by Glenorie Probus Club
Alex Healey, Principal Strategic Planner; Louise Higginson & Richard Pamplin, Strategic Planners – Hornsby Shire Council.
The meeting in February, was most enlightening as the club listened to their guest speakers from Hornsby Shire Council. Alex Healey, Louise Higginson, and Richard Pamplin. They gave s a very clear insight into future development, summed up in the ‘Glenorie Village Place Plan’.
The ‘Glenorie Village Place Plan’ was compiled from a myriad of varying interests, stakeholders and individuals, who want to see Glenorie progress as a Municipal Rural Area.
The difficulties the Council Planners faced were evident as the likes of Sydney Water’s sewage issues, land size allotments, bush fire zones, traffic and pedestrian considerations, and commercial usage, were all explained.
It appears that the Council has come up with a Plan that would satisfy the needs of most residents and land users, although it is clear nothing is perfect and not everyone will benefit. The Plan incorporates areas close to the centre of the Village that are designated as ‘small rural lots’ (5,000m2, 4,000m2), townhouses, new road, roundabout, commercial area, open space and entry statement.
Most of our Glenorie Probus Club members would celebrate this new plan and look forward to its establishment. As many of our members live in Galston, we were also encouraged to hear that it will be the next Place Plan on Hornsby Council.
