Page 3696 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 28 October 2014
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investment in public infrastructure, spaces and places. This work, importantly, includes the Northbourne Avenue corridor and will be widely consulted upon to encourage strong community and industry support.
Once considered by the government and finalised, it is expected that this work will be incorporated into the territory plan. The territory plan already contributes to good design within our city and the Planning and Land Authority encourages early engagement by proponents.
By considering proposals at early stages and at various subsequent stages of design prior to construction, the opportunity for greatly improved built-form and public realm outcomes for the city are realised. This relates not only to new buildings but also to the creation of new places through the development of new suburbs and precincts.
The ACT planning strategy calls for master plans to be prepared, responding to the place-specific needs of the Canberra community. This ensures that Canberra remains a city where everybody can take advantage of its network of centres, open spaces and modes of travel, where everyone enjoys a sense of wellbeing and can participate in a vibrant civic and cultural life. In addition, the master plan program also responds to the government’s strategy to create more compact, efficient areas in the city by focusing urban intensification in town centres, around group centres and along major public transport routes, and balancing where greenfield expansion occurs.
This government is committed to making Canberra a more sustainable place to live. It has dedicated $2 million per year funding for the master plan program for the past two years and has allocated an additional $1 million for an additional year, to commence shortly.
As I told the Assembly last week, the creation of the ACT government’s master planning program has meant development of our city and our town centres is done in a strategic and thoughtful way which enables Canberrans to consider and endorse the plans for how our city moves forward. Each master plan sets out principles, outcomes and strategies to manage growth and development over time. They identify what is important now and how to enhance the existing character and quality for an area and provide a framework to inform statutory documents such as the territory plan precinct code. They provide for a broad consultation process which allows for all community members to have their say in continuing to maintain the livability of their community.
Master plans like the ANU exchange, Belconnen lake shore, Belconnen town centre, Braddon commercial area, city west, Dickson centre master plan, Hall, Jamison centre group centre, Kambah master plan, Kingston centre master plan, Lawson concept planning study, Pialligo master plan, Tuggeranong and Erindale centre master plans and Woden town centre plan have all played their role in how our city is shaped and how our urban amenity continues to improve through these processes. For example, master plans such as the one developed for the Woden town centre have been instrumental in the continued improvement and renewal of the area.
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