Attachment 5
Lot 33 (332) Hale Road, Wattle Grove – Single-Storey Shopping Centre with Signage
Urban Design Response
Response to comments from Shire of Kalamunda
Ed Wilks 7/10/2016
Proposed Layout
Layout gives broad exposure to all businesses on
the site
Provides more parking with direct access to the
Child Care Centre which can cater for any
additional peak AM and PM requirements when
parking is not required for retail outlets.
Suggested Layout
Makes the Drive-Thru Coffee the focal point of
the site
Access to Child Care parking from Hale Road
and from Child Care Parking to Child Care
facility is no different or better than proposed
layout
Provides direct frontage parking to all Retail
outlets.
The accessibility of parking bays is reasonably
well proportioned in accordance with the floor
area of the two Retail blocks.
No direct frontage parking to Retail outlets on
western side.
Parking accessibility also evenly proportioned,
although all customers to western Retail block
will have to cross the traffic aisle / main access
to the Child Care Centre.
Generally this type of development attracts
businesses that are trip specific. Ie. People won’t
park and then walk around to a number of
outlets. Hence not a lot of pedestrian movement
is expected from one retail block to the other. If
this was the case, consideration could be given
to providing a pedestrian crossing with
pedestrian refuges around midway down the
Main advantage of suggested layout is that it
defines the main access to the Child Care
Centre – however it cuts off parking from the
Retail outlets on the west.
parking area. (A in diagram) However this would
result in further loss of parking bays.
Could provide marked crossing at northern end
of parking area. (B in diagram)
A
B
Main traffic routes are to be identified with red
asphalt and signage. The intent is to discourage
traffic movement through the forecourt of the
fuel station. This will be reinforced with signage.
(The diagram of the proposed layout in the
comments from the Shire shows all vehicles
exiting through the forecourt. This is not the
intent.)
It will also be a very low speed environment, so
drivers will have time to respond to appropriate
delineation and signage
The layout includes distinct channelization to
direct traffic around the fuel station forecourt.
The layout is conducive to directing vehicles
around the forecourt.
Layout provides space for vehicles queueing for
the fuel pumps when busy.
No space for queuing. Vehicles will obstruct
through traffic.
Will need to show pedestrian crossing areas at
the locations shown on the marked up version
of proposed layout.