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Council pleased at the extension of exhibition period for Amendment C232
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
9:13 AM
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City of Greater Geelong Mayor John Mitchell said Council was pleased that Grovedale residents concerned at the proximity of their properties to Stage 4C of the Geelong Ring Road would now have additional time to have their say on the issue.
Amendment C232, which provides for the acquisition of land for Stage 4C, has been exhibited by VicRoads, with the period of exhibition now scheduled to conclude on 18 August (including a three-week extension period).
The Mayor said VicRoads extension of the consultation period would ensure that all members of the public were given the appropriate opportunity to make submissions to the Amendment.
“Council will also undertake a community engagement program with adjacent neighbourhoods inclusive of the Surf Coast Shire municipality to ensure appropriate long-term engagement with the Armstrong Creek Growth Corridor as it establishes,” Cr Mitchell said.
“Amendment C138 was an amendment covering the entirety of the Armstrong Creek Growth Area, providing the framework for the further detailed planning of precincts defining the location of major infrastructure, inclusive of the East-West link from Ghazeepore Road to the Surf Coast Highway,” he said.
Council last night formally noted a report providing a detailed history of the Urban Growth Plan for Armstrong Creek, and discussions relating to an associated extension to the Geelong Ring Road.
The Mayor said the Armstrong Creek Urban Growth Plan was placed on public exhibition from 30 November 2006 through to 13 November 2007.
“Letters to directly abutting landowners were mailed to individual landowners on 30 November, 2006,” Cr Mitchell said.
“The Public Notice relating to the Armstrong Creek Urban Growth Plan appeared in the Geelong Advertiser notifying all of the exhibition phase” he said.
The Mayor said the material placed on exhibition included detailed planning documentation, along with large-scale plans of the Urban Growth Plan depicting all Land uses proposed within the growth corridor, and infrastructure provision to service this growth corridor.
“The East-West link from Anglesea Road to Surf Coast Highway was clearly depicted, running parallel to the railway line in the manner that the now-amendment from VicRoads depicts this road infrastructure,” the Mayor said.
Cr Mitchell said the Independent Panel appointed to consider submissions on the Urban Growth Plan considered a significant number of submissions across all issues including the location of the road.
“The Panel’s report supported the alignment as has been proposed,” the Mayor said.
“This panel report followed the earlier recommendations of an Independent Panel relating to Stage 3 of the ring road.”
“One of the recommendations of the Panel was the application of a Development Plan Overlay to provide for the next level of planning (defining an Area of Interest) on land south of the railway line to accommodate further Ring Road extensions to the West (to rejoin the Princes Highway) and to the east from Anglesea Road to Surf Coast Highway,” Cr Mitchell said.
“The Area of Interest was set aside via the Development Plan Overlay to provide for the next level of planning, which would ultimately define the specific location of the Ring Road extensions,” the Mayor said.
“Amendment C138, the Armstrong Creek Urban Growth Plan provided the specific alignment for the road, within the earlier defined Development Plan Overlay.”
Cr Mitchell said the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme Amendment C232 provided for the acquisition of land to deliver Stage 4C of the Geelong Ring Road, and provided details on the specific construction standard for this section of road.
He said the amendment had been exhibited by VicRoads, which is acting as the Planning Authority for the amendment.
The Mayor said Council would be making a submission to the Amendment supporting the alignment of the proposed road and recommending that VicRoads construct the southern carriageways first as part of the construction program for this section of the Ring Road.
“As well as providing for appropriate interim traffic management, the submission will recommend changes to the indicative road cross sections to further reduce its impact on land within the growth corridor and adjacent land on the north side of the railway line,” Cr Mitchell said.
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