Page 4060 - Week 13 - Thursday, 10 November 1994
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Residential Redevelopment - Turner-O'Connor Area
MS ELLIS: My question is also to the Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning. Could the Minister advise the Assembly on the current status of proposed medium density developments in the Turner-O'Connor area?
MR WOOD: Madam Speaker, there is some activity in the Turner area about redevelopment. The Planning Authority is aware of two proposals. One has been lodged for Condamine Street, across the road from the school. Those plans are available on the public register. I think both Mr Lamont and I have been quite strong in our statements that the plans that we have seen are a long way off meeting any of the requirements that we would put in place. The developer has been told to amend those plans if he wishes to have any consideration given to them.
There is a further development proposed by the Australian National University at David Street, and a couple of other streets in that vicinity - a development to host graduate students and visitors to that university. As yet, there has been no lodgment of those plans, although I understand that the ANU is taking those plans through the community and has had one or two local meetings. Again, those plans will need to meet the strongest requirements that we have in place.
Tuggeranong Hyperdome
MR CORNWELL: I was pleased to hear the Minister talking about investments a little earlier, when answering a question. Seeing that Ms Ellis has asked a question in relation to my electorate, I will return the compliment. The owners of the Tuggeranong Hyperdome have applied to the ACT Government for approval to expand the Tuggeranong shopping centre by an additional 16,000 square metres. Minister, do you intend to conduct a detailed study on the impact which this expansion will have on other retailers in the Tuggeranong Valley - not necessarily only in the Hyperdome but in the Tuggeranong Valley itself - many of whom, I understand, are struggling?
MR WOOD: Madam Speaker, I am not sure whether Leda Holdings has lodged an application yet. Certainly, they are considering such a proposal. They have spoken to me about it. My advice to them has been that there is a very long process involved for such a proposal. It involves quite significant changes in that area and a very large increase in retail space. At the same time, that proposal is pretty well known and there is no shortage of other people in the community expressing grave concern about it and the impact that it will have on retailing, mainly in the Tuggeranong area but perhaps more broadly.
This is a society that is becoming increasingly deregulated, getting away from the older days when the NCDC, for example, used to be quite directive about what could and could not go somewhere. The Government has not made a decision for or against the proposal at this stage; nor perhaps is it appropriate that we do so. It is probably the best course if
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