Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge
Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge
Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge
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COUNCIL MINUTES<br />
TUESDAY 28 AUGUST 2012<br />
CR12.127 WEMBLEY SPORTS PARK LANDSCAPING STRATEGY - OUTCOMES OF<br />
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION<br />
PURPOSE OF REPORT:<br />
To report on the outcomes <strong>of</strong> the community feedback received regarding the Landscaping<br />
Strategy for Wembley Sports Park.<br />
BACKGROUND:<br />
At its meeting held on 24 April 2012, (CR12.51), <strong>Council</strong> endorsed a report on the<br />
landscaping strategy for Wembley Sports Park and the recommendation to seek community<br />
feedback on this matter.<br />
Submissions were invited from the community during the period 29 June to 3 August 2012.<br />
DETAILS:<br />
Submissions Received<br />
Nine (9) submissions were received. Most objected to the overall intent <strong>of</strong> the Master Plan,<br />
which has already been determined by <strong>Council</strong> and, as such, the landscaping strategy<br />
responses provided in these submissions made it difficult to relate to the landscaping<br />
proposal that was the subject <strong>of</strong> this consultation. In the interests <strong>of</strong> transparency for the<br />
respondents, a copy <strong>of</strong> each submission is attached to this report. Personal details have<br />
been removed from submissions received from private residences.<br />
Master Plan Implications<br />
The following recommendations are proposed in relation to Wembley Sports Park as a result<br />
<strong>of</strong> further landscaping design:<br />
1. Road Layouts<br />
It is recommended that the internal North - South Access Road that joins Salvado Road<br />
is aligned 20 metres further east than shown in the June 2011 Master Plan. This would<br />
preserve a stand <strong>of</strong> trees between the access road and car parks. Suitable plantings on<br />
the eastern verge <strong>of</strong> this realigned road (which are part <strong>of</strong> the overall drainage system)<br />
would provide a landscape buffer to the eventual development within the Nursery site.<br />
This realignment is generally consistent with the draft landscape plan considered by<br />
<strong>Council</strong> in April 2012, with the exception <strong>of</strong> where the North - South Access Road joins<br />
the central roundabout.<br />
It is considered that this alteration does not have significant impacts on the functionality<br />
<strong>of</strong> Wembley Sports Park, improves the environmental outcome and would not be<br />
significant in terms <strong>of</strong> the Nursery development.<br />
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