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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO 486
Holder and Duffy Housing Developments
Mr Stefaniak - asked the Minister for -the Environment, Land and Planning
(1) Has the Government considered urban infix on. the vacant land along the Cotter Road/Waragamba Drive (opposite Holder and Duffy) as an alternative to developing the green -spaces within those suburbs.
(2) If so, when will this occur and what type of development will it be.
(3) If not, will the government undertake to investigate the possibility and report back to the Assembly with details of numbers of blocks and types of development.
Mr Wood - the answer to the Members question is as follows:
(1) The Government has no current proposals to develop the vacant land between Waragamba. Avenue and the Cotter Road. There is no need to consider such development as an alternative to developing open space in Duffy and Holder because the open space in these suburbs is protected by the current planning policies which can only be changed by .a process incorporating public consultation, Executive approval-and the Assembly.
I now. turn to the issue of green space within. the residential area which is not open space. The plicy changes to the former Holder School site which were approved by the Alliance Executive have been revoked by this Government. The future of this area will be discussed with the community.
(2) Current Gazetted,Policies do not permit urban development on the land north of Waragamba. Avenue but its potential for future urban development will bee explored in the forthcoming Draft Territory Plan which will of course be the subject of public consultation. The area is crossed by service mains and power. lines which will limit its. potential for housing development and other compatible urban uses will need to be considered.
(3) Until the development issues have been canvassed in the Draft Territory Plan and the constraints on the area fully investigated it is not possible to give details of its development capacity.
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