Kensington Gardens Reserve Draft Master Plan

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Consultation has concluded

Kensington Gardens Reserve is the largest recreational area in the City of Burnside and is home to a range of recreational facilities including shelters, barbecues, adventure playground, sporting clubs and facilities. The Reserve is also home to a duck pond, creek and some significant trees.

Council seeks to develop a Master Plan that will guide the future management of the Reserve to ensure it is integrated, sustainable and reflects the needs and wants of the community, the reserve users and Council.

Council is committed to ensuring the future of Kensington Gardens Reserve as one of Council’s strategic aims, as identified in Be the Future of Burnside Strategic Community Plan 2012-2025, is to deliver “a range of high quality sport and recreational opportunities and facilities that foster healthy lifestyle pursuits.”

What is a Master Plan?

A Master Plan is a long range vision that helps to guide the future of a built environment in the community. The Plan ensures that any changes that Council makes that relate to the maintenance of buildings, the playground, the duck pond, trees and existing landscaping - are undertaken in keeping with what the community wants the environment to look like in the future.

The purpose of the Master Plan is to set out the objectives and strategies to manage change over time, based on the needs of the local community, sporting clubs and other users.

A key element in the planning process is to develop Master Plans that are practical and achievable for Council and the community.

Purpose of the Master Plan

The development of the Master Plan will assist Council to meet the needs of the community, address current land management practice, identify future infrastructure needs and maintenance, and maintain the natural and heritage values of the reserve.

The plan will consider many aspects of the park including, but not limited to, access and accessibility; passive and active recreational activities; conservation of natural assets; resident needs; reserve infrastructure; and heritage assets.

The plan will also consider the range of community users of the reserve. It will look at how the future needs of the reserve users can be met, and what facilities need to be provided to meet the current and future needs of the community.

The Master Planning Process - three stages

This three stage process will facilitate the planning, design and, where appropriate, future maintenance/construction of improved community, sporting and recreational assets.


STAGE 1 - Ideas and Analysis - 8 April to 1 May 2015

This initial community consultation provided the community and stakeholders with an opportunity to have their say and provide input into the development of the first Draft Master Plan.

This feedback was gathered, analysed and used to develop a Draft Master Plan proposal.


STAGE 2 - Draft Plan Consultation - 18 November to 29 January 2016

Community feedback into the Draft Master Plan.

Council now seeks your views on this Draft Master Plan.

To have your say, please fill in the survey by Friday 29 January 2016.

The Draft Kensington Gardens Reserve Master Plan can now be viewed in the Document Library to the right.

To have your say on the Draft Master Plan, please click here.


STAGE 3 - Master Plan (Final Draft Plan) 2016

Community feedback received from the first two community consultations will be part of the development of a Final Draft Plan.

The Final Draft Plan will be presented to Council for endorsement to allow a third stage of community consultation to proceed.

Council will ask the community about their views of the Final Draft Plan.


How do I get involved?

You can be involved in the Master Plan development process at any stage of this project. To have your say on the Draft Master Plan, please click here to complete the survey by Friday 29 January 2016.

An Open Day will be held at the Kensington Gardens Reserve on Thursday 10 December from 4.30 - 7.30 pm, adjacent to the Burnside Adventure Park. Look for the banners.

For more information contact John Draper, Acting Manager Open Space Recreation and Property at jdraper@burnside.sa.gov.au or 8366 4200.

Kensington Gardens Reserve is the largest recreational area in the City of Burnside and is home to a range of recreational facilities including shelters, barbecues, adventure playground, sporting clubs and facilities. The Reserve is also home to a duck pond, creek and some significant trees.

Council seeks to develop a Master Plan that will guide the future management of the Reserve to ensure it is integrated, sustainable and reflects the needs and wants of the community, the reserve users and Council.

Council is committed to ensuring the future of Kensington Gardens Reserve as one of Council’s strategic aims, as identified in Be the Future of Burnside Strategic Community Plan 2012-2025, is to deliver “a range of high quality sport and recreational opportunities and facilities that foster healthy lifestyle pursuits.”

What is a Master Plan?

A Master Plan is a long range vision that helps to guide the future of a built environment in the community. The Plan ensures that any changes that Council makes that relate to the maintenance of buildings, the playground, the duck pond, trees and existing landscaping - are undertaken in keeping with what the community wants the environment to look like in the future.

The purpose of the Master Plan is to set out the objectives and strategies to manage change over time, based on the needs of the local community, sporting clubs and other users.

A key element in the planning process is to develop Master Plans that are practical and achievable for Council and the community.

Purpose of the Master Plan

The development of the Master Plan will assist Council to meet the needs of the community, address current land management practice, identify future infrastructure needs and maintenance, and maintain the natural and heritage values of the reserve.

The plan will consider many aspects of the park including, but not limited to, access and accessibility; passive and active recreational activities; conservation of natural assets; resident needs; reserve infrastructure; and heritage assets.

The plan will also consider the range of community users of the reserve. It will look at how the future needs of the reserve users can be met, and what facilities need to be provided to meet the current and future needs of the community.

The Master Planning Process - three stages

This three stage process will facilitate the planning, design and, where appropriate, future maintenance/construction of improved community, sporting and recreational assets.


STAGE 1 - Ideas and Analysis - 8 April to 1 May 2015

This initial community consultation provided the community and stakeholders with an opportunity to have their say and provide input into the development of the first Draft Master Plan.

This feedback was gathered, analysed and used to develop a Draft Master Plan proposal.


STAGE 2 - Draft Plan Consultation - 18 November to 29 January 2016

Community feedback into the Draft Master Plan.

Council now seeks your views on this Draft Master Plan.

To have your say, please fill in the survey by Friday 29 January 2016.

The Draft Kensington Gardens Reserve Master Plan can now be viewed in the Document Library to the right.

To have your say on the Draft Master Plan, please click here.


STAGE 3 - Master Plan (Final Draft Plan) 2016

Community feedback received from the first two community consultations will be part of the development of a Final Draft Plan.

The Final Draft Plan will be presented to Council for endorsement to allow a third stage of community consultation to proceed.

Council will ask the community about their views of the Final Draft Plan.


How do I get involved?

You can be involved in the Master Plan development process at any stage of this project. To have your say on the Draft Master Plan, please click here to complete the survey by Friday 29 January 2016.

An Open Day will be held at the Kensington Gardens Reserve on Thursday 10 December from 4.30 - 7.30 pm, adjacent to the Burnside Adventure Park. Look for the banners.

For more information contact John Draper, Acting Manager Open Space Recreation and Property at jdraper@burnside.sa.gov.au or 8366 4200.