The Pakington
North Community Panel has completed its work on the Urban
Design Framework (UDF) for the Pakington North Precinct.
The precinct stretches along Pakington
Street from Church Street to Waratah and Wellington streets and features mainly
retail and hospitality businesses.
The community panel, led by independent
engagement consultancy Capire Consulting, has co-designed the UDF over the last
three months, making recommendations on urban design, development economics,
heritage and neighbourhood character, built form, access and mobility,
landscaping and open space.
Last night, the group came together for
its fifth and final session to discuss and vote on the UDF document. The vote
indicated majority support for the UDF to progress to Council for consideration
at its meeting on Tuesday 28 May.
The UDF will be shared with the wider
community on Wednesday 15 May on our Have Your Say platform ahead of the council meeting on 28 May.
Mayor Trent Sullivan
I am looking
forward to considering the UDF next month.
I thank the Pakington North Community
Panel members for their willingness to set aside more than 20 hours to
participate in five sessions and work together to help shape the future of Pako
North.
Your dedication and passion are
evident, and Council appreciates the panel’s considered recommendations across
a number of areas.
This process
has been the most extensive community engagement process the City has ever
carried out.
Council
looks forward to considering the final Pakington North
Precinct UDF on 28 May, which was shaped by a representative sample of the
Pakington North community.
A UDF for Pakington Street’s Heritage
Core and Gordon Avenue was adopted by Council in December 2021.