Site Specific Projects
Ashmore Street Precinct
The Ashmore Precinct, in Erskineville, is a 17 hectare site that was rezoned from Industrial to Mixed Uses in 1998. A site specific Development Control Plan (DCP) which focuses on built form design, road layout and critically, stormwater management was adopted by Council in August 2006.
In preparing the City Plan, the Ashmore DCP is being reviewed, as part of the Erskineville, Alexandria (West) and Newtown (South) Urban Design Study report. The Urban Design Study was made available for public comment from 9 March until 6 April 2009.
Council officers are currently reviewing all the submissions received to finalise the recommendations of the Study and their incorporation into the City Plan. The City Plan will also undergo its own extended public exhibition, to allow for further public submissions.
CBD Planning Controls
The review includes reassessing the extent of incentives for residential development, longer-term planning for commercial development in the CBD, and reviewing the operation of facets of the Central Sydney LEP.
Green Square Urban Renewal Area and Green Square Town Centre
Green Square is considered to be one of the largest urban renewal projects in Australia, comprising approximately 280 hectares of land in the suburbs of Zetland, Alexandria, Beaconsfield, Rosebery and Waterloo. The planning for the Green Square area commenced in 1995 and has been updated and refined through various studies, masterplans and developments since this time.
More information on the Green Square Urban Renewal Area and the Green Square Town Centre can be found on Green Square Urban Renewal Project page.
The City of Sydney is undertaking a review of the planning controls that apply to the Green Square Urban Renewal Area as part of the City Plan Review project. New planning controls have been prepared and were placed on public exhibition. A Background Paper has also been prepared to summarise the information that has been considered in the development of the new planning controls. You can view the Background Paper and the proposed controls here. Council are currently reviewing the submissions and will begin the process of refining the proposed City Plan controls in response. The City Plan LEP and DCP will be placed on public exhibition next year.
Southern Industrial Area
The Southern Industrial Area comprises the area to the south of the local government area, bounded by Gardeners Road to the south, the local government area boundary and Euston Road to the west, the Sydney Water easement, Collins Street, Beaconsfield Street, Queen Street and Hayes Road to the north, and Mentmore and Primrose Avenues to the east.
The City of Sydney has recently undertaken a draft Southern Industrial Area Land Use and Urban Design Study (draft SIA Study) to inform the development of the planning controls for the consolidated City Plan Local Environmental Plan and Development Control Plan.
The Study was placed on non-statutory public exhibition from 11 August to 19 September 2008. All submissions received are being reviewed and the recommendations of the draft SIA Study on the City Plan will be refined for incorporation into the consolidated City Plan LEP and DCP.
Urban Design Study of the block bound by Alfred, Pitt, Dalley & George Streets, Sydney
Council commissioned an urban design study of the block bound by Alfred, Pitt, Dalley and George Streets, Sydney. The key purpose of the study is to inform the formulation of appropriate development controls that provide for attractive investment opportunities and public domain improvements for this important street block. A key principle driving the study is consideration of additional height in exchange for significant and quantifiable public domain improvements.
Both Council and the CSPC have noted the study, and resolved commence the process to amend the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2005 to include the scheme provided by the study as an alternative scheme in the LEP. This amendment process is currently underway.
To view a copy of the study, please click on the download links. To make it easier to download, the study has been broken into 2 PDF documents.
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- APDG Block - Urban Design Study - Part A | PDF 4.5Mb
- APDG Block - Urban Design Study - Part B | PDF 3.9Mb
Urban Design Studies
These studies are relevant to several areas where there may have been inconsistencies and issues in relation to built form and design. The studies are focused on height, floor space ratio (FSR), heritage and urban character and amenity. This information will be used to develop the City’s new comprehensive City Plan and specifically for controls in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and Development Control Plan (DCP).
The studies do not start from scratch or propose to develop completely new planning provisions. The studies build on existing controls and previous work in these areas. The studies also involve surveying and documenting the existing character of the area in terms of height, floor space, building style and type, heritage elements and streetscapes and parks. These studies will recommend controls that will guide future development through the City’s new LEP and DCP.
The following studies have been completed:
- City East (including Darlinghurst)
- Surry Hills
- Glebe and Forest Lodge reviews
- Green Square and
- Waterloo and Redfern
- Chippendale, Camperdown, Darlington, West Redfern and North Newtown
- Paddington, Centennial Park and Moore Park
Studies in the following areas commenced in June 2007.
- Draft City East and Surry Hills Design Study Addendum Report (commenced April 2007)
- Erskineville, Alexandria (West) and Newtown (South)
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Last Updated: Monday 15 June, 2009
