Directors of Holmes Dyer have been involved in the
master planning and research underpinning the
rezoning of Wilton Junction, a 50,000 persons 15,000
worker new town south-west of Sydney.
The Directors were responsible for:
- The coordination of multiple landowners;
- Preparation of Master Plans, town centre and key
location designs; - Input into the retail and employment strategies;
- Establishment of a centres’ hierarchy;
- Input into the transport network formulation;
- The running of workshops with Council staff and
elected representatives, State Government and
community groups; and - Participation in the public consultation process,
including open days, information displays and
feedback mechanisms.
Our stakeholder engagement role included: - The co-ordination of multiple landowners;
- The running of workshops with Council staff and
elected representatives, State Government and
community groups; - Conducting of a design charrette;
- Participation in the public consultation process,
including open days, information displays and
feedback mechanisms; - Preparation of display boards for public consultation;
- Preparation of materials for a dedicated information
website; and - Presentations to public meetings.
We were also involved in the preparation of a visual
analysis, an open space study, which specifically
addresses standards for passive and active recreational
and open space, and an education facility needs and
location assessment (for public and private schools).
The Master Plan addresses a range of important
issues, including the undulating topography, extensive
areas of native vegetation, bushfire management,
infrastructure delivery, a comprehensive transport
network requirement both internal and external to the
site, noise attenuation to road and rail facilities, and the
consequence of subsidence from coal mining. The plan
formed the major technical component of the Planning
Proposal seeking the rezoning of the site.
