Belconnen Lakeshore

Belconnen Lakeshore land release update

The Suburban Land Agency (SLA) has released land for sale and development in Belconnen Town Centre through a two-stage request for proposal and tender process. This land release is known as Belconnen Lakeshore. Belconnen Lakeshore is made up of The Circus Sites Precinct (Site 1) together with the Former Belconnen Water Police site (Block 29, Section 149 Belconnen) at Emu Inlet Waterfront (Site 2).

Sale process update

Following extensive negotiations with the Preferred Tenderer for Belconnen Lakeshore, the Request for Tender process has concluded without contracts being exchanged. Suburban Land Agency is reviewing the sites for a future re-release strategy. The importance of these sites to the Belconnen Town Centre, the requirements of the Belconnen District Strategy and the extensive consultation to date in informing the Land Release sites Belconnen Town Centre Place Design Brief 2021, will also inform the future re-release.

Place Design Brief

Prior to the release of Belconnen Lakeshore, a Place Design Brief was prepared with input from the community and stakeholders. The brief describes the community’s aspirations for the land release sites and including Site / Precinct Specific Objectives (about the sites use/experience), a Community Place Aspirations Plan and identifies criteria for Successful Development Outcomes.

The Place Design Brief and detailed information on the place planning engagement undertaken is available on the ACT Government’s YourSay website at https://yoursayconversations.act.gov.au/belconnen-place-planning.