Introducing district strategies

District strategies are a new level of strategic planning that we are introducing to the planning system. District strategies capture and protect the valued character and attributes of each of Canberra's nine districts.

The district strategies deliver the ACT Planning Strategy by providing more specific and targeted directions for each district. In short, they will guide the strategic management of growth and change on a district scale in the context of green and blue spaces, good travel connections, housing, employment growth and support our shopping centres.

During the consultation on the draft district strategies and draft Territory Plan, the community had the opportunity to ask questions to our planners. You can find these on the Ask a Question page.

You can also view the range of consultation activities we undertook with the community during February on the Engagement schedule page.

You can now take a high-level look at what we heard during consultation in the Listening Report. A more detailed look and the government's response is found in the consultation report.

What we looked at

The draft Tuggeranong District Strategy captures the special character of Tuggeranong and reflects the community's views on future planning priorities. It will help us manage growth and change in the district while protecting the things the community values most.

Directions for Tuggeranong

Blue-green network

• Improve biodiversity and water quality outcomes across the district including Lake Tuggeranong.
• Enhance open space linkages between suburbs to improve connections across the district.

Economic access and opportunity across the city

• Enhance employment role of Tuggeranong town centre linked to nodes of economic activity along the Athllon Drive corridor (at Wanniassa and Drakeford Drive).
• Better understand and enhance the economic role of existing group centres including Conder, Calwell and Chisholm to strengthen access to employment opportunities across the district.

Strategic movement to support city growth

• Deliver new strategic transport connections including future light rail to the Tuggeranong town centre via Athllon Drive.
• Investigate other key corridors towards Kambah and Chisholm to support growth and enhance job accessibility.

Sustainable neighbourhoods

• Focus new residential development mixed with employment opportunities in Tuggeranong town centre and in future light rail and rapid corridors.

Inclusive centres and communities

• Consider the role and function of existing group and local centres, including Kambah, Wanniassa, Fadden, Chisholm, Monash, Calwell, Gordon and Conder, and undertake investigation in these and other centres to support community development