THE Surf Coast Shire has referred a planning scheme amendment about Growing Winchelsea to the Victorian Planning Minister, following concerns about a future link road in Winchelsea.<\/p>\n
At their meeting last week, councillors considered submissions to Amendment C120, which implements the planning recommendations in the Growing Winchelsea: Shaping Future Growth 2015 plan.<\/p>\n
The amendment\u2019s changes include a proposal to apply the Design and Development Overlay and a new Schedule 27 (DDO27), to land at 8 Palmer Street.<\/p>\n
The landowner at 8 Palmer Street objected to the amendment on several grounds, including that the proposal to build a link road between Hesse and Palmer Streets over the long term was for the benefit of the existing shopping strip to relieve traffic congestion and would not benefit that property; and that the proposal was too onerous because it would apply to any future subdivision or development, including an application for a small single commercial building.<\/p>\n
In their response, shire officers argued the proposal was intended to provide access to potential future commercial premises at 8 Palmer Street, and a separate link road was recommended by the Winchelsea Town Centre Access and Opportunities report (known as the O’Brien Report) to provide access for the benefit of existing commercial development; but agreed with the second objection.<\/p>\n
“If the site is subdivided into a number of commercial allotments, the need for the link road is apparent. For a small commercial development that could utilise the existing access from Palmer Street, however, there may not be a need for the road (e.g. converting the existing residential premises into a low traffic commercial business).<\/p>\n
“The O\u2019Brien Report notes that a long-term link road through 8 Palmer Street is very dependent on future development of this site.<\/p>\n
“For these reasons it is suggested that the wording of the proposed DDO27 could be amended to only require the link road where deemed necessary following an assessment of a proposed subdivision and its impacts on access and traffic movement.”<\/p>\n
As a result, councillors resolved to refer any outstanding submissions on Amendment C120 to a state-appointed independent planning panel, as\u00a0 it was the only way the amendment could proceed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Surf Coast Shire has referred a planning scheme amendment about Growing Winchelsea to the Victorian Planning Minister, following concerns about a future link road in Winchelsea. At their meeting last week, councillors considered submissions to Amendment C120, which implements the planning recommendations in the Growing Winchelsea: Shaping Future Growth 2015 plan. The amendment\u2019s changes […]<\/p>\n