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Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)
2007-10-25 Daily Xml
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CHELTENHAM PARK RACECOURSE

The Hon. R. WORTLEY (14:41): Will the Minister for Urban Development and Planning. provide the chamber with an update on the proposed rezoning of the former Cheltenham Park Racecourse?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Police, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning) (14:42): In 2006 the South Australian Jockey Club informed the state government that it planned to sell the Cheltenham Park Racecourse following a decision to discontinue horse racing meetings at the suburban racecourse. As part of that sale process the jockey club required the land to be rezoned to allow the former racecourse land to be possibly used for purposes other than horse racing, such as residential and/or retail purposes.

In keeping with that request, the government has today released a formal rezoning proposal for the 49-hectare Cheltenham Park Racecourse site. The rezoning proposal is contained in a developmental plan amendment document that will form the basis of consultation with both the community and the Charles Sturt Council. That consultative process will continue until January 2008, when public submissions close.

As part of that foreshadowed amendment to the developmental plan, 13 hectares of the open space is proposed to be set aside in a single parcel. The proposed amendment also includes provision for a range of recreation and sporting activities as well as stormwater management areas in the form of wetlands, creek lines and permanent water bodies. A further 4 hectares of open space will be used to create smaller pocket parks and landscape buffer areas throughout the new development.

The rezoning proposal provides for a high quality master plan residential precinct with large open spaces totalling more than 17 hectares or 35 per cent of the site, including a substantial wetlands area and a wide range of housing types. The plan will encourage the use of taller buildings and higher densities around the open space as part of a transit oriented development, which will integrate passenger rail and mixed use activities, including retail; linked walking and cycling trails throughout the development; integrated environmental sustainability principles such as on-site retention of stormwater and other water sensitive urban design features and passive solar designed housing; and a minimum of 15 per cent of the housing to meet the government's affordable housing requirements.

This proposed amendment to the development plan deliberately encourages the possibility of higher densities of living integrated with large areas of public open space as well as a public transport focus. The proposed new rules also encourage the development of a new railway station at Cheltenham in order to achieve greater integration between transport, living and community. The proposed Cheltenham Park Racecourse development will look to other successful models of transit-oriented development, such as those in Perth, which have already attracted great attention. However, it is proposed to have additional open space in this development, combined with integrated stormwater management and reuse measures.

In terms of the feel of the development, we want a vibrant inner-metropolitan suburb, and we are encouraging design features such as high-pitched rooves and front verandahs to provide a distinct community feel and orientation. I think it is an exciting plan that takes advantage of a prime location between the city and the sea. The DPA document proposes the creation of a new policy area called `Cheltenham Park policy area 69 within the City of Charles Sturt Development Plan.' The document includes a detailed design character description for the area and specific objectives and principles of development control.

The consultation process will be run by the Development Policy Advisory Committee, which is an independent statutory body that provides advice to the minister. Written submissions will be received until Friday 11 January 2008, and a formal public meeting will be held on 24 January 2008. Following the consultation period, DPAC will report to me, and I will decide whether to make any of those changes to the DPA and then whether to adopt the document. If the DPA is adopted, the zoning and policy changes will then be made to the City of Charles Sturt Development Plan.

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