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Sydney Towards 2036
The Department of Planning has released a discussion paper, Sydney Towards 2036, which will inform a scheduled five-year review of the Metropolitan Strategy. Consultation on this discussion paper has been extended to 28 May 2010 The discussion paper is divided into ten chapters, namely:
The Strategy
SYDNEY: THE CITY OF CITIES From its earliest days, Sydney started as a city centred on a harbour with outlying centres around the transport network. As the city's population grew and demand for jobs and houses increased, Sydney became a city stretching 70 kilometres from east to west, and 60 kilometres from north to south. To ensure equitable access to Sydney's infrastructure and services, the NSW Government in December 2005 launched City of Cities - A Plan for Sydney's Future. City of Cities outlines the objectives of the Metropolitan Strategy. It proposes concentrating growth in centres, to meet the target of ensuring Sydney's residents do not have to travel more than one hour a day for jobs, services, higher order medical and legal services, major cultural and entertainment venues, or regional open space or recreational opportunities. In doing so, it proposes building the role of centres right across the metropolitan area, not just in the Sydney CBD - hence the name City of Cities. Key actions of the strategy which have been implemented include:
There are several different ways to have your say. For instance, you can: Inquiries: 1300 305 695 Key development areashttp://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/PlansforAction/Keydevelopmentareas/tabid/165/language/en-US/Default.aspx CUB SiteThe NSW Government has approved a concept plan for the redevelopment of the CUB Site at Chippendale. The approved concept plan will act as a blueprint for the tranformation of the former brewery site into a vibrant new urban precinct. Read more detail about the plans for the CUB Site. Honeysuckle development areaHoneysuckle Development Corporation is coordinating the redevelopment of surplus railway and port-related government land in Newcastle. A site of 50 hectares, this area stretches along four kilometres of CBD waterfront. It features a quality residential areas with homes for over 1500 people, hotels and serviced apartments, large A-grade office buildings and landscaped recreational areas with facilities such as a promenade and bike path stretching around the harbour. It is revitalising Newcastle's image as well as its economy. To date, the project has generated $1.2 billion in the regional economy and created 4600 new jobs. For more information about the Honeysuckle precinct visit the Honeysuckle website Renewing RhodesThis is part of a major new plan to revitalise 43 hectares of former waterfront industrial land on the Rhodes Peninsula in Sydney's inner west. About the project Rhodes Peninsula is well located, overlooking Homebush Bay, the Olympic site and Bicentennial Park and adjacent to Rhodes railway station. More than 3,000 dwellings are to be built on the peninsula providing new homes close to the city. The neighbourhood will have offices, cinemas, restaurants and a shopping centre. This development will bring more than 1,500 office jobs and 850 retail jobs to the area. There will also be thousands of new construction jobs over the life of the project. The planning process Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No. 29 will control the overall use of the land and the scale and density of development. There are four maps with the plan: A package of plans has been prepared over the past 18 months, to provide further guidance for the Rhodes Peninsula. This package is made up of a Development Control Plan (DCP), a Transport Management Plan (TMP) and Community Development Plan (CDP). The Development Control Plan has been adopted by the Director General of the Department of Planning and the plans has been endorsed by the Director General and the Minister for Planning, as the guidelines for development and planning at Rhodes Peninsula.
Consulting the community The plans have been prepared with input from the community, government and business. Residents, property owners and other key stakeholders have provided valuable input. During preparation the community was involved in weekend walks, studio sessions, focus group meetings and strategy-testing workshops and commented on draft plans. Community involvement will continue to be sought through the future planning stages and development application processes as the redevelopment continues. Amendment No. 1 to Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No. 29 The draft amendment to SREP 29 was gazetted in December 2001. To find out more, see the plan and accompanying map Remediation Environmental Impact Statements are being prepared for the northern portion of the site (Part of precincts B & C - refer SREP 29) as part of the process for future remediation. Exhibition and consultation will be according to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Rouse Hill development areaTo help accommodate Sydney's growing population, land that is suitable for urban development is being identified within a designated 9400-hectare growth area north of Blacktown. Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No. 19 - Rouse Hill Development Area sets out broadly how this new township will grow. It identifies a commercial centre, areas suitable for housing and the environmentally sensitive areas that need protection. Land at Rouse Hill, Riverstone and Schofields is progressively being released for development as part of our Metropolitan Development Program. Redfern-WaterlooOn 30 August 2006, State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Development) 2005 (SEPP) was amended to include specified sites in the Redfern-Waterloo area (refer to Schedule 3 - State significant sites, Part 5 of the policy). The SEPP increases building density around Redfern town centre, enhances employment opportunities and provides for a diversity of land uses to achieve a vibrant and safe community. The SEPP establishes the following zones with development controls (permitted land uses, building height requirements and floor space ratio requirements) for the following zones:
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