Sydney Metro - Martin Place Over Station Development

I support the development and think it will revitalise the area.

Errors:
In Appendix D (Heritage Impact), the numbers attached to the photographs on pages 13 and 15 appear to be out of sequence with the numbers of the captions below.

This is a private submission in support of the precinct-scale redevelopment for the block of Elizabeth and Castlereagh streets located above the planned metro station for Martin Place.

I also highlight the following issues, which are paramount to the achievement of a net public benefit from this development:

1. Protection of the interior and exterior heritage fabrics of the former Commonwealth Bank building at 48 Martin Pl. Preservation outcomes should be specified within the conditions of approval of this application.

2. Achievement of a high capacity and legible through-site pedestrian link below street level from the northern to southern building. As far as practical, this route should be integrated with the Metro project's planned pedestrian connection from O'Connell St under Bligh St. Ideally the finished floor levels of each route would be contemplated in the design, so as to limit the bottleneck effect of escalators at level changes.

3. I have some misgivings that the southern building's podium and tower floor plate appear to be the subject of separate negotiations for revision of the relevant height and/or setback requirements (as outlined in Section 1.3.3 of the EIS).

Building height and floor space ratios must be maintained as per current plans.

A significant error of omission in the environmental impact statement, Section D, is the non-inclusion of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, commemorative plaque located in the footpath outside No.5 Elizabeth Street. This item is clearly within range of construction activities for the project and is therefore in some danger. As an alternative to providing protection for the item in situ, a solution would be to remove the plaque, as in the manner of the Bass and Annand items, and re-install it inside the new building at the nearest practical location to No.5 and to which the plaque refers.

Please find my submission attached.

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