Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174:reg:10:p61
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10 (pt 61/99)
Character Range: 512520–515506

of City Centre as it develops to the south and west.
       * its position as a visible and identifiable element within the 'amphitheatre' ie the central basin, which contains Canberra Central. It is a major component of the vista north from Parliament House and other parts of the Parliamentary Zone. Consequently, it can not be considered separate or isolated in a visual sense from these key national capital elements. Existing policies on height and colour have also ensured that City Centre is seen as a cohesive and homogeneous mass when viewed from various vantage points within and on the edge of this amphitheatre
       * its location straddling the most important entrance route to Canberra (i.e. Northbourne Avenue) in general and the Parliamentary Zone in particular.
       * the nature of the topography surrounding Canberra Central (rolling hills and sweeping horizontals) the predominance of the landscaping, and the comparatively low profiles or silhouettes of the majority of the features of the Central Basin, which demands that development in City Centre does not overwhelm or detract from key national capital features (the Parliament House in particular) in terms of height, bulk, colours and materials.
       * the Main Avenues converging on City Centre provide important strategic corridors linking major centres of Commonwealth and municipal activity in the Central National Area – for example Government, University, Defence and City Centre administration. These Main Avenues are suitable for the development of higher densities of retail, employment and residential activity to support key public transport corridors and provide the principal visual and symbolic connections between the city and the landscape.
National Capital interests in City Centre can be summarised as:
       * overall consideration of height, colour, materials, and architectural and environmental quality, aimed at ensuring that City Centre's continued development is of a harmonious and high quality nature, consistent with its role and its location within the Central Basin in general, and its relationship with the Central National Area in particular.
       * specific interest in areas within London Circuit because of their critical importance at the apex of the National Triangle.
       * specific interest in the avenues which form axes terminating on City Hill. They have symbolic importance on Griffin's Plan in visually connecting the city to its natural setting, and their treatment and their landscaping should be of a high standard.
       * particular interest in ensuring that City Centre's future development conforms with the metropolitan strategies for a decentralised distribution of employment as set out in employment location policies of the Plan.
City Centre has a multi‑faceted role as the most important metropolitan centre, as the apex of the National Triangle, a location astride an important entrance route to Canberra and the Parliamentary Zone, and a