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Campbell’s Stores Visual Impact Assessment October 2016 URBIS STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPORT WERE: Director Peter Haack Director Jennifer Cooper Senior Consultant Celeste Martin Senior Consultant Samantha Wilson Job Code SA5710 Report Number Campbell’s Store Updated VIA-FINAL © Urbis Pty Ltd ABN 50 105 256 228 All Rights Reserved. No material may be reproduced without prior permission. You must read the important disclaimer appearing within the body of this report. URBIS Australia Asia Middle East urbis.com.au TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................ 3 1.2 Purpose and Scope ........................................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Visual Impact Assessment Scope and Methodology ........................................................................ 4 1.3.1 Existing Environmental Values .......................................................................................................... 4 1.3.2 Assessment of Impacts ..................................................................................................................... 5 1.3.3 Significance of Impacts ...................................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Policy Framework .............................................................................................................................. 6 1.5 Limitations of the VIA ......................................................................................................................... 7 2 Project Description .......................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Site Description.................................................................................................................................. 8 2.2 Components of the Modified Project ............................................................................................... 11 3 Landscape Character Assessment .............................................................................................. 12 3.1 Existing Landscape Character and Sensitivity ................................................................................ 12 3.2 Significant Heritage Items ................................................................................................................ 15 3.3 Landscape Character Zones ........................................................................................................... 17 3.4 Landscape Character Impacts ......................................................................................................... 19 4 Visual Impact Assessment ........................................................................................................... 23 4.1 Visibility of the Proposal .................................................................................................................. 23 4.2 Viewpoint Locations ......................................................................................................................... 23 4.3 Visual Simulations ........................................................................................................................... 23 4.4 Visual Impact Assessment .............................................................................................................. 24 4.5 Proposed Publicly Accessible Through Site Connection To Sydney Cove Waterfront ................... 63 5 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 64 Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................................. 65 Appendix A Visual Impact Assessment by Virtual Ideas FIGURES: Figure 1 – Subject Site (Source: www.google.com.au/Maps) ....................................................................... 8 Figure 2 – Existing Development (Source: Urbis, 2015) ............................................................................... 9 Figure 3 – Site Context (Source: Nearmaps.com) ...................................................................................... 12 Figure 4 – Locality Photograph (Source: JPW, 2014) ................................................................................. 13 Figure 5 – Sydney Opera House Buffer Zone (Source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/166, 2016) .............. 16 Figure 6 – Landscape Character Zones (Source: Urbis, 2015) .................................................................. 17 Figure 7 – Key Viewpoints/Camera Locations (Source: Urbis, 2016) ......................................................... 24 Figure 8 – Viewpoint 01 – Sydney Opera House North, Bennelong Point – Existing View ........................ 26 Figure 9 – Viewpoint 01 – Sydney Opera House North, Bennelong Point – Visualisation ......................... 26 Figure 10 – Viewpoint 02 – Upper Level – Terrace adjoining Concert HALL – Visualisation ..................... 28 Figure 11 – Viewpoint 03 – Sydney Opera House, Upper Level - Top of Main Front Stairs – Existing View ................................................................................................................................................... 30 Figure 12 – Viewpoint 03 – Sydney Opera House, Upper Level Top Of Main Front Stairs – Visualisation30 Figure 13 – Viewpoint 04 – Sydney Opera House, Lower Level - Exit from Playhouse and Outdoor Dining Area – Existing View .................................................................................................................. 32 URBIS RPT_UPDATED VIA-FINAL_241016 Figure 14 – Viewpoint 04 – Sydney Opera House, Lower Level - Exit From Playhouse And Outdoor Dining Area – Visualisation ....................................................................................................... 32 Figure 15 – Viewpoint 05 – Sydney Opera House, External Seating midway along Foreshore Area – Existing View ............................................................................................................................. 34 Figure 16 – Viewpoint 05 – Sydney Opera House, External Seating Midway Along Foreshore Area – Visualisation .............................................................................................................................. 34 Figure 17 – Viewpoint 06 – Sydney Opera House, Top of External Stairs from Foreshore Promenade to SOH – Existing View ................................................................................................................. 36 Figure 18 – Viewpoint 06 – Sydney Opera House, Top Of External Stairs From Foreshore Promenade To SOH – Visualisation .................................................................................................................. 36 Figure 19 – Viewpoint 07 – Sydney Opera House South, Bennelong Point – Existing View ..................... 38 Figure 20 – Viewpoint 07 – Sydney Opera House South, Bennelong Point – Visualisation ...................... 38 Figure 21 – Viewpoint 08 – Sydney Harbour Ferry – Existing View ........................................................... 40 Figure 22 – Viewpoint 08 – Sydney Harbour Ferry – Visualisation ............................................................ 40 Figure 23 – Viewpoint 09 – North End of Overseas Passenger Terminal, Sydney Foreshore – Existing View ........................................................................................................................................... 42 Figure 24 – Viewpoint 09 – North End of Overseas Passenger Terminal, Sydney Foreshore – Visualisation .............................................................................................................................. 42 Figure 25 – Viewpoint 10 – Southeast Corner of Campbell’s Cove, Sydney Foreshore – Existing View .. 44 Figure 26 – Viewpoint 10 – Southeast Corner of Campbell’s Cove, Sydney Foreshore – Visualisation ... 44 Figure 27 – Viewpoint 11 – West Edge of Campbell’s Cove, Sydney Foreshore – Existing View............. 46 Figure 28 – Viewpoint 11 – West Edge of Campbell’s Cove, Sydney Foreshore – Visualisation .............. 46 Figure 29 – Viewpoint 12 – North Edge of Campbell’s Cove, Sydney Foreshore – Existing View ............ 48 Figure 30 – Viewpoint 12 – North Edge of Campbell’s Cove, Sydney Foreshore – Visualisation ............. 48 Figure 31 – Viewpoint 13 – East Bay 12 – Existing Views ......................................................................... 50 Figure 32 – Viewpoint 13 – East Bay 12 – Visualisation ............................................................................ 50 Figure 33 – Viewpoint 14 – Intersection Of Hickson Road And George Street – Existing Views .............. 52 Figure 34 – Viewpoint 14 – Intersection of Hickson Road and George Street – Visualisation .................. 52 Figure 35 – Viewpoint 15 – West of Hickson Road at Bay X – Existing View ............................................ 54 Figure 36 – Viewpoint 15 – West of Hickson Road at Bay X – Visualisation ............................................. 54 Figure 37 – Viewpoint 16 – West