[REDWatch Heritage] ATP to be sold through EOI process over Christmas Break
Geoff Turnbull
geoff at turnbulls-au.com
Fri Dec 5 15:26:56 EST 2014
Hi All
Given the rush of government announcements across different parts of
Government it must be Christmas time!
Yesterday the Government announced that UrbanGrowth NSW (UG) would handle an
EOI process which closes 30th January 2015 for the sale of the Australian
Technology Park. As requested by REDWatch from UG below you will find an
email regarding this announcement and immediately below is what has appeared
on the UG website:
December 4, 2014: The NSW Government is seeking Expression of Interest (EOI)
to confirm market interest in the Australian Technology Park (ATP). This is
a continuation of the well-established intention that began in 2013. The
sale could enable further development consistent with the vision in the
Major Development SEPP 2005 and to release the capital locked in the asset,
including for possible reinvestment in the transformation of the Central to
Eveleigh corridor. THE EOI will include requirements for continued public
access to and through the Park, and that any developments embrace the
commercial, heritage and conservation attributes of the Park and contribute
positively to the surrounding community. For more information visit the ATP
website. <http://www.atp.com.au/Property/Development/THE-FUTURE-AT-THE-ATP>
Below you will find links to information about the sale and site that we
currently are aware of:
. EOI for Sale of ATP
<http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/statesignificant/atp/sale/atpeoi/view> -
rather than attach we have put it on REDWatch website and applied link
. Frank Knight Sales Brochure for Australian Technology Park EOI
<http://www.digi-flips.com/digiflips/fob/kf/b7257431/digi-flipbook.html> -
This is on Frank Knight website - when it disappears we will put it on
REDWatch.
. The ATP Property Development Page
<http://www.atp.com.au/Property/Development/THE-FUTURE-AT-THE-ATP> contains
links to key documents relevant to the sale and some ATP tenant focused FAQs
. The REDWatch website on ATP
<http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/statesignificant/atp> details the history
of this complex site that has been the focus for a number of campaigns
involving REDWatch.
Initial REDWatch Comment
As UrbanGrowth has a meeting coming up next week and some people will want
to get across this announcement before then we are sending this out as
quickly as possible with some initial observations so you can seek
clarifications next week.
Bad Community Engagement Start for UG
UrbanGrowth in their Concept Plan had a series of questions about what
people would like to see at the ATP including the question "If ownership of
ATP were to change what are the key public benefits you would like to see
retained if possible?"
In an ideal world after such a "feeling out" of the community a body like UG
would come back to the community and say this is what we heard, did we get
it right?, this is what we are thinking of doing, and what do you think
about that? Community Engagement best practice however has not made it to UG
NSW to influence this decision so there has been no feedback on what they
thought they were told or any further discussion of what safeguards they
were putting in place to protect against community concerns just an
announcement that the Govt has decided to sell!
Even worse UG have not put out anything to the community that addressed the
issues that were raised with them or the ATP and said how the EOI process
will try and address those concerns.
How does sale fit with UG C2E?
Sale is for site with existing RWA controls. So does this mean that whoever
buys it then gets the uplift in value for free that flows from Central to
Eveleigh pushing up floor-space around the site? Why not wait until C2E
process is completed rather than flogging it off now? The Frank Knight
brochure says that in addition to the three development sites at RWA heights
and floor space "Substantial value-add opportunities exist across ATP,
including many spaces that can be developed or converted to attract new
business."
Looking at how developers have pushed up heights and floor space above
controls and concept plan levels at Frazer's Broadway and Green Square
locals in Alexandria who were impacted by the Channel 7 building are hardly
likely to welcome the site passing from Government to a private developer.
What are the Heritage Implications of the Sale
This is not clear to us from the scant answer in the FAQs who ask Will the
heritage of the site be affected by the sale? A: ATP forms part of the
former Eveleigh Railway and Locomotive Workshops State Heritage Register
<http://www.atp.com.au/About/Heritage---History> listing, and a
Conservation Management Plan
<http://www.atp.com.au/Conservation_Management_plan/ATP-Conservation-Managem
ent-Plan> has been prepared for ATP and endorsed by the NSW Heritage
Council. The industrial heritage of the Park is important to ATP's identity,
and any future owners of the Park will be statutorily obliged to maintain
and manage the site's heritage items and buildings as listed on the State
Heritage Register in accordance with the Heritage Act, 1977. The EOI will
ask prospective owners to demonstrate their capacity and experience in
relation to heritage matters.
REDWatch's main concern with privatisation was its implications for the
heritage that is retained at the park. As we understand it state bodies have
stricter requirements concerning heritage than heritage held by private
bodies. While we have been successful in pushing ATP and UG predecessors to
see Heritage as an asset rather than a liability we remain unconvinced that
increasing property prices will change that balance for a private owner.
Will UG indicative development flythrough be used by a buyer to argue that
they should be able to remove key heritage buildings on the site as
indicatively done by UG? What happens to proposals to try and interpret the
former Eveleigh Railway site as one precinct when a large part of it drops
from Government ownership. REDWatch is of the view that the members of the
earlier Redfern Waterloo Heritage Taskforce should be bought together to
explore these issues as a matter of urgency. The City of Sydney Council said
they would do this if the Minister did not - now is the time for the City
implement its resolution on this matter.
Clarification needed for public spaces at ATP
The EOI involves the sale of the Vice Chancellors Green, Innovation Plaza,
the walkway from Alexandria to Redfern Station, the tennis courts and other
public accessible spaces. UG needs to urgently clarify what is proposed as
part of the sale process about the sale of these currently public spaces.
Ideally a Govt body interested in listening to and working with local
communities would have put in the public domain the answer to these and
other questions raised in the July consultation. Regrettably they have not
and they need to do so ASAP if they want to have a constructive relationship
with resident groups around the site like REDWatch.
Regards,
Geoff
Geoffrey Turnbull
Spokesperson
REDWatch
Ph Wk: (02) 8004 1490 Mob: 0418 457 392
email: mail at redwatch.org.au
web: www.redwatch.org.au
From: Vanessa Gordon [mailto:vgordon at urbangrowth.nsw.gov.au]
Sent: Friday, 5 December 2014 11:51 AM
Subject: ATP EOI
I wanted to inform you that the NSW Government is seeking Expression of
Interest (EOI) to confirm market interest in the Australian Technology Park
(ATP). This is a continuation of the well established intention that began
in 2013. The sale could enable further development consistent with the
vision in the Major Development SEPP 2005 and to release the capital locked
in the asset, including for possible reinvestment in the transformation of
the Central to Eveleigh corridor. THE EOI will include requirements for
continued public access to and through the Park, and that any developments
embrace the commercial, heritage and conservation attributes of the Park and
contribute positively to the surrounding community.
For your information please find
. attached the Expression of Interest form.
. The link to the brochure on the Knight Frank website
<http://www.digi-flips.com/digiflips/fob/kf/b7257431/digi-flipbook.html>
Australian Technology Park IM
For more information visit the ATP website
<http://www.atp.com.au/Property/Development> or please contact me if you
have any further queries.
Regards,
UrbanGrowth NSW
Vanessa Gordon
Project Communications Advisor
P (02) 9391 2929
M 0475 810 759
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