The WVCC supports residential development around the Centre, with building heights that preserve the human scale and solar access to public areas. To this end we recommend taller buildings to the south of the Centre and shorter buildings to the north of the Centre to preserve solar access in the public areas.
[read_more text="Read more ..." title="Read more ..." url="https://wvcc.org.au/mawson-please-comment-draft-variation-territory-plan/" align="left"]Reasonable access to sunlight is important to residents for both residential amenity (including quality of life) and energy efficiency (particularly in minimising heating costs in the cooler months). Heating costs form a large proportion of overall energy costs in Canberra which has a colder winter than other mainland capitals. WVCC has made a submission on the proposed variation to the draft Territory Plan 346 –
[read_more text="Read more ..." title="Read more ..." url="https://wvcc.org.au/territory-plan-draft-variation-346-residential-solar-access-provisions/" align="left"]In the WVCC submission on the Woden Master Plan we made recommendations on several key areas in the draft master plan which includes: Transport, Building heights and Planning context, Public realm, Urban Amenity, Open space, and Sports and Recreation Facilities.
[read_more text="Read more ..." title="Read more ..." url="https://wvcc.org.au/woden-master-plan/" align="left"]Draft Curtin master plan has been released for comment. (click picture to enlarge) There is a survey to complete on the Have Your Say website, along with the full draft documents to download. It is important to remember that this is just a draft and if…
[read_more text="Read more ..." title="Read more ..." url="https://wvcc.org.au/the-draft-curtin-master-plan/" align="left"]Draft Variation proposal for the new bus lay over at Woden
Woden Green is a significant development east of the Woden Town centre bounded by Hindmarsh Drive and Callum Street. Woden Valley Community Council has been consulted by the developers, Hindma…
