Suburban centre focus

Overview

This would see more townhouses in most suburban centres. Apartments up to six storeys would be needed in Newtown, Berhampore, and around the Kilbirnie towncentre, in addition to apartments up to 15 storeys high in the central-city.

This scenario means new development goes mostly to areas that are less prone to sea-level rise and liquefaction, and it provides more housing choice across the city. Residential growth around suburban centres supports the economic viability of those areas, but we would have to invest in upgrading community facilities and infrastructure to support that growth. There would be some changes to pre-1930 character protection, although to a lesser degree than scenario one.

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Scenario 2

Scenario 2: Suburban Centre Focus Overview PDF - 724.24 KB

66% of people said they agreed, or strongly agreed, that scenario two, with its focus on suburban development supported by inner-city growth, does the best job of balancing the tradeoffs. Submitters liked that less people would be living in hazard prone areas, and there is an opportunity to increase the economic and employment activity in the suburbs. This option retains our compact city.

“I think there's a real opportunity here to build some very modern well designed town houses/medium density options that could blend well with character buildings that remain and this would create a leading city blending the old with the new.”