3.4 Potential for impacts on Heritage places Yes Construction C Heritage within the indicative corridor has been well undocumented sites of and values & Operation documented. European heritage Comprehensive post settlement heritage significance investigations would need to be undertaken during the planning process 4 Aboriginal cultural heritage 4.1 Potential impacts to areas Cultural heritage Yes Construction B The majority of the indicative corridor is highly of cultural heritage & Operation disturbed. Further cultural heritage investigations sensitivity at the Merri would be undertaken in areas of sensitivity in order to Creek and Royal Park prepare a Cultural Heritage Management Plan environs. (CHMP). 5 form, visual and landscape 5.1 Integration of project Urban form / Yes Operation A Project structures (ventilation structures, portals, structures with surrounding places bridges or elevated roadways) would need to be urban form, local character sensitively designed using good urban design and streetscape principles in order to maintain, as much as practicable, existing urban form. 5.2 Potential visual impacts of Visual amenity Yes Operation A Tunnel portals and elevated roadways potentially project structures (e.g. have a significant visual impact but would be tunnel portals and elevated sensitively designed by adopting good design urban roadways) principles to minimise to the greatest extent possible such visual impact. 5.3 Compatibility with existing Existing and future Yes Operation A Project structures would need to be designed to and future land use land uses ensure that future land uses are not unreasonably compromised.
3.4 Potential for impacts on undocumented sites of European heritage significance Heritage places and values Yes Construction & Operation C Heritage within the indicative corridor has been well documented. Comprehensive post settlement heritage investigations would need to be undertaken during the planning process 4 Aboriginal cultural heritage 4.1 Potential impacts to areas of cultural heritage sensitivity at the Merri Creek and Royal Park environs. Cultural heritage Yes Construction & Operation B The majority of the indicative corridor is highly disturbed. Further cultural heritage investigations would be undertaken in areas of sensitivity in order to prepare a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP). 5 form, visual and landscape 5.1 Integration of project structures with surrounding urban form, local character and streetscape Urban form / places Yes Operation A Project structures (ventilation structures, portals, bridges or elevated roadways) would need to be sensitively designed using good urban design principles in order to maintain, as much as practicable, existing urban form. 5.2 Potential visual impacts of project structures (e.g. tunnel portals and elevated roadways) Visual amenity Yes Operation A Tunnel portals and elevated roadways potentially have a significant visual impact but would be sensitively designed by adopting good design urban principles to minimise to the greatest extent possible such visual impact. 5.3 Compatibility with existing and future land use Existing and future land uses Yes Operation A Project structures would need to be designed to ensure that future land uses are not unreasonably compromised.
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