Greater Springwood Master Plan - Part 16: Preserve

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GREATER SPRINGWOOD MASTERPLAN
preserve
Preserve and protect
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Springwood has a rich and diverse natural history which
is evident in today’s environmental structure for the centre
including:
• the Slacks Creek Linear Park and its tributaries
• Springwood Park
• the suburban context which provides an urban forest
surrounding the centre
The proposed population increase of approximately 10,000
people would require additional parkland to be provided within
easy access to the new residential community being proposed in
the study area.
• Council’s Park Strategy (2005) determines the rate at
which open space is provided for the current and future
population (per head of population). The Area Standard for
Local Recreation Parks relevant to the Springwood Centre
is 0.8 hectares for 1000 people with 95% of the population
living within a 500m radius. The Area Standard for District
Recreation Parks is one hectare per 1000 people and 95%
of the population within 1.5km radius. As a result of the
proposed increase in population, there will be a shortfall
of approximately eight hectares of Local Park and twelve
hectares of District Recreational Park.
• Ideally the provision of new park would build upon Council’s
existing park assets both in the form of additional land and
better facilities. New park should also be centrally located
and easily accessed by the local population via walking,
cycling and public transport. New parkland has therefore
been identified contiguous with Springwood Park.
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The extension of Springwood Park along Briggs Road will
reinforce the importance of the public realm within the
Greater Springwood Masterplan Area. The park extension
reflects the surrounding community focus as it is located
adjacent to the Regional Cultural Facility and proposed Civic
Park. Combined, they will create a dynamic community
node that will act as a significant precinct entrance. The
complimentary uses of the Springwood Park extention
and proposed Civic Park will provide for outdoor event
opportunities, pedestrian links to the major commercial
precinct and intensified residential areas will also be
improved.
The proposed Park acquisition in this location includes four
residential sites fronting Cinderella Drive, and a number of
residential sites fronting Briggs Road, east of Carol Avenue
and including sites between Briggs Road and Murrajong
Road, providing 22 900 sqm of new park.
Two town squares are also proposed on Cinderella
Boulevard (5987 sqm) and Carol Ave/ Springwood
Boulevard (3008 sqm), although these parks will be more
urban in their function.
The Masterplan includes a recommendation to Council to
include a waterway theme in their mapping layers. For the
Greater Springwood Masterplan area, setbacks to Slacks
Creek will be 50 metres from the centreline of the creek, for
tributaries, the setback will be 25 metres from the centre
line. No new development will be supported within these
setback areas, and developments will be required to provide
an acceptable vegetated interface which respects the
environmental values of the waterway network.
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In the most urban areas of the Masterplan (Precinct 9B and
9C), new water sensitive urban design (WSUD) areas have
been identified within the road reserve to slow flows and
collect debris as water moves towards the Pacific Motorway
where new stormwater quality intervention devices are to be
installed for water flowing towards Clacks Creek. The WSUD
will provide an infrastructure function as well as provide an
improvement to the general amenity of streets intersecting
with the Eastern Service Road.
A number of sites remain to be acquired by Council in order
to secure the Slacks Creek Linear Park as a connected
network. These acquisitions will enable Council to provide
a range of service improvements including waterway
continuity and regional ecological connectivity, sewer
services augmentation and upgrade and regional cycling
pathways. In total, 13 sites will need to be acquired by
Council to connect Slacks Creek. Approximately, 67,500
sqm of land is identified in the Masterplan, most of which
will be part of the new waterways initiatives.
38 - Existing and New Parks plan
Bill Kohlmann Park
Lowe Oval
Cinderella Boulevard Town Square
Springwood Park extension (1)
Springwood Park (existing)
Springwood Park extension (2)
Springwood Boulevard Town Square
Tallowood/Morland Park waterway link
Cronulla Park (greyhound track)
Slacks Creek Lineal Park connectivity
(new park acquisitions)
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