Peggie T_Planning for resilient, connected and well serviced communities

Tim Peggie

Director, Structure Planning

Growth Areas Authority

October 2013

Planning for Resilient,

well Serviced and

Connected

Communities

Overview

The Growth Areas Authority – Role and Outputs

Growth of Peri-Urban Centres

Creating Resilient, well Serviced and Connected

Communities

Example

The Growth Areas Authority

• Established in recognition of

the need for better land use

and infrastructure planning

• The GAA works with seven

growth area councils;

Mitchell, Hume, Whittlesea,

Cardinia, Casey, Melton and

Wyndham

• We also work collaboratively

with government

departments, agencies and

landowners

• “Partners in creating new

communities”

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Melbourne’s Designated Growth Corridors

Magnitude of the task:

Development over ~30 years:

350 000+ households

~1 000 000 people

12 600 Ha of industrial land

15 major & 85 local town centres

150+ Government & Non-Government schools

100 new community facilities

1 500+ Ha of active open space

5 200 Ha of conservation areas

350 000+ jobs

How we plan for new communities

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• Long term planning through development

of Growth Corridor Plans

• Precinct Structure Planning

• Monitor land supply and affordability

• Develop an approach to development

sequencing and infrastructure co-

ordination

• Assess long term infrastructure and

service needs

Plan Outputs

PSP Guidelines launched by the

Minister for Planning, October 2009.

Manor Lakes PSP

GAA Relevance to Peri Urban Places

• Growth rates of Peri-Urban

centres are substantial

• Rates of growth only behind

designated growth areas

and Melbourne City Council

• Peri-Urban centres will

continue to prosper

• GAA currently assisting with

planning outputs in Latrobe

and Baw Baw Councils

What makes Peri-Urban Centres Special?

• Strong Communities

• Good transport

connections

• Often have excellent

“social infrastructure”

• Health, Education, Police

and Emergency Services,

Sporting and Cultural

Facilities, Heritage, etc.

• Real places with broad

cross section of

community

• Lifestyle attributes,

Character

• Capacity to grow

GAA Approach to Planning

• Co-ordinated and collaborative

process between Council,

landowners, stakeholders and

Agencies.

• Consistent outcomes with

response to local context.

• Better structural outcomes,

Better “placemaking”

• Identifies infrastructure

requirements and allocates

funding

• Streamlining of process and

resultant timeliness

Creating Resilient, Connected and well Serviced

Communities

• Access and Connectivity

• Permeability and Walkability

• Support and emphasise existing

physical and social infrastructure

• Ensuring equitable distribution of

services and facilities

• Avoiding piecemeal solutions,

responding to the legacy of past

decisions

• Understand thresholds to

facilitate infrastructure

• Resource and allocate funding

• Don’t forget jobs and transport

Latrobe City Council Example