[North Eveleigh] North Eveleigh & Darlington Update
Geoff Turnbull
geoff at turnbulls.au.com
Tue Nov 20 21:35:18 EST 2012
Hi All
I am writing to you because you provided your email address to REDWatch and
Save Leamington Avenue at the North Eveleigh Community Forum that both
groups sponsored earlier this year.
I am writing now because in the last week there have been decisions about
both the SMDA's North Eveleigh Affordable Housing Proposal (North Eveleigh
Update November 2012 newsletter
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/North_Eveleigh_Update_Final_121112.pdf>
) and Sydney Uni's Abercrombie Street Business School. The SMDA is also
doing a quick consultation before Christmas about the parks proposed for the
western end of the North Eveleigh site.
There is a fair amount of information to pass on so to make it easier I have
broken it up into the topics listed below - clicking on the link should
allow you to jump to that item.
North Eveleigh Parks Consultation Saturday 23 November 10am at Yaama Dhiyaan
and Submissions by 17 December 2012
SMDA to commence Early Infrastructure Works at North Eveleigh
SMDA Proposes Staging of Transport Management and Accessibility Plan (TMAP)
Chief Mechanical Engineers Building and Scientific Services Building
North Eveleigh Community Working Group Needed
Sydney Uni's Abercrombie St Business School Development Approved
NSW Planning Review Implications
North Eveleigh Parks Consultation Saturday 23 November 10am at Yaama Dhiyaan
and Submissions by 17 December 2012
With infrastructure work on North Eveleigh starting, the Sydney Metropolitan
Development Authority (SMDA) needs to start work on proposals for the
associated parks. These plans must be submitted prior to, or concurrently
with, the first application for new floor space in accordance with the North
Eveleigh Concept Plan. The SMDA has appointed a private consultancy to
develop the design and submit this Development Application to Council for
public exhibition. As part of this process staff from the SMDA will have an
information stall at Yaama Dhiyaan, 255 Wilson St, from 10am to 12pm on
Saturday, 24 November 2012 to invite feedback from the community.
Construction of the parks will be linked to future development of the site.
You can see the proposed park sites on the SMDA's Park Consultation Flyer
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/North_Eveleigh_Parks_Page.pdf> and you
can provide feedback on Survey Monkey to the SMDA's North Eveleigh Parks
Community Survey <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/northeveleighparks> or
make a submission to the SMDA by 9am Monday, 17 December 2012. This
information is also available on the SMDA website at
www.smda.nsw.gov.au/latest-news/north-eveleigh-parks-invitation-contribute-d
esign-24-november-2012.
SMDA to commence Early Infrastructure Works at North Eveleigh
The Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority (SMDA) exhibited proposals for
Infrastructure work in April 2012 for the north western portion of the North
Eveleigh site. Following consideration of the issues raised in submissions
the SMDA has made some changes and determined to commence work on this part
of the site. The SMDA's decision was notified on 13th November 2012 by email
and subsequently in a SMDA North Eveleigh Update November 2012 newsletter
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/North_Eveleigh_Update_Final_121112.pdf>
. The SMDA has also issued some FAQs
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/FAQsNo_Nov%202012.pdf> about this
project. In the process of making the approval the SMDA has issued some new
reports and updated its Draft Review of Environmental Factors. The final
documents of the Approved works can be accessed below:
The approved Review of Environmental Factors
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/REF_Determination_Infrastructure_Works.
pdf> .
Appendix A: Plans Review of Environmental Factors
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/Appendix%20A%20Plans%20REF%20set%20Oct1
2%5B1%5D.pdf>
Appendix B: Revised Draft Remediation Strategy and Remedial Action Plan
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/Appendix%20B%20Revised%20Draft%20RAP_20
120906.pdf>
Appendix C: City of Sydney comments and SMDA response
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/Appendix%20C%20CoS%20comments%20and%20S
MDA%20response.pdf>
Appendix D: Heritage Impact Statement
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/Appendix%20D.%20Draft%20Heritage%20Impa
ct%20Statement%20March%202012.pdf>
Appendix E: Heritage Report No.2 North Eveleigh
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/Appendix%20E%20Heritage%20Report%20No.2
%20North%20Eveleigh%20July%202012%20update.pdf>
Appendix F: Eveleigh Historical Archaeological Assessment
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/Appendix%20F%20Eveleigh_Historical%20Ar
chaeological%20Assessment_17July12.pdf> - The Grange
Appendix G: Independent Transport Review
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/Appendix%20G%20Independent%20Traffic%20
Review%201%20Nov%2012.pdf>
Appendix H: Preliminary Road Staging Plan
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/Appendix%20H%20Prelim%20road%20staging%
20plan.pdf>
Appendix I: Trees Protection Plan
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/Appendix%20I%20Trees%20Protection%20Pla
n.pdf>
Appendix J: Stormwater Management Plan
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/Appendix%20J%20Stormwater%20Management%
20Plan%20Rev%20C%20-%20Final.pdf>
Heritage Council
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/News%26Resour
ces/On_exhibition/Affordable_Housing/Heritage%20Approval%20Nov%2012.pdf>
Approval
Works involving road realignment, landscaping and infrastructure at the
western part of North Eveleigh will enable the future development, using
Australian Government funding, of affordable housing on the site,. The works
include:
. the construction of a two way vehicle entry at the existing
location;
. the construction of a two way road, parallel to Wilson Street,
between the site entry and the Carriage Workshop building;
. associated car parking, footpaths, embankment stabilisation,
landscaping and heritage interpretation;
. electrical, telecommunications, sewerage, water, stormwater and
gas services;
. demolition of the Timber Shed extension to allow for the
construction of the road;
. remediation of land; and
* RailCorp access driveway, near Ivery's Lane.
For further information consult the SMDA North Eveleigh Affordable Housing
Project webpage
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/latest-news/north-eveleigh-affordable-housing-pr
oject-strategy> or call Kerrie Symonds at the SMDA on 9202 9102.
SMDA Proposes Staging of Transport Management and Accessibility Plan (TMAP)
One concern in the material released by the SMDA is that it proposes only to
undertaking a Stage 1 Transport Management and Accessibility Plan (TMAP) for
its affordable housing rather than a full TMAP looking at what needs to
happen across the entire area under the cumulative developments. It is
proposed that issues regarding traffic exiting the western part of the site
onto Wilson Street and potential traffic movements into Queens Street will
be covered in the first stage TMAP. While the SMDA argues this is generally
in accordance with the Concept Plan Approval, the REDWatch submission
<http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/statesignificant/northeveleigh/ahousing/1205
25redw> argued that a full TMAP needed to be conducted up front for it to
be in full compliance with the North Eveleigh Concept Plan Approval.
REDWatch is of the view that the Department of Planning's original
requirements for a cumulative assessment of Transport, Traffic and
Pedestrian impacts from both the Sydney University and North Eveleigh
Developments is in danger of being lost by a return to a building by
building traffic and transport assessment. Under a building by building
traffic approach remediation only cuts in when the traffic from a
development makes the system unworkable rather than capacity planning for
the cumulative impact up front.
The requirement for a comprehensive TMAP followed an independent review of
the North Eveleigh Traffic Study prepared for the Concept Plan. The review
found a number of deficiencies requiring further robust work before any new
buildings were placed on the North Eveleigh site. Following the North
Eveleigh Community Forum the Department of Planning released the SKM
Independent Traffic review which was the basis for the Department's approval
conditions regarding the need for a TMAP. This document can be found on the
North Eveleigh Concept Plan Documents on the Dept of Planning website
<http://majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/index.pl?action=view_job&job_id=21
85> .
The SMDA is working with Council in preparing the TMAP so hopefully Council
will ensure that the SMDA's Stage 1 study covers as much as possible.
Council is also planning to undertake a higher level study of cumulative
development impacts that will cover Darlington, however this will assess the
ability of major roads to handle the traffic impacts and it will not assess
the lower level local road impact.
North Eveleigh Affordable Housing
The SMDA is in the process of selecting a community housing provider to
construct and manage affordable housing on the site. From the SMDA flyers
the location of the Affordable Housing now seems confirmed within the site
rather than the earlier possibility of it being on Wilson Street. The
affordable housing will be rented to people on a very low to moderate
incomes and aims to assist "key workers" needed for a functioning City. It
will be constructed using funding from the successful community housing
provider and contributions from developers. The community housing provider
will submit a development application for the affordable housing dwellings
to the Department of Planning and Infrastructure for the building. This will
be publicly exhibited and the community will be able to make submissions
about the proposal, as for all other development applications. Any decision
will need to consider the public submissions made.
Work on Chief Mechanical Engineers Building and Scientific Services Building
NSW Public Works' Government Architect's Office and Heritage Services Branch
have been engaged by SMDA to document and supervise the work required to
undertake conservation maintenance on these two important items. The first
stage of work has commenced and includes a hazardous materials survey,
preliminary archaeological analysis of the CME garden and the removal of
intrusive building elements. These works will reveal the full condition of
the buildings and the associated building services. A further stage of work
will involve the specification, tendering and construction of essential
building maintenance. This work will progress over the coming months. For
more information visit the SMDA website at Chief Mechanical Engineer
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/latest-news/chief-mechanical-engineer%E2%80%99s-
office-and-scientific-services-building-maintenance> 's Office and
Scientific Services building maintenance.
The cost of the restoration of the CME's building is expected to be greater
than the building's worth. It was envisaged that whoever purchased the
eastern portion of the site would discount their purchase price accordingly.
The Scientific Services Building was proposed for community use. With the
delay in the sale of the site, the CME's building is deteriorating and work
is urgently needed. Ideally the SMDA should renovate the CME's building and
the Scientific Services Building and bring them to their new uses
independent of the re-development of the larger site.
The SMDA has also produced a video on Eveleigh Heritage which you can see on
their website at From Blackwattle Swamp to Steam and Silicon
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/latest-news/blackwattle-swamp-steam-and-silicon-
%E2%80%93-evolution-eveleigh> - The Evolution of Eveleigh. The SMDA had also
earlier developed, with the defunct Redfern Waterloo Heritage Taskforce, an
Eveleigh Railway Workshops Interpretation Plan
<http://www.smda.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/file_root/PDFs/Precincts/Red
fern_Waterloo/ERW_IP_only_final.pdf> which also is applicable to heritage
on North Eveleigh.
North Eveleigh Community Working Group Needed
The North Eveleigh site borders the areas covered by two residents groups,
Save Leamington Avenue in the Pines Estate to the West and RAIDD covering
parts of Darlington. It also falls under REDWatch's wider Redfern Waterloo
area. With work starting on North Eveleigh it may be time to consider
establishing a North Eveleigh Working Group to monitor developments and
liaise with residents and relevant bodies and groups. To date I have done
some of this, however impending work changes mean I will be unable to
continue to do a lot of what I have in the past. With work starting on North
Eveleigh this is probably a good time to try and bring together a group to
focus specifically on this site. If you are interested in being involved in
this then please let me know. After discussion with other groups we will
probably call a meeting of interested people to get a working group
underway.
Sydney Uni's Abercrombie St Business School Development Approved with
Changes
The Planning Assessment Commission handed down its PAC Abercrombie Precinct
Determination Report
<http://www.redwatch.org.au/issues/usyd/121116pacd/view> and PAC
Abercrombie Precinct Approval Conditions
<http://www.redwatch.org.au/issues/usyd/121116paca/view> for the University
of Sydney's Abercrombie Street Business School on 16 November 2012. The PAC,
in approving the development, made a number of changes to the Department's
proposed conditions including:
. Preventing vehicle access to the site car from Abercrombie Street
. Strengthened conditions to minimise demolition and construction
impact on the Childcare Centre, Darlington School and Mandelbaum House.
. In lieu of Developer Contributions Sydney University (in
consultation with Council, the SMDA and the local and University
Communities) is to prepare a Darlington Precinct Pedestrian and Bicycle
Access Strategy by 30 June 2013 to cover the Darlington Campus and
connections to the broader University Campus and public transport nodes like
Redfern Station. The University is to identify works required and not less
than $2m of these works are to be completed prior to the occupation of the
Business School.
The removal of the entrance from Abercrombie Street has been a key demand of
surrounding residents active in RAIDD (raidd2008 at gmail.com). The University
had agreed to this move in mid-2011 when both the head of Infrastructure
Services and the Vice-Chancellor announced the Abercrombie Street entrance
had been moved. The PAC decision will be met with much relief by residents
surrounding the development. On this issue the Commission found:
"The Commission has carefully considered this issue and notes that in
discussions with the University, the University has volunteered to try and
find an alternative access solution, albeit post approval. The Commission
believes there are a number of alternative options which could be explored
further and is satisfied a suitable alternative arrangement can be found.
Consequently the Commission has amended the conditions, to prevent vehicle
access to the site from Abercrombie Street and to require amended parking
and access plans to be approved by the Department prior commencement of
construction on site." (Page 4 Determination Report)
NSW Planning Review Implications
The NSW Government's Green paper on A New Planning System for NSW
<http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/a-new-planning-system-for-nsw> made a
concerning reference to North Eveleigh, mentioning it as an example of a
possible location for a new Enterprise Zone. The paper said "Enterprise
Zones will be characterised by very little, if any, development controls
providing they do not result in any significant adverse environmental
impacts." (page 43). There is wide concern about many of the changes
proposed in the Green Paper from Councils and community groups. A white
paper setting out what is proposed to be legislated is expected before
Christmas. Many groups including REDWatch have joined the Better Planning
Network, a state wide group representing community groups with concerns
about the proposals. If you want to find out more about the issues or
support the campaign you can Follow the BTN on Facebook
<http://www.facebook.com/BetterPlanningNetwork> , email the Premier
<http://betterplanningnetwork.good.do/nsw/email-the-premier/> or email your
state MP <http://betterplanningnetwork.good.do/nsw/email-your-state-mp-2/> .
Bruce Lay is one of the people liaising with the BPN for REDWatch so if you
are looking for more information about what is happening or can help please
contact Bruce on lay.heritage at gmail.com.
Please feel free to pass this email on to your friends and neighbours. If
they would like to join this email list they can do so on line at
http://lists.redwatch.org.au/mailman/listinfo/northeveleigh
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
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