Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174:reg:10:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10 (pt 15/99)
Character Range: 386696–389737

historically been subject to rigorous planning scrutiny, and care has been taken to ensure that suitably high standards of development and landscaping have been observed.
A traveller's first perception of a city's character is gained upon approach and arrival. When arriving in Canberra it is important that the traveller is immediately aware of the special symbolic and functional significance of the National Capital.
Design policies are concerned with achieving awareness of this special significance through the following:
       * marking the boundary of the ACT
       * establishing a clear and identifiable route from the boundary to the symbolic centre of the city, by providing visual cues and strong structural links eg. avenue planting
       * building up expectations by progressively formalising the design character as travellers approach the Central National Area
       * enhancing views to recognisable and popular images of the National Capital so as to further build expectation and define the approach
       * ensuring that the structure, detailing and signage is consistent along each approach route into the National Capital.
To create an identifiable approach, which increases in formality as it gets closer to the Central National Area, and which clearly signifies the symbolic and functional roles of the National Capital:
       * buildings which enhance the approach route function should front these roadways
       * the main avenues are to be enhanced in their formal character and maintained to the highest standards.
Main avenues and approach routes have also previously been identified as 'Areas of Special National Concern' in a 1964 Cabinet decision subsequently incorporated in the gazetted planning policies for Canberra.  It is important that development within the road reservations, including signs and landscaping continues to be subject to high standards of design and landscaping and continues to recognise the importance of these routes as introductions to the National Capital.

4.15.3 Objectives for Main Avenues and Approach Routes
 1.        Establish and enhance the identity of the approaches to the Central National Area as roads of national significance and, where relevant, as frontage roads for buildings which enhance the National Capital function and as corridors for a possible future inter‑town public transport system.
 2.        Ensure that works within the road reservations are carried out to the highest standards, by maintaining and enhancing landscaping, and by facilitating the flow of traffic as far as possible.
 3.        Reinforce and, where possible, express the integrity of the Griffin Plan's visual structure by strengthening the geometry and form of main avenues, vistas and public spaces.
 4.        Improve the urban design and streetscape qualities of the Main Avenues as approaches to the Central National Area.

4.15.4 Detailed conditions of planning, design and development

General
Traffic is to be managed to ensure the continued effective function of the