Environmental Impact Statement Stage 2 Construction and Operation
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Environmental Impact Statement Stage 2 Construction and Operation Sydney Football Stadium 40-44 Driver Avenue, Moore Park Submitted to Department of Planning and Environment On behalf of Infrastructure NSW 12 June 2019 | 218948 CONTACT Michael Oliver Associate Director, Planning [email protected] 02 9409 4961 Reproduction of this document or any part thereof is not permitted without prior written permission of Ethos Urban Pty Ltd. This document has been prepared by: This document has been reviewed by: Anna Nowland 12 June 2019 Michael Oliver 12 June 2019 Reproduction of this document or any part thereof is not permitted without written permission of Ethos Urban Pty Ltd. Ethos Urban operates under a Quality Management System. This report has been prepared and reviewed in accordance with that system. VERSION NO. DATE OF ISSUE REVISION BY APPROVED BY Final for exhibition 12 June 2019 AN MO Ethos Urban Pty Ltd ABN 13 615 087 931. www.ethosurban.com 173 Sussex Street, Sydney NSW 2000 t 61 2 9956 6952 Contents Statement of validity 9 List of Abbreviations and Key Terms 10 Executive summary 11 1.0 Introduction 17 1.1 Overview of proposed development 17 1.2 Strategic need 18 1.3 Objectives of the development 20 1.4 Planning approval history 21 1.5 Analysis of alternatives 23 1.6 Secretary’s requirements 26 1.7 Project team 41 2.0 Site analysis 43 2.1 Site location and context 43 2.2 Site description and ownership 43 2.3 Surrounding development 55 3.0 Consultation 59 4.0 Description of the development 61 4.1 Design principles 61 4.2 Off-site works – not subject of this EIS 62 4.3 Numerical overview 63 4.4 Land use - ‘Recreation Facility (Major)’ and ancillary uses 63 4.5 Stadium design 64 4.6 Public domain 73 4.7 Signage 77 4.8 Lighting 82 4.9 Stadium operation and use 83 4.10 Parking, access and movement 86 4.11 Sustainability 93 4.12 Site preparation works 94 4.13 Water management 96 4.14 Utilities and services 97 4.15 Construction management 97 5.0 Legislation, policies and requirements 103 5.1 Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements 103 5.2 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act & Regulation 2000 103 5.3 Compliance with strategic planning framework 105 5.4 Compliance with legislation and Environmental Planning Instruments 117 5.5 Consistency with approved Concept Proposal 120 5.6 Design excellence 122 Ethos Urban Contents 6.0 Environmental assessment 125 6.1 Built form and urban design 126 6.2 Environmental amenity 135 6.3 Transport and accessibility 152 6.4 Noise and vibration 161 6.5 Construction management 168 6.6 Heritage 170 6.7 Sustainability 176 6.8 Safety, security and management 177 6.9 Social and economic impacts 181 6.10 Stormwater management, flooding and groundwater 182 6.11 Biodiversity 184 6.12 Contamination 185 6.13 Operational waste management 187 6.14 Utilities infrastructure 189 6.15 Disabled access 189 6.16 Fire Safety 190 6.17 Building Code of Australia 190 6.18 Environmental risk and climate change 190 6.19 Ecologically sustainable development principles 191 6.20 Site suitability 193 6.21 Public interest 194 7.0 Environmental risk assessment 195 7.1 Risk assessment framework 195 7.2 Environmental risk assessment 196 8.0 Mitigation measures 202 9.0 Conclusion and justification 206 Figures Figure 1 The stadium looking towards the Sydney CBD 16 Figure 2 The stadium as viewed from Moore Park across Kippax Lake 16 Figure 3 Planning process for Stage 2 18 Figure 4 Illustration of the stadium 20 Figure 5 Approved maximum building envelope 22 Figure 6 Location Plan 43 Figure 7 Aerial photo of the site including site boundaries and former stadium (January 2018) 44 Figure 8 National Rugby League Central Building being retained, as viewed from the MP1 car park (May 2018) 45 Figure 9 The Australian Rugby Development Centre (UTS) being retained, as viewed from the MP1 car park (May 2018) 45 Figure 10 Aerial of the former Sydney Football Stadium (2018) 47 Figure 11 Access and movement diagram 50 Ethos Urban Contents Figure 12 Moreton Bay Fig tree fronting Moore Park Road, to be protected (Tree 125) (May 2018) 51 Figure 13 Approximate location of Busby’s Bore and shafts in relation to the site (aerial from December 2018) 52 Figure 14 Illustration of soil conditions on the site and groundwater beneath the proposed stadium 53 Figure 15 Estuaries, wetlands and water bodies surrounding the site 54 Figure 16 Site context map 56 Figure 17 Sydney Cricket Ground 57 Figure 18 SCG Members Stand and Lady Members Stand 57 Figure 19 Brick wall demarcating the boundary with Fox Studios (left) and Paddington Lane 57 Figure 20 Pre-lodgement activities 59 Figure 21 The stadium looking towards the Sydney CBD 64 Figure 22 The stadium seating bowl 65 Figure 23 The stadium as viewed from Moore Park across Kippax Lake 65 Figure 24 The stadium as viewed from Moore Park Road 66 Figure 25 Western elevation (to Driver Avenue) 66 Figure 26 Northern elevation (Moore Park Road) 67 Figure 27 Sections through the taller eastern side of the stadium (left) and the reduced northern side of the stadium (right) 67 Figure 28 Alignment of the pitch and stadium 67 Figure 29 Basement level and vehicle circulation 68 Figure 30 Artist’s impression of the stadium concourse 68 Figure 31 Access points for the stadium concourse 69 Figure 32 Artist’s impression of the seating bowl 69 Figure 33 Artist’s impression of the seating bowl and video scoreboards 70 Figure 34 Outdoor terraces 70 Figure 35 Roof form 71 Figure 36 Stadium facade 71 Figure 37 Accessible seating and facilities 72 Figure 38 Materials and finishes of the stadium 72 Figure 39 The key nodes of activity in the public domain, and the circulation space between nodes 73 Figure 40 Landscape masterplan for the site 74 Figure 41 Moore Park Terrace 74 Figure 42 Fig Tree Place 75 Figure 43 Busby’s Corner 75 Figure 44 Seating in Fig Tree Place 76 Figure 45 Site wide tree planting 76 Figure 46 Signage zones on the stadium facades 77 Figure 47 Proposed lighting in the public domain 83 Figure 48 Non-event day activation 86 Figure 49 Bicycle parking on the site 87 Figure 50 Pedestrian access to the site – no event 88 Figure 51 Pedestrian access to the site – concurrent SCG and SFS events 89 Ethos Urban Contents Figure 52 Pedestrian access to the site – event only held at the SFS 89 Figure 53 Pedestrian access to the site – special events 90 Figure 54 New vehicle access/egress routes 91 Figure 55 Emergency vehicle access to the site 92 Figure 56 Accessible entries and paths of travel to access the stadium 93 Figure 57 Cut and fill across the site 95 Figure 58 Tree removal on the site 96 Figure 59 Materials handling zones 99 Figure 60 Vehicles entering and exiting the site during excavation and piling works 100 Figure 61 Vehicles entering and exiting the site during the construction of the stadium structure, facade, roof 100 Figure 62 Vehicles entering and exiting the site during the finishes and external works 101 Figure 63 Sydney’s Tier 1 and Tier 2 Stadia 107 Figure 64 Features of the Eastern City 108 Figure 65 The Eastern City District 111 Figure 66 Connections under the Master Plan and the proposed development 113 Figure 67 The proposed stadium sited within the approved building envelope 122 Figure 68 Maximum height of the stadium with the approved building envelope in red 127 Figure 69 View of the proposed stadium from the western edge of Kippax Lake 127 Figure 70 Key pedestrian routes 133 Figure 71 Public viewpoints assessed in the Visual Impact Analysis – near views 137 Figure 72 Public viewpoints assessed in the Visual Impact Analysis – distant views 137 Figure 73 Private viewpoints assessed in the Visual Impact Assessment 141 Figure 74 70/39-43 Cook Road with the existing view (left) and proposed view (right) 142 Figure 75 300 Moore Park Road with the existing view (left) and proposed view (right) 142 Figure 76 278 Moore Park Road with the existing view (left) and proposed view (right) 143 Figure 77 35 Alexander Street with the existing view (left) and proposed view (right) 143 Figure 78 69/49-51 Cook Road with the existing view (left) and proposed view (right) 144 Figure 79 69/49-51 Cook Road with the existing view (left) and proposed view (right) 144 Figure 80 42/57-67 Cook Road with the existing view (left) and proposed view (right) 145 Figure 81 43 Stewart Street with the existing view (left) and proposed view (right) 145 Ethos Urban Contents Figure 82 Shadow cast by the stadium during the winter solstice, as compared to the approved building envelope 147 Figure 83 Wind tunnel testing locations of proposed stadium 148 Figure 84 Wind tunnel testing locations of former stadium 148 Figure 85 Noise catchment areas and assessment locations 162 Figure 86 Measurement locations 163 Figure 87 Areas of archaeological potential on the site 171 Figure 88 Methodology for safeguarding potential archaeology when completing construction works 171 Figure 89 Borehole location plan 186 Figure 90 Risk Assessment Matrix 195 Tables Table 1 Secretary’s Requirements 26 Table 2 OEH additional ‘Water and Soils’ SEARs requirement response 40 Table 3 The project team 41 Table 4 Key heritage items 52 Table 5 Numerical overview 63 Table 6 Design description of the proposed stadium 67 Table 7 Design description of the proposed public domain 74 Table 8 Proposed wayfinding signage 78 Table 9 Former and proposed continuing time restrictions on fixtures 85 Table 10 Proposed cut and fill on the site 94 Table 11 Indicative construction staging 102 Table 12 Objects of the EP&A Act 103 Table 13 Other legislation which