Responding to Cockburn's letter to you about the LPS
The personally addressed letter that Cockburn sent to you around 21 September included 4 points about how the LPS would affect you. You might have thought you had nothing to worry about. However, if you looked at the Cockburn web site you would have found 7 different points about how the LPS would affect Banjup, Jandakot, and Treeby and this might have caused you some concerns, particularly about traffic.
Below are the BRG Committee's observations about the 7 points for Banjup and the 5 points for Jandakot and Treeby. You might like to consider them if you make your own submission to Cockburn.
City’s Key Points for Banjup
BRG Observations
You might have seen on the Comment on Cockburn web site the one page summary on what the LPS means for “My Suburb” (eg Banjup, Jandakot PIA) (see here ).
If each adult in a household wishes to make their own separate comments on the Banjup summary at https://comment.cockburn.wa.gov.au/draft-lps, then you might consider these points:
1) Area to remain rural as shown in the State Planning Framework, with no changes to subdivision potential, as the local planning framework must be consistent with the State Planning Framework
My view: Support. However, if the state government review should cancel the protection of the land over the Jandakot water mound and urban development occurs, then the amenity of remaining private rural areas should be preserved and protected.
My view: From the City's 2018 workshop add:
Managing how areas surrounding the Resource zone interface with it, in order to achieve a level of quiet enjoyment and amenity which is congruent with the strategic future of the Resource zone.
2) Protection of a rural lifestyle character and amenity that is valued by residents.
My view: Please change to:
Protection of a rural lifestyle character and amenity that is valued and appreciated by residents and by the City of Cockburn and as affirmed by Council in October 2022 in their “Banjup Preservation Principles”.
3) Advocating for the State Government to undertake a groundwater technical study of the Jandakot Groundwater Protection Area to better understand how the groundwater mound works
My view: Is this redundant now?
4) Investigation into measures such as incentives for vegetation retention to improve environmental values and ecological connectivity across the City,
My view: Please change to:
Investigation into measures such as incentives for landowners for vegetation retention to improve environmental values and ecological connectivity across Banjup.
5) Achieving safe and efficient road networks that are also designed as an important part of the neighbourhood environment.
6) Improving the efficiency of the City’s movement network through integrated transport planning.
My view: Remove 5 and 6
These points conflict with residents’ concerns expressed at the 2018 workshops and described by the City in the Banjup summary: “There have also been concerns about traffic and roads.“
As resolved by Council in 2015 and 2022:
The intended function of the roads in Banjup is for traffic within its local area and not for traffic between outside areas and they will be managed as such.
Neither of these “key points” 5 and 6 apply to Banjup. Please remove them.
7) Lobbying for better telecommunications, internet coverage and forward planning for Cockburn, including strategically positioned infrastructure.
My view: Support, particularly for NBN fibre access south of Coffey Road
Further, I support the detailed submission on the LPS made by the Banjup Residents Group
City’s Key Points for Jandakot and Treeby
BRG Observations
You might have seen on the Comment on Cockburn web site the one page summary on what the LPS means for “My Suburb” (eg Banjup, Jandakot PIA) (see here ).
If each adult in a household wishes to make their own separate comments on the Jandakot and Treeby summary at https://comment.cockburn.wa.gov.au/draft-lps, then you might consider these points:
1) The area to remain rural with no changes to subdivision potential, unless there are changes to the State Planning Framework.
My view: Support
2) Protection of a rural lifestyle character and amenity that is valued by residents.
My view: Support
3) Advocating for the State Government to undertake a groundwater technical study of the Jandakot Groundwater Protection Area.
My view: Is this redundant now?
4) The area being included within ‘Planning Area B’, which sets out the need for a District Structure Plan (overall high-level plan) should the MRS be changed, to ensure coordinated planning of the area, including staging; infrastructure requirements; public open space; traffic; fire management; and community benefit.
My view: Support
5) Investigation into measures such as incentives for vegetation retention.
My view: Support
Add:
6) Earnestly recommend urban zoning for the Jandakot and Treeby ‘Planning Investigation Areas’ to the WA Planning Commission
Further, I support the detailed submission on the LPS made by the Banjup Residents Group