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Draft Territory Plan Variation No 344 Woden Town Centre and No 345 Mawson Group Centre

Master Plans to Territory Plan Variations

Woden town centre

DV344 Woden Town Centre – Zone changes

Change to community facilities in Arabanoo Park Change to commercial zone Change to high density residential zone Change to high density residential zone and

• pen space

Current zones Proposed zones

DV344 Woden Town Centre – Athllon Drive

• Proposed rezoning of the Athllon

Drive corridor from suburban core residential to High Density residential

• Rezoning of the active travel path

to open space with a 25m wide corridor

• Proposed 6 storeys residential

facing Athllon Drive, and 3 storeys further back.

DV344 Woden Town Centre – Building heights

• Areas permitting 12, 16 and 24

storeys may be permitted a further increase in four storeys where development retains building height hierarchy and is close to public transport stops

• The asterisk area is permitted up

to 24 storeys as a marker building

• The four storeys in the central

service trades area may increase to 5 storeys at Townshend Street and Colbee Court or Dundas Court intersections, and to 6 storeys facing Altree Court.

DV344 Woden Town Centre – Active frontages and parking

• Active frontage requirements for

new development:

• Requires windows and public

entryways for pedestrian access

• Requires awnings for all

weather access

• Intended to encourage

commercial development facing public areas for improved amenity and security

• Highlighted parking areas will be

required to retain or replace the current level of public car parking as part of any development.

DV344 Woden Town Centre – Solar access

• Requirement for reasonable solar

access to be retained for the town square and pedestrian spine

• Solar access can be retained

through building heights, changes to built form

• The figure also shows a proposed

road connection and area required to be landscaped as part

• f development of the block.

Mawson Group Centre

DV345 Mawson Group Centre – Zone changes

Change to high density residential zone and open space Change to core commercial zone Change to high density residential zone Change to commercial services trades zone

Current zones Proposed zones

Change to business commercial zone

DV345 Mawson Group Centre – Building heights

• The central area without

nominated heights is limited to two storeys

• Buildings around the perimeter

are permitted to 4, 6 and 8 storeys as noted

• The area noted as 2 storeys may

be permitted up to 4 provided solar access is retained to the central courtyard area

• The grey car parking areas will be

required to retain or replace the current level of public parking as part of any development.

DV345 Mawson Group Centre – Active frontages

• Active frontage requirements for

new development:

• Requires windows and public

entryways for pedestrian access

• Requires awnings for all

weather access

• Intended to retain existing active

frontages and encourage new commercial development facing public areas for improved amenity and security

• Existing and future pedestrian

routes identified to show intended future development pattern, particularly to the west

DV345 Mawson Group Centre – Athllon Drive

• Future residential development

limited to areas ‘a’ and ‘b’

• Development in area ‘a’ will need

to provide vehicle access to Athllon Drive at Melrose Drive

• Areas ‘a’ and ‘b’ will need to

protect the active travel path connecting Mawson to Woden

• Building heights are 6 storeys

facing Athllon Drive, down to 3 storeys in area ‘a’ and 4 storeys in area ‘b’.

• The division (suburb) boundary

(in red) will be relocated to the Athllon Drive centreline.

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Woden Square – Shadow diagrams – existing and potential

Woden Square – Shadow diagrams masterplan potential