The Statement of Planning Principles include principles Government. More detailed principles and about containing urban expansion and concern for policies within both the National Capital Plan and resilience to climate change. Densification of Canberra the Territory Plan provide further guidance has seen the loss of green space by concreting over land around matters such as subdivision and block by buildings, driveways and paved areas, which provides layout, building orientation, and solar access. little space for shrubbery or large trees to provide shade. There is little discussion about this creation of a heat island effect and the fact that this will make living in Canberra less pleasant as the climate warms. It will also increase the use of air-conditioning and, accordingly, energy consumption and undesirable emissions. This is hardly going to increase resilience to climate change. CSIRO Ginninderra remains within the Urban Hills, Ridges and Buffer Spaces Areas. The CSIRO Ginninderra site presents an Hills, Ridges and Buffer Spaces are what make Canberra opportunity for greenfield development that can livable. They compensate for the lack of beaches and make use of existing infrastructure and services, avoid the urban agglomeration of typical cities. and provides a more suitable alternative to cater Disappointed to see the NCA facilitating the rezoning of for the growth of the city than other greenfield the CSIRO Ginninderra site. It should be expected that sites. the area required for a suitable Buffer Space around the Belconnen district should be defined first and the For further details refer to section 3.2.1. remainder then rezoned for Urban use. To rezone it all as The inclusion of areas adjacent to Mitchell reflects Urban and later decide what should be reserved as a the existing Plan provision that this is a future buffer will inevitably lead to less or total loss of a buffer Urban Area and the current use of these areas for zone. urban development such as the racecourse, Likewise, the racecourse and showground (EPIC) both act Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) and Bimberi as a buffer zone between the North Canberra urban Youth Justice Centre. district and Mitchell-Gungahlin. Although they are not
The Statement of Planning Principles include principles about containing urban expansion and concern for resilience to climate change. Densification of Canberra has seen the loss of green space by concreting over land by buildings, driveways and paved areas, which provides little space for shrubbery or large trees to provide shade. There is little discussion about this creation of a heat island effect and the fact that this will make living in Canberra less pleasant as the climate warms. It will also increase the use of air-conditioning and, accordingly, energy consumption and undesirable emissions. This is hardly going to increase resilience to climate change. Government. More detailed principles and policies within both the National Capital Plan and the Territory Plan provide further guidance around matters such as subdivision and block layout, building orientation, and solar access. Hills, Ridges and Buffer Spaces Hills, Ridges and Buffer Spaces are what make Canberra livable. They compensate for the lack of beaches and avoid the urban agglomeration of typical cities. Disappointed to see the NCA facilitating the rezoning of the CSIRO Ginninderra site. It should be expected that the area required for a suitable Buffer Space around the Belconnen district should be defined first and the remainder then rezoned for Urban use. To rezone it all as Urban and later decide what should be reserved as a buffer will inevitably lead to less or total loss of a buffer zone. Likewise, the racecourse and showground (EPIC) both act as a buffer zone between the North Canberra urban district and Mitchell-Gungahlin. Although they are not CSIRO Ginninderra remains within the Urban Areas. The CSIRO Ginninderra site presents an opportunity for greenfield development that can make use of existing infrastructure and services, and provides a more suitable alternative to cater for the growth of the city than other greenfield sites. For further details refer to section 3.2.1. The inclusion of areas adjacent to Mitchell reflects the existing Plan provision that this is a future Urban Area and the current use of these areas for urban development such as the racecourse, Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) and Bimberi Youth Justice Centre.
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