Notes the plans for the City Hill precinct. City Hill forms one of the integral parts of Griffin’s plan and it should be respected as such. The vistas to the various avenues emanating from City Hill should be respected and reinforced through careful urban design. Indeed, the Plan should encourage the reclamation of the vista along the full length of Ainslie Avenue. Agrees with the discussion in Part One on matters of National Building height limits for Canberra Central are Significance, but the list of matters of national significance embedded in the Plan, in both the Statement of could be expanded to include restrictions on building heights Planning Principles and General Policies for the Central in Central Canberra. National Area. Seeks to retain Canberra Airport in Designated Areas. Its This matter is addressed in section 3.2.2 of the report. exclusion has done nothing but wreak havoc over other parts of metropolitan Canberra, especially in terms of employment location in the town centres. 8 Friends of Albert Albert Hall is a municipal facility similar to town halls and large The annotation stating that Hall may be used as ‘Albert Hall halls in other towns. The National Capitals Plan definition for a Cultural Facility for ancillary the use of the site needs to allow for such activities. Indeed it commercial/retail activities’ has been added to the needs to cover all those civic/municipal, community and figure titled use for the Yarralumla and Deakin ‘Land cultural activities. The Plan needs to retain the site specific Diplomatic Precinct’. limitations on commercial activity which states for ‘…and ancillary short term commercial /retail activities’. 9 Australian Pleasing Garden to note the following matter of national significance: Noted. History Society and enhancement of the landscape features ‘Conservation which give the National Capital its character and setting, and which contribute to the integration of natural and urban environments’. Lake Burley Griffin is a Canberra landscape feature. The Noted. AGHS agrees that the lake remain predominantly as ‘should open space parklands while providing for existing and
Notes the plans for the City Hill precinct. City Hill forms one of the integral parts of Griffin’s plan and it should be respected as such. The vistas to the various avenues emanating from City Hill should be respected and reinforced through careful urban design. Indeed, the Plan should encourage the reclamation of the vista along the full length of Ainslie Avenue. Agrees with the discussion in Part One on matters of National Significance, but the list of matters of national significance could be expanded to include restrictions on building heights in Central Canberra. Building height limits for Canberra Central are embedded in the Plan, in both the Statement of Planning Principles and General Policies for the Central National Area. Seeks to retain Canberra Airport in Designated Areas. Its exclusion has done nothing but wreak havoc over other parts of metropolitan Canberra, especially in terms of employment location in the town centres. This matter is addressed in section 3.2.2 of the report. 8 Friends of Albert Hall Albert Hall is a municipal facility similar to town halls and large halls in other towns. The National Capitals Plan definition for the use of the site needs to allow for such activities. Indeed it needs to cover all those civic/municipal, community and cultural activities. The Plan needs to retain the site specific limitations on commercial activity which states ‘…and for ancillary short term commercial /retail activities’. The annotation stating that ‘Albert Hall may be used as a Cultural Facility for ancillary commercial/retail activities’ has been added to the figure titled ‘Land use for the Yarralumla and Deakin Diplomatic Precinct’. 9 Australian Garden History Society Pleasing to note the following matter of national significance: ‘Conservation and enhancement of the landscape features which give the National Capital its character and setting, and which contribute to the integration of natural and urban environments’. Noted. Lake Burley Griffin is a Canberra landscape feature. The AGHS agrees that the lake ‘should remain predominantly as open space parklands while providing for existing and Noted.
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