Bunbury Racecourses Precinct Online Survey Introduction & - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Bunbury Racecourses Precinct

Online Survey

Introduction & Background

• Previous discussions with stables residents (2015)
• Other key stakeholders

– Bunbury Turf Club – Bunbury Trotting Club

• City allocated $150,000 to preparation of Local Area Plan

(LAP)

The Project

What is a Local Area Plan (LAP)? ü Establish a shared vision ü Forward thinking ü Planning for future activity and development Outcomes for the Bunbury Racecourses Precinct project:

• Local Area plan
• Supporting documents
• Planning Instruments
• Scheme Amendments

The Project

• Project involves the City, Landcorp, South West Development

Commission, government and private organisations, community reps

• Due for completion in mid 2018
• City doesn’t have preconceived ideas regarding future of stables

residential area

• Continuation of Clubs is imperative

Project Timeline

Background Research & Analysis Establish Project Reference Group Workshop #1 Community Visioning Scenario Development Workshops #2 Scenario Workshop Draft Local Area Plan Preparation Draft Local Area Plan Advertised

4 3 2 1 5 6 7

29 June 20 July July May May August - Oct November

Project Team

City of Bunbury

Thor Farnworth - Manager Sustainability, Planning and Development Barbara Macaulay – Senior Planning Officer Ben Deeley – Team Leader Sustainability & Environmental Planning

Calibre (Lead Consultant)

Gary Barbour - Project Director Larry Guise – Project Manager Brendon Oversby – Water and Environmental Design Ashlee Rose - Planner

TPG+Place Match (TPG)

Andrew Howe – Lead Place Making and Urban Design Cath Blake-Powell – Lead Community & Stakeholder Engagement Liz Pope - Support Community & Stakeholder Engagement

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Andreas Wang – Senior Transport Planner Keith Palmer – Project Support

Essential Economics

Nic Brisbane – Principal Economist

Purpose of Survey

SHARE - Understand the context of the Bunbury Racecourses Precinct and the Local Area Plan (LAP) process LISTEN - Give feedback to the Project Team of understanding of the site IMAGINE - new ideas and vision for the precinct to influence concept design

Planning Process

• We inform you about the

process and investigations

• You inform us about your vision,

ideas and values

• Together we build a consensus

and develop a robust plan that has decision-maker and community ownership

Negotiables and non- negotiables

Negotiables: Non-Negotiables:

• Type and scale of re-

development

• Land use changes
• Water management, public
• pen space and landscape

approach

• Design and layout of vehicle,

cyclist, pedestrian and horse movement

• The Bunbury Turf Club and

Bunbury Trotting Club needing to ensure economic sustainability

• Investigation and remediation
• f site contamination prior to

redevelopment with compatible land uses

• Integration with surrounding

areas

• Consistent with district-level

traffic management

Site Context

STUDY AREA

Site Context Challenges and Opportunities

Site Context

BUNBURY EDUCATION AND HEALTH PRECINCT

Site Context

CONTEXT AND ISSUES

Site Context

LAND OWNERSHIP

Site Context

TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT

Site Context

TRANSPORT - BUNBURY BIKE PLAN

Bicycle framework and implementation Plan

• Consider the site within the Bunbury

Bike Plan framework

• Commuter and recreational links

Challenges and Opportunities

CONTEXT AND ISSUES

Regional significance

• $58.3M - South West racing industry

economic contribution to WA (RWWA, 2016)

• 2,439 active participants
• 559 full time equivalent employment
• 78 race meetings attended by 103,839

racegoers

• Community organisations, partnerships,

charities and events

Challenges and Opportunities

CONTEXT AND ISSUES

Lack of amenity

• Parts of the study area including

its edges and entry points convey a lack-lustre image of the area

• Safety and security issues have

been expressed

Challenges and Opportunities

CONTEXT AND ISSUES

Lack of amenity

• Limited integration with

surrounding areas

Challenges and Opportunities

CONTEXT AND ISSUES

Lack of amenity

• Outdated approach to drainage

and water management

• Unfriendly to the environment

and people

Challenges and Opportunities

CONTEXT AND ISSUES

Opportunities

• Areas of vacant and under-

utilised land

• Remediation of contaminated

and potentially contaminated sites

Challenges and Opportunities

CONTEXT AND ISSUES

Depot site

• Soon to be redundant
• Potential contaminated site
• Prime redevelopment opportunity
• Community uncertainty

Challenges and Opportunities

CONTEXT AND ISSUES

Stables precinct

• Unique lifestyle precinct
• Important to racing industry, especially harness racing
• Divergent values and aspirations