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Guidelines for Planning and Assessment of Road Freight Access in Industrial Areas
  • Publication no: AP-R470-14
  • ISBN: 978-1-925037-96-8
  • Published: 10 December 2014

These guidelines have been developed to help councils plan and assess road freight access to industrial areas, including ensuring that infrastructure provided by developers is adequate to meet access needs for many years.

Well designed and managed local industrial areas can help drive regional economic growth and provide employment opportunities for local populations. Many councils, particularly in rapidly growing communities, are eager to attract the development of new industrial areas. Other older industrial areas are being reinvigorated in response to modern business needs.

The guidelines aim to help all participants understand the needs and challenges associated with developing road freight road access and circulation in industrial areas. They provide easy-to-follow processes that will inform and guide all those involved in the planning and assessment of road freight road access in industrial areas.

The checklists in Section 9 of the report are also available to download as a Microsoft Word file from the supporting documents tab.

  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1. Background
    • 1.2. Purpose and objectives of the guidelines
    • 1.3. Target audiences
    • 1.4. Relationship to existing processes
    • 1.5. Aligning the approach to the level of planning
    • 1.6. Related information
    • 1.1. Industrial areas
  • 2. Organisation of the guidelines
  • 3. Context
    • 3.1. Industry clustering
    • 3.2. Greenfield and brownfield areas
    • 3.3. Developer contributions
    • 3.4. ‘Whole of life’ assessment
    • 3.5. Vehicle technologies
      • 3.5.1. Potential Vehicle Types
    • 3.6. Freight Industry Efficiency
    • 3.7. Challenges to effective planning and design of industrial areas
      • 3.7.1. Market demands
      • 3.7.2. Planning of road networks for industrial areas
      • 3.7.3. Design of road networks for industrial areas
      • 3.7.4. Assessment of road networks for industrial areas
  • 4. Assessment overview
    • 4.1. Benefits from following proper processes
    • 4.2. Assessment principles
    • 4.3. Elements of Assessment Processes
    • 4.4. Applying good administrative practices
    • 4.5. Engineering Assessment
    • 4.6. Stakeholders
  • A: Understanding the context
  • B: Understanding short and long term demands
  • C: Consultation
  • D: Getting the detail right
  • E: Understanding implications of decisions and implementation responsibilities
  • F: Conditions of approval
  • State Government
  • Local Government
  • Industry bodies/others
  • 5. Level 1 - Strategic planning
    • 5.2. Introduction
    • 5.3. Freight network
    • 5.4. Strategic principles and overview
  • Identifying the location of and strategic transport network for industrial areas within the broader context of council and state land use and transport planning policies and strategies
  • 6. Level 2 – Structure planning and zoning
    • 6.2. Introduction
    • 6.3. Structure planning and zoning process
    • 6.4. Structure planning and zoning principles and overview
  • Structure plans establish the framework for the development of industrial areas
  • 7. Level 3 – Road network and on-site access.
    • 7.2. Introduction
    • 7.3. Performance based design vs standards
    • 7.4. Context
    • 7.5. Access and circulation considerations
      • 7.5.1. Road network access
      • 7.5.2. On-site access and circulation
  • Transport elements that should be considered in the detailed design of industrial areas and industrial sites
  • 8. Implementation and ongoing management
    • 8.1. Sound assessment is the basis of successful implementation
    • 8.2. Key considerations
    • 8.3. Key steps in developing an implementation plan
    • 8.4. Asset management
    • 8.5. ‘Hand-back’ arrangements.
  • 9. Checklists and tools
    • 9.1. Checklists
    • 9.2. Level 1: Strategic Level Planning
    • 9.3. Level 2: Structure Planning and Zoning/sub-division design
    • 9.4. Level 3: Estate access
      • 9.4.1. Road network and on-site access
    • 9.5. Implementation and on-going management checklist
  • L1.1. Land use assessment
  • L1.2. Access assessment
  • L2.1. Land use assessment
  • L2.2. Access assessment
  • IM1. Implementation
  • IM2. Handover and ongoing management
  • Appendix A Bibliography and additional resources
  • A.1 Austroads guidelines and reports
  • A.2 Other guidelines and reports
  • Appendix B Glossary of terms
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