Concern about 4 Parkville The Urban Design Strategy provides Chapter 16 – changes to station guidance on appropriate design Landscape amenity, responses to any required noise and Visual 7 Domain – including treatment measures. The strategy station Technical temporary and also seeks to improve the amount and Appendix L 8 Eastern – permanent quality of open green spaces within Landscape portal changes to the the proposed project boundary in the and Visual landscape as a longer term. Technical result of The construction of the stations would Appendix M removing trees require the protection, relocation or, in Urban Design Feedback some areas, the removal of trees. Strategy emphasised Removed trees would be replaced in Technical that green line with the urban forest strategies of Appendices R space is highly the City of Melbourne, City of Port and S valued and Phillip and City of Stonnington and Arboriculture there were with the Domain Parklands concerns about Conservation Management Plan. losing trees to MMRA would continue to explore make way for opportunities during the detailed noise or design phase of the project to reduce retaining walls the number of trees that would need to be removed. Request for 3 Arden The Urban Design Strategy Technical – stations and station encourages high quality development Appendix M associated adjacent to and (in some instances) Urban Design 5 CBD – infrastructure to over station sites. Strategy North station support high In the Arden precinct, where future quality urban renewal is planned, the development strategy supports land use change and work would be delivered in partnership with the City of Melbourne and the Metropolitan Planning Authority who have responsibility for the redevelopment of the precinct. Important places
Concern about changes to amenity, including temporary and permanent changes to the landscape as a result of removing trees Feedback emphasised that green space is highly valued and there were concerns about losing trees to make way for noise or retaining walls 4 – Parkville station 7 – Domain station 8 – Eastern portal The Urban Design Strategy provides guidance on appropriate design responses to any required noise treatment measures. The strategy also seeks to improve the amount and quality of open green spaces within the proposed project boundary in the longer term. The construction of the stations would require the protection, relocation or, in some areas, the removal of trees. Removed trees would be replaced in line with the urban forest strategies of the City of Melbourne, City of Port Phillip and City of Stonnington and with the Domain Parklands Conservation Management Plan. MMRA would continue to explore opportunities during the detailed design phase of the project to reduce the number of trees that would need to be removed. Chapter 16 Landscape and Visual Technical Appendix L Landscape and Visual Technical Appendix M Urban Design Strategy Technical Appendices R and S Arboriculture Request for stations and associated infrastructure to support high quality development 3 – Arden station 5 – CBD North station The Urban Design Strategy encourages high quality development adjacent to and (in some instances) over station sites. In the Arden precinct, where future urban renewal is planned, the strategy supports land use change and work would be delivered in partnership with the City of Melbourne and the Metropolitan Planning Authority who have responsibility for the redevelopment of the precinct. Technical Appendix M Urban Design Strategy Important places
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