Master planning takes a broad, systemic NSW Standard Instrument approach to a substantial land use and identifies The NSW Standard Instrument zoning current and future needs. Subsequently, land objectives acknowledge local communities zoning (and rezoning) can deliver a mix of land consist of not only residents but also workers uses which will meet the needs of the employed in an area on a day-to-day basis. community. It identifies the objective of the Neighbourhood Conduct a needs analysis Centre Zone to: Master planning processes can take into account a range of…community uses that an analysis of housing, employment, major and …provide community infrastructure, daily activity patterns serve the needs of people who live or work in of both residents and employees and also the the surrounding neighbourhood. characteristics of those living and working in neighbouring areas. Community needs analysis for growth areas are particularly well established in Victoria and Zone for workforce serve as a useful good practice model for participation enabling the supply of child care in master planning. The availability of child care encourages economic vibrancy as it supports workforce Metropolitan Planning Authority, VIC participation. Metropolitan Planning Authority This that local government should aim to governments in Victoria entered into a facilitate the location of child care in areas of partnership to develop Guidelines for Planning high economic activity as well as close to places for Community Infrastructure in Growth Areas. of residence. The aims of the guidelines are to: York Park Master Plan, ACT Address the demand of rapid population The York Park master Plan states there are to growth on community infrastructure be limited commercial and retail uses to provision support those employed in this largely office Increase cooperation between and open space area. government and state agencies with responsibility for providing community However, the plan explicitly permits child care infrastructure centres as a key land use planning policy which Increase capacity of government to creates supply of child care close to a place of undertake local planning for community work. infrastructure Encourage consistency in community infrastructure planning. The guidelines provide a consistent planning framework that local government can use to undertake a community needs analysis. Be holistic when master planning
NSW Standard Instrument The NSW Standard Instrument zoning objectives acknowledge local communities consist of not only residents but also workers employed in an area on a day-to-day basis. It identifies the objective of the Neighbourhood Centre Zone to: …provide a range of…community uses that serve the needs of people who live or work in the surrounding neighbourhood. Zone for workforce participation The availability of child care encourages economic vibrancy as it supports workforce participation. This that local government should aim to facilitate the location of child care in areas of high economic activity as well as close to places of residence. York Park Master Plan, ACT The York Park master Plan states there are to be limited commercial and retail uses to support those employed in this largely office and open space area. However, the plan explicitly permits child care centres as a key land use planning policy which creates supply of child care close to a place of work. Be holistic when master planning Master planning takes a broad, systemic approach to a substantial land use and identifies current and future needs. Subsequently, land zoning (and rezoning) can deliver a mix of land uses which will meet the needs of the community. Conduct a needs analysis Master planning processes can take into account an analysis of housing, employment, major and community infrastructure, daily activity patterns of both residents and employees and also the characteristics of those living and working in neighbouring areas. Community needs analysis for growth areas are particularly well established in Victoria and serve as a useful good practice model for enabling the supply of child care in master planning. Metropolitan Planning Authority, VIC Metropolitan Planning Authority governments in Victoria entered into a partnership to develop Guidelines for Planning for Community Infrastructure in Growth Areas. The aims of the guidelines are to: Address the demand of rapid population growth on community infrastructure provision Increase cooperation between government and state agencies with responsibility for providing community infrastructure Increase capacity of government to undertake local planning for community infrastructure Encourage consistency in community infrastructure planning. The guidelines provide a consistent planning framework that local government can use to undertake a community needs analysis.
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