Key staff of Holmes Dyer prepared the initial Master Plan for Buckland Park as a basis for its rezoning. The Master Plan made provision for 12,000 dwellings (30,000 people), 6,000 jobs, a major District Centre and a series of Neighbourhood centres, each providing for a range of education, recreation and community services and facilities. The employment hub sought to build on the local food production, processing, packaging and distribution operations in the area.
Master planning played particular attention to low lying land, flood levels and floodways to deliver an outcome which optimised development capability without compromising the need to manage stormwater and flooding.
The Environmental Impact Statement provided a comprehensive evaluation of an extensive range of issues, including:
• Stormwater, flooding, groundwater and water quality;
• Coastal environmental issues;
• Soils and contamination issues;
• Trunk infrastructure capacity and transport modelling;
• Human services impacts and requirements (health, education, public transport, high needs housing, community services, recreation and emergency services);
• Flora, fauna and insect control;
• Landscape and visual amenity;
• Mineral deposits and exploration;
• Indigenous and European culture and heritage;
• Stakeholder and community consultation;
• Sustainability;
• Employment and economic issues; and
• Planning context and policy issues.
A director co-authored the document and coordinated
the input of sub-consultants.
