Item 7.3 - Attachment 2

Attachment B - Draft Neighbourhood Improvement Program Proposals

ATTACHMENT B

Centres Review Report to Council 28 March 2011

Table One Draft NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROPOSALS FOR 2011/12

Based on the assessment made using the Better Neighbourhood Program Guidelines, it is proposed that funding under the BNP be allocated to the following centres in 2011/12:

	Centre Code	Centre	Ward	2010/11 Place Health check score	Estimate
1.	T3	Epping – Beecroft Road and Bridge Street	Lachlan Macquarie	22	$700K
2.	N11	Victoria & Park Roads Rydalmere	Lachlan Macquarie	27	$150K
3.	V2	Harris Park (Wigram Street)	Elizabeth Macarthur	18	$300K
4.	N6	Toongabbie Shops	Caroline Chisholm	14	$260K

Details for each Proposal

1. Epping (T3) – Beecroft Road (south) and Bridge Street–

Epping is a Town Centre in the Lachlan Macquarie Ward. The proposal is for a streetscape upgrade on the western side of Beecroft Road and the northern side of Bridge Street up to Rawson Street. Consideration will also be given to the Epping Planning Study currently being undertaken by the Department of Planning and Hornsby Shire Council. The rationale to consider works in this section of the Epping Town Centre is:

· Beecroft Road is a high pedestrian and traffic area, and the footpath is in poor condition along the section between Carlingford Road and Bridge Road.

· It is unlikely that properties fronting the proposed works area will be redeveloped in the near future.

2. Harris Park (V2) – Wigram Street -

Harris Park is a Village Centre in the Elizabeth Macarthur Ward. The extent of works, subject to site inspection to exclude the eastern side of Wigram Street, will be the western side of Wigram Street between Marion Street 78 Wigram Street. Streetscape improvements will include paving, street furniture and landscaping.

The rationale to consider works in this section of Harris Park;

· Council has received a significant number of DAs for restaurants and food services businesses in this area

· While Marion Street is complete, no works have been undertaken on Wigram Street.

· Low vacancy rates and increasing reputation as a food destination, adjacent to the CBD

3. Victoria & Park Roads Rydalmere (N11) - Centre set back from Victoria Road

This is a Neighbourhood Centre in the Elizabeth Macarthur Ward. The rationale to consider works in this Centre is:

· There a 10 shops / businesses and a high number of vacancies (5).

· Sections of the paving / street furniture are in poor condition

· Graffiti is also high with 181 incidents reported in the November 2010 survey.

4. Toongabbie Shops (N6) – Wentworth Avenue

This is a neighbourhood centre in the Caroline Chisholm Ward. The main shopping area is across the border in Holroyd. The rationale to consider works in this centre is:

· Six years since last upgrade

· Concerns raised by Councillors and community

· Highest (worst) ranked suburb for graffiti incidents (401 in November 2010 G.R.I.P report)

Table Two Draft NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - PROPOSALS FOR 2012/15

	Centre	Ward	Place Health check score	Comment
V11	Brodie Street Rydalmere	Elizabeth Macarthur	23	Defer pending strategic planning for this precinct
N1	Constitution Hill shops (Emma Crescent)	Lachlan Macquarie	18	Low density and streetscape project on its own unlikely to generate economic activity Review in 2012/13
T2	Westmead (Hawkesbury and Darcy Roads)	Arthur Phillip	17	Dependent on UWS / NSW Health development. Review in 2012/13
V10	Merrylands Station Centre Granville (Railway Parade 24-52 on the southern side)	Woodville	16	R4 high density proposed. will require attention in 2013/14
V4	Carlingford Station Centre (Pennant Hills Road and Coleman Road)	Lachlan Macquarie	16	Harsh environment fronting Pennant Hills Road includes PCC owned carpark.
N10	Excelsior & Constance Streets Granville	Woodville	15	Popular Neighbourhood Centre will require attention in 2013/14
V5	Telopea Waratah Centre	Elizabeth Macarthur	15	Busy centre with 15 shops, older style paving.

Table Three CURRENT STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

Town Centres
T2	Westmead Arthur Phillip Ward	· Way-finding · New signage installation	June 2011	$80,000 Source: BNP
T3	Epping Laneway upgrade Stage 2 Lachlan Macquarie Ward	· Paving and asphalt upgrade with cobblestone feature · Tree Planting · WSUD · Bollards · Landscaping · Pedestrian safety improvements	Complete	$352,000 Source: S94, TIDC and BNP
Village Centres
V3	Ermington Laneway in shopping centre Elizabeth Macarthur Ward	· Paving and asphalt upgrade with cobblestone feature · Bollards · Fencing · Turfing of laneway · Street furniture upgrade · Lighting	Consultation completed 4 March 2011 Delivery June 2011	$120,000 Source: BNP
V5	Telopea Waratah Elizabeth Macarthur Ward	· Upgrade to footpath treatment · Landscaping · Tree planting · Opportunities for works opposite to shops · WSUD principles may apply · Retain trees	TBA	$290,000 (this project is deferred pending DoH upgrade of Telopea)
V6	Dundas Station shops Elizabeth Macarthur Ward	· Installation of paving banding · Landscaping · Improvements to disable parking · Retain trees · Street furniture upgrade	August 2011	$290,000 Source: BNP
Neighbourhood Centres
N1	Constitution Hill Caroline Chisholm Ward	· Lighting upgrade · New signage installation · Street furniture upgrade	June 2011	$80,000 Source: BNP
N4	Northmead Kleins Road Arthur Phillip Ward	· Streetscape Upgrade · Upgrade to footpath treatment · Improvements to disable parking · Street furniture upgrade · Landscaping · Tree Planting	May 2011	$179,000 Source: S94, BNP
Local Shops
L7	Epping Midson / Boronia Road shops Lachlan Macquarie Ward	· Paving and asphalt upgrade · Street furniture upgrade · New pram ramps · Pedestrian safety improvements	Consultation Complete 4 March 2011 Delivery June 2011	$110,000 Source: BNP, s94.

Item 7.3 - Attachment 2

Attachment B - Draft Neighbourhood Improvement Program Proposals

Table Four 2011 CENTRES REVIEW HEALTH CHECK SCORES

	Centre	Core Filters					Moderating Filters	Score
		Last upgrade	High use?	Public assets	Future Growth	Community feedback?
T1	Granville Town Centre	0	4	3	6	6	VPA’s and Potential development on Good St. Urban Renewal SEPP	19
T2	Westmead Town Centre	1	6	3	6	1	Influenced by UWS / NSW Health sites	17
T3	Epping Town Centre	1*	4	3	6	8	PCC / Hornsby study. Potential Development on Beecroft Rd Note: Beecroft Road not upgraded	22
Village Centres
V1	Guildford Village	1	3	1	1	1	Recent upgrade completed	7
V2	Harris Park Village	1	3	3	3	8	Intensification on western side of Railway	18
V3	Ermington Shopping Centre	1	3	3	3	4	Redevelopment of Woolworths	14
V4	Carlingford Station Centre	3	3	3	6	1	Epping to Parramatta Rail link	16
V5	Waratah Centre Telopea	3	1	1	6	4	Waiting on DoH decision	15
V6	Dundas Station Centre	1	1	1	6	1	Epping to Parramatta Rail link	10
V7	Winston Hills Mall						Privately owned Centre	NA
V8	Dellwood Centre South Granville	3	1	1	6	1	Popular centre working efficiently, upgraded in 2001.	12
V9	Woolworths Centre Granville	6	1	3	6	1	Potential high growth	17
V10	Merrylands Station Centre	1	3	1	6	4	Development underway	15
V11	Brodie Street Shops Rydalmere	6	1	6	6	4	Strategic plan for precinct	23
Neighbourhood Centres
N1	Constitution Hill Shops	6	1	6	1	4	Minor furniture upgrade planned	18
N2	Carlingford Shopping Centre	6	1	1	1	1	Private shopping centre with no Frontage	10
N3	Telopea Station Centre	6	1	6	3	4	Deferred pending Housing NSW decision.	20
N4	Kleins road Northmead	6	1	1	6	1	Will be upgraded in 2011	15
N5	Chisholm Centre Winston Hills	1	1	3	1	1		7
N6	Toongabbie Shops	6	1	3	3	1	Main centre (Portico – Toongabbie Shopping Centre) nearby over the border in Holroyd	14
N7	Collett Park Village Shops	1	1	1	6	1		10
N8	Bungaree Road Toongabbie	1	1	1	1	1		5
N9	Mobbs Lane Carlingford	1	1	1	3	1	Recent improvements to parking area	7
N10	Excelsior & Constance Granville	6	1	3	1	4		15
N11	Victoria & Park Roads Rydalmere	6	1	6	6	8	Centre with 10 shops set back from Victoria Road	27
N12	Iron Street North Parramatta	1	1	1	1	1	Footpath mostly private: basic upgrade in 2009.	5

Table Five Centres Streetscape upgrades 2000 – 2011

Year	No.	Centre	Ward	Description of works	Year	Budget
2000/01	V8	South Granville Dellwood Shops	Woodville	Paving, landscaping and street furniture	2001	$181,000 Source: GR
2002/03	V3	Ermington Betty Cuthbert Stage 1	Elizabeth Macarthur	Paving, landscaping and street furniture		$133,000 Sources: GR, Urgent Works, Ermington Owners Corp
	T3	Epping Town Centre Rawson Street	Lachlan Macquarie	Paving and street furniture	2003	$156,000 Source: Sale of land
2003/04	T1	Granville Town Centre Stage 1	Woodville	Paving, artworks and street furniture	2003	$228,000 Source: Special Rate
2003/04	V5	Telopea Waratah Shops Stage 1	Elizabeth Macarthur	Streetscape Upgrade - Paving, artworks and street furniture	June 2003	$205,000 Source: Special Rate
	V1	Guildford Stage 1	Woodville	Streetscape upgrade – paving, artworks and street furniture and associated studies	December 2003	$360,000 Sources: $211,398 (Special Rate), GR, DIPNR Grant
2004/05	V2	Harris Park Stage 1	Arthur Phillip	Streetscape upgrade	December 2004	$290,000 Source: Special Rate
	V3	Ermington Betty Cuthbert Stage 2	Elizabeth Macarthur	Streetscape Upgrade	June 2005	$145,000
2006-07	V2	Harris Park Stage 2	Arthur Phillip	Construction over two years		$1.8M
	N8	Bungaree Road	Caroline Chisholm	Traffic calming, footpath upgrade and re-sheeting of car park bays.		$120,000 Urgent Ward Words and private funding for pavement
2007-08	V2	Harris Park Stage 2	Arthur Phillip	Construction over two years Streetscape upgrade	June 2008
2008-09	T1	Guildford Stage 2	Woodville	Streetscape upgrade	Constructed over 2 years June 2009	$1,588,000 and the laneway cost $225,000
2009-10	T1	Granville South Street Stage 2	Woodville	Paving and streetscape improvements.	May 2010	$1.4M
	T1	Granville South Street Stage 3	Woodville	Note: funded by Federal Government.	May 2010	$2.4M
	T3	Epping Laneway	Lachlan Macquarie	Streetscape Upgrade lane between Rawson Street and Beecroft Road	June 2011	$200,000