City Heart Plan

UPDATE - Consultation on the Clarence City Heart Concepts Report is now closed and consultation report is published.

The Concepts report provides ideas for strategic sites within the City Heart area including the parklands, council owned car parks and the civic and employment hub. We have received feedback from the community and stakeholders which is now being considered in the drafting of the plan. An engagement report will be shared back with the community via this page soon.

The Analysis and Key Directions report was released in December 2022. It proposed design principles, key directions and strategic opportunities, and is the evidence base for the concepts.

Next steps for the City Heart project:

• Development of the Preliminary City Heart Plan (in consideration of the feedback received from the community to the Concepts Report)
• Final consultation: Preliminary City Heart Plan will occur in June-July
• Final Draft City Heart Plan developed and presented to the Council for adoption in August 2023

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The City of Clarence is growing, and as we grow, it’s important to plan for a successful and inclusive future together.

The City Heart Plan will help shape change in and around our principal activity centre. This will be a long-term shared vision and framework, developed with community involvement. It will consider future needs for community infrastructure, housing, open space, access and movement, commercial development and activities.

The Plan is being developed by a multi-disciplinary team led by MGS Architects, in consultation with stakeholders and the Clarence community. It aims to ensure that developments are coordinated and that decision making contributes to a more liveable, accessible, inclusive, healthy, and thriving future.

If you live, work, play, learn or shop in Clarence’s activity hub, we invite your ongoing involvement to ensure your voice is part of the plan. There will be several opportunities to get involved and share thoughts and ideas.

The project area includes Rosny Park CBD and surrounding places including Kangaroo Bay, Sheoak Point, Rosny Farm, Bellerive Village, Charles Hand Park, Kangaroo Bay Rivulet and Rosny Parkland.

Have Your Say

Some of the key ways the community had their say:

• Reading the Clarence City Heart Concepts report and providing feedback via the survey.
• Attending the Future Forum 2. Read 'what was said' here and watch the highlights here.
• Attending our webinar. The recording is in the video folder and gives an overview of the Key Concepts.
• The current engagement period was open for seven weeks from March 17 to May 8 2023 and is now closed. Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback and ideas.
• The latest consultation report is now available in the document library. Read what we heard here.