Location: North Kellyville / The Hills Shire LGA / North West Growth Centres Land Release Area

Client: Growth Centres Commission

Outcomes: Riparian Assessment / Bushfire Constraints Mapping / Bushfire Assessment

North Kellyville Precinct forms part of the North West Growth Centres land release area.  The North Kellyville Precinct occupies an area of 706 hectares and is situated within The  Hills Shire Local Government Area (LGA).  The precinct has been identified as a future growth centre.  This site has the potential to support approximately 4,500 to 5,000 dwellings and is proposed to support two retail centres and a primary school.

Travers bushfire & ecology's riparian assessment identified measures to protect designated watercourses and sub-catchments within the North Kellyville Precinct, the aquatic habitats that they contain and the water quality generated. A Water Cycle Management Plan was prepared to manage stormwater and control the delivery of surface runoff from local catchments.

The bushfire planning report provided an assessment of the bushfire protection measures required for the development to guard against the potential impact of bushfires in accordance with Planning for bush fire protection, 2006. Recommendations were made in respect of fuel management, construction standards, building protection, access, bushfire education and land ownership responsibility.

The assessment has been prepared to contribute to the creation of a precinct plan and a Development Control Plan for North Kellyville Precinct.