Item 9.4 - Attachment 1 |
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DETAILED REPORT
BACKGROUND
1. The draft DCP partners and supports the draft Parramatta Local
Environmental Plan (LEP) by providing the more detailed planning and design
guidelines. The State Government’s planning reforms require that councils
consolidate their DCPs into one document, such that only one DCP applies
to any parcel of land. This requirement
must be met by the time that the new LEP is gazetted.
2. Currently, the
Ø Parramatta DCP 2005
Ø Parramatta Heritage DCP 2001
Ø Harris Park DCP 2002
Ø Parramatta Notification DCP 2004
Ø Parramatta Child Care Centres DCP 2007
Ø Parramatta DCP for Sex Services and Restricted Premises.
3. The draft
Parramatta DCP has also incorporated the provisions within the Local Floodplain
Risk Management Policy and the Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No. 28
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4. The
intention of this consolidation is to reduce the number of development control
plans applying within each LGA, to make it easier to identify the controls that
apply to a site. The updated
consolidated DCP represents one of the initial steps in the plan review process
for developing a comprehensive planning framework for Parramatta LGA.
THE PROCESS
5. The process of consolidating the DCPs into one document began
as a “like-for-like” exercise of carrying over the existing controls. Council adopted an early version of the draft
DCP on 30 May 2007. Further work to the
document has involved some revisions and additional controls in response to
changes to the draft LEP, Council resolutions, Land and
6. Councillor workshops were held on 29 June and 6 July 2009 to
provide an update on the progression of the draft DCP and to discuss the
changes made since adoption of the early draft.
Discussions were based on the following topics:
Councillor Workshop 29 June 2009
Background and update on the preparation of the draft
Parramatta DCP
Draft Sex Services and Restricted Premises provisions
Amended Waste Management provisions
Councillor Workshop 6 July 2009
Draft Boarding Houses provisions
Draft Deemed to Comply- Stormwater Drainage provisions
Draft Sustainable Transport provisions
Draft Places of Public Worship provisions
Discussion Paper
Discussion at the workshops resulted in further refinement
of the draft DCP. A discussion paper was circulated on
16 November to update and brief Councillors of revisions made to the draft
DCP ahead of this report.
WHERE THIS DRAFT
DCP APPLIES
7. Section 1.3 of the DCP details the land in which this plan will apply. The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 provides for master plans that existed immediately before the commencement of a local environmental plan to continue to apply to land and become known as a deemed DCP. As such, the draft comprehensive DCP will not apply to these areas and the master plans continue to apply to the land and are applied as if they were a DCP. The location of the deemed DCPs is shown on the map on page 5 of the draft DCP.
8. One of the deemed DCPs is the Rosehill Master Plan which applies to land bounded by Hope Street, James Ruse Drive, Weston Street and Arthur Street, Rosehill. The Master Plan was initially adopted by Council in September 2003 and provides for both mixed use development and medium density residential development. The height controls within the draft Parramatta LEP have since changed and differ from those in the Master Plan and as such, there is a need to update the Master Plan. When this review occurs, it would be appropriate to convert the controls within the deemed DCP and incorporate them into the comprehensive DCP to ensure their compatibility with the provisions of the draft Parramatta LEP. It is anticipated this work can occur prior to finalising the comprehensive DCP and if necessary, this component of the draft DCP may be exhibited separately.
FORMAT
9. The sequence of the various sections of the draft DCP has been
refined to ensure a logical progression that mirrors the design process and
steps in the preparation of a development application. The structure of the draft DCP is
demonstrated in the table of contents included at the front of the draft DCP
and is summarised as follows:
Part 1
Introduction - Explains
what the DCP is and where it applies.
Part 2
Site Planning - Promotes
best practice by assisting applicants to identify the opportunities and
constraints of their site prior to commencing the design process.
Part 3
Development Principles - Contains the
development controls that apply to all development types. This section identifies the three dimensional
building envelope that applies to various development types and the further
controls which refine this envelope.
Part 4
Special Precincts - Contains
the place-based controls that apply to certain places requiring special
consideration.
Part 5
Other Provisions - Contains
the development specific controls that apply to specific uses such as child
care centres, sex services premises etc.
Additional and Revised Provisions
2.4.2.1
Flooding (Water Management)
10. The Flooding section of the draft DCP predominantly contains
provisions relating to mainstream flooding which have been carried across from Parramatta DCP
2005. Certain provisions from Council’s Local
Floodplain Risk Management Policy have also been incorporated in this section
to strengthen existing controls. Whilst mainstream
flooding is a significant problem, the NSW Floodplain Development Manual (FDM)
also regards local overland flooding as a significant problem that needs to be
considered along with mainstream flooding.
11. Although the FDM does not specifically deal with local drainage,
councils are required to consider the principles in the manual when addressing
these problems, particularly given the prime responsibility for local planning
and land management rests with councils. For this reason, a new control has
been inserted in the draft DCP to ensure proposed developments consider the
impact of flooding resulting from Local Overland Flooding whether it is a
result of local drainage or major drainage.
12. Refer to Section 2.4.2.1 of the draft DCP for the flooding
provisions and the Glossary for definitions of the above flood terms.
3.1.3
13. The Preliminary Building Envelope controls for Business zones in
Part 3 of the draft DCP have been simplified to contain a single set of
controls for each zone or building type.
These are the controls that apply to a development unless more specific
controls are specified for that location in Part 4 of the DCP.
14. Section 3.1.3 of the draft DCP indicates the draft proposed
building envelope controls for the Business zones and shop top housing. Of particular note, are the changes made to
the preliminary building envelopes for mixed use development. The current Parramatta DCP 2005 specifies 5
sets of mixed use building envelope controls relating to different
locations. These have been consolidated
and simplified into a single control for the B4 Mixed Use zone. This has the effect of changing some controls
as follows:
Ø The
height of buildings is specified in draft Parramatta Local Environmental Plan
in the Height of Buildings map rather than in the draft DCP as required by the
standard LEP. The front setback has been increased from nil to 3m except where
otherwise specified in Part 4 or where the predominant street setback is less.
Ø Side
setbacks currently range from nil to 6m.
The draft DCP provides that side setbacks are to be determined on merit
having regard to amenity impacts on adjoining development.
Ø Rear
setbacks currently range from 6m to 10m and from 15% length of site to 40%
length of site. The draft DCP provides
that rear setbacks are 15% of the site length for the residential component
and/or where the boundary adjoins a residential development or a residential
zone and otherwise on merit.
Ø The
consolidation of controls for the B4 Mixed Use zone provides a more consistent
approach to this form of development.
Secondary dwelling and Boarding house controls
19. Boarding houses were discussed at the Councillor workshop on 6
July 2009 with Councillors raising several issues. Since the workshop, State Environmental
Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 came into effect (on 18
September 2009) and has implications for the controls relating to both boarding
houses and secondary dwellings (granny flats).
Councillors received a memo dated 24 August 2009 regarding this
SEPP. As a result, some of the desired
boarding house controls in the draft DCP cannot be legally implemented. The majority of the controls that were
drafted by staff prior to the release of the SEPP have been incorporated into
the draft DCP, however, some changes have been made in response to the SEPP.
20. The controls relating to secondary dwellings (granny flats) and
boarding houses have been inserted into the draft DCP as follows:
3.1.3 Secondary Dwellings
The
terminology of a granny flat has been changed to that of a secondary dwelling
in line with the terminology used in State Environmental Planning Policy
(Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 “the SEPP” and the definition within the
standard LEP. The SEPP provides for the
development of secondary dwellings in all residential zones, excluding heritage
listed properties. The SEPP allows
secondary dwellings to be considered as Complying Development, provided they
comply with the standards within the SEPP.
Alternatively, they can be considered through a Development Application
in which case, the standards contained within Council’s DCP can be applied.
It
would normally be expected that the complying development standards within the
SEPP would be more restrictive than the DCP provisions applicable to a merit assessment
of a development application. However,
this is not the case for all controls in the current Parramatta DCP 2005. Some provisions of the SEPP are more restrictive
than the DCP whilst others are more permissive and vice versa. As such, some changes have been made to the
draft DCP controls to provide a logical and appropriate relationship between
the complying development standards in the SEPP and the controls that would
apply to a merit assessment under Council’s DCP. The changes that are proposed to be made to
Council’s draft DCP are:
Ø Council’s current DCP only permits
secondary dwellings to achieve a height of 4.5m except where they face a
laneway or are attached to the principal dwelling and aren’t within the rear
building setback in which case the height may be increased to 8m. The SEPP
permits secondary dwellings to achieve a height of 8.5m as complying
development therefore, the height control applying to secondary dwellings in
the draft DCP has been increased to 8.5m.
A change to the height control necessitates an increase in the rear
setback control. The current rear
setback control for secondary dwellings is 3m in all cases. It is proposed that it be changed to 3m for
single storey secondary dwellings and 6m for two storey secondary
dwellings. It is also proposed that the
side setback controls be changed from 900mm in all cases, to 900mm for single
storey secondary dwellings and 2m for two storey secondary dwellings.
Ø Council’s DCP currently only permits
the development of a secondary dwelling in the case that the allotment has a
minimum size of 550m2. The
SEPP permits secondary dwellings on smaller allotments as complying development
being those with a minimum size of 450m2. The draft DCP has been changed to reflect the
less restrictive standard of the SEPP. It should be noted that the minimum
building setbacks will still be applied, so the smaller minimum lot size will
not reduce other standards.
5.1 Boarding Houses
Ø Concern
was raised by Councillors about permitting boarding houses in the R2 Low
Density Residential zone. It was noted
that boarding houses are a mandatory permissible use in the R2 zone and a
possible compromise was seen to be to only permit small, Class 1(b) boarding
houses in the R2 zone. While the draft
DCP cannot permit and prohibit and uses in the manner of an LEP, a control has
been included which limits the number of bedrooms and residents to 12 in the R2
Low Density Residential zone.
Ø The
minimum room size for a 2 person room has been reduced from 17.5m2
to 16m2 in accordance with the controls in the SEPP.
Ø A note has been inserted into the draft
DCP advising that State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) (Affordable Rental
Housing) 2009 contains separate controls for boarding house development and
where there is an inconsistency between the SEPP and the DCP, the SEPP will
prevail.
Ø Councillors requested that all boarding
houses be required to provide an on-site resident manager. The draft DCP proposes that an on-site
manager is required in the case that there are more than 20 lodgers consistent
with the requirement of the SEPP.
Ø Councillors raised concern that the car
parking rates for boarding houses within 400m from public transport should be
increased to 1 space per 5 people and 1 space per 3 people where the boarding
house is greater than 400m from public transport. However, the SEPP provides that applications
for boarding houses cannot be refused for providing not more than 1 parking
space per 10 residents and 1 parking space per employee (ie. a maximum
rate). Council’s proposed controls
included in the draft DCP utilise a minimum car parking rate (one space per 10
residents and one space per boarding room) in anticipation of the majority of
boarding house applications being located in residential areas. The proposed controls do not differentiate
between car parking requirements for boarding houses within or beyond 400m of
public transport. Council’s control will be a guideline, however, the SEPP will
prevail in the event of any inconsistency.
Ø Requirements
for bicycle parking and motor bike parking are included in the draft DCP at a
rate of one space per 5 rooms. This is
provided as a minimum rate and is consistent with the SEPP.
Ø Controls
relating to building form and appearance (such as no boarding room to exceed
25m2), private open space and fire safety have been altered to
correspond with the SEPP.
Security
Shutters
23. In October 2008, Council made a resolution
requesting that council’s DCP include guidelines as to appropriate designs of
security features for buildings.
24. Additional
provisions have been incorporated into the DCP (specifically sections 3.2.2
Building Facades and Articulation and 3.4.3 Safety and Security) to provide
clarity on Council’s position to not support roller doors and security shutters
where they are not integrated with the facade design or are solid in form.
25. Data has not been able to be located that
gives a breakdown of vandalism or broken shopfronts which currently have
shutters in place however it is held that the provisions contained in the DCP
are explicit in their intent.
3.3.6.1 Stormwater Drainage (Water Sensitive Urban Design)
26. The philosophy of water sensitive urban design
(WSUD) promotes connection of site water to detention and/or retention
facilities that reduce pollutant loads and stormwater volume entering the
natural waterways. The requirements for “WSUD Deemed to Comply” which were
introduced to Councillors at the Councillor Workshop on 6 July 2009 have been
tested, revealing that on-site detention (OSD) provisions would be required for
all development, where currently some smaller development types are exempt from
providing OSD.
27. Following consultation with Council’s Development Assessment
staff, neighbouring Ryde and Blacktown Councils and three stormwater industry
consultants, it was determined that the “Deemed to Comply” requirements would
be too onerous on ‘mum and dad’ residential developers and costly for Council.
28. BASIX currently has water and energy requirements for new
dwellings and it is therefore unnecessary to introduce additional requirements
in the draft DCP. Further, the
government will introduce from May 2011, a requirement that all homes have a
green star rating for energy, water and greenhouse performance before being
sold or leased. This will provide incentives for owners to make environmental
improvements in order to get a higher market premium for their homes (new and
existing). Furthermore, ensuring these systems are functional and operational
would be very costly for Council from a compliance perspective.
29. For these reasons, the “Deemed to Comply” requirements propose
less burdensome stormwater drainage requirements, largely applying to
commercial and industrial developments as well as large residential
developments. Please refer to Section 3.3.6.1 of Attachment 2.
30. Furthermore, concern was raised at the Councillor workshop
regarding the insertion of controls relating to Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). BOD and COD are typically measured (or
required) when there are high organic loadings in the subject water / waste
water. They are used in industries such as sewage treatment and industrial
processing which are licenced by the NSW Environment Protection Authority. The
draft DCP is largely dealing with stormwater runoff and as a result these two
parameters are not recommended.
3.3.7 Waste Management
31. The waste management controls have been carried across from Parramatta DCP 2005 and strengthened for two reasons. Firstly, to ensure an adequate and consistent level of consideration is given to each stage of development, and secondly to comply with the criteria of the Waste Service Performance Improvement Payment Certificate to ensure Council receives $500,000 for the 2008/2009 period from NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change.
32. Currently the waste management plans are located on Council’s website which often results in applicants not fulfilling all the requirements of a development application. All waste controls (e.g. design principles, performance criteria and waste management plans) are now located in the draft DCP.
33. The strengthening of the controls and positioning of all waste management requirements in the one document will result in a better environmental outcome and make it clearer for the applicant to know from the outset what waste provisions need to be addressed, in turn making it a more efficient process.
34. Concern was raised at the Councillor workshop that more
appropriate terminology regarding use of the term “waste” in the section on waste
management might be explored. Staff have
investigated this further to determine what terminology is most commonly in use
in similar documents. The term “waste” appears
to be contemporary and appropriate within the context of the draft DCP for the
following reasons:
Ø The
relevant State Government legislation is contained within the “Waste Avoidance
and Resource Recovery Act, 2001.”
Ø Best
Practice is established by the Department of Environment and Climate Change
“Model Waste Not Development Control Plan 2008” and “Better Practice Guide for
Waste Management in Multi-unit Dwellings 2008.”
Ø Waste is the common terminology used on
the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change website, www.environment.nsw.gov.au
3.6.1 Sustainable Transport
35. A new section relating to Sustainable
Transport (refer to Section 3.6.1) is proposed to be included in the draft DCP.
Council has set a strategic goal of increasing sustainable transport in the
local area and for the journey to work. Sustainable transport includes walking,
cycling, the use of public transport and car sharing initiatives. Sustainable
transport aims to reduce car trips and hence decrease congestion, save time and
money and reduce the environmental impact of transport.
36. The new provisions relate to new larger developments
providing opportunities to support and encourage the use of sustainable
transport through the provision of car share parking and developing travel
plans.
37. The first component of this section is
“Carshare”. In December 2008,
Council made a resolution requesting that new provisions for car sharing in the draft DCP be investigated. A control is proposed to be incorporated into
the DCP for large
residential and business developments within close proximity to a railway
station and certain bus stops to provide a carshare parking space.
38. Concern was raised at the Councillor
workshop regarding the rate of carshare spaces that can be provided in lieu of
car parking spaces. The rate has been reduced from 1 carshare space in lieu of
6 car parking spaces, to 1 carshare space in lieu of 3 car parking spaces to
ensure viability of the carshare scheme.
39. The second and final component of this
section is “Travel Plans”. A Travel Plan is a package of measures designed to
reduce car trips and encourage the use of sustainable transport. It works best in
locations where there is a good level of public transport provision. Therefore,
it is proposed that large
developments within close proximity to a railway station and certain bus stops
will be required to prepare a Travel Plan.
3.6.2 Parking and Vehicular Access
40. Several revisions are proposed to be made to Section 3.5.2
Parking and Vehicular Access. To
summarise, the revisions include:
Design Principles and Controls
Ø The
definition of basement car parking has been changed to reflect the definition
from the standard LEP. The current
Parramatta DCP 2005 allows basements to project a maximum of 1.2 metres above
natural ground level. However, the
standard LEP defines a basement as meaning the: “…space of a building where the
floor level of that space is predominantly below ground level (existing) and
where the floor level of the storey immediately above is less than 1 metre
above ground level (existing).” As such,
the draft DCP has been changed to reduce the projection of basements to 1
metre.
Ø The
design principle requiring that developments including both residential and
non-residential uses provide separate access to the basement car park for the
residential use has been deleted. This
has been replaced with 3 new principles relating to meeting the relevant
Australian standards, vehicular ramp width and minimising headlight glare. A note has also been added referring to the
section on waste management should a private waste collection vehicle be
required.
Ø The
design principle requiring vehicles to leave sites on arterial roads in a
forward direction has been expanded to require vehicles to leave all sites
(other than dwelling houses) in a forward direction.
Ø The
design standard requiring the car parks of multi-dwelling housing developments
to provide storage areas has been expanded to require all types of car parking for
multi dwelling developments to provide storage areas, not only basement car
parks.
Ø Additional
design standards relating to industrial developments have been added which
require the submission of a traffic management plan and the provision of
adequate facilities for trucks and large vehicles.
Ø Currently,
under the Parramatta DCP 2005, retail premises may count on-street car parking
at the frontage of the site when calculating parking provision. This has been expanded to include business
premises, however, in all cases must be supported by a parking survey.
Ø A new
Design Principle has been included as follows: “Where properties have access to
a rear lane or secondary street frontage (including desired lanes), parking and
servicing access should be provided from the secondary street/lane.”
Ø The
bicycle parking rate has been increased and disconnected from car space
provision to promote the use of sustainable transport. The proposed changes are
detailed below.
|
Existing
|
Proposed
Draft DCP Control |
Residential
flat buildings |
1 bicycle space per 3 dwellings |
1 bicycle space per 2 dwellings |
Business,
office, retail and industrial development |
1 bicycle space per 20 motor vehicle spaces |
1 bicycle space per 200sqm of floor space |
Car Parking Rates
41. Currently, under SREP 28, the areas of Camellia, Rydalmere and
Harris Park are subject to maximum car parking rates. These areas are proposed to be subject to
minimum car parking rates consistent with all areas affected by the draft
DCP. (It is proposed to hold a workshop
with Councillors at a future date to discuss options for maximum parking rates
for appropriate locations in the local government area).
42. Under DCP 2005, multi dwelling housing is subject to its own set
of car parking rates. It is proposed
that the parking rates for multi dwelling housing be the same as those for
residential flat buildings distinguished by whether the development is within
or beyond 400m of a railway station or transit way bus stop. It should be noted that the car parking rates
for multi dwelling housing remain relatively unchanged with a comparison
between existing and proposed controls summarised in the table below.
|
Draft DCP |
All multi dwelling housing 1 space per 2 bedroom unit |
Multi dwelling housing within 400m of public transport 1 space per 2 bedroom unit |
|
Multi dwelling housing beyond 400m of public transport 1.25 spaces per 2 bedroom unit |
All multi dwelling housing 1.5 spaces per 3 bedroom unit |
Multi dwelling housing within 400m of public transport 1.2 spaces per 3 bedroom unit |
|
Multi dwelling housing beyond 400m of public transport 1.5 spaces per 3 bedroom unit |
Residential flat buildings or the residential component of
Mixed use development (greater than 400m from public transport) No control for 4 bedroom unit |
Residential flat buildings, multi dwelling housing or the
residential component of Mixed use development (greater than 400m from public
transport) 2 spaces per 4 bedroom unit |
Residential flat buildings or the residential component of
Mixed use development (within 400m of public transport) No control for 4 bedroom unit |
Residential flat buildings, multi dwelling housing or the
residential component of Mixed use development (within 400m of public
transport) 2 spaces per 4 bedroom unit |
43. The current car parking controls within the Parramatta DCP
apply the Roads and Traffic Authority’s “Guide to Traffic Generating
Developments” in the case where a particular land use is not addressed in the
DCP. The draft DCP continues this
provision and adds the requirement for a traffic and parking survey where it is
appropriate.
Part 4 – Special Precincts
44. Part 4 Special Precincts contains the controls relevant to
specific places in the local government area.
Any unnecessary duplication has been removed and only those controls
which are not addressed in the previous sections of the draft DCP have been
included in Part 4. Development located within a Special Precinct must comply
with the objectives, principles and controls in Part 4 and any relevant
objectives, principles and controls in Parts 2 and 3. Where there is any inconsistency
part 4 will prevail.
45. Some controls in Parts 2 and 3 have been strengthened to support
the special precincts in part 4. These controls relate to streetscape, culture
and public art, safety and security, and accessibility and connectivity.
4.1 Town and Neighbourhood Centres
46. The first Special Precinct of Part 4 is the “town and
neighbourhood centres” identified for development under Council’s Residential
Development Strategy (RDS). The format
of the controls for each RDS centre have been standardised to follow a
consistent pattern. The RDS Centres
contain a desired future character statement, specific objectives, building
envelope controls and a plan indicating the setbacks and desired pedestrian
connections and laneways. The RDS centres included in the draft DCP are:
1. Carlingford Precinct
2. Collet Park Precinct
3. Dundas Precinct
4. (East) Rydalmere Precinct
5. Epping Town Centre
6. Granville Town Centre
7. Guildford Precinct
8. Merrylands Precinct
9. Morton Street Precinct
10. South Granville Precinct
11. Telopea Precinct
47. When
Council adopted the earlier version of the draft DCP in May 2007, the South
Granville Precinct (centred on the Delwood Shops) provisions had not yet been
prepared as the draft LEP controls for this area took some time to resolve. The
draft LEP provides for opportunities for retail and business uses and shop top
housing along
48. The section relating to the Morton Street Precinct may be revised
in respect of the provisions for No 2 Morton Street,
4.2 Special Character Areas
49. The
second Special Precinct is the “Special Character Areas”. These areas have been substantially carried
across from the existing Parramatta DCP 2005. The format of the controls for
each Special Character Area has been standardised to follow a consistent
pattern.
4.3 Strategic Precincts
50. “Strategic
Precincts” is the third component of Part 4. These provisions have been substantially
carried across from SREP 28 with some revision as detailed below:
Ø Currently the Parramatta Government Precinct is subject to a detailed Master Plan. The Government Precinct covers the area known as the Cumberland Hospital campus and the existing provisions within the SREP and the draft LEP provide for redevelopment of the site for mixed use development. The Master Plan was prepared since the commencement of SREP 28 and contains more recent and detailed provisions than the SREP. As such, the SREP provisions have not been carried over into the draft DCP. Instead, the site will be excluded from the DCP and the Master Plan will become the deemed DCP for the site.
Ø The Camellia and Rydalmere Precincts are addressed in SREP 28 under separate sections with the controls duplicated for each area. As the controls for both areas are the same, they have been combined and included within Part 4 of the draft DCP as “Strategic Precincts”.
Ø SREP 28 also contains several “Special Areas” provisions most of which have been carried over into the draft DCP. The exceptions are the River Special Area and the Rydalmere Station and Surrounds Special Area. The provisions within the River Special Area are addressed by Clause 6.6 Foreshore Building Line and Clause 6.16 Environmental Protection within the draft LEP and within the Camellia/Rydalmere controls in the draft DCP. The Rydalmere Station and Surrounds Special Area controls are based on the redevelopment of Rydalmere Station as part of the Parramatta Rail Link which has been abandoned by the State Government in favour of the Sydney West Metro. A control has been included in the draft DCP requiring development near the proposed Metro Stations to consider the impacts on the delivery of this infrastructure in the future, as detailed in the following dot point.
Ø Stations related to the proposed
West Metro link will potentially be located within Westmead, Parramatta and
Camellia and as such, development in the local government area may impact on
the future delivery of this infrastructure.
It is important that any decisions about land within proximity to the
proposed stations take a long term view and consider issues that will affect
both the delivery of the west Metro and the integration between the station and
surrounding land uses. Sydney Metro has
developed a number of planning and development principles for land around
proposed metro stations relevant to the preparation of local environmental
plans, development control plans and masterplans. The principles address issues such as urban
design, pedestrian linkages and sustainable travel behaviour. A control is proposed to be inserted into
Part 4 of the draft DCP, specifically to the Strategic Precincts of Camellia
and Rydalmere, and Westmead requiring as follows:
Ø “Land within
proximity of the proposed Sydney West metro station is to be developed with
consideration of the following:
· The impact of the
development on the delivery of the Sydney West Metro Link;
· The impact of the
proposed Sydney West Metro link on the development;
· The integration
and interface between the development and any proposed station;
· The provisions of
any relevant planning and development principles produced by Sydney Metro or
its equivalent; and
· The potential for land use to respond to the Sydney West Metro link in the future (e.g. maintain large development parcels without further subdivision in the short term).”
4.4 Heritage Conservation Areas
51. The
“Heritage Conservation Areas” form the last part of this section. The controls
have been carried across from the Parramatta Heritage DCP 2005. The format of
the controls for each Heritage Conservation Area has been standardised to
follow a consistent pattern.
5.2
Child Care Centres
52. On 28 of May 2007 Council adopted the Child
Care Centres DCP. At this meeting it was also resolved that a review of the DCP
be carried out after it had been in operation for twelve months. A review of
the DCP was commenced in 2008 and involved; consideration of issues raised by
assessment staff, community services staff, traffic and transport as well as
applicants. An analysis of the built form attributes and streetscape
presentation of centres approved under the new DCP was also carried out.
53. There is a state government directive for
all Councils to prepare one comprehensive Development Control Plan. Rather than
present the child care centres review and recommended modifications as a
separate report, the review outcomes are included for consideration in the
draft comprehensive DCP.
54. After consideration of all comments
received, workshops with relevant internal staff and clarification from an
external specialist consultant (acoustics), the review has resulted in the
following changes being recommended for incorporation into the comprehensive
DCP:
Ø The removal of site
selection criteria from Section 5.2.3 where it relates to land within the R2
zone. This is due to child care centres not being proposed to be permissible in
the R2 zone in the draft Parramatta LEP as a result of Council’s resolution of
23 March 2009, and the Department of Planning’s certification of the draft LEP
with this provision.
Ø The broader site
selection criteria will largely remain with some re-wording of some remaining
site selection criteria to read as objectives rather than prohibitions.
Ø Addition of
acoustic controls to better clarify the technical measurements criteria to be
used by acoustic consultants.
Ø Several minor
formatting and grammatical corrections as well as updating of references to
planning documents that have since been either repealed or gazetted.
55. The Child Care Centres DCP has generally
been found to be an effective tool for both applicants and assessment officers
in the preparation and assessment of development applications for child care
centres. Child Care centres represent a challenge for most councils in striking
the balance between providing for a land use for which there is often high
demand within the community and maintaining a reasonable level of amenity and
minimising character impact on local neighbourhoods. The DCP has been shown to
be of high value in providing clear direction to applicants in planning for
child care as well as expectations and quality of supporting documentation to
be provided which has assisted in the assessment process.
5.3 Educational Establishments and Places of Public Worship
56. Council, at its meeting on 19 October 2009 adopted a draft
stand-alone DCP relating to places of public worship for exhibition. Once adopted by Council, the stand-alone DCP
will be in place as an interim measure until the commencement of the draft
comprehensive DCP which will incorporate the same controls. Joint controls relating to both educational
establishments and places of public worship are proposed to be inserted within
part 5 of the draft DCP. The controls
relating to Places of Public worship reflect those adopted in the draft
stand-alone DCP. It is considered the
two land uses are comparable in terms of their potential to have significant
impacts, particularly within residential areas and require specific controls to
manage these. The main controls included
are as follows:
Ø Places
of Public Worship are proposed to be a prohibited use in the R2 Low Density
Residential zone under draft Parramatta LEP.
Recent correspondence from the Department of Planning regarding their
willingness to issue a section 65 certificate to allow Council to publicly
exhibit the Plan indicates that they support this approach.
Ø All
applications for educational establishments and places of public worship are to
be accompanied by an Operational Plan of Management which details the ongoing
management practices to be employed by the proposed use to manage its impact on
the neighbourhood. This will be used
both for the assessment of the application as well as to manage the ongoing
operation of the premises through conditions of consent.
Ø Applications
are proposed to be subject to the same height, floor space ratio and envelope
controls that are identified in the draft LEP and Part 3 of the draft DCP
applicable to the permissible development within the relevant zone.
Ø For
Places of Public Worship, a control is proposed to apply as follows: “Any new
development must predominantly serve the local community and have a maximum
capacity of 250.”
Ø A
noise impact assessment statement prepared by a suitably qualified engineer will
be required to be submitted with all applications for development within or
adjoining residential zones.
Ø All
development applications are to be accompanied by a traffic impact statement,
addressing, amongst other issues, the number of car parking spaces required on
the basis of the use of the site.
5.6 Sex Services and Restricted Premises
57. Council adopted the DCP for Sex Services Premises and Restricted
Premises at its meeting on 23 November 2009.
The stand-alone DCP will be in place as an interim measure until the
commencement of the draft comprehensive DCP which has incorporated the same
controls.
Appendix 5 – Notification Procedures
58. The requirements under the Notification DCP 2004 have been carried over to Appendix 5 of the draft DCP. A review of the Notification DCP is currently being prepared. The draft comprehensive DCP will incorporate any updates made to the Notification DCP once it has been adopted by Council.
DESIGN REVIEW PANEL
59. The draft DCP was referred to the Design Review Panel at its meetings on 19 June and 3 July 2007. The Panel is appointed under the provisions of State Environmental Planning Policy No. 65 (SEPP 65) and their role is to comment on development applications for residential flat buildings of 3 storeys in height and above and the related design content of draft local environmental plans and development control plans. The Panel’s comments regarding the draft DCP are summarised below:
Ø The height control expressed in metres rather than storeys can encourage flat-roofed buildings if the control is not sufficiently generous.
Ø It would be preferable to require larger floor-to-ceiling heights than the minimum required by the Building Code of Australia (BCA).
Ø It would be good to set site-specific building envelopes for certain sites, particularly where the land is sloping.
Ø Concern was raised about the viability of the controls proposed within Granville in the area between the railway line and Parramatta Road. The Panel questioned whether the area would be more suited to commercial rather than residential development and whether fragmentation of ownership may hamper delivery of the redevelopment of the area.
Ø The indicative building envelopes in the Morton Street precinct encourage open courtyards within each development block. Concern was raised that the courtyards will operate in an insular way and require better connections with the public domain.
Ø Concern was raised that the 3 storey residential development proposed for the northern part of the precinct will not provide the incentive required for lot amalgamation and redevelopment.
60. These comments have been addressed in the updated draft DCP.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION
61. It is intended that the draft DCP will be publicly exhibited with the draft LEP. The methodology for the public exhibition of the draft DCP will be equivalent to that adopted by Council for the draft LEP.
62. The draft DCP has been prepared in consultation with relevant units within Council including Development Services, Environmental Outcomes, Catchment Management and Waste Management. In addition, internal briefings regarding both the draft LEP and draft DCP will be held with all relevant staff members during the public exhibition period providing staff education and enabling them to make further comment.