Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174:reg:10:p31
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10 (pt 31/99)
Character Range: 431549–434606

University Precinct location

4.17.2 Objectives for the Australian National University Precinct
The ANU's vision is to be Australia's finest university.
The Acton campus creates and maintains the physical environment that supports the University's overall vision and to provide for 'a great University set in a delightful campus'.  The objectives that have been formulated by the University as part of a wider master planning process are identified under the following planning themes:

Academic intent
Ensure the campus is planned, built and maintained in a manner that enhances the University's academic endeavours.  The primary role of the campus is to provide a place that actively facilitates world leading research and education.

Functional elements
Ensure a range of compatible land uses that address the University's needs for academic research, teaching, student accommodation and services, open space, parking, road access and cultural activity.  The land use pattern is one of mixed‑uses supporting the principal centred on an academic theme, but permitting a range of ancillary or associated activities on campus that serve this core land use.

Campus structure
The Acton campus has developed a number of distinct local areas with their own character and values.  These are linked by several unifying landscaped corridors, walkways and waterway such as University Avenue, Acton Ridge Walk and Sullivans Creek.  The objective is to reinforce these unifying elements as well as enhance the different characteristics of individual areas on campus through landscaping and building style.  A related objective is to integrate the campus with the city centre.

Built form
Retain the 'building in a landscape' character of the campus, but recognise the need for some taller buildings in selected locations to facilitate growth in university floor space without loss of important green spaces and heritage places.

Heritage
Conserve, enhance and interpret the heritage values of the campus in the context of a modern, dynamic research and teaching campus.

Landscape
Retain the 'building in a landscape' character of the campus, through protection of the landscape setting and the three major 'landscape axes': University Avenue, Sullivans Creek and the Acton Ridge.

Transport and movement
Encourage walking, cycling and public transport as preferred ways of arriving and moving through the campus.  Further develop the network of dedicated pathways, and relocate surface car parking from central areas to peripheral multi‑level car parks.

Infrastructure
Ensure the campus is adequately serviced with a range of well maintained, appropriate infrastructure.

A living campus
 1.        Create a safe and attractive campus with on‑site student residential accommodation being a significant component of the educational experience.
 2.        Ensure a diverse range of accommodation along with a range of other social, retail, commercial, sporting, entertainment and cultural facilities providing for different life stages in order to maintain a diverse