4.5 Actions and Phasing

This Plan sets a holistic vision and ‘blueprint’ for the Rouse Hill Strategic Centre. It includes a list of actions that will be subject to future processes and decisions of Council. It will be necessary to work through these actions over time, to establish the planning framework that facilitates the vision and

Phasing

Strategic Work Completed

Areas where strategic planning work has already been completed and where no further change to the planning controls is anticipated. The Rouse Hill Regional Centre Master Plan framework (as originally established in 2004 and reviewed and updated since this time) continues to guide appropriate outcomes for much of the Centre. Development is expected to either remain unchanged or continue to roll-out under the current planning framework (including development applications and/or construction).

Phase 1: Housekeeping Amendments

Areas where Council-Led housekeeping amendments are recommended to facilitate improved and/or orderly development outcomes. It is noted that no housekeeping amendments are identified currently within the draft Precinct Plan, however this phase has been retained for the purposes of engagement, as landowners or stakeholders may have a view with respect to the need for such changes.

Phase 2: Council-Led Change

Short to medium term actions that could be led by Council. For example, the preparation of a holistic public domain plan and/or Development Control Plans to guide future development throughout the Centre to allow for the achievement of the vision and outcomes in this Plan.

Phase 3: Market Driven Change

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Rouse Hill Strategic Centre

Strategic Work Completed

Phase 1 - Housekeeping Amendments

Phase 2 - Council-Led Change

Phase 3 - Market Driven Change

Actions that will be market driven. These generally relate to large consolidated sites in single ownership. It is considered that the market is best placed to determine the appropriate timing for amendments to the planning controls in these instances (having regard to development demand, life cycle of existing assets and feasibility) and put forward development outcomes and infrastructure solutions consistent with the strategic framework and Council’s vision articulated within the Plan. Whilst some market driven solutions may be achievable in the short to medium term, feasible redevelopment in other market driven areas is unlikely to occur until beyond the short to medium term horizon.

Changes to the planning framework would be driven by landowner-initiated planning proposals, along with associated amendments to the Development Control Plan, Public Domain Plan and appropriate infrastructure contribution mechanisms.

In terms of timing, it is expected that planning proposals for short to medium term sites would eventuate over the next 5 to 10 years (some landowners have expressed their intention to lodge planning proposals shortly following Precinct planning). Market driven solutions and planning proposals for longer term sites are unlikely to eventuate within this same period and are expected to occur beyond a 10-year horizon (10-20 years), as these sites are either substantially more complex, require amalgamation of fragmented areas or are unlikey to be feasible (at an appropriate density and scale outcome) within this initial 10-year horizon.

Phase Action Responsibility

Housekeeping Amendments (Phase 1)

Council-Led Change (Phase 2)

N/A

Market Driven Change (Phase 3)

Action A1 - Public Domain Plan: Council will prepare a Public Domain Plan for the Rouse Hill Strategic Centre to facilitate some of the outcomes envisaged under this Precinct Plan, including character outcomes set out in Section 4.3 of this Plan.

Action A2 - Development Control Plan Amendments: Council will prepare Development Control Plan amendments for the Rouse Hill Strategic Centre to facilitate some of the outcomes envisaged under this Precinct Plan, including the environment and smart places outcomes set out in Sections 3.4 and 3.5 of this Plan.

Action A3 - Rouse Hill Hospital: The Rouse Hill Hospital will continue to progress through the design, planning approval and construction processes. Council will continue its role as a key stakeholder throughout these processes.

Action A4 - Northern Frame: Future uplift will be facilitated through a landowner-initiated planning proposal for the Northern Frame, having regard to the outcomes and design principles set out in Section 4.1 of this Plan (Focus Area 2). Site-specific DCP amendments will also be required to guide future development outcomes, as well as appropriate infrastructure solutions and mechanisms.

Action A5 - Tempus Street Sleeve Sites: Future redevelopment will have regard to the outcomes and design principles set out in Section 4.1 of this Plan (Focus Area 3). Amendments to the Rouse Hill Regional Centre Master Plan will likely be required to guide future development outcomes, as well as appropriate infrastructure solutions and mechanisms.

Action A6 – Bus Interchange: Future redevelopment of this site will be subject to further detailed design testing and relevant State Government asset management processes, as set out within Section 4.1 of this Plan (Focus Area 4). Site-specific DCP amendments will also be required to guide future development outcomes, as well as appropriate infrastructure solutions and mechanisms.

Action A7 – Town Centre Core: Future opportunities for redevelopment will be monitored having regard to relevant external factors as set out in Section 4.1 of this Plan (Focus Area 5).

Action A8 - Home Hub (4-6 Commercial Road): Future uplift will be facilitated through a landowner-initiated planning proposal, having regard to the outcomes and design principles set out in Section 4.1 of this Plan (Focus Area 6). Site-specific DCP amendments will also be required to guide future development outcomes, as well as appropriate infrastructure solutions and mechanisms.

Action A9 - The Fiddler (2 Commercial Road): Future uplift will be facilitated through a landowner-initiated planning proposal, having regard to the outcomes and design principles set out in Section 4.1 of this Plan (Focus Area 7). Site-specific DCP amendments will also be required to guide future development outcomes, as well as appropriate infrastructure solutions and mechanisms.

Action A10 - Lot 901 Windsor Road: Future uplift will be facilitated through a landowner-initiated planning proposal, having regard to the outcomes and design principles set out in Section 4.1 of this Plan (Focus Area 8). Site-specific DCP amendments will also be required to guide future development outcomes, as well as appropriate infrastructure solutions and mechanisms.

Action A11 - Rouse Hill Village: It may be appropriate for landowners to revisit the quantum of retail floorspace available in the Rouse Hill Village Centre (once commercial development on the surrounding land occurs) by way of a landowner-initiated planning proposal, having regard to the design principles set out in Section 4.1 of this Plan (Focus Area 10). Any future planning proposal must be accompanied by a detailed Economic Impact Assessment (EIA), which shows that there is sufficient demand for increased retail capacity without compromising the ability of other existing or proposed centres to fulfil their roles in the centre’s hierarchy.

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