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permits consideration of any or all, or any sub‑category of, the identified uses for inclusion in the Territory Plan.

3.1.2 Potential Future Urban areas
Figure 2 'General Policy Plan – Metropolitan Canberra' shows potential future urban areas at Jerrabomberra–Symonston, in the Majura Valley, and in the West Murrumbidgee area. Final resolution of land uses in these areas will be made following the completion of detailed studies.
In the case of Jerrabomberra–Symonston, decisions on the nature, scale and timing of urban development in this area need to be taken in the context of a wider land use policy review. The review will need to consider the need for a buffer zone around major Commonwealth facilities in the area.
This review would also encompass long‑term land use and transport relationships and address, from the view point of both the Plan and the Territory Plan, the key issues of traffic flows and transportation infrastructure in the city's inner areas, especially in the Parliamentary Zone and its setting.
The Commonwealth agrees that expansion of urban areas into areas identified as being a potential future urban area may occur without further amendment to the Plan. Prior to expansion of the urban area in these locations, the proponent is required to obtain certification from the National Capital Authority that the proposed changes are not inconsistent with the principles and policies of the Plan.
The National Capital Authority will assess proposals to expand urban areas against:
       * the stated objectives of the Plan
       * matters of national significance
       * the Statement of Planning Principles
       * any other principle or policy of the Plan deemed relevant by the National Capital Authority.
The proponent must obtain certification from the National Capital Authority for such land use proposals prior to commencing the Territory Plan variation process.
The National Capital Authority will make public its decision on such proposals and a statement of reasons supporting the decision.

3.1.3 National and arterial roads
Figure 2 'General Policy Plan – Metropolitan Canberra' sets out the general location of national and arterial roads within the Territory.
For the purposes of the Plan, national roads are deemed to include the major approach routes to the city which link Canberra with other capital cities and with the national highway network. These are the Barton, Federal and Monaro Highways from the Territory border to their eventual junction at State Circle in the vicinity of Parliament House. All roads within the National Triangle are also classed as National Roads.
The arterial road network comprises two elements:
       * arterial roads within urban areas, which are major traffic collectors and distributors
       * the network of peripheral parkways which carry traffic between towns along routes lying largely at the periphery of