Glen Forrest Precinct Plan - Shire of Mundaring

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