State Significant Development
Waterloo Metro Quarter OSD - Central Precinct Detailed Design SSDA
City of Sydney
Current Status: Determination
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Design and construction of the Central Precinct comprising residential use, retail and a child care facility.
Consolidated Consent
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Response to Submissions (26)
Agency Advice (6)
Additional Information (8)
Determination (4)
Post-determination Notices (1)
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Submissions
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I'm concerned with the lack of green space. COVID lockdowns have already demonstrated how much residents value their local recreation spots. Redfern Park was filled to capacity when people were forced to stay home. Increasing the density in the area is only going to place more pressure on our limited, green resources. We need more parks not more apartment blocks. Please include more green space in these plans.
I'm also extremely concerned about the Government selling off public land to fund this development. Why can't we use some of this land for recreation space? I don't believe that the green space that's already in the Waterloo Estate has been counted as green space.
Finally, I see no plans for cultural space in any of the developments. Please can you include space for the arts? We don't need yet another childcare provider. The city is full of them! What we need is space for our artists.
Elizabeth Bushby
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Elizabeth Bushby
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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Comment
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
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As an advisory note, the development will be located in the vicinity of tunnels containing operational rail lines, for which the EPA has a regulatory responsibility. The consent should include acceptable vibration and ground borne noise limits for spaces within the development drawn from the EPA’s Rail Infrastructure Noise Guideline (EPA, 2013) and Assessing Vibration: A Technical Guideline (DECC, 2006).
As the applicant is a private developer and not a NSW public authority, the EPA would not be the appropriate regulatory authority under the POEO Act for the environmental performance of the OSD project.
The EPA has no comment on EIS.
Alexander Payne
Support
Alexander Payne
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Object
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Biodiversity and Conservation Division
Comment
Biodiversity and Conservation Division
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Attachments
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Counterpoint Community Services Inc
Comment
Counterpoint Community Services Inc
Waterloo Public Housing Action Group
Object
Waterloo Public Housing Action Group
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This is grossly inadequate to meet the affordable housing needs of the area for a redevelopment of this scale and significance on public land. We also object to the classification of the 2000 square metre Childcare Centre to be considered a community facility, as will not be publicly accessible and for the benefit of the commuity of all ages & income levels. When excluding the Childcare Centre as a community facility, only 332sqm of the promised 600sqm of community facilities have been proposed, a 45% reduction.
We propose that this project be rejected and a new the original housing & community facility targets in line with the community's vision be adhered to.
Grant Donohue
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Grant Donohue
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Lorraine Byrnes
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Lorraine Byrnes
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Shelter NSW
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Shelter NSW
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REDWatch
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REDWatch
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owner occupier of a single storey heritage terrace on Wyndham Street, I would like to highlight the below reasons:
- The Solar Access Reports clearly indicates significant shadowing of the Alexandria Park
Heritage Conservation Area in Winter Solstice 9am-11am (sun diagram excludes period
between sunrise and 9am) and Equinox 9am-10am (sun diagram excludes period between
sunrise and 9am). This would result in:
o Significant detrimental effects on heritage east-west facing, adjoining terraces with
loss of crucial morning sunlight for significant periods of the year.
o Significant detrimental effects on heritage value of Alexandria Park that provides
civic and visual focus for the Alexandria Park Heritage Conservation Area.
- Views from the Eastern boundary of the Alexandria Park Heritage Conservation Area and Alexandria Park would be significantly impacted. The reasoning of design excellence is flawed. The loss of crucial access to sky views from these areas would damage vital heritage value for the area that is protected by the NSW Office of Environment & Heritage.
Department of Transport
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Department of Transport
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City of Sydney
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City of Sydney
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Please find attached the City's consolidated response to the Waterloo OSD SSD applications.
Regards
David Zabell