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Consultation has concluded

Background

The City of Unley (Council) proposes to grant a licence to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport for portion of the land known as Forestville Reserve for the construction of portion of the Mike Turtur Bikeway Overpass (MTBO), in accordance with the proposed amendments to the Community Land Management Plan (CLMP) for Forestville Reserve. Further details of the proposal are set out below.

The Council is also undertaking a separate consultation process regarding the amendment to the Community Land Management Plan for Forestville Reserve which is classified as Community Land and requires the CLMP to be updated to include the proposed new overpass infrastructure. Details of the consultation can be found at Your Say Unley.

Consultation Description

The current Forestville Reserve CLMP was adopted in December 2020. Since the current CLMP was adopted the Council has been working with the Department of Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) and the Public Transport Projects Alliance (PTPA) on plans for the construction of a new portion of the Mike Turtur Bikeway which will comprise an Overpass section (the MTBO) traversing the Adelaide-Melbourne, Belair and Seaford railway lines and will be located within Forestville Reserve adjacent to the Glenelg tramline.

Subject to consultation the Council proposes to grant a licence for the sole purpose of the construction of the MTBO to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport which must be supported by the community land management plan for the land known as Forestville Reserve.

With the proposed licence to be for a term of up to 5 years commencing later in 2022 and at a peppercorn rental.

Please see documents on the right for a plan of the proposed Licence area. This plan can also be viewed at the Councils Civic Centre at 181 Unley Road, Unley.

Consultation Objectives

To seek public comment on the proposed granting of a licence to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport over portion of Forestville Reserve, to allow construction of the new overpass infrastructure that is proposed to be constructed by DIT and the PTPA, subject to the results from the consultation of the Forestville Reserve CLMP amendments.

Background

The City of Unley (Council) proposes to grant a licence to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport for portion of the land known as Forestville Reserve for the construction of portion of the Mike Turtur Bikeway Overpass (MTBO), in accordance with the proposed amendments to the Community Land Management Plan (CLMP) for Forestville Reserve. Further details of the proposal are set out below.

The Council is also undertaking a separate consultation process regarding the amendment to the Community Land Management Plan for Forestville Reserve which is classified as Community Land and requires the CLMP to be updated to include the proposed new overpass infrastructure. Details of the consultation can be found at Your Say Unley.

Consultation Description

The current Forestville Reserve CLMP was adopted in December 2020. Since the current CLMP was adopted the Council has been working with the Department of Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) and the Public Transport Projects Alliance (PTPA) on plans for the construction of a new portion of the Mike Turtur Bikeway which will comprise an Overpass section (the MTBO) traversing the Adelaide-Melbourne, Belair and Seaford railway lines and will be located within Forestville Reserve adjacent to the Glenelg tramline.

Subject to consultation the Council proposes to grant a licence for the sole purpose of the construction of the MTBO to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport which must be supported by the community land management plan for the land known as Forestville Reserve.

With the proposed licence to be for a term of up to 5 years commencing later in 2022 and at a peppercorn rental.

Please see documents on the right for a plan of the proposed Licence area. This plan can also be viewed at the Councils Civic Centre at 181 Unley Road, Unley.

Consultation Objectives

To seek public comment on the proposed granting of a licence to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport over portion of Forestville Reserve, to allow construction of the new overpass infrastructure that is proposed to be constructed by DIT and the PTPA, subject to the results from the consultation of the Forestville Reserve CLMP amendments.