Cr Andrew Sullivan

ChairpersonCity Centre Strategic Sites Working Group

Recommendations of the working group

To provide response and feedback to the council in the development of possible amendments to Local Planning Scheme No. 4 to facilitate the redevelopment of key strategic sites within the Fremantle CBD.

Project delegation

Members

• Brad Pettitt• Andrew Sullivan• John Dowson• Graeme Mackenzie• Phil St John• Ian James

• Ian Alexander• Ian Scott• Richard Longley• Madeleine Hug• Don Whittington• Peter Nolin

• Agree on broad employment, retail and population targets for the Fremantle CBD (meaning the city centre zone in LPS 4)

• Determine the key strategic sites to be examined• Liaise with the owners of the subject sites to discuss development

issues, options and aspirations • Examine and evaluate development options, issues and

requirements, including liaison with the design advisory committee as appropriate

• Determine and recommend to council the development principles for the key sites

• Develop draft Local Planning Scheme and policy provisions to embody agreed development principles

Methodology

Floorspace

1990 2007

Employment

Fremantle Subiaco

CBD population & density

Population Density

Targets

Current Target Rate Approx. extra floorspace reqd

Workers 6200 Increase x 2 to 12,400

1 job / 15 sqm 93,000 sqm

Residents 830 Increase x 4 to 3320

1.7 residents / 100 sqm unit

146,500 sqm

TOTAL 239,500 sqm

Queen and Adelaide Streets Our new shopping streets

Includes:• Widening Queen St at the rail station end• Fully activated frontages• Primary retailing• Small – medium scale shop frontages• Continuous weather protection• Urban connection to rail station

Other streetsCantonment, Elder, Point, High Streets

• Mix of retail, residential and commercial• Frontages to provide interest, variety and

surveillence

Land use requirements

• Upper levels:– Office / commercial, residential, educational,

hotel, hospitality• Larger lots must provide at least 15%

office floor space• A range of residential unit sizes required in

larger developments

Permitted max. frontage heights

Other development principles

• Min street frontage height 10m• Min 4.5m floor to floor height at ground level• Fully activated frontages to Queen St, Adelaide

St and King Square• High standard of design• Continuous weather protection

Additional discretionary heightSubject to all of the following:

• An exceptional standard of design quality and distinctive architecture that is supported by the City’s design advisory committee.

• Min lot size 3000 sqm • No significant adverse effect on the amenity of surrounding open

spaces.• Best practice in environmentally sustainable design.• Provides a high quality landscaped and publicly accessible

pedestrian environment at ground level, including:– East-west mid-block pedestrian links as part of a broader pedestrian

network in the area.– The area of any required front setbacks being transferred at no cost to

council.

• Planning 20 July• Council 27 July• Council initiatives August

– Planning scheme amendment based on working group recommendation

The way forward