Greener Places Design Guide Consultation Report
Greener Places Design GuideWhat We HeardConsultation ReportFebruary 2021
ContentsAbout this report3Engagement approach4Submission analysis4Key themes5The way forwardAppendix: Organisations thatsubmitted commentsFebruary 2021Copyright notice State of New South Wales (Department ofPlanning, Industry and Environment) (unlessotherwise indicated).This document contains information, data, pagesand images (“the material”) prepared by the NSWGovernment Department of Planning, Industryand Environment (the Department) and thirdparties.The State of New South Wales, operating throughthe Department, supports and encouragesthe dissemination and exchange of publiclyfunded information and endorses the use ofthe Australian Government’s Open Accessand Licensing Framework (AusGOAL). Unlessotherwise stated, all Department material availablein this document is licensed under the CreativeCommons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY4.0). Terms and conditions of the licence can beviewed at Creative Commons.1011Department of Planning, Industry andEnvironment acknowledges the TraditionalCustodians of the land and pays respectto Elders past, present and future. Wehonour Australian Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander peoples’ unique cultural andspiritual relationships to place and their richcontribution to our society. To that end, allour work seeks to uphold the idea that ifwe care for Country, it will care for us.Please give attribution in this form: State ofNew South Wales (Department of Planning,Industry and Environment) 2021.We also request that you observe and retain anycopyright or related notices that may accompanythis material as part of the attribution.Material not licensed under the CreativeCommons LicenceThe Creative Commons Licence does not apply to:—the State’s Coat of Arms, New South WalesGovernment logo, Department logo, and anyother trademarks, symbols, logos and brands ofthe State of New South Wales or any Departmentor agency of the State (unless incidentallyreproduced in using an unaltered document underCreative Commons Licence);—intellectual property (including copyright)owned by third parties which may includephotographs, illustrations, drawings, plans,artwork and maps (note such material may notbe expressly identified);—court judgements;—legislation.DisclaimerWhile every reasonable effort has been madeto ensure this document is correct at the timeof printing, the State of New South Wales, itsagents and employees, disclaim any and allliability to any person in respect of anything or theconsequences of anything done or omitted to bedone in reliance upon the whole or any part of thisdocument.Greener Places Design Guide – Consultation Report2
About this reportThis report summarisesfeedback received byGovernment Architect NSW(GANSW) on the draftGreener Places Design Guide(GANSW 2020).The report consists of:—— a brief outline of the engagementundertaken with NSW Governmentagencies, local government,industry, peak bodies and othersduring the development of thedraft guide;—— a summary of the key themesarising from the submissionsreceived during the draft guide’spublic exhibition in 2020, and NSWDepartment of Planning, Industryand Environment’s responses; and—— next steps for the development ofthe guide.Issue no. 04 — 2020Draft for discussionDRAF TGREENERPLACESDESIGNGUIDEOpen Space for RecreationUrban Tree CanopyBushland and WaterwaysAbout the draft Greener PlacesDesign GuideThe draft guide was developed byGANSW in collaboration with other NSWGovernment agencies responsible for theplanning and design of public spaces andgreen infrastructure. It presents strategies,standards, targets and actions for theplanning, design and provision of greeninfrastructure across NSW, including openspace for recreation, urban tree canopy,and urban bushland and waterways.This report is intended to be read inconjunction with the draft guide. Itacknowledges the key themes that arosefrom consultation rather than repeatingany sections of the draft guide.Greener Places Design Guide – Consultation Report3
EngagementapproachSubmissionanalysisDeveloping and reviewingthe draft Greener PlacesDesign GuideSubmissions received2017-2018Collaboration across NSW Governmentagencies on the development ofGreener Places: an urban greeninfrastructure design framework anddraft guidance on open space forrecreation, urban tree canopy, andbushland and waterways.A total of 110 submissions were receivedduring the public exhibition of the draftguide between 25 June and 28 August2020 across the following groups,organisations and individuals:20 localgovernment bodies37 individualsNine workshops (30 attendees) anda symposium (400 attendees) –engaging with government agencies,local government, industry and peakbodies to present the draft guidance.17industrymembers2019–2020Collaboration across agencies toincorporate stakeholder feedbackand review and reframe an integratedGreener Places Design Guide.July 2020: Webinar for localgovernment and industry (500attendees) – release of Greener PlacesDesign Framework and draft GreenerPlaces Design Guide.June to August 2020: Publicexhibition of Greener Places DesignGuide (110 submissions received).Greener Places Design Guide – Consultation Report2 universities9 governmentagencies15 peak bodies11 community/environment groupsSee Appendix for a list of theorganisations that made a submission.4
Strong supportThe majority of comments receivedcontained positive feedback,demonstrating a strong level of supportfor the guide’s green infrastructurestrategies and integrated approach.Many of the submissions were detailed,reflecting a high level of interest andengagement across government,industry and other stakeholdersincluding professional designpractitioners and academics.Greatest concerns and valuablesuggestions for changeComments received were mainlyrequests for further clarification orchanges to the scope of the guide.Various concerns were also expressed– focusing on how the planning anddesign standards are prescribed, andhow implementation of the GreenerPlaces strategies will be supported.Key themesValuable feedback from public exhibition ofthe guide is summarised in this report underkey themes:Scope and definitions –clarification and expansion of keyissues, benefits and definitions.Role and relationships to otherguidance – greater clarity onthe role of the document andits relationships to other policiesand guidance.Guidance approach – the need foran evidence base that informs anappropriate response to differenturban contexts.Geographical scope – clarity onhow the guide applies to regionalareas and various urban contextsacross NSW.Design process – further guidanceon the design processes for greeninfrastructure.Communication – the need formore diagrams, pertinent images,actions and examples.Implementation and support– further guidance on how thestrategies and criteria will beimplemented.Your suggestions and our considerations aresummarised below, grouped under the keythemes that emerged from your feedback. Theseconsiderations are the starting point for the nextphase of review and development of the guide.Greener Places Design Guide – Consultation Report5
Scope anddefinitionsWhat you told usWe need to consider:The scope of the draft guide needsto be clarified and expanded forseveral important aspects of greeninfrastructure, particularly the roleof water.Standardising definitions, and where possiblealigning them across the NSW planningframework, for:Greater emphasis is needed on severalissues, e.g. climate change adaptation.—— trees;—— open space, types of open space, open spacetypologies;—— urban typologies and settings;Some definitions need to bemore consistent, including acrossgovernment and throughout the NSWplanning framework.—— urban habitat, core habitat, transition zones; andThe benefits that green infrastructurecan provide need to be betterarticulated.—— sustainability, climate change adaptation andmitigation, and managing bushfire risk;—— recreation types.Expanding guidance on:—— biodiversity, habitat creation, use of urbanbushland and riparian areas, and creating newecosystems;—— water and green infrastructure, blue–greencorridors, water-sensitive urban design,integrating stormwater management, waterquality, sustainable water management;—— specific aspects of enhancing tree canopyincluding strategies and spatial data to informactions; this could include updating the GreaterSydney Region Urban Vegetation Cover toModified Mesh Block 2016 dataset;—— urban tree canopy plans, including adequateresourcing and support for councils todevelop these plans;—— the role of streets, use of constrained lands,and urban green cover e.g. green roofs;—— creating urban green networks, connectinglinkages, lineal corridors for walking and cycling,land acquisition, and the long-term managementand maintenance of corridors; and—— interrelationship between green infrastructureelements.Better articulating the multiple benefits of greeninfrastructure for individuals and communities.Greener Places Design Guide – Consultation Report6
Role andrelationships toother guidanceWhat you told usThe guide’s policy context andrelationships to related NSW planningpolicies and guidelines needs to beclarified and explained in more detail.We need to consider:Clarifying how the guide relates to other policiesand advice, including the policy frameworkdocument: Greener Places – An urban greeninfrastructure design framework for NSW (GANSW2020) and its principles. Other linked documents,policies and programs include the Premier’sPriorities (Greener Public Spaces and Greening ourCity), the draft NSW Public Spaces Charter, draft50- Year Vision for Greater Sydney’s Open Space andParklands, Sydney Green Grid, draft Greater SydneyRecreation Report, Five Million Trees Program,Everyone Can Play, State Strategic Plan – A Visionfor Crown Land and draft Connecting with Country.Highlighting relationships to existing legislation andprocesses that govern green infrastructure e.g. theExempt and Complying Development Codes StateEnvironmental Planning Policy (SEPP).Explaining the relationship to the Design &Place SEPP: the guide is one of a set of designrelated documents that are proposed to supportthe implementation of the proposed new Designand Place SEPP that is currently being developed.Greener Places Design Guide – Consultation Report7
Guidance approach:performance-basedmetricsWhat you told usInner metropolitan councils, regionalcouncils, industry and peak bodiessupport the guide’s performance-basedapproach (allowing greater flexibilityand encouraging innovation, focusingon quality rather than quantity).Outer metropolitan councils suggestusing a balance of performance-basedand quantitative spatial standards foropen space.The performance indicators need to bereviewed for clarity and consistency andto broaden their scope and applicationacross different contexts.The way they work together (i.e. not asmultiple extra requirements) needs tobe more clearly explained.More information is needed on theevidence base used to derive theindicators and targets.The guide should include a method andevidence base for developing urbantree canopy targets that are morerefined, based on different land usetypes and contexts.We need to consider:Reviewing the use of performance-based metricsversus quantitative spatial standards to definerequirements and targets, e.g. for open spaceprovision and tree canopy.Testing the application of the metrics across variousurban contexts (inner urban, outer urban, regionalcentres) and reviewing whether a balance betweenthe two approaches is appropriate.Further developing the evidence base and refiningguidance on urban tree canopy targets for differentscales and contexts.Reviewing the scope, consistency and relationshipsbetween the metrics, particularly between differentcomponents of the guide.Providing further guidance on:—— how the performance criteria work together;—— how they relate to the green infrastructure designstrategies;—— safeguards, so metrics can not be misused todowngrade delivery requirements; and—— the evidence base: how the metrics have beendetermined, and how they will be reviewed.GeographicalscopeWhat you told usWe need to consider:The guide needs to make greaterreference to regional areas, providingmore information on how thestrategies and standards are relevantto regional towns and villages as wellas metropolitan urban areas.Including further guidance and examples specificallyrelating to regional urban centres, including howstatewide principles apply to those areas and alsoconsidering issues specific to regional areas e.g.bushfire risk.Greener Places Design Guide – Consultation Report8
Design processWhat you told usWe need to consider:Further guidance is needed onparticular aspects of the designprocess for green infrastructure.Expanding guidance on particular aspects of thedesign processes that contribute to providing andimproving green infrastructure:—— Connecting with Country and how to embedculture and heritage—— community engagement in relation to assessingcommunity needs—— assessing open space capacity.CommunicationWhat you told usThe guidance could include morediagrams, more pertinent images, andmore concrete actions and examples.We need to consider:Reviewing how the guidance is presented, includingusing more diagrams (e.g. to explain relationshipsbetween different elements), using local images thatspecifically illustrate the concepts, and incorporatingcase studies of NSW examples that address specificissues.Reviewing the actions to make them more concreteand tangible.Clarifying interdependencies between the differentparts of the guide.Greener Places Design Guide – Consultation Report9
Implementationand supportWhat you told usWe need to consider:Further information is needed on howthe greener infrastructure strategiesand targets will be implementedacross NSW, including governancearrangements, relationship to statutoryplanning controls and funding.Providing further advice on how the NSWGovernment plans to implement and support otherstakeholders to plan for, deliver and maintain greeninfrastructure, including—— governance, e.g. clarifying roles andresponsibilities, as well as ensuring the NSWGovernment plays a part in planning for, deliveringand maintaining green infrastructure—— relationships to existing and proposed planningpolicies and legislation—— integration with statutory planning controls e.g.model clauses for LEPs and DCPs—— funding strategies and sources—— government assistance and assistance fromothers, e.g. partnerships—— support for local councils, e.g. developing skillsand capacity.The way forwardThe Department’s Place, Design andPublic Spaces Group will consider infurther detail the issues raised in thesubmissions, and will use this input toprogress a variety of work occurringacross the Group, including the Designand Place SEPP and delivery of thePremier’s Priorities, as well as to developthe final Greener Places Design Guide.The final guide will seek to addressstakeholder feedback and provide therequested level of guidance neededto ensure that green infrastructure isessential infrastructure that is planned for,delivered and maintained like other formsof grey infrastructure e.g. roads and rail.Greener Places Design Guide – Consultation ReportDuring this next phase of development,the guide’s performance indicators andtargets will be further tested to ensureguidance about open space, urban treecanopy, and urban habitat needed toensure healthy and liveable communitiesthroughout NSW, is best practice and fitfor purpose.The guide will support the implementationof the proposed Design and Place SEPPthroughout NSW.10
Appendix: Organisationsthat submitted commentsThank you to the followingorganisations that submittedtheir valuable suggestions andcomments in response to the2020 public exhibition of theGreener Places Design Guide.Responses were also receivedfrom 37 individuals (not listedhere) – and we thank them too.Local councils, regionalcouncils and regionalorganisations of councils:—— Willoughby City Council—— Wollondilly Shire Council—— Wollongong City Council—— Woollahra CouncilPeak andprofessional bodies:—— Australian Institute ofLandscape ArchitectsCommunity groups:—— Better Planning Network—— Greenwich CommunityAssociation—— Lane Cove Bushland &Conservation Society—— Lane Cove BushlandManagement AdvisoryCommittee—— Birdlife Australia—— Pennant Hills District CivicTrust—— Doctors for the Environment—— Saving Moore Park—— Green Space Alliance NSW—— Blacktown City Council—— STEP Inc.—— Greener Places Better Places—— Blue Mountains City Council—— The Walking Volunteers—— Housing Industry Association—— Camden Council—— Campbelltown City Council—— Living Sea Wall – SydneyInstitute of Marine Science—— Willoughby EnvironmentalProtection Association—— Cessnock Council—— Local Government NSW—— City of Canterbury Bankstown—— National Trust (NSW)—— City of Parramatta—— City of Sydney—— Nature Conservation Councilof NSW—— Eurobodalla Shire Council—— Parks and Leisure Australia—— Georges River Council—— Planning Institute of Australia—— Hornsby Shire Council—— Property Council of Australia(NSW)Industry:—— Total Environment Centre—— ClimateWise Design—— Urban Development Instituteof Australia—— Cred Consulting—— Water Services AssociationAustralia—— Hassell Studio—— Inner West Council—— Lake Macquarie City Council—— Lane Cove Council—— Liverpool City Council—— Maitland City Council—— MidCoast City Council—— Northern Beaches Council—— Parramatta River CatchmentNSW Governmentagencies:Universities:—— University of TechnologySydney—— Western Sydney University—— Civille—— EcoPlan—— JMD Design—— John Maynard Consulting—— Junglefy—— NSW Environment Energyand Science (DPIE)—— McGregor Coxall—— Shellharbour City Council—— NSW Health Kidsafe NSW—— Republic of Everyone—— Southern Sydney RegionalOrganisation of Councils—— Office of Sport—— SGS Economics and Planning—— Sports NSW—— Stockland—— Sydney Coast Councils—— TfNSW Centre for UrbanDesign—— Urbis—— Penrith City Council—— Randwick City Council—— The Hills Shire Council—— Upper Lachlan Shire Council—— Water NSWGreener Places Design Guide – Consultation Report—— Mirvac—— Wade Ryan11
Greener Places Design Guide - Consulta eport 3 About this report This report summarises feedback received by Government Architect NSW (GANSW) on the draft Greener Places Design Guide (GANSW 2020). The report consists of: — a brief outline of the engagement undertaken with NSW Government agencies, local government, industry, peak bodies and .
Draft Greener Places Design Guide framework provides information on how to design, plan, and implement green infrastructure in urban areas throughout NSW. The draft guide provides a consistent methodology to help State and local government, and industry create a network of green infrastructure. Greener Places explains green infrastructure,
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