WHAT DID WE DO?

Developing a foundation for the project by developing a Project Design Report, Rationale mapped out a programme that would see the delivery of a Spatial Plan that would look at the future of Roxburgh and smaller settlements of Lake Roxburgh Village, Ettrick and Millers Flat.

This built on earlier work Rationale had undertaken for CODC, looking at both growth projections and a housing stocktake focused on the Teviot Valley.

Building on this foundation of evidence, we worked collaboratively with CODC and Boffa Miskell to develop the Spatial Plan.

The process had community engagement at the centre, ensuring the plans were driven by the community, balanced with the infrastructure servicing constraints of the area. Alongside CODC, Rationale gathered and analysed community feedback in many ways – through facilitated workshops, surveys, community drop-in events and online commentary.  

Using the results of comprehensive community engagement, Rationale combined a range of optioneering and investment management tools such as Investment Logic Mapping and bespoke optioneering to help develop and analyse options for each town.

Utilising urban design expertise from Boffa Miskell, the plans were developed using best practise urban design principles delivered to meet National Planning Standards specifications.

WHAT WAS THE RESULT?

In December 2024 Council adopted the Teviot Spatial Plan – a visual blueprint for the next 30 years showing what could go where and how aspects such as infrastructure, housing and productive land use could fit together. 

It is a vision of what the future could look like, offering guidance to the private and public sector, including direction for infrastructure investment and CODC’s future planning.

The Spatial Plan map for Roxburgh represents an accelerated approach to growth over the next 30 years. This has been achieved through a mix of infill, introduction of medium density residential zoning, consolidation of the commercial centre, new greenfield development, and a modest expansion into large lot residential zoning in Roxburgh East.

The Spatial Plan maps for Ettrick, Millers Flat and Lake Roxburgh Village set out a framework for growth that include the introduction of a Settlement Zone. This would enable a combination of residential and low-level commercial activity.

Importantly have listened to the communities of the Teviot Valley and sought to understand their values, concerns and aspirations for the future. These views have been incorporated into the plan’s design.

The Teviot Spatial Plan will be used to inform a Council-led plan change, charting the land use in the valley for the next 20 years and beyond.

LEARN MORE

• View the Teviot Spatial Plan