The Council had on its agenda for Tuesday 23 March 2010 two items related to Drysdale and Clifton Springs:
5. Amendment C194 Drysdale Clifton Springs Structure Plan – Consideration of Submissions pages 65-93 and
6. Amendment C103 – Princess Street, Drysdale, Infill Residential Development Area: Consideration of Submissions pages 94-112.
The document itself is more than 300 pages long and is in pdf format.
Below is a summary from the report on these two amendments which was part of the agenda for the Tuesday meeting. The minutes as at this time were not published on the Council website.
AMENDMENT C194 DRYSDALE CLIFTON SPRINGS STRUCTURE PLAN – CONSIDERATION OF SUBMISSIONS
Summary
Amendment C194 is a Council-initiated amendment to give effect to the Drysdale Clifton Springs Structure Plan adopted by Council in April 2009.
• The Amendment reflects the preparation of a new planning policy for the townships of Drysdale and Clifton Springs as well as immediately surrounding rural land, the Jetty Road Urban Growth Area and the Drysdale Regional Community and Cultural Hub (Potato Shed).
• The purpose of the Structure Plan is to identify the key strategic planning issues facing the townships, including community aspirations and needs, and to articulate the preferred directions including the location of a settlement boundary and identification of appropriate planning controls.
• The Amendment introduces a new clause into the Municipal Strategic Statement to reflect the planning policies to be applied to the township and proposes zoning and overlay changes as described in detail in this report.
• Exhibition of Amendment C194 between 19 November 2009 and 18 January 2010 resulted in receipt of 32 submissions including: 4 submissions in support of the amendment, 25 objections and 3 submissions from government agencies that provide comments and do not object to the amendment.
• The Amendment was exhibited concurrently with Amendment C103 (Princess Street residential rezoning) which is subject to a separate Council report.
• Key issues raised in objecting submissions include: concerns with the proposed rezoning of Council owned land at Spring Street, Clifton Springs; zoning changes and concept plans for the Drysdale town centre including the Senior Citizens Centre and Village Green; and concern at the proposed urban consolidation and urban growth of rural residential and farming areas on the fringes of Drysdale.
• Due to the strong community opposition to the proposed rezoning of Council land at Springs Street and comments from Council's Engineering and Recreation and Open Space Units it is recommended that Council no longer proceed with the Residential 1 zoning of this land. Instead it is recommended that Council retain the current zoning of Business 1 and undertake further investigation as to the development potential of the site.
• Late submissions in support of C194 but requesting changes were received from ALDI Stores and Lascorp Pty Ltd in relation to the proposed supermarket sites.
• In accordance with the Planning and Environment Act 1987, Council must now either change the Amendment in the manner requested by the submissions, refer submissions to an Independent Panel appointed by the Minister for Planning, or abandon the Amendment or part of the Amendment.
• This report addresses the issues raised in the submissions and recommends they be referred to an Independent Panel appointed by the Minister for Planning.
Recommendation
That Council, having considered all submissions to Amendment C194 to the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme resolves to:
1) Request the Minister for Planning to appoint an Independent Panel under Part 8 of the Planning and Environment Act;
2) Refer all submissions that have not been resolved to the Panel;
3) Submit to the Panel its response to the submissions generally as outlined in this report.
4) Not proceed with the rezoning of Council owned land at 9-15 and 17-29 Springs Street, Clifton Springs from Business 1 zone to Residential 1 zone as exhibited and instead retain the land as Business 1 zone and undertake further investigation as to the development potential of the site.
AMENDMENT C103 – PRINCESS STREET, DRYSDALE, INFILL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA: CONSIDERATION OF SUBMISSIONS
Summary
• The purpose of this report is for Council to consider the submissions received following exhibition of Amendment C103, which seeks to facilitate the development of land for residential purposes directly south-east of the Drysdale town centre.
• The applicant for this Amendment is St. Quentin Consulting Pty Ltd, acting on behalf of Urban Land Developments (ULD) Pty Ltd, who is the principle landowner.
• The Amendment applies to land generally bounded by Clarendon Road, Princess Street, Woodville Street and to the rear of the Business 4 zoned properties fronting Murradoc Road. The Amendment area consists of eleven titles and has a total area of 28 hectares.
• The Amendment proposes to rezone the land to Residential 1 Zone and incorporate a Development Plan Overlay (DPO). It is also proposed to apply the DPO to adjacent vacant land which is already zoned Residential 1, to ensure an integrated development plan is prepared for the entire site.
• The Amendment is consistent with the Drysdale Clifton Springs Structure Plan, adopted April 2009. The Amendment to implement the Structure Plan (C194) is being considered simultaneously with this Amendment and shall be referred to a joint Panel Hearing.
• The Amendment is accompanied by a Section 173 Agreement(s) which addresses contributions to community infrastructure, road upgrades and drainage.
• The Amendment was exhibited between 14 November 2009 and 18 January 2010 and 14 submissions were received. Barwon Water, the CCMA and Vic Roads did not object to the Amendment and ULD lodged a supporting submission which included suggested improvements to the DPO. The north adjoining landowner at 76-98 Murradoc Road seeks clarification on interface and acquisition matters.
• The remainder of submissions objected to various details of the Amendment. Two of the landowners (12-20 & 22-40 Clarendon Road) subject to the rezoning stated they wish to preserve the current character and use of their properties, while the landowner at 44-50 Clarendon Road requires further clarification on development contributions. Other grounds of objection included the proposal would destroy the “rural aspect” of Drysdale, increase traffic congestion and the timing of the exhibition period was inappropriate. A summary of and response to submissions is included in Appendix 4 of this report.
• In accordance with the Planning and Environment Act 1987, Council must now either change the Amendment in the manner requested by the submissions, or refer submissions to an independent Panel appointed by the Minister for Planning, or abandon the Amendment or part of the Amendment.
Recommendation
That Council, having considered all submissions to Amendment C103, resolves to:
1) Request the Minister for Planning appoint an Independent Panel under Part 8 of the Planning & Environment Act 1987 to consider submissions relating to the Amendment;
2) Refer all submissions to the Panel; and
3) Submit to the Panel its response to the submissions as outlined in this report and in Appendix 6-4 – Summary and Consideration of Submissions.
The minutes are now available.
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