COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
(PLANNING AND LAND MANAGEMENT) ACT 1988
Section 19
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT 11 OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL PLAN
I, Brian Leslie Howe, the Minister of State for Housing and Regional Development, pursuant to section 19 of the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 APPROVE Amendment 11 of the National Capital Plan set out in the attached Schedule.
Dated this 31st day of October 1994
BRIAN LESLIE HOWE
Minister of State for
Housing and Regional Development
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
(PLANNING AND LAND MANAGEMENT) ACT 1988
AMENDMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL PLAN
AMENDING SERIES NO 11
June 1994
PREAMBLE
The National Capital Plan (“the Plan”) came into effect on 21 December 1990 following approval by the then Minister for the Arts. Tourism and Territories.
A function of the National Capital Planning Authority (“the Authority”), is to keep the Plan under constant review and to propose amendments to it when necessary. The statutory provisions for amending the Plan are set out at sections 14 to 22 of the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 (“the Act”).
The Draft Amendment of the Plan is made available for public inspection under section 15 of the Act. Section 15 of the Act provides as follows:
(1) After preparing the Draft Plan (Amendment), the Authority shall:
(a) submit a copy to the Territory planning authority;
(b) by notice published in the Commonwealth Gazette and in the principal daily newspaper published and circulated in the Territory:
(i) state that the draft Plan (Amendment) has been prepared, and that copies will be available for public inspection at the places and times, and during the period, specified in the notice; and
(ii) invite interested persons to make written representations about the draft Plan (Amendment) within a reasonable period specified in the notice and specify the address to which the representations may be forwarded: and
(c) make the draft Plan (Amendment) available for inspection accordingly.
(2) The Authority shall:
(a) consult with the Territory planning authority about the draft Plan (Amendment) and have regard to any views expressed by it; and
(b) have regard to any representations made by the public; and if it thinks fit, may alter the draft Plan (Amendment).
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL PLAN AMENDING SERIES No 11
11.1 Boundary Adjustments - Embassy of the United States of America
Amend Figure 6 in Part 1 of the National Capital Plan to alter the land use of the shaded area in Block 3 Section 83 Yarralumla, shown in Explanatory Diagram 1, attached hereto, from “Road” to “Diplomatic Mission”.
11.2 “Diplomatic Mission” Sites
(a) Amend the second paragraph on page 17 in Part 1 of the National Capital Plan by deleting the last sentence and adding:
“Also included are diplomatic lands at Yarralumla, O’Malley, West Deakin and Red Hill.”
The amended paragraph would then read:
“The Central National Area includes the Parliamentary Zone and its setting; Lake Burley Griffin and Foreshores: the Australian National University; the Australian Defence Force Academy; Duntroon; Campbell Park and Canberra Airport RAAF Base Fairbairn. Also included are diplomatic lands at Yarraiumia. O’Malley, West Deakin and Red Hill.”
(b) Amend Figure 4 (The Central National Area - Key Map) in Part 1 of the National Capital Plan to:
• include Block 17 Section 32 Yarralumla and Blocks 11, 15 and 20 Section 66 Yarralumla as part of the Central National Area; and
• label those Blocks “15” to indicate that specific land use details are shown at Figure 15.
(refer Explanatory Diagram 2, attached)
(c) Amend Figure 4 (The Central National Area - Key Map) in Part 1 of the National Capital Plan to:
• include Blocks 5 and 9 Section 4 Red Hill as part of the Central National Area; and
• label those Blocks “7” to indicate that specific land use purposes are shown at Figure 7.
(refer Explanatory Diagram 2, attached)
(d) Amend Figure 6 in Part 1 of the National Capital Plan to alter the land use of the shaded area in Block 11 Section 86 Yarralumla, shown in Explanatory Diagram 1 from “National Use” to “Diplomatic Mission”.
(e) Amend Figure 17 in Part 1 of the National Capital Plan to alter the land use of the shaded area in Block 2 Section 22 Yarralumla, shown in Explanatory Diagram 3, attached hereto, from “National Use” to “Diplomatic Mission”.
(f) Amend Figure 15 in Part 1 of the National Capital Plan to change the scope of the map to allow Block 17 Section 32 Yarralumla and Blocks 11, 15 and 20 Section 66 Yarralumla to be included. Identify the land use for these Blocks as “Diplomatic Mission”. Alter the title page to read:
The Central National Area
(Diplomatic Areas - Deakin and Yarralumla)
(refer Explanatory Diagram 4, attached)
(g) Amend Figure 7 in Part 1 of the National Capital Plan to to change the scope of the map to allow Blocks 5 and 9 Section 4 Red Hill to be included. Identify the land use for these Blocks as “Diplomatic Mission”. Alter the title page to read:
The Central National Area
(Deakin, Forrest and Red Hill)
(refer Explanatory Diagram 5, attached)
11.3 Albert Hall - Land Use Policy
Amend Figure 6 in Part 1 of the National Capital Plan by adding “See Note A:” adjacent to the “Cultural” land use symbol, then on the same page, add as a footnote the following statement:
“Note A: Albert Hall may be used as a Cultural Facility and for ancillary, short-term commercial/retail activities.”
11.4 Description of Lanyon Bowl Area
At the description of the Lanyon Bowl Area, at Appendix B, General Definitions (page 17), delete the last full stop and add the statement:
“; and as amended (by the Australian Heritage Commission in its Commonwealth of Australia Gazette Notice [No S534] of 21 October 1986) by including an extension of the area of approximately 29 ha, adjoining on the north the area proposed for entry in the Register on 26 March 1985, and defined as the area enclosed by a line commencing at the summit of Lanyon Hill (749m), then proceeding directly to the summit of Big Monks Hill, then directly to A.M.G. point: 8727-”Canberra”-89577207, then directly to the commencement point.”
The amended description would then read:
“LANYON BOWL AREA means the area described as follows:
Approximately 5 000 ha, located in the Murrumbidgee Valley 20km south of Canberra, comprising the visual catchment of the Lanyon Homestead complex and defined as the area bounded by a line commencing on the west bank of the Murrumbidgee River at Australian Map Grid point: 8727-”Canberra”-868721; then directly to the summit of Castle Hill; then south-west and south-east along the watershed boundary of Sawyers Gully to the summit of Mt Tennant; then generally north-east in a straight line to A.M.G. point 880678; then eastwards directly to 729m ASL at A.M.G. point 889677; then along the ridge to the peak of altitude 858m ASL immediately north of Mt Gigerline; then north-east along the crest of the range to Mt Rob Roy; then north along the ridgeline to the peak of 1067m ASL at A.M.G. point 927706; then north-west along the crest of the spur to A.M.G. point 912711; then via straight lines to the summit of Lanyon Hill and the commencement point; and as amended (by the Australian Heritage Commission in its Commonwealth of Australia Gazette Notice [No S534] of 21 October 1986) by including an extension of the area of approximately 29 ha, adjoining on the north the area proposed for entry in the Register on 26 March 1985, and defined as the area enclosed by a line commencing at the summit of Lanyon Hill (749m), then proceeding directly to the summit of Big Monks Hill, then directly to A.M.G. point: 8727-”Canberra”-89577207, then directly to the commencement point.”
