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March 2016

Stirling City Centre Northern Precinct Local Development Plan

Vision Workshop Outcomes Report Workshop held Saturday 12 March 2016 City of Stirling Reception Hall

Prepared for City of Stirling Prepared by Taylor Burrell Barnett

Stirling City Centre Northern Precinct Vision Workshop Outcomes

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 THE STUDY AREA 1 1.2 TAYLOR BURRELL BARNETT AND JACOBS 1 1.3 BACKGROUND TO THE PROJECT 1

2 WORKSHOP PROCESS 2 2.1 WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES 2 2.2 WORKSHOP PREPARATION 2

2.2.1 AGENDA 2 2.2.2 REGISTRATION 3 2.2.3 VENUE 3 2.2.4 PROCESS 3

3 VISION WORKSHOP 5 3.1 PRESENTATION 5 3.2 SUMMARY 5 3.3 WORKSHOP FEEDBACK 5

3.3.1 MOVEMENT NETWORK PRINCIPLES 6 3.3.2 LAND USE PRINCIPLES 6 3.3.3 MOVEMENT AND LAND USE ISSUES AND

OPPORTUNITIES 7

3.3.4 BUILT FORM PRINCIPLES 7 3.3.5 PUBLIC REALM PRINCIPLES 8 3.3.6 MOVEMENT AND LAND USE ISSUES AND

OPPORTUNITIES 9 3.3.7 VISION STATEMENT FOR THE NORTHERN

PRECINCT 9 4 THE WAY FORWARD 10

4.1 FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMENT 10 5 CONCLUSION 11

Technical Appendices

APPENDIX A WORKSHOP FEEDBACK SHEETS APPENDIX B WORKSHOP PRESENTATION

Workshop Outcomes Report 1

1 INTRODUCTION

A Vision Workshop was held on Saturday 12 March 2016 at the City of Stirling Reception Hall, to identify issues and

opportunities and to formulate a vision for the future of the Stirling City Centre Northern Precinct Local Development

Plan.

A total of 52 people signed in as attendees, in addition to the Mayor of the City of Stirling, three (3) City of Stirling

Councillors, one (1) Member of Parliament, and nine (9) members of the City’s Administration. One representative

from Jacobs Engineering group Inc and two (2) representatives from Taylor Burrell Barnett assisted in the

presentation on the day.

1.1 THE STUDY AREA

The Northern Precinct is generally bound by Mitchell Freeway to the west, Karrinyup Road to the north, Ravel Lane

to the east, and Civic Place to the south. The Precinct area generally contains established residential development,

the Osborne Park Hospital, and a number of public open space reserves.

1.2 TAYLOR BURRELL BARNETT AND JACOBS

Taylor Burrell Barnett Town Planning and Design (TBB) and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (Jacobs) as a co-

consultant were successful in tendering for preparing the Northern Precinct Local Development Plan, on behalf of

the City of Stirling.

Both TBB and Jacobs have been engaged in a number of similar projects for the City of Stirling and for similar local

governments throughout Western Australia.

1.3 BACKGROUND TO THE PROJECT

The Northern Precinct is identified as a part of the Stirling City Centre, which is subject to a Structure Plan (adopted

by the Council on 9 December 2014). The Stirling City Centre Structure Plan is divided into six precincts, including

the Northern Precinct.

The Structure Plan requires the preparation of a Local Development Plan (LDP) (formerly referred to as Detailed Area

Plans) for each precinct within the Stirling City Centre, in accordance with the City’s Local Planning Scheme No. 3.

The LDP will apply to all development and subdivision applications within the boundaries of the Northern Precinct.

LDPs are structured within the Stirling City Centre to provide general development provisions on:

• Built Form and Design;

• Streetscape Relationship; and

• Public Realm

The City has already prepared and adopted a number of LDPs for several precincts including Innaloo and Woodlands.

This Vision Workshop represents the beginning of designing and preparing an LDP for the Northern Precinct.

2 Northern Precinct Local Development Plan

2 WORKSHOP PROCESS

The Vision Workshop, held on 12 March 2016, was the first phase of the community’s involvement in the

preparation of the new Northern Precinct Local Development Plan (LDP). The LDP will be considered in conjunction

with the City’s Scheme and the Stirling City Centre Structure Plan.

The Vision workshop was facilitated by the City of Stirling and TBB, with a presentation made by City, TBB and

Jacobs representatives. The presentation outlined the following:

• Context – global and national trends;

• The existing Northern Precinct context;

• Identification of issues and opportunities (Movement, Land Use, Built Form and Public Realm)

2.1 WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

The Vision Workshop was held to formulate a vision for the future of the Northern Precinct, which will be

incorporated into the LDP. The Workshop involved two exercises relating to Movement and Land Use, and Built

Form and Public Realm. The principles, issues and opportunities were considered by participants and a vision was

tested.

The outcomes of the Vision Workshop will be used to inform the design response formulation process, including a

Design Workshop with the community in May 2016 and an Open Day in June 2016.

2.2 WORKSHOP PREPARATION

2.2.1 AGENDA

The Vision Workshop was undertaken in accordance with the agenda below.

10:00 am Welcome

His Worship Mayor of City of Stirling, Giovanni Italiano JP

Workshop Purpose and Agenda

Daniel Heymans, Coordinator City Planning Projects - City of Stirling

10:05 am Context – Global and National Trends

Daniel Heymans – City of Stirling

10:10 am Study Area and Project Timeline


10:15 am Movement Network Vision

Emmerson Richardson, Traffic Engineer – SKM

• Key Principles

• Issues and Opportunities

• Possible Cross Sections


Land Use Vision

Ben De Marchi/Karen Hyde, Town Planning & Urban Design - TBB


• Key Principles

11:00 am Workshop Session 1 – Land Use / Movement Network Vision

• Facilitated Group Session (All – 25 mins)

• Feedback (10 mins)

5 MINUTE BREAK

11:40 am Built Form/Public Realm Vision

Ben De Marchi/Karen Hyde, Town Planning & Urban Design – TBB


• Built Form and Public Realm Choices

• Draft Key Principles

12.20pm Workshop Session 2 – Built Form/Public Realm Vision

• Facilitated Group Session (25 mins)

• Feedback (10 mins)

12:55pm Next Steps, Thanks and Close


2.2.2 REGISTRATION

Community participants were invited by the City to register for the workshop. 52 people registered at the workshop.

In addition to community participants were the City’s staff, elected members and consultants who were available to

present and/or facilitate at the tables during the workshop.

2.2.3 VENUE

The City of Stirling Reception Hall was set up with tables seating approximately 7 people each. City staff and their

consultants were facilitators for each table to coordinate comments for the feedback exercises during the workshop.

A PowerPoint presentation was used for the workshop session, to outline the process for the workshop, and to map

out issues and opportunities as a means of conveying the principles to the participants.

2.2.4 PROCESS

The process of the Workshop was to provide a visual presentation to the attendees, who were seated at facilitated

tables. The tables were provided with A1 sheets of paper on which the principles, issues and opportunities of the

four themes (Movement Network, Land Use, Built Form, Public Realm) were printed.

The workshop then methodically went through presentations on these themes, with two facilitated feedback

sessions.


The workshop concluded and all notes on the A1 sheets were collected by TBB and analysed. The registration list

was collected by the City of Stirling.


3 VISION WORKSHOP

3.1 PRESENTATION

A full copy of the PowerPoint presentation is provided in Appendix B, which was delivered at the Workshop.

3.2 SUMMARY

Mayor Giovanni Italiano JP welcomed all attendees and Daniel Heymans opened the Workshop.

The Workshop was set up to present a range of over-arching principles and thoughts, and a background to the

project. The Workshop then split up into two exercises, undertaken sequentially. The first covered off principles,

issues and opportunities for the Movement Network and Land Use. This session was concluded with a feedback

session in which each table provided a summary of their discussion to the wider audience. The second presentation

addressed principles, issues and opportunities for Built Form and Public Realm, and the Vision for the Precinct. This

presentation was also concluded with a feedback session by the tables.

Daniel Heymans explained the global and national trends pertaining to demographics, environmental considerations,

and transport.

Emmerson Richardson of Jacobs, presented on movement, traffic and transport. Issues and opportunities were

addressed including some cross-sections. Karen Hyde of TBB, presented on land use. Principles, issues and

opportunities were then highlighted. Both Movement and Land Use were visually presented with a series of

graphics for identification of principles, issues and opportunities. Workshop participants were invited to comment on

various movement elements including public transport, route alignments for public transport, footpaths and bike

paths, parking management, and general safety. Participants could also comments on land use elements such as

the range of land uses and development typologies, density, and activating land uses at ground level.

Workshop Exercise 1 followed. Feedback from groups was provided (refer section 3.3 and Appendix A).

Karen Hyde and Ben De Marchi then gave a presentation on built form and public realm. These were visually

presented with a series of graphics for identification of principles, issues and opportunities. Public realm principles,

issues and opportunities were discussed including the streetscapes, open spaces, linkages (path networks), and

vegetation, with queries on what made a sense of place for the precinct. Built form addressed height, density,

scale, architectural qualities, and how building controls should be considered.

Workshop Exercise 2 followed. Feedback from groups was provided (refer section 3.3 and Appendix A).

A one-line Vision Statement was prepared by each table.

The Workshop concluded with a discussion on the next steps in the process, including the next workshop which is

anticipated to be undertaken in May 2016.

3.3 WORKSHOP FEEDBACK

At two stages during the Workshop, attendees were requested to give responses to principles, issues and

opportunities to key elements. The responses as collated in Appendix A are summarised below.


3.3.1 MOVEMENT NETWORK PRINCIPLES

Principles Commentary in Agreement Commentary advising of Issues

Improve public amenity and streetscape character

• More trees and verge greening.

• Comfortable streets for walking and cycling.

• Civic Place may require further street treatments.

• Vacant land can detract from amenity.

• Consider interface of ground-level dwellings along public transport routes, to maintain a sense of privacy

Support the short and long term optimisation of public transport use

• Support for transit past the hospital and to Karrinyup Road

• Support for cycling routes.

• Ability to discourage cars in the precinct.

• Light rail is to avoid houses, and use road reserves.

• Some resistance to light rail, with Cedric Street as an alternate route.

• Cycling links from the Precinct to the west.

Ensure safe access and movement through the Precinct for pedestrians and cyclists

• Street lighting is strongly supported.

• Wayfinding and signage can be provided.

• Dedicated cycling infrastructure to alleviate traffic.

• Road crossings need to be well considered to minimise barriers to safe access and movement – Karrinyup Road, Cedric Street, Mitchell Freeway.

Effectively manage parking • Support for parking management – time limits, reduced parking rates

• Opportunities for encouraging walking and cycling.

• Parking to be efficient effective as there are limitations on space for parking supply.

• Issues with hospital parking over-spill, limited parking for residents as a result.

• Discouragement of parking in Precinct for train users.

Others • Residents cited low traffic volumes, good bicycle path access, and a quiet area to live.

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3.3.2 LAND USE PRINCIPLES


Facilitate residential development that maximises benefits of close proximity to future public transport and land use attractions

• Redevelopment potential towards 5 storeys.

• Density near employment, and to support other uses.

• Live-work benefits.

• Balancing density with open space.

• Ensure density is accompanied with amenity.

• Visitor parking would be an issue in a dense area.

• Houses are less likely to be viable long-term than apartments.

Enable health-related and other commercial and retail uses that support the Hospital and local residents; the ground floor in mixed use areas to activate the street

• Support for health related uses near the Hospital.

• Encourage agglomeration of like uses.

• Consideration of the location for appropriate uses, to maximise benefits.

• Ensure land use mix is contained and does not unnecessarily spread across the Precinct.

• Parking management.



Provide land uses that have regard for the amenity of existing residents

• Improvements and maintenance to existing parks

• Encourage higher density residential.

• A balanced mix of land uses.

• Need to improve tree planting.

• Land uses to be considered to be compatible with residential.

Widen the range of accommodation choice and product diversity

• A mix of density in the area.

• Aged persons can benefit from ‘smaller’ dwellings in the area.

• Pursuit towards more affordable housing options

• Ensure density considers various sectors of the community – aged persons, young people, retirees, short-stay.

3.3.3 MOVEMENT AND LAND USE ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Element Opportunities Commentary Issues Commentary

What do you think the existing assets and values are?

What do you think the issues or challenges are?

• Community feel and character

• Quiet streets

• Proximity to facilities/attractions (Civic Gardens, Farmers Market, bushland, beach)

• Safety

• Access to shopping and transport

• Health Hub opportunity

• Poor, unsafe pedestrian access to Stirling Station

• On-street parking availability and management.

• Issues with anti-social behaviour (drinking and drugs).

• Pedestrian accessibility.

• Road crossings on major roads surrounding the Precinct are problematic.

Other Group Feedback • Quick wins – pick priorities

• Make better use of recreational assets

• Vacant land is of a concern

3.3.4 BUILT FORM PRINCIPLES


The height, density and scale of new buildings should have an appropriate relationship with existing built fabric

• Range of height was suggested: 2 storeys near Karrinyup Road; 2-3 storeys overall; 3-4 storeys along key routes; 5 storeys towards the Civic Place / tip site.

• Flexibility in considering height.

• Consideration of landmark buildings

• Ensure separation of buildings for amenity/privacy.

• Scale of new built form should not be constrained by existing buildings, however no large contrasts.

• Challenge to support redevelopment whilst retaining amenity.

Provide architectural qualities that contribute to the attractiveness of the Precinct

• Architectural control is important.

• Standards should be provided.

• Articulation of buildings will be important.

• Ensure that development provisions do not restrict unnecessarily.

• Need amenity if there is high density.

• Good apartment design will be critical – balconies, minimise overlooking, tree planting, articulation.

Minimise the visual impact of surface parking and parking structures on public domain

• Multi-storey parking or basement parking could be provided at the Hospital.

• Limit street parking.



Consideration for development with additional height that is appropriately scaled, designed and controlled for sites

• Opportunities for height near open spaces, closer to Stirling City Centre.

• Tapering of height is considered useful.

• Heights of 8-10 may be appropriate.

• Important to ensure not all buildings will look the same, ensure visual interest.

• Ensure provisions are not overly restrictive.

Other • Laneway precinct should be part of the height/scale uplift.

3.3.5 PUBLIC REALM PRINCIPLES


Improve the quality and quantity of appealing, useable public realm

• Centralise supply of public open space.

• More trees and appropriate species.

• More footpaths.

• Maintain what is provided.

• Some parks are not user friendly.

Integrate public transport nodes and local traffic management measures into attractive, pedestrian-friendly streetscapes

• Overall support. • Careful consideration of pedestrian-friendly streets if light rail is introduced.

Ensure an appropriate landscape and built form interface between new development and existing residential/commercial

• Improvements in landscaping – trees, high quality vegetation.

• Uniform approach to landscaping, avoid ad hoc treatments.

• Setbacks from development to landscaped areas to allow for future canopy growth and development.

Create a well-connected and appealing pedestrian/cycle path network

• Tree cover can improve the appeal of walking/cycling.

• Wider paths may be appropriate.

• Support for PSP along Freeway.

• Need to minimise conflict between vehicles, bikes and pedestrians.

• Low speed environment for vehicles and bicycles.

Foster the community’s sense of place through meaningful improvements and involvement

• Opportunity to introduce the Farmers Market

• Improvements to streetscapes and parks will improve sense of place

• Good lighting.

• Considered lack of appropriate maintenance being undertaken.

• Considered lack of lighting.

Provide for local active recreation and play

• Consolidation of small parks into Bajada Park

• Distribution of POS is good but requires improvements.

• Opportunities for water features.

• Some parks are too small to be useable.

• Hospital has large areas that could be more public.

Retain and consolidate upon existing vegetation and tree cover

• Additional tree cover. • Appropriate tree species to be selected.

Others • Make the most of open space at the Hospital.


3.3.6 MOVEMENT AND LAND USE ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Element Opportunities Commentary Issues Commentary



• Pleasant and walkable precinct.

• Privacy between buildings.

• Public Open Space is valuable to the area.

• Remnant vegetation at the Hospital is considered valuable.

• Markets create a community event.

• Opportunities to access shops and cafes.

• General support for redevelopment.

• Managing the transition from current built form to envisioned built form.

• Traffic impacts and height impacts from development.

• Current parks are small and unusable.

• 4-8 storeys would need to be anticipated, considered and managed.

• Development preceding a public transit option could lead to car parking issues, higher road volumes, modal conflict, noise.

3.3.7 VISION STATEMENT FOR THE NORTHERN PRECINCT

The vision statements by the participants have been summarised as follows (refer to Appendix A for the

documented vision statements):

• Mixed use precinct;

• Health precinct;

• Live where you work;

• Maintain and foster the community feel;

• A safe and well-integrated area;

• Leafy and green;

• Efficient public transport with safe and comfortable access.

A vision statement was not formally prepared at the workshop, however the above dot points may form a vision,

such as the following:

The Northern Precinct will become an integrated mixed use precinct for live-work opportunities and a focus on the

Osborne Park Hospital, with safe and efficient access to public transport, providing a strong community character

within a leafy green environment.


4 THE WAY FORWARD

4.1 FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMENT

Further workshops will be held, which will provide further opportunities for community involvement and feedback. A

timeline is provided as follows:

• 12 March 2016 – Visioning Workshop

• April 2016 – Prepare Draft Planning Strategy/Draft LDP.

• May 2016 – Design Workshop

• May/June 2016 – Finalise Planning Strategy and Plan

• June 2016 – Open Day

• July 2016 – City to approve Strategy and Plan

• November 2016 - Formal advertising and Council approval of LDP.

In particular, at the Design Workshop, the general vision will be tested and sought for validation as being aligned to

the expectations of the community.


5 CONCLUSION

This Vision Workshop Outcomes Report contains the methodology of the workshop and how it was facilitated. It

demonstrates that a high turnout of participants helped validate principles, and determine issues and opportunities

that should be given due consideration in the preparation of the Northern Precinct LDP.

The participants have provided meaningful feedback on the four themes of Movement Network, Land Use, Built

Form and Public Realm.

A general vision has been formulated as an outcome of analysing the feedback from the participants. The vision

considered is:

The Northern Precinct will become an integrated mixed use precinct for live-work opportunities and a focus on the

Osborne Park Hospital, with safe and efficient access to public transport, providing a strong community character

within a leafy green environment.

At the Design Workshop, this general vision will again be tested and validated with participants.


APPENDIX A WORKSHOP FEEDBACK SHEETS

STIRLING CITY CENTRE NORTHERN PRECINCT Local Development Plan SESSION 1 KEY PRINCIPLES - MOVEMENT (5 minutes)

PLEASE COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING. DO YOU SUPPORT THEM OR DISAGREE?


• 'Drag strip' i.e. the strip of land between the tip site and the hospital is an opportunity for hoons • More trees are needed and strongly supported. • Yellow posts for parking do detract from the streetscape. • Land management of vacant land. • Need trees on verge and greening/high rise at the inner. Join the planting volunteers • Support. Properties along Karrinyup Road - amenities in line with traffic? • If light rail - issue with people looking into houses on lower ground (on southern side of Karrinyup Road). • Conflict between streetscape and light rail. • Comfortable for walking and cycling.


• Transit to hospital, bisecting the area and linking through to Karrinyup Road seems logical and is supported. • Cycling route proposed down the eastern side of the freeway seems logical. • How is cycling linking through to the west? • Alternative to use Cedric - people can walk. • No light rail going through houses. • Go on major routes. • No residential along major roads. • Dense area (residential) - think starting from now. • Houses need to be protected by non-residential uses at the border. • Not supportive of light rail. Suggest alternative routes (Cedric Street) or adjacent to freeway. • Discourage cars/vehicles.


• Crossing of Karrinyup road is an important consideration. • The crossing of Cedric Street for cyclists and pedestrians is dangerous, can tunnels be constructed or

pedestrian crossing lights? • Turning right at Civic Place onto Cedric Street is difficult also, with hedges blocking vision. • Street lighting. • Bader Way and other streets interface with Stephenson Avenue and transit corridor. • Crossing over Karrinyup and Freeway impedes cycling, esp. on freeway, great idea. • Might need for dedicated cycle lane. • Dedicated cycling. Currently conflict between pedestrians/cyclists in Civic Place would alleviate traffic. • Support. • Going down freeway. • Limestone along freeway? • More movement - security issues. • Hospital - increase security to the area - increase of druggies or alcoholics. • Improved lighting. • Pedestrian bridges? Tunnelled is preferred. • Safety concerns if light rail constructed - road rules confusing. • Lighting, signage, passive surveillance.

Effectively manage parking

• Public transport will assist in reducing parking pressures. • Parking concerns in civic gardens precinct due to limited space. • Cheap (or free) parking is needed at hospital and train station to relieve pressure on streets. • If hospital increases in size parking must be managed. • Yes but how? • Hospital parking needs better management now - overflow, parking in streets. • Address transit park and ride potential issue/impacts. • Parking overspill and visitors can't park on street. • No enforcement of 2 hour limit. Govt reduce parking rate for employees. Permit parking can be provided. • Support. • Improve parking for residents living in the area. • Property already has a lot of cars parked because of commercial area nearby. • Manage parking - don't want people parking in their area and taking train after that. • Encourage people to walk across freeway to take public transport instead of driving. • Not be graveyard for everyone else's car. • Ongoing management by hospital/city/businesses. • Options for multi storey parking - plan ahead for future hospital expansion. Set the rules/standards.

Others

• Character. • Like low traffic values. • Good bicycle path access • Quiet area to live in. • Start with Stephenson Freeway - explained freeway deleted but avenue. • Ellen Stirling is church.

STIRLING CITY CENTRE NORTHERN PRECINCT Local Development PlanSESSION 1 KEY PRINCIPLES - LAND USE (5 minutes)


Facilitate residential development that maximises benefits of close proximity to future public transport and land use attractions.

• Need to make sure that visitor parking is addressed.• Redevelopment potential to rise 5 storeys; high amenity - no slums of the future.• Height not issue - maintenance, society (e.g. high rise in Japan no issues).• Incremental development can force people to move or shadowing.• Taper it down from 5th.• Good to have density near employment.• Can’t see single residences as having any future.• Will need more high density for residential to survive in the area.• High density to support the other uses in the area.• Live where you work.• Apartments would be more viable.• R40 is considered sparse.• Mixed opinions - some for and some against high density.• More explicit high density smaller footprint/lots, balance with POS.

Enable health-related and other commercial and retail uses that support the Hospital and local residents; the ground floor in mixed use areas to activate the street.

• Seems logical to potentially have mixed use opposite hospital similar to other precincts, e.g. McCourt Street, Subiaco.

• Health consultants rooms seems logical.• Supported.• Health clinic / café below apartments on Elton/Civic supported.• Supports.• High density to support other uses.• Not against - but where will these mixed uses go?• Strategically located to maximise benefit.• Can't be spread out.• Be flexible.• Good idea - parking will need to be managed.

Provide land uses that have regard for the amenity of existing residents.

• Balance is important.• Limit height to five storeys.• Good design incentive.• Green belt on tip. Civic garden beautiful.• POS is good - maintain what we have.• POS need to be maintained.• Age grouped using high density will not be using POS that much.• Trees on POS so it doesn't look like someone's vacant land.• Public benefit.

• No industrial.


• Important to retain a mix of density in the area, i.e. R20 & R60-R80.• Aged persons can benefit from having higher density 'smaller' dwellings within the area.• Concerned.• Good idea. Need more small dwellings in multi-residential, small = affordable.• High density apartments not hotel(s).• Not really - just single houses and grouped dwellings.• Retirement, seniors, short stay.

Others

STIRLING CITY CENTRE NORTHERN PRECINCT Local Development Plan SESSION 1 MOVEMENT & LAND USE (15 minutes)


For example, character, neighbourhood, focal points

• Community feel. • Quiet streets away from commercial. • Proximity to facilities/attractions. • Ease of access to freeway, transit, shops, beach/city. • Safety. • Civic gardens were seen as an asset and is valued. • Farmers markets is an asset on Sunday mornings. • Civic garden. • No traffic is great/low traffic density. • Neighbourhood feel. • Quiet/less traffic. • Bushland. • Quietness. • Close to transport, shopping. • Character. • Existing City Stirling train station - but poor ped access. • Proximity to beach, city, Karrinyup, Innaloo. • Hospital, community service, commercial benefit. • Stirling water gardens.


For example, traffic, pedestrian environment, access

• More parking for existing commercial. • Parking on street. • Limited. • Manager to establish. • Popes near hospitals. • Drug and alcohol addicts around from the hospital. • Huge traffic on Cedric and Karrinyup road (8 hours a day). • Pedestrian access not too connected. • Crossing the road is a bit of an issue (Karrinyup road and Cedric Street). • Excess parking overflowing into residential areas. • Lack of parking (esp. for hospital). • Parking illegally - traffic hazard. • Safe, lit, ped paths - to the station. • Planning/integrating hospital as it grows - need to understand intent and influence. • Opportunity for health hub. • Access to POS outside. • Access to cafes/restaurants/café strip/close walk to hospital/quieter street e.g. Elton Place. • Target integration with Cedric Street and intensified.

Other Group Feedback

• Two vacant lands on Limosa Court. Owned by who? • Future assets. • City tip/extend water gardens/low density recreation asset. • Need 'quick wins' pick priorities.

STIRLING CITY CENTRE NORTHERN PRECINCT Local Development Plan SESSION 2 KEY PRINCIPLES - BUILT FORM (5 minutes)


The height, density and scale of new buildings should have an appropriate relationship with existing built fabric.

• Elton Place - 3 storeys height generally over the whole area. • Mix of height higher closer to tip. • 3/4 storeys at Karrinyup. • 2-3 storeys. • Some ok with 4, others say too high. • Ensure separation between buildings for amenity/privacy. • Concerns that extra height will compromise privacy regardless of setbacks/height/landscaping. • Scale shouldn't be constrained by the existing scale. • No large contrasts, precinct-wide consist. • Make it work as part of City Centre. • Blank paper. • Plan for ideal. • Don't be too restrictive. • Don't plan around existing plan for future. • Short sighted to limit high-density to 2 or 3 storeys. • High density around major roads to act as a barrier. • Don't increase some people's property zoning while decreasing others. • No greater than 3-4 storeys is supported along key road connections. • Mix of low and high density is needed. • Height is supported immediately surrounding POS and public spaces then tapering down as you move away

(i.e. not the other way around). • Potentially 4 storeys more supported with gateways/landmark buildings. • Ex depot site looks correct. Old section June renovation. • Principle supported. Need for blending in.

Provide architectural qualities that contribute to the attractiveness of the Precinct.

• No controls. • Should blend in and not be in conflict with housing/businesses. • Think topographically. • Architectural controls important. • Some mandatory. • Height near hospital also flexibility. • Certain standards must be provided. • Landmarks and iconic buildings in certain intersections. • Gateways to businesses - iconic points and especially on key transport routes. • Articulation of building facades is important. • A design guidelines which encourages interesting façade is important for the streetscape. • New commercial buildings on Cedric look fine, could be higher. • No point 3 storey t/house - if redeveloped do with balconies, green spaces. Up to 5 storeys. • Need amenity of urban interest if high density. • Not a box - need balconies. Minimise overlooking. Tree planting for privacy, double glazing.

Minimise the visual impact of surface parking and parking structures on public domain.

• Underground/behind. • Not on road. • Multi-storey on hospital, or temporary at grade on tip. • Enable access from tip. • Minimise visual impact. • Underground parking wherever we can. • Try to resolve amount of parking for each development. • Have people take public transport. • Parking lower if constructed at hospital will ease pressure but should be located between the hospital and

freeway to minimise impact on residential amenity. • Support basement parking or sleaving multi-storey. • Must have adequate entry for communal car overspill. Cars parked laneways use garage for personal

storage.

Consideration for development with additional height that is appropriately scaled, designed and controlled for sites:

Closely relating to open spaces Overlooking Karrinyup Road Close to Stirling City Centre precinct

• Heights of 4 storeys as wish would be ok. • Anything less would be a missed opportunity. • Up to 8-10 storeys where appropriate. • Variety. • Important to not end up with a wall of similar looking buildings. • Need to bring some attraction. • Height is not an issue (location is important). • Should be fair zoning to everyone. • No restrictive development guidelines in place. • All supported. 8 storey in middle of period area not good. • Tapering good principle. • Green space around - no rec park.

Others

• Laneway precinct should be part of the height/scale uplift.

STIRLING CITY CENTRE NORTHERN PRECINCT Local Development Plan SESSION 2 KEY PRINCIPLES - PUBLIC REALM (5 minutes)


Improve the quality and quantity of appealing, useable public realm

• Improved through relocation of smaller existing POS. • Centralise park around Bajada Park - setting Croxton and Laga Crt Park. • Maintain what we currently have - don't sell. • Improve what we currently have - POS. • More trees (right sort - always green - Hugo Street). • Footpaths where none exist. • Small existing parks inappropriate backing onto freeway not user friendly. • Need safe crossing to Civic gardens. • Osborne Reserve better if made more accessible. Have people drinking in hiding. • Other two parks for work and space should be central close to freeway and Karrinyup Road.

Integrate public transport nodes and local traffic management measures into attractive, pedestrian-friendly streetscapes

• Supported. • Support. • Must be saved. • Hard to achieve if light rail built. • Yes.

Ensure an appropriate landscape and built form interface between new development and existing residential/commercial

• An increase in attractiveness is required through improvements in landscaping - more trees and high quality vegetation is definitively needed.

• Prefer setbacks on all lots for landscaped areas for trees. • Street tree planting - wrong type of trees being planted - olive trees. • Support. • Existing residential will change. • New development should have some variety - not uniform (e.g. all rendered). • Lion statues. • Hospital campus style. • Yes, but uniform not random.

Create a well-connected and appealing pedestrian/cycle path network

• Improvements in appeal of movement network can be achieved with more trees. • Wider footpaths may be needed if cycle paths aren't provided. • Cycle path may not be needed through the key centre road connections if it is located on the exterior (i.e.

adjacent to freeway). • Safety to be addressed, minimise conflict with growing vehicle numbers. • Make sure pedestrians aren't affected by cyclists. • Major connections. • Not many small minor connections. • Cycle network needs to cater for 'professionals' and recreational cyclists.

• Support of PSP along freeway - no crossings of major roads - provide bridges/tunnels. • Speed limits. • Fundamental.

Foster the community’s sense of place through meaningful improvements and involvement

• Sense of place is fostered currently through the farmers markets, this can be also captured in larger local POS.

• POS is good to do this, maintain it. Nice lawns needed. • Good streetscape will help. • Good lighting is needed. Currently not good everywhere. • Mow the verges - Council does some but not others. • Green verges leafy. • Yes, e.g. volunteer tree planting.

Provide for local active recreation and play

• Ensuring POS in area can be further utilised (some POS sites are too small and don't add much value. • Central park. • Consolidate small parks to Bajada Park. • Will need more if population of area to grow. • Current distribution of POS is good. Just need to be developed. • Hospital to put POS in middle. • Little POS has limited value in summer. • Play in streets instead. • No strong desire to change POS distribution, but needs to be better maintain and developed. • Water flows. • Water garden style, bigger scale front of hospital formal. • Civic great but old need a new central park more community enjoyment. • Hospital site wanted space - use more surplus reuse for POS.

Retain and consolidate upon existing vegetation and tree cover

• Additional tree cover is required. • Trees at park are ok. • More access to hospital bushland. • More street trees. • Don't like bottlebrushes (creates bee hives). • Minimise number of trees; replace with real trees canopy/increase provision.

Others

• Make most of hospital open space.

STIRLING CITY CENTRE NORTHERN PRECINCT Local Development Plan SESSION 2 BUILT FORM/PUBLIC REALM (15 minutes)


For example, variety, facilities, activity, special places

• Walkability - pleasant for pedestrians. • Privacy between buildings. • Front gardens. • Coffee shops. • Sense of community. • POS is very valuable. • Low density is valuable. • Bushland at the back of hospital is very valuable. • Hospital formal gardens. • Water gardens. • Sunday markets at Civic Centre. • Openness. • Civic place. • Osborne Pl nice though not well located and might need additional facilities.


For example, land use mix, building styles, height

• Conflict between new and old. • Impact of height. • Traffic impact on public realm. • Different zonings to different streets will cause overshadowing and privacy issues. • Parking does not look good. • Noise Karrinyup road. • General support for redevelopment. • Current parks too small and unusable. • 4-8 storeys. • Poor quality of public realm - parks and streets. • Contrast between redeveloped (depot site) and older areas. • Challenge is to create more meaningful open spaces. • The two smaller public open space sites to be transferred elsewhere for utilisation. • Height is supported where it overlooks POS or other public realm areas. • Lack of centralised open space. • Ground of hospital generate traffic (parking) Responsible for providing. • Only 1 café in precinct. • Undertunneling of infrastructure provision. Development going ahead of transport. • Rat running Dennis Higher even trucks - dangerous.

What is your Vision for the area? One line statement as a group or individual

• Mixed use principle over the precinct, live where you work, buildings and architecture should reflect this. • Maintain community feel, minimising non-local traffic will help foster this community feel. • Change park strategy for Stirling City Centre.

• A safe area, with good security patrols and lighting. • A medium density leafy, green community supporting a health precinct with efficient public transport. • Accessible precinct with better public transport, safe and well integrated. Mix of uses.

Other Group Feedback

• Support with economic dev and community dev strategies, e.g. link school, training, work experience, hospital.

• Rat running/traffic management. • More street trees, trees along hospital site. • Speed limit sign. • Improved footpath.


APPENDIX B WORKSHOP PRESENTATION

Stirling City Centre Northern Precinct | Detailed Area Plan

Vision Workshop

City of Stirling Reception Hall

Saturday 12 March 2016 10am-1pm

Introduction and Welcome - Daniel Heymans

Housekeeping, emergency exits, facilities etc…

The Project Team

City of Stirling | Daniel Heymans, Blake Dickson Taylor Burrell Barnett | Ben De Marchi, Karen Hyde Jacobs SKM | Emmerson Richardson

Vision Workshop Purpose and Agenda

10:00am Workshop Purpose and Agenda (Daniel Heymans, Coordinator City Planning Projects - City of Stirling)

10:05 Context – Global and National Trends (Daniel Heymans – City of Stirling)

10:10 Study Area and Project Timeline (Daniel Heymans – City of Stirling)

10:15 Movement Network Vision Land Use Vision (Emmerson Richardson, Traffic Engineer – SKM) (Ben De Marchi/Karen Hyde, Town Planning & Urban Design - TBB)

Key Principles Issues and Opportunities

Issues and Opportunities Key Principles

Land Use and Transport

Possible Cross Sections

11:00 Workshop Session 1 – Land Use / Movement Network Vision

Facilitated Group Session (All – 25 mins)

Feedback (All – 10 mins)

5 minute break

11:40 Built Form / Public Realm Vision (Ben De Marchi/Karen Hyde, Town Planning & Urban Design - TBB)

Issues and Opportunities

Built Form and Public Realm Choices

Draft Key Principles

12.20pm Workshop Session 2 – Built Form / Public Realm Vision

Facilitated Group Session (All – 25 mins)

Feedback (All – 10 mins)

12:55pm Next Steps, Thanks and Close (Karen Hyde, Planning & Urban Design - TBB)

Workshop Purpose

To develop a shared vision for the Stirling City Centre Northern Precinct

Objective

The Vision Workshop will set the overall vision and objectives for the area and will promote a shared understanding of:

The context and drivers for development

Community and stakeholder aspirations and challenges

Opportunities for mutual assistance

Desired built form outcomes

Access and streetscape

Sense of place/community

Global Themes Demographics

Population booms and busts

Ageing population

Urbanisation

Environmental limits

The three ‘peaks’: Oil, Carbon and Water

Bio-diversity loss

Local environmental declines

Transport and Technology

‘Peak Car’

E-commerce

3D Printing

Demographics

Environmental limits

Oil becomes costlier and more carbon intensive over time.

Much of the world's reserves cannot be burned if we are to avoid major climate impacts

Peak Car?

Per capita car ownership, fuel consumption and Vehicle Miles Travelled declining in America

American transit use increased

37% since 1995, outstripping population growth (20%) and vehicle miles travelled (23%)

50% of Copenhagen’s population cycle to work or study

Merrill Lynch predicts 43% global new car sales may come from robo-taxis by 2040.

Disruptive technology

Since 2010, 24 shopping malls closed in US; 60 on the brink of closure. 15% of US malls predicted to fail within 10 years E-commerce uses 3x or more logistics space than ‘bricks and mortar’ retail 3D printing and robotics may result in industrial relocation near resources and consumer markets. Solar cells and high density batteries will disrupt the power grid and centralised power stations

Detailed Area Plan

Project Timeline

12 March 2016 – Visioning Workshop

April 2016 – Prepare Draft Planning Strategy/Draft Detailed Area Plan

May 2016 – Design Workshop

May/June 2016 – Finalise Planning Strategy and Plan

June 2016 – Public Advertising and Open Day

July 2016 – City to approve Strategy and Plan

Movement Network Vision

Emmerson Richardson - Jacobs

Land Use Vision

Ben De Marchi/Karen Hyde - Taylor Burrell Barnett

Traffic Volumes are Declining in Australian Cities

Car usage per capita peaked about 2004.

Car driver mode share is declining in all areas but more so in inner areas.

Overall traffic in Perth is increasing due to large population increase, mainly in outer areas.

Travel to / from Perth City

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Travel to / from Perth City

Total Travel

Car Driver

Walking, Cycling and Public Transport

Other

Historical and Future Growth of Public

Transport Transport

Strategic Transport Plans

Draft Public Transport Network Plan (Department of Transport, 2011)

Plan was prepared by an independent panel in 2010/11.

Includes rail extensions, light rail and busways.

Transit hubs in regional centres, including Stirling.

Plan is currently under review by State Government.

Perth cycling trends

European Best Practice Decline in cycling mode share reversed when policy changed to

provide bike paths physically separated from traffic

Copenhagen

Current mode share 20% (to work 30%)

70% increase in cycling 1970 to 2006

Amsterdam

Mode share 75% in 1955


1970 change of policy in favour of separate bike paths


Berlin

Mode share 3% West Berlin in 1970

Mode share 3% East Berlin in 1990

Mode share 10% Berlin in 2005

Historical and Future Growth of Walking

Snapshot of walking in Perth

Walking for all purposes is higher than to work

(estimate) • Perth average 12% • Subiaco 20% • Stirling 12%

Average walking trip distance

• 400 to 800m • 15% of people walking to train stations walk more than 1km 31%

29% 18%

12% 10%

7% 5%

3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Northbridge West Perth East Perth

Subiaco Vincent

Fremantle Cambridge

Victoria Park Rockingham Kalamunda

Swan Stirling

Canning Joondalup Armadale Cockburn

Wanneroo Gosnells

Journey to work mode share

Historical and Future Growth of Cars

Mode share changes since 2001 – journey to

work

Car driver Walking Cycling Public transport

Inner councils (Vincent, South Perth , Vic Park, Subiaco, Cambridge)

63.3% (-9%)

6.2% (+22%)

3.8% (+50%)

17.8% (+43%)

Middle councils Stirling , Melville, Canning , Cockburn

73.9% (-6%)

1.9% (+25%)

1.4% (+25%)

13.2% (+45%)

Outer councils, Kalamunda, Swan, Armadale, Wanneroo

76.8% (-2%)

1.8% (+2%)

0.5% (-20%)

9.4% (+32%)

Perth & Peel average 72.9% (-5%)

2.8% (+25%)

1.3% (+16%)

12.6% (+40%)

City of Stirling 73.6% (-5%)

2.0% (+32%)

1.6% (+37%)

12.8% (+32%)

2011 mode share (growth to 2011 in brackets)

Long Term

Transport

Plan

Current Approved LRT alignment (Structure Plan 2014)

Potential alternative LRT alignment

Road Cross-sections

Proposed

Cycle

Network

Workshop Session 1 – Movement and Land Use

Issues and Opportunities - Movement


Key Principles - Movement




Effectively manage parking


Issues and Opportunities – Land Use


Key Principles – Land Use

Facilitate residential development that maximises benefits of close proximity to future public transport and land use attractions.

Enable health-related and other commercial and retail uses that support the Hospital and local residents; the ground floor in mixed use areas to activate the street.

Provide land uses that have regard for the amenity of existing residents.


Workshop Session 1

Movement and Land Use

1. What do you think the existing assets and values are?

For example, character, neighbourhood, focal points

Paper for notes on your table

2. What do you think the issues or challenges are?

For example, traffic, pedestrian environment, access

3. Comments on Draft Principles – copy on your table

Do you support them or disagree, any other principles

Group Feedback – but you can leave us your individual notes

Built Form / Public Realm Vision

Ben De Marchi/Karen Hyde - Taylor Burrell Barnett

Workshop Session 2 – Built Form / Public Realm

Issues and Opportunities – Built Form

Built Form Vision


Key Principles – Built Form

The height, density and scale of new buildings should have an appropriate relationship with existing built fabric.

Provide architectural qualities that contribute to the attractiveness of the Precinct.

Minimise the visual impact of surface parking and parking structures on public domain.

Consideration for development with additional height that is appropriately scaled, designed and controlled for sites:

Closely relating to open spaces

Overlooking Karrinyup Road

Close to Stirling City Centre precinct

Along key roads


Issues and Opportunities – Public Realm

Green spaces do not need to be large spaces

Improve the quality and quantity of appealing, useable public realm Integrate public transport nodes and local traffic management

measures into attractive, pedestrian-friendly streetscapes Ensure an appropriate landscape and built form interface between

new development and existing residential/commercial Create a well-connected and appealing pedestrian/cycle path network Foster the community’s sense of place through meaningful

improvements and involvement Provide for local active recreation and play Retain and consolidate upon existing vegetation and tree cover

Workshop Session 2– Built Form / Public Realm

Key Principles – Public Realm

Workshop Session 2– Built Form / Public Realm

1. What do you think the existing assets and values are?

For example, variety, facilities, activity , special places

2. What do you think the issues or challenges are?

For example, land use mix, building styles, height

3. Comments on Draft Principles – copy on your table

4. What is your Vision for the area ? one line statement as a group or individual

Group Feedback – but you can leave us your individual notes

Next Steps

Vision Workshop report

Design Workshops

Design Workshops Report

Opportunities for Involvement/Community Focus Group

Consultation – Public Advertising

Open Day during Public Advertising

March

May

June

Thanks and Close

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