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 Development Control Plan (DCP) and draft
Planning Agreement at 12 Hassall Street, Parramatta (a summary of submissions
is provided at Attachment 1).
(b) That
Council endorse for finalisation the Planning Proposal for land at 12 Hassall
Street, Parramatta (provided at Attachment 2), which seeks to amend Parramatta
Local Environmental Plan 2011 as follows:
i. Increase maximum
building height (HOB) from 72 metres to 192 metres
ii. Increase the mapped
floor-space ratio (FSR) control from 8:1 to 14.5:1
iii. Add site specific provisions
which allow for a maximum total of 16:1 FSR inclusive of all bonuses as
follows:
A. That the
mapped FSR of 14.5:1 is inclusive of the Design Excellence bonus under Clause
7.10 of PLEP 2011.
B. Requirement
for a minimum 1:1 Commercial FSR to be provided within the mapped 14.5:1 FSR.
C. Provision of a
0.5:1 FSR bonus provided high-performing buildings standards are met (including
clarification prior to submitting for finalisation that the bonus only
applies in the case of a mixed-use residential development, and that the
standards for other land uses are mandatory).
D. Provision
outlining an additional 1:1 FSR for non-residential floor-space
iv. Add a site-specific clause
which requires the development to demonstrate appropriate transition to
nearby heritage items or conservation areas.
v. Provision outlining a
maximum parking rate for residential and commercial/community uses as
follows:
i. Residential uses:
Studios – 0.1 spaces/dwelling
1 bedroom – 0.3 spaces/dwelling
2 bedroom – 0.7 spaces/dwelling
3+ bedrooms – 1 space/dwelling
ii. Commercial/community
uses:
M= (G x A) / (50 x T) where
M is the maximum number of parking spaces
G is the gross floor area of all commercial and community
uses in the building in sqm
A is the site area in square metres and
T is the total gross floor area of all buildings on the
site in sqm
vi. Inclusion of a satisfactory
arrangements clause to enable the funding of state infrastructure (as
required by the Gateway determination for this Planning Proposal)
vii. Amend Clause 7.6 Airspace
Operations of the Parramatta LEP 2011 to ensure Clause 7.6 applies to this
site by inserting the site area on the Special Provisions Area Map in the
LEP.
(c) That
Council submit the Planning Proposal to the Department of Planning, Industry
and Environment (DPIE) for finalisation once Council has endorsed the DCP for
finalisation and the Planning Agreement has been executed by Council.
(d) That Council endorse the DCP at Attachment 3 for
finalisation and insertion into Section 4.3.3 – Parramatta City Centre
of Parramatta Development Control Plan 2011, subject to amendments to the
controls relating to car parking and access as described in the report and
the inclusion within the Site Specific DCP of a note that states the
following:
“Car sharing facilities must be
provided on this site in accordance with Parramatta DCP Controls C6 and
C7 with the number of spaces to be informed by the Control C10 which requires
a precinct wide traffic management study with these controls detailed Page
4.3-100 of Parramatta DCP 2011”
(e) That Council
delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to finalise the draft
Planning Agreement at Attachment 4, and to sign the Planning Agreement
on Council’s behalf.
(f) That
Council officers write to DPIE to advise them of Council’s resolution
on this matter and to request that DPIE considers commencing finalisation
processes (such as legal drafting and map-making) prior to the formal
submission of the Planning Proposal referred to in c. above. (Note: The
reason for making this request is to expedite plan-making processes.)
(g) Further, that
Council delegate authority to 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,
Development Control Plan and Planning Agreement.
The Panel decision was unanimous.
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