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On 30/1/08 5:15 PM, "Carlie Eldridge" <celdridge@nedlands.wa.gov.au> wrote:

Afternoon

Thank you for your comments on the proposal. I would like to provide some additional information on the redevelopment precincts that have been identified which may help clarify some of your queries.

The City identified 11 redevelopment plans of which Dalkeith was one, the others include Stirling Highway, Hampden Rd, Broadway, Mt Claremont and Swanbourne of a range of sizes. Stirling Highway is the major redevelopment area located on a transport route and identified as an activity corridor.

The State Government did not identify Dalkeith the Council did in its decision 28 November 2006. The State government requested the City that the following be included in our town planning scheme:

·   “Intensification of activity along Stirling Highway and other corridors such as Hampden Road will offer opportunities for new civic and commercial activities and for housing choice and affordability, while potentially reducing travel demand and supporting improved public transport.
·   We would expect the Council to seek ways of managing these activity corridors which allow transitions in land use and land configuration. This will require block by block solutions, with significant incentives for amalgamation and comprehensive redevelopment, in the form of opportunities for new uses and higher densities.
·   Innovative responses are required to manage the expanding activity centres (including UWA and QEII), both to manage their impacts and to respond to the needs of those involved, whether staff, students, patient’s families etc.
·   In places considered most appropriate by the Council, residential and mixed redevelopment will be required, in response to the above issues and to offer the local community options or different housing types to suit households which are smaller, less well off and/or at different life stages.”

The State Government have not requested any height for the Dalkeith area but as noted above areas which provide for a variety of housing types. The concept plans out for informal consultation are to obtain the communities feedback and this will be used to develop draft plans for the community to comment on.

The aim of the concept was to provide more diverse housing options for the local community and the allowance of commercial in the residential areas was a proposal in response to community members having approached the city looking for greater work from home options or small offices close to home. The idea was incorporated into the concept for consideration and feedback from the community.

Thank you again for your comments and the time taken to review the concept and provide feedback which can be used in preparing draft guidelines for formal consultation.

Carlie Eldridge
Director Development Services
City of Nedlands
T: (08) 9273 3526
F: (08) 9273 3670
TTY: (08) 9273 3646