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Draft Territory Plan Variation
No 344 Woden Town Centre and
No 345 Mawson Group Centre

Master Plans to Territory Plan Variations

Woden town centre

DV344 Woden Town Centre – Zone changes
Change to community
facilities in Arabanoo
Park
Change to commercial
zone
Change to high density
residential zone
Change to high density
residential zone and
open space
Current zones Proposed zones

DV344 Woden Town Centre – Athllon Drive
• Proposed rezoning of the Athllon
Drive corridor from suburban
core residential to High Density
residential
• Rezoning of the active travel path
to open space with a 25m wide
corridor
• Proposed 6 storeys residential
facing Athllon Drive, and 3 storeys
further back.

DV344 Woden Town Centre – Building heights
• Areas permitting 12, 16 and 24
storeys may be permitted a
further increase in four storeys
where development retains
building height hierarchy and is
close to public transport stops
• The asterisk area is permitted up
to 24 storeys as a marker building
• The four storeys in the central
service trades area may increase
to 5 storeys at Townshend Street
and Colbee Court or Dundas
Court intersections, and to 6
storeys facing Altree Court.

DV344 Woden Town Centre – Active frontages and parking
• Active frontage requirements for
new development:
- Requires windows and public
entryways for pedestrian access
- Requires awnings for all
weather access
• Intended to encourage
commercial development facing
public areas for improved
amenity and security
• Highlighted parking areas will be
required to retain or replace the
current level of public car parking
as part of any development.

DV344 Woden Town Centre – Solar access
• Requirement for reasonable solar
access to be retained for the
town square and pedestrian spine
• Solar access can be retained
through building heights, changes
to built form
• The figure also shows a proposed
road connection and area
required to be landscaped as part
of development of the block.

Mawson Group Centre

DV345 Mawson Group Centre – Zone changes
Change to high density
residential zone
and open space
Change to core
commercial zone
Change to high density
residential zone
Change to commercial
services trades zone
Current zones Proposed zones
Change to business
commercial zone

DV345 Mawson Group Centre – Building heights
• The central area without
nominated heights is limited to
two storeys
• Buildings around the perimeter
are permitted to 4, 6 and 8
storeys as noted
• The area noted as 2 storeys may
be permitted up to 4 provided
solar access is retained to the
central courtyard area
• The grey car parking areas will be
required to retain or replace the
current level of public parking as
part of any development.

DV345 Mawson Group Centre – Active frontages
• Active frontage requirements for
new development:
- Requires windows and public
entryways for pedestrian access
- Requires awnings for all
weather access
• Intended to retain existing active
frontages and encourage new
commercial development facing
public areas for improved
amenity and security
• Existing and future pedestrian
routes identified to show
intended future development
pattern, particularly to the west

DV345 Mawson Group Centre – Athllon Drive
• Future residential development
limited to areas ‘a’ and ‘b’
• Development in area ‘a’ will need
to provide vehicle access to
Athllon Drive at Melrose Drive
• Areas ‘a’ and ‘b’ will need to
protect the active travel path
connecting Mawson to Woden
• Building heights are 6 storeys
facing Athllon Drive, down to 3
storeys in area ‘a’ and 4 storeys in
area ‘b’.
• The division (suburb) boundary
(in red) will be relocated to the
Athllon Drive centreline.

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Woden Square – Shadow diagrams – existing and potential

Woden Square – Shadow diagrams masterplan potential