Shire of York Local Planning Strategy

Thanks for sharing your views on the initial ideas for land use in York.
 
This page includes some prompts and ideas that you can use as a start to provide feedback on the scenarios. Or, feel free to skip to the next page and tell us whatever you want about the ideas and the strategy review.

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* 1. The ideas for the local planning strategy focus on encouraging economic growth and celebrating York's heritage and rural lifestyle.

What do you think about the key growth and employment opportunities identified?

For example, are they appropriate for the Shire of York? Are there any key opportunities missed? What other thoughts do you have?

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* 2. Ideas for rural land in the Shire aim to protect rural land from inappropriate development and maintain rural character.

What do you think about the ideas such as:
  • Engaging with the state government to strategically plan for regional facilities?
  • Remove red tape for local farming operations?
  • Facilitating non-rural land uses such as tourism, arts and culture?
  • Encouraging innovative subdivision in Talbot to protect productive agricultural land and create 'weekender' lots.
What other comments do you have?

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* 3. The strategy aims to create a vibrant town centre that celebrates its historical character. What do you think about the ideas such as:
  • Review current heritage policy
  • Develop a parking and access strategy
  • Enhance the Avon Terrace streetscape
  • Develop laneways
  • Revitalise the riverfront
  • Provide housing diversity

What other comments do you have?

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* 4. The strategy recognises York's rural lifestyle as a key attractor. What do you think of the ideas, such as:
  • Allowing animals to be kept on lots zoned residential lots where appropriate
  • Better servicing of rural residential lots
  • Continuing to support rural smallholding in appropriate zones
  • Providing a range of rural lifestyle opportunities and densities
What other comments do you have?

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* 5. Tourism provides a key opportunity to attract external investment. What do you think of the ideas, such as:
  • Supporting tourism as a key objective in all appropriate zones
  • Permitting tourist land uses in all relevant zones
  • Better protect scenic values on the Great Southern Highway
  • Releasing a site for a caravan park
  • Facilitate tourist experiences on heriage homestead lots
  • Develop a trails masterplan and economic development strategy
What other comments do you have?

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* 6. Facilitating arts and culture provides a niche tourism and lifestyle opportunity. What do you think of the ideas to support culture and arts, such as:
  • Establish a regional arts and cultural centre
  • Develop outdoor performance spaces
  • Provide spaces for workshops and training
  • Lobby for effective technology and telecommunications
  • Permit studio spaces for artist spaces in the town planning scheme
  • Develop a public art policy
What other comments do you have?

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* 7. A growing community requires land for industrial and service businesses. What do you think of the ideas, such as:
  • Identifying a new industrial area
  • Transition existing industrial area to mixed business
  • Facilitate home businesses
  • Establish a rural enterprise zone
What other comments do you have?

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* 8. Identifying land for community transport and service infrastructure is essential to support a growing community. What do you think of the ideas to facilitate infrastructure provision, such as:
  • Identifying the preferred alignment for the York Bypass
  • Providing better transport linkes and telecommunications
  • Expanding the sewer in the York town centre
  • Providing more community facilities, such as a youth centre, when there is funding avialable
  • Ensuring scheme zones support family daycare
  • Rationalise rail crossings
What other comments do you have?

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