To: ACT Legislative Assembly
Community Land Should Serve the Community
The community-purpose zoned site in Braddon, directly opposite Ainslie Primary School, is currently the subject of a proposed six-storey commercial redevelopment including a hotel, day spa, and retail spaces.
The community is calling for the ACT Legislative Assembly to review the future use of the site and ensure it is prioritised for community-serving purposes, rather than intensive commercial development.
Petition Link:
https://epetitions.parliament.act.gov.au/details/e-pet-044-26
Petition Link:
https://epetitions.parliament.act.gov.au/details/e-pet-044-26
We are encouraging the community to sign the official petition and call on the ACT Government to reject the proposed development in its current form.
Why is this important?
This proposal raises serious concerns because the site sits directly opposite a primary school in a highly child-dense area, surrounded by schools, childcare centres, and community facilities.
Key concerns include:
- Increased traffic and safety impacts in a sensitive school environment
- The use of community-zoned land for large-scale commercial development
- The presence of a hotel directly opposite a primary school, fundamentally changing the daily environment
- The potential permanent loss of character within one of Canberra’s original historic streetscapes
Residents are concerned that the scale and nature of the proposal would significantly alter the precinct’s character.
While the community supports thoughtful growth that meets the needs of a growing city, this site has remained vacant for over a decade since acquisition by the developer. During that time, successive proposals have become increasingly commercial in nature, raising concern that the opportunity for meaningful community benefit is being progressively lost.
