2016-08-09 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                9 AUGUST 2016


Currently, Council does not have a strategy for the use of or for improvements to Wimmers Lane.
However, Council has established a practice of requiring previous developments to dedicate 1.5m
of land to Wimmers Lane road reserve or provide a Public Thoroughfare easement. Figure 9 below
shows the location of the previous land dedications and approved Public Thoroughfare easement
(yet to be developed). Council’s Infrastructure Planning and Design section indicates that a
Pedestrian and Access study of Cooroy, which will include Cooroy’s laneways is likely to be
undertaken in 2016/2017.




             Figure 9 – Location of dedications and public thoroughfare easement
The reasons for the previous dedications and public thoroughfare easement were:
   A development required additional road width to provide safe vehicle access, being located
     on the corner of Wimmers Lane and Wattle Street
   a redevelopment immediately adjoining the above development extended the road widening
   the Emerald Street development’s approved Public Thoroughfare easement extended the
     possibility to widen the Lane
Therefore, a 1.5m wide road widening is consistent with road widening required by other
developments on the southern side of Wimmers Lane and a condition is recommended
accordingly.


Traffic Impacts
The applicant submitted a Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) which assessed the impacts of the
development on the surrounding road system. Council engaged an external traffic consultant to
review the TIA. A variety of issues were raised and addressed in the information response, except
for the 2 matters discussed below.




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