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Urban Design of the City of Armidale
The design and appearance of the City of Armidale is unique in the world. With a strong planning power, the Greater Armidale County Council has limited what sort of buildings can be built in the city, and where they can be built. The result has made Armidale one of the most pleasant and livable cities in the world.
- Introduction
- City Layout
- Example Suburbs
- Conclusion
Introduction
Armidale is a city of 249,369 people, and is the national capital of New England. Founded in 1839, the city grew slowly until independence in 2012. Since then it has grown to become one of the most liviable cities in the world.
The area of Armidale City is bound into an area roughly outlined by the Mt Duval Range to the north, the Gara River to the east, the A1 Trunk Road to the south and Saumarez Creek to the west.
City Layout
Armidale is divided into seven boroughs that serve as the primary planning units of the city and act as administrative and electroal divisions for the Greater Armidale County Council. The boroughs are Donaldtown, Duval, Gara Valley, Kelly's Plains, Lumburra, Saumarez and Tiverton.
Central Armidale -
Donaldtown -
Duval -
Gara Valley -
Kelly's Plains -
Saumarez -
Tiverton -
Example Suburbs
The following suburbs are leading examples of the different planning controls set across the city. Each suburb has rules referring to the style and form of building that can be contructed. For many parts of Armidale, height restrictions apply as well.
Brickfields (Light Density Industrial) - Located to the south-west of the city centre, Brickfields is an old industrial area pre-dating independence. It is serviced by a railway line, and has a passenger and freight capacity. Typical businesses include technology companies, storage warehouses, warehouse outlets, or .
- Low denisty industrial development, technology and services
- Building height limited to two storeys (eight metres)
- prefabricated steel sheds prohibted, all building must be brick
City (High Density Commerical) -
Madgwick (Medium Density Residential)
- Medium denisity residential development, duplexes and flats
- Building height limited to two storeys (eight metres)
Memorial Forest (Parkland)
- x
Michealbury (Government Offices) -
- x
West End (High Density Residential)
- x
