Glen Forrest Precinct Plan - Shire of Mundaring

5.4.5 Tree Preservation & EnhancementTrees form an integral part of the character of the Precinct in both residential andcommercial zones. Town Planning Scheme No. 3 provides for tree preservation inthe Shire by virtue of Clauses 5.1 to 5.4. These provisions, however, do not applyto lots that are under 4000m 2 . It is considered that it is essential that the treecoverage in the Precinct is maintained and therefore these provisions should beextended over the entire Precinct. Where it can be demonstrated, the provisionsprovide scope for Council to consider requests by landowners for the removal oftrees.Guideline E6:.All landowners within the Precinct are encouraged tocomply with the provisions of Town Planning SchemeNo.3 Part V Division 1 – Tree Preservation andEnhancement, and particularly Clauses 5.1 to 5.3(b)and 5.3(d) to 5.4 (Planning).5.5 Public Spaces5.5.1 Burkinshaw ParkBurkinshaw Park is Glen Forrest’s major sporting complex housing a variety ofsports including football, cricket, tennis and lawn bowls. Council, after extensiveconsultation with the community, adopted in 1995 a conceptual development planto guide its future development (refer Plan 3). Interestingly, the Park comprisestwo reserves, which need to be rationalised and incorporated into one.Guideline P1:Burkinshaw Park to continue as Glen Forrest’s majoractive recreational area with minimal impact onadjoining residential uses (Engineering).Guideline P2:The Burkinshaw Park Conceptual Development Plan(1995) to be used as the strategic planning tool for thefuture development of the Park (Community Services).Strategy 18: That the following actions be initiated to rationalise thecadastral boundaries of Burkinshaw Park:a) Town Planning Scheme No. 3 to be amended toreserve that portion of Marnie Road which passesthrough Burkinshaw Park to ‘Public Open Space’ andb) once the Scheme Amendment is complete,amalgamate reserves 14042, 8703 and a portion ofMarnie Road referred to in ‘(a)’ above into onereserve.(Planning)GLEN FORREST VILLAGE CENTRE PRECINCT PLAN19