Glen Forrest Precinct Plan - Shire of Mundaring

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1.0 INTRODUCTIONThe Shire’s overall vision for the municipality is contained within its Strategic Plan(1999/2000 – 2002/2003) which reflects the aspirations for the future of the communityand Council. Part of this vision, is to develop a diversity of lifestyles within the Shire that:• retains the spirit of country living in a forest setting;• maintains the village style communities, which are committed to preserving theirenvironment, heritage and quality of life; and• provides true urban communities, linked to the hills.This Precinct Plan upholds the above vision for the Glen Forrest Village Centre bypreserving, enhancing and promoting those characteristics that are unique to the Precinctarea.To achieve this, the Precinct Plan contains various objectives, guidelines and strategieswhich are intended to guide Council and the local community in making appropriatedecisions regarding the future form and composition of the Glen Forrest Village Centre.GLEN FORREST VILLAGE CENTRE PRECINCT PLAN1
2.0 PRECINCT AREAThe Precinct Plan area is generally bounded by Great Eastern Highway to the north,Hardey Road and Glen Forrest Drive to the east, Glen Forrest Primary School to thesouth and Burkinshaw and McGlew Roads to the west (refer Plan 1). For the purposesof this study, this area is considered to be the Glen Forrest Village Centre.This area has been chosen as it includes:• the two local shopping centres on Hardey Road and Railway Parade;• the major entry roads into Glen Forrest Village Centre being Hardey Road,McGlew Road and Glen Forrest Drive;• the major active and passive recreational areas being Burkinshaw Park andMorgan John Morgan Reserve respectively;• regional Parks and Recreational Reserves that are a part of the Darling RangeRegional Park;• local bushland reserves;• prominent community facilities such as the Octagon Hall, Bush Fire Brigade, PostOffice, local churches, local hall and sporting clubs;• Glen Forrest Primary School;• the majority of Glen Forrest’s significant heritage sites; and• the immediate surrounding residential area that associates with the above landuses.The above form part of a Precinct that has a total area of 86ha, comprising of 248properties with an estimated population of 624 persons (1996 Census). The followingbreakdown of land use components applies:LAND USE NUMBER OF LOTS APPROXIMATE AREACommercial 12 O.7459ha (0.9%)Residential 205 46.1902ha (53.6%)Public Open Space 25 20.7165ha (24.1%)Public Purpose 6 5.927ha (6.9%)Road Reserve - 12.485ha (14.5%)TOTAL 248 86.0646ha (100%)It is considered that the Precinct forms a diverse but manageable area and that should itprove successful, can be expanded to include surrounding land uses.GLEN FORREST VILLAGE CENTRE PRECINCT PLAN2
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTSBACKGROUND TO PREC
Page 5 and 6: BACKGROUND TO THE PRECINCT PLANLand
Page 7 and 8: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe aim of the Gle
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Page 15 and 16: STRATEGIESFire Safety1. That a Stra
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Page 19: 24. That the Shire promote the plan
Page 23 and 24: 4.0 AIM AND OBJECTIVES4.1 AimThe ai
Page 25 and 26: Guideline R4:Properties which front
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Page 31 and 32: The adopted Precinct Plan provides
Page 33 and 34: Strategy 4: That heritage sites 88,
Page 35 and 36: Guideline E2:Reserves which contain
Page 37 and 38: 5.4.4 Nyaania CreekNyaania Creek is
Page 39 and 40: 5.5.2 Morgan John Morgan ReserveMor
Page 41 and 42: Strategy 21: Request Western Power
Page 43 and 44: Strategy 28: That the Shire’s Eng
Page 45 and 46: APPENDIX 1Literature Review for Gle
Page 47 and 48: Environmental Management Strategy7.
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Page 51 and 52: Timeframe: 2002 / 200324. That the

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