Published on Wednesday, 5 July 2023 at 10:30:13 AM
Growth is coming to the Shire of Dardanup! But we’ve been planning for it. We’re committed to preserving what residents love about where they live while capitalising on opportunities that come with growth to enhance lifestyle.
To achieve this, we’ve broken new industry ground on future planning to ensure our preparation for significant change and extensive projected growth over the next 30 years is water tight.
We’ve brought together more than two years of intensive community consultation on a variety of strategic plans, into comprehensive "Place Plans" for the urban areas of Eaton and Dardanup – long term blueprints for their upgrade and revitalisation.
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Our new Place Plans were adopted by Council at its June meeting and represent the culmination of a year-long process which embraced a best-practice Place-based approach to planning with collaboration, partnership and shared design for building thriving communities.
Input was provided by the and Eaton communities, Gnaala Karla Boodja Traditional Owners Group, sport and community groups, government departments and service agencies.
Place Plans to guide future development are of course a recognised tool of local governments, however we have raised the bar by incorporating Masterplans that have distinct, measurable actions at various scales. This is big!
The documents capture qualities of the local social, cultural and physical character, as well as the history, that defines the unique sense of place in Eaton and Dardanup.
They characterise and frame future staged development, improvements, investments, actions, initiatives and activation to ensure a concise and cohesive direction rather than an ad-hoc approach.
The Plans detail Facilities, Activities, Character, Technology and Services (FACTS) for each area, even providing guidance on preferred colour palettes, materials and planting for development to celebrate and enhance the character and sense of Place.
You can view our newly adopted Place Plans for Eaton and Dardanup on the below page of our website.
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