Planning for the South West Corridor 2020

Eric Lumsden PSMDirector General

South West Group29 January 2009

Perth-Peel VisionBy 2030, Perth people will

have created a world-class sustainable city, vibrant,

more compact and accessible, with a unique

sense of place.

WA A State of growth

Population• 2 million - 95% in SW corner; 3/4 in Perth metro• Recent economic and population growth• 4.3 million by 2056

Challenges• Housing affordability and land availability• Labour for key service areas• Construction/materials costs• Demand on transport system• Demand on government services

Strategic framework

• Strategy to guide Perth and Peel to a sustainable future - earlier plans focused on coping with rapid expansion.

• Planning better and smarter for climate change, water, oil and resource depletion and population growth.

• Integrates transport and land use in network of centres connected by corridors for efficient movement of freight and people and economic development.

Southern Metropolitan and Peel RegionGrowth Management Strategy and Policy Framework

• Pressure on land, infrastructure and water resources.

• Guidance on rezoning, land release and development.

• Comprehensive planning to manage growth and ensure sustainable land use.

• WAPC - governance and implementation. 

Eight guiding principles:1. Share responsibility for growth (industry, communities and

government).

2. Plan with communities.

3. Nurture the environment.

4. Make fuller use of urban land.

5. Encourage public transport.

6. Strengthen sense of local place.

7. Create local jobs.

8. Provide affordable housing.

Southern Metropolitan and Peel RegionGrowth Management Strategy and Policy Framework

Southern Suburbs Rail

• Popular with commuters.• Average 135 train journeys south from Perth• 40-45,000 weekday passenger journeys• Boardings at many stations well above predictions• Capacity issues at peak periods• Parking demand• Noise - South Perth• Social issues

(eg. grafitti, vandalism)• Bike lockers installed

 

Transit-oriented Development (TOD)

• Healthier, more connected communities and new level of sustainability.

• Pedestrian friendly neighbourhoods - range of housing options within walking distance of public transport.

• Mix of residential, retail, business and leisure options to attract people of all ages.

• Efficient public transport (non-drivers not excluded from community activity).

• Each TOD town is unique - reflects special features of location and local community.

South PerthRail Station Precinct

• Planning analysis for activity centre using TOD principles.

• Land mix: commercial/office, diverse housing, pedestrian access, built form, precinct character, visual landscape.

• Stakeholder and community consultation.

• Focus on creating a destination - including Perth Zoo.

• $100,000 joint funding – WAPC/City of South Perth.

• Finalised mid-2009.

Canning BridgeRail Station Precinct

• Planning analysis for activity centre using TOD principles.

• Land mix: pedestrian access, parking and vehicular circulation, diverse housing, built form, precinct character, visual landscape.

• Stakeholder and community consultation.

• $150,000 jointly funding – WAPC/City of Melville/City of South Perth.

• Finalised mid-2009.

Murdoch Activity Centre

Murdoch Activity Centre

• Bound by Farrington Rd, South St, Kwinana Fwy and Murdoch Dr and Murdoch University campus.

• Structure Plan endorsed and provides framework for:

- defining land required for Fiona Stanley Hospital and other key health services and facilities

- integrating planning for new hospital with existing and future uses including major residential and

commercial development in a ‘main street’ setting

- maximising public transport and walkability with TOD approach.

Murdoch Activity Centre Tasks 2008/09:

• Transport plan and parking strategy, including Murdoch University.

• Main street and built form design from station to University.

• Metropolitan Region Scheme amendment for changes to South St and Murdoch Dr.

• Concept and design for north-bound freeway off-ramp.

• Planning for wider Activity Centre focusing on University. 

• Assist Department of Agriculture with planning for new headquarters at Murdoch University.

Murdoch Activity Centre

Access and Parking• Guide development of centre and support access and

parking policy.

• Develop precinct potential via sustainable transport options.

• Access and Parking Policy study completed Dec 2008.

• Investigating legislative approach to control centre parking.

Beyond 2009• Planning for new southern link road - construction of new

access link to and from Kwinana F/way south of Murdoch Activity Centre.

Cockburn Coast

VisionTo ‘create a vibrant, landmark destination that is connected, integrated,

diverse and accessible’.

• Opportunity to revitalise forgotten industrial coastal strip – (Nth Coogee industrial land between South Beach and Port Coogee and Sth Fremantle Power Station).

• Innovative district structure plan - fresh approach to development and community building using sustainability principles.

Cockburn Coast

• Medium to high-density coastal development focussed on revitalised South Fremantle Power Station

• Approximately 120 hectares of subdivisible land

• Provides for 5,300 dwellings and 10,800 new residents

• Currently reviewing structure plan in line with public submissions.

Cockburn Coast

• Consultation with landowners, the community, State Government, LandCorp and cities of Cockburn and Fremantle.

• Ongoing challenges - implementation mechanism, transitional arrangements for existing industrial uses and transport.

Cockburn Central

• Fast growing population.

• Important new regional centre for SW suburbs - ultimate surrounding population of 200,000.

• New sustainability standards for urban centres. (eg. pedestrian friendly, less reliance on cars, easy access to services and retail outlets).

• Pivotal transit-oriented development on new Southern railway (16 minutes to Perth CBD)

• Land to be sold as super lots for mixed use and 'main street' developments.

• Town centre - 12ha (ex station car parks and bus way).

Cockburn Central

Town centre – Two stage development

Stage 1

• 11 lots to complement railway (new Cockburn Central Station works program), main street and town square.

• Developer (Australand) constructing first 52 residential apartments and three-four storey mixed use buildings. First residents received keys late 2008.

• Town square site for mix of community services accommodation and medium to high density housing of 12-15 storeys.

Cockburn Central

Stage 2Four super lots in NW corner likely released mid 2012

- Mixed use (residential, office, retail, commercial, cafes, restaurants and government services).

- Modern business capability (home offices, smaller businesses (communications, IT).

- Employment opportunities.

- >50% of area for open space - enhanced wetlands and recreation west of town site.

- LandCorp working with steering committee (WAPC, DPI, PTA and City of Cockburn).

Keralup

• Potential major residential development.

• Environmental and transport issues to be addressed.

• No firm proposals for 2-3 years.

• Department of Housing and Works - urbanisation studies.

• Traffic impacts (eg. north-south movements may cause congestion).

• Traffic management options include south westerly extension of Tonkin Highway from Mundijong.

Integrated Transport Planning

• Example of continued local government partnerships.• WAPC to review success of ITPs. (eg. Rockingham)• WAPC to prepare ITP manual and relevant training

for local governments. (not yet funded)• Reintroduction of grants program to assist and

support preparation of ITPs. (not yet funded)

Rockingham IntegratedTransport Plan

VisionA balanced transport system that promotes the use of alternative transport modes, minimising pollution and protecting Rockingham’s unique environment.

• Ten year plan for City’s modes of personal transport.

• Manages sustainable growth and high quality of life.

• Community-based planning approach.

Rockingham IntegratedTransport Plan

• Prioritised 27 strategies into four groups:

1. Process and policy2. Infrastructure and planning3. Travel demand management4. Empowerment and lobbying

• Reviewed and updated bi-annually.

SW Metro Sector (Fremantle to Rockingham)

Road Network Study

Key congestion issues:• Vehicular traffic access to Fremantle via Hampton Rd

(development activity in Kwinana).

• Access to planned Murdoch Activity Centre via South St.

• Kwinana Fwy at Canning and Mount Henry Bridges and between Roe Hwy and Armadale Rd.

• Planned at-grade intersections may require grade separation in long-term (eg. Leach Hwy / North Lake Rd).

SW Metro Sector (Fremantle to Rockingham)

Road Network Study

Key road network issuesKwinana Freeway (Mt Henry Bridge & South only)• Mount Henry Bridge reaching 6-lane capacity by 2031.• Kwinana Fwy may exceed capacity between Roe Hwy and Berrigan Dr. without

Roe Hwy west of Freeway,

Stock Road / Fremantle Rockingham Highway• Stock Rd planned as major and continuous link from Canning Hwy to Mandurah

Rd. Continuity should be maintained.

Hampton Road/Cockburn Road• Critical section is Hampton Rd between Rockingham and Douro roads - carries

North-South movement of Cockburn and Rockingham roads.

Stirling Bridge• Consider widening to 6 lanes by 2031.

SW Metro Sector (Fremantle to Rockingham)

Road Network Study

Canning Bridge• Consider widening beyond 6 lanes by 2031.

Leach Highway and High Street • Route generally requires a 6 lane divided carriageway, potentially with some

grade separated intersections.• Study underway for future upgrading of High Street based on four-lane

divided cross-section.

South Street• Existing road standard seems satisfactory for future growth.• Issues with Murdoch Activity Centre - access via South Street likely to cause

severe congestion.

Rowley Road and Anketell Road• Planned for either or both to be primary access to Kwinana Quay - as road

and rail corridors for freight traffic to Quay.

South Metropolitan Land Use and Transport Study

Will include significant proposed developments that will generate transport demand and influence traffic patterns in SW sector.

• Murdoch Activity Centre• Jandakot Airport non-aviation land• Cockburn Coast• Latitude 32 and Intermodal Terminal

•Byford urban expansion •Kwinana Quay•Cockburn Central•Keralup•Mandurah•Rockingham

South Metropolitan Land Use and Transport Study

• STEM and ROM modelling to consider updated land use and transport data.

• Review existing and planned road networks, including freight and public transport.

• Assess adequacy and identify deficiencies.

• Recommend options to address deficiencies.

• Coordinate with whole of metropolitan public transport integration blueprint

State Transport Strategy

• State Government actively encouraging freight movement by rail rather than road.

• Reduce road traffic congestion and environmental impacts of freight haulage.

• Growth in bulk commodities has increased demand for new on-rail terminals and network capacity.

• Challenge for land planning system:

- securing freight terminal developments with freight generating land uses and extending transport network.

- define and protect viable transport corridors that provide access from a commodity’s point of origin to port.

 

State Transport Strategy

AUSLink National Land Transport Network• Major roads and freight railways connecting capital cities

and major regional centres across Australia.

• Four of 24 corridors in WA:1. Perth-Adelaide 3. Perth-Bunbury2. Perth-Darwin 4. Perth Urban

Perth Urban corridor in SW corridor:Leach Hwy/High St/Stirling Hwy and freight railway routes to Fremantle Inner Harbour, and Roe Hwy/Kwinana Fwy and freight rail routes to Outer Harbour.

AUSLink Perth Urban

Corridor

Source: AUSLink Perth Urban Corridor Strategy

State Transport Strategy

• Leach Hwy route from Albany Hwy to Kwinana Fwy defined before ban on large trucks - inclusion may need review.

• Corridor strategy studies undertaken for network improvement and investment in State's strategic routes.

• Commonwealth and State Governments continue to support AUSLink (now called Building Australia Program) and draft strategies.

• Identified priorities for transport improvements along WA's four corridors.

• Detailed proposals to address priorities underway.

State Transport Strategy

Priorities for Perth Urban Corridor (in no particular order):

1. Improve road access to Fremantle Inner Harbour - emphasis on intersections.

2. Improve rail freight competitiveness and mode share (eg. Improved rail freight infrastructure and logistics chain management).

3. Improve truck operation productivity (eg. reduced empty running, empty shipping container facilities at Kewdale/Forrestfield and improved vehicle booking and container management systems).

4. Manage demand for passenger travel through expansion of programs such as TravelSmart.

5. Expedite construction of new general cargo port at Fremantle Outer Harbour.

6. Continue to implement State Government's 6-Point Plan for freight management.

State Transport Strategy

State Strategic CorridorsIdentified network of ‘State Strategic Transport Routes’ with similar impact as AusLink routes on national and regional growth, development and connectivity objectives.

1. Perth-Albany (Albany Hwy)

2. Bunbury-Manjimup-Mt Barker-Albany (South Western & Muir Hwys)

3. North West Coastal Route (Brand & North West Coastal Hwys)

4. Midwest Goldfields corridor (Geraldton-Mt Magnet-Kalgoorlie-

Esperance-Ravensthorpe)

Metro Freight Network Strategy

• Efficient freight movement essential to economy.• > 60 million tonnes p/a through metro area.• Safety, environmental concerns.• Review = six key areas for detailed study:

1. Master Plan for freight network

2. Sustainability for freight

3. Strategies to increase use of rail

4. Role of regional ports to reduce metro road freight activity.

5. Capacity and limits of Fremantle Inner Harbour

6. New funding opportunities, including hypothecation of funds

Metro Freight Network Strategy

• Subsequent strategy provides framework to achieve sustainable freight solution via 6-Point Plan:

1. Extend Roe Highway

2. Put more freight on rail

3. Build inland container terminals

4. Make better use of roads

5. Plan now for the Outer Harbour at Fremantle

6. Improve existing roads

• Implementation by DPI, Main Roads, Fremantle Ports and PTA.

Metro Freight Network Strategy

Local Impacts Committee: SW Metropolitan Roads• Identify and recommend changes to the road system to

improve safety and efficiency.

• Three main tasks:

1. Recommend preferred alignment for Roe Hwy Stage 7 (completed).

2. Develop strategy for managing traffic on major roads in SW metropolitan corridor.

3. Determine measures to protect local communities from impact of freight and general traffic.

Industrial development

Industrial Land Strategy• To combat diminishing supply of industrial land in Perth

Metropolitan and Peel Regions.

• Determine amount of land and land use typology required over next 30 years.

• Identify and evaluate suitability of locations for new industrial land.

• Develop strategy to deliver industrial land and assist Government with restoration of an Industrial Land Bank in a coordinated fashion.

Industrial development

Planning sectors

1. North-West Planning Sector

2. Eastern Planning Sector

3. Inner Middle Planning Sector

4. South East Planning Sector

5. South West Planning Sector

6. Peel Planning Sector.

Industrial development

Key industrial areas – SW Corridor

• City of Cockburn: 14,800ha

• Town of Kwinana: 11,800ha

• City of Rockingham: 26,100ha

• Gross total 52,700ha

• 3400ha dedicated industrial zoned land (6.0%) - 33% of the metropolitan total.

Industrial development

Key industrial zones – SW Corridor

• Kwinana (Heavy) Industrial Estate• Australian Marine Complex• Hope Valley/Wattlelup General Industrial Estate (Lat. 32)• Bibra Lake• East Rockingham Industrial Park• Solomon Road Business Park• Hamilton Hill• Jandakot Airport• Port Kennedy• Yangebup Business Park

Industrial development

Consumption rate trend• Vacant industrial land in SW planning sector consumed at

average rate of 20ha pa.

• Record volume (37ha) of vacant land sold in 2005/06 financial year linked to industrial land releases in Cockburn Commercial Park, Yangebup Business Park and Solomon Road Business Park.

• Growing consumption rate of vacant industrial land in SW sector expected to continue with releases in Hope Valley Wattleup redevelopment area, Bibra Lake and Solomon Road business parks.

Industrial development

Future drivers for SW planning sector:

• Population migration from other sectors.

• Nexus location with access to Fremantle and Bunbury Ports, enhanced with completion of Perth-Bunbury Hwy and Kwinana Heavy Industrial Area / Western Trade Coast.

• Generally unconstrained land availability.

• Diversity in industrial land use and lot size.

Industrial development

Forecast supply of industrial land to Perth market

 Supply Pipeline 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

North West 0.0 0.0 -106.7 0.0 0.0 104.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

East 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 344.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Inner 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Middle 235.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

South West 20.0 0.0 35.0 0.0 0.0 -73.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,141.1

South East 0.0 0.0 180.0 -287.6 0.0 30.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Peel 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 175.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 

TOTAL 255.0 0.0 108.3 -287.6 0.0 580.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,141.1

* Pipeline of new industrial land ceases in 2015 when the industrial complex at Hope Valley is assumed to become available.

Industrial development

Latitude 32• Two former town sites - redevelopment as mixed industrial.

• LandCorp - district structure planning for rest of area, including former Wattleup townsite - approx 1400 ha (LandCorp = 140 ha).

• Cockburn Cement - large holdings in north of area. Land tenure in rest of Latitude 32 is generally fragmented.

• First structure plan for Flinders Precinct approved for 156 ha.

• LandCorp preparing Structure Plan for remainder of land. 

Questions?