Response to Further Information Request - July 2024 · MCU23/0096

    “Adamson Town Planning, specialising in providing higher order town planning advice”




       •    20th Oct – Grandparents Day
       •    15th Nov – Year 12 Graduation – Walk of Honour
       •    16th Nov – Year 12 Graduation – Celebration setup
       •    17th Nov – Year 12 Graduation – Celebration event
       •    28th Nov – Middle Years Presentation afternoon

The College uses Area C for these events because it is currently available. Our long-term
strategy to support parking for special events is for staff to park on the College’s Junior oval,
located in the north-east corner of the property. This was our method of supporting special
event requirements prior to Area C being available and will be relied on again when the space
is no longer available.

Area C does not support day-to-day parking requirements, nor does it form any part of an
ongoing strategy to manage extraordinary demand. The College’s application includes a report
from a qualified traffic consultant that shows we meet peak demand and exceed planning
requirements.

The parking surveys undertaken by HTC were undertaken at the peak demand times during
drop off and pickup. Student attendance across the week and school year is effectively
constant, and the demand for parking and the related traffic impacts have little variance. This
is because the student numbers have remained constant (average of 1117 students for the
past five (5) years). The Master Plan provides for a maximum number of 1150 students and a
150 equivalent full time staff.

In response to the specific questions raised above, the following comments are provided:

       •    The PAC is to be located on Area C, this being the only land available for this purpose
            given the existing school facilities and limited open space that is to be maintained on
            the site. A Construction Management Plan, which will include a parking strategy
            during construction, will be provided with the subsequent application for operational
            works.

       •    Area C ceased operation for parking since the construction of the staff carpark (Car
            Park P3 – 153 spaces), with Area C only used for specific events. Consequently, with
            proposed Car Park P2 there is a 23 space increase in the total number of parking
            spaces being available for parking on the site, with 298 spaces being provided under
            the Master Plan.

As explained by HTE, the … master planned arrangement provides 16 pickup /drop off bays,
plus queueing and 81 short term car parks (increased from 58), with one way traffic flow within
the site. There is also a significant improvement to pedestrian safety and connectivity within
this car park. It is recommended the pedestrian crossings be raised platforms to further reduce
vehicle speeds.2

2
    Traffic Engineering Report, part 6.2, page 19

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