The Forth Local Area Plan provides urban design guidelines to retain Forth’s village atmosphere and consider issues such as:
- The longer term future role and size of Forth;
- Identifying the extent of the urban boundaries and location of staged growth areas (incorporating the capacity of the existing zoning and development rates);
- Identifying and prioritising assets and values of the area to be retained and enhanced;
- Identifying and addressing hazards affecting the area, including flooding and climate change;
- Identifying sewerage and water servicing capacity constraints;
- Defining future growth areas (including the for any commercial growth);
- Identifying residential development provisions such as housing density and minimum lot sizes ;
- Retention and enhancement of heritage values;
- Incorporation of the Council’s Open Space and Recreation Strategy; and
- Traffic management, infrastructure or parking needs.
