Save Rosny's Parks
Last August, 64.4% of residents (over 17,000 people) voted no to Charles Hand Memorial Park being developed for a high-performance centre, yet council is still proposing a medium density housing development in the park as part of the City Heart Plan.
At its last meeting of 2024, Council finally dusted off the Draft City Heart Plan which had stalled some 18 months earlier, and started a consultation period which ended Sunday 2 February, 2025.
The parklands continue to be at risk, with affordable housing being proposed in Charles Hand Park (in the Riawena/Bastick Corner of the Park - see item 9).
The planning scheme prohibits residential use in open space zones. The scheme is there to protect those spaces, and we hear from so many in our community who are against reduction of our green open spaces, especially in our built-up areas.
The latest round of consultation has now closed, will the message be the same it has been since 2020?
The consultation report is expected to be presented to council at either the 17 March or 7 April council meeting.
"The most common theme throughout all stages of community consultation was the need to retain public, green open spaces for the enjoyment of the community, now and in the future."
The Timmins Ray Consultancy, November 2020
"The key elements are reconfirmed as priorities by the community in line with what we heard in 2020", 89% valuing Open spaces and the environment."
Clarence City Council, December 2022
Responses to the Concept Report again showed the Parklands as the highest priority "For yourself" as well as "For strongest community benefit".
Stage 3 Consultation Summary, May 2023