Forth LAP Urban Design Guidelines

The Forth Local Area Plan provides urban design guidelines to retain Forth's village atmosphere and consider issues such as:

• The longer term future role and size of Forth;
• Identifying the extent of the urban boundaries and location of staged growth areas (incorporating the capacity of the existing zoning and development rates);
• Identifying and prioritising assets and values of the area to be retained and enhanced;
• Identifying and addressing hazards affecting the area, including flooding and climate change;
• Identifying sewerage and water servicing capacity constraints;
• Defining future growth areas (including the for any commercial growth);
• Identifying residential development provisions such as housing density and minimum lot sizes ;
• Retention and enhancement of heritage values;
• Incorporation of the Council's Open Space and Recreation Strategy; and
• Traffic management, infrastructure or parking needs.

Forth LAP Urban Design Guidelines