DETERMINATION
That the Local Planning Panel recommend to
Council:
(a) That
Council receives and notes the submissions made during the public exhibition
of the Planning Proposal, draft site-specific Development Control Plan (DCP)
and draft Planning Agreement.
(b) That
Council endorse for finalisation the Planning Proposal provided at Attachment
1, which seeks to amend the Parramatta LEP 2011 as follows:
i. An increase in the maximum Height of Buildings from 36
metres to 217 metres (inclusive of design excellence bonus);
ii. An increase in the maximum FSR from 4.2:1 to 16.2:1
(including all bonuses, opportunity site provisions and additional
non-residential floor space);
iii. Introduction of site-specific provisions that outline the
requirements for achieving the maximum FSR, require an appropriate transition
to heritage items or conservation areas, introduce maximum parking rates, and
ensure that issues pertaining to airspace operations and satisfactory
arrangements for State infrastructure are addressed.
(c) That Council
forward the Planning Proposal to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
(DPIE) to prepare for finalisation, but request the final notification on the
relevant Government website only be undertaken once:
i. Council
confirms that the Planning Agreement has been signed and entered into; and
ii. the site-specific DCP has been publicly exhibited and
endorsed by Council for finalisation.
(d) That
an amended DCP is re-exhibited and the outcomes of this exhibition are
reported to Council. The amendments to be made to the DCP prior to
re-exhibition are as follows:
i. Removal of the
3.5 metres setback to O’Connell Street (as Transport for NSW has
indicated this is no longer required for road widening purposes) and
resulting adjustments to relevant controls including but not limited to
changes to the building and tower setbacks;
ii. Addition of a section on heritage that refers to the LEP
provision relating to heritage transition and impacts. The new DCP controls
will ensure clear criteria for assessing the transition of any development on
this site to the adjoining heritage item; and
iii. Addition of a control
outlining that materials selection is to minimise reflectivity and glare
impacts.
(e) That,
with regards to the Planning Agreement:
i. That an
administrative amendment is undertaken to the draft Planning Agreement provided
at Attachment 4 to accurately describe the instrument change sought
under the Planning Proposal (noting that this does not change the
contribution or any other terms of the Planning Agreement);
ii. That Council enter into
this amended Planning Agreement;
iii. The Chief Executive Officer
be delegated authority to sign the Planning Agreement on behalf of Council;
iv. Council (in
accordance with its statutory obligations) forward the Planning Agreement to
DPIE once it comes into force.
(f) Further,
that Council authorise the Chief Executive Officer to make any minor
amendments and corrections of a non-policy and administrative nature that may
arise during the plan amendment process relating to the Planning Proposal,
DCP and Planning Agreement.
The Panel’s decision was unanimous.
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