completed City Centre DPP.
Work on updating the Rockingham Waterfront Village Development Policy Plan is now 75% complete.
What's Next?
Other actions to be undertaken include detailed planning for the remaining eight sectors of the Centre Plan and preparation of amendments to the Metropolitan Region Scheme and local Town Planning Scheme, as appropriate.
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