The (new) Residential Zones – 1 year on Manningham – A Local Government Perspective 29 April 2015

Application of New Zones Manningham had a well developed Residential Planning Framework –Residential Strategy –Residential Character Guidelines –Doncaster Hill Strategy –Sites of Environmental and Landscape Significance Review (C54) Planning Framework was readily able to be translated Planning Framework had undergone extensive public consultation Council undertook a policy neutral translation of the existing Residential Planning Framework. –Schedules give effect to existing planning provisions –No additional controls were included as part of initial translation

3 Manningham’s residential character Green WedgeLow Density AreaIncremental change Substantial change

Translation New Residential Zones Only (Area) Neighbourhood Residential – 9% General Residential – 86% Residential Growth – 5% New Zones Plus Activity Centre Zone(Area) Neighbourhood Residential – 9% General Residential – 84% Residential Growth + Activity Centre – 7%

Neighbourhood Residential Zone Schedule 1 (NRZ1)  Only one dwelling allowed on a lot  Mandatory maximum height of 9m (or 10m on a sloping site)  Permit requirement for the construction or extension of one dwelling on a lot of less than 500 square metres General Residential Zone Schedule 1 (GRZ1)  Mandatory maximum height of 9m (or 10m on a sloping site)  Permit requirement for the construction or extension of one dwelling on a lot of between 300 and 500 square metres  Private open space requirement –variation to Standards A17 and B28  Front fence height – for streets in a Road Zone, Category 1 – 2 metres. For other streets 1.2 metres. General Residential Zone Schedule 2 (GRZ2)  Permit requirement for the construction or extension of one dwelling on a lot of between 300 and 500 square metres  Decision Guidelines General Residential Zone Schedule 3 (GRZ3)  Permit requirement for the construction or extension of one dwelling on a lot of between 300 and 500 square metres Residential Growth Zone Schedule 1 (RGZ1)  A dwelling or residential building must not exceed a height of 11 metres where land is further than 70 metres from the Doncaster road boundary of the site Residential Growth Zone Schedule 2 (RGZ2)None specified Proposed Schedule Requirements

Community understanding Community had just undergone a significantt Planning Scheme Amendment through C96. They understood that: Major transformation would occur in Doncaster Hill Substantial change densities would occur around activity centres and along main roads Incremental change would occur elsewhere Minimal change would occur in areas of environmental and landscape significance The Green Wedge is protected

Media Coverage Former Minister for Planning “Manningham Council have done that fairly well”. Published our density maps and helped aid community understanding of the transition. By and large very little response from either the resident or development community in relation to the zone changes.

Don’t believe the hype! And not this! How do we communicate a strategy that promotes this!

Community acceptance Does the community feel more comfortable with the rate of change with the new zones? March Council Meeting 14 Storey mixed use building in Doncaster Hill 1 objection 3 Unit development in Donvale on 1138sqm 23 objections

Are the zones the problem? Housing Strategies Single dwelling covenants Land value Political commitment Long term strategy