Auburn LEP 2010 (Amendment No 20) - Rezone land at North Auburn Precinct to R4 High Density Residential (450 dwellings)

The planning proposal seeks to rezone the land bounded by Macquarie Road, Simpson Street, St. Hillier's Road and the southern boundary of the B6 enterprise Corridor zoned land (having frontage to Parramatta Road), from R3 Medium Density Residential to: . R4 High Density Residential and to increase:. the Height of Buildings (HoB) control from 9 metres to 18 metres; . the Floor Space Ratio (FSR) control from 0.75:1 to 1.7:1; and . to introduce a 20 metre HoB and 2:1 FSR control for 'corner sites'.The Proposal also seeks to add a new clause to Part 6 - Additional Local Provisions of the Auburn LEP 2010. This new clause identifies the site as a 'key site' (the North Auburn Precinct), for the inclusion of a 2500 square metre park (public open space), and in return provides bonus FSR and HoB provisions to encourage the development of a park within the precinct. The bonus provisions include a maximum 2:1 FSR (additional 0.3:1) and a maximum 25 metre HoB (additional 7 metres). These incentives offer a developer/applicant the opportunity to dedicate a proposed park within the North Auburn Precinct to Council, via a local voluntary planning agreement with Council, at the development application stage.