Carter Street Lidcombe Urban Activation Precinct Proposal
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Carter Street Lidcombe Urban Activation Precinct Proposal February 2014 To view an electronic version in PDF format, visit www.planning.nsw.gov.au © Crown Copyright 2013 Department of Planning & Infrastructure Printed November 2013 Disclaimer While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that this document is correct at the time of printing, the State of New South Wales, its agents and employees, disclaim any and all liability to any person in respect of anything or the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done in reliance or upon the whole or any part of this document. Copyright Notice In keeping with the Department of Planning & Infrastructure’s commitment to encourage the availability of information, you are welcome to reproduce the material that appears in this Planning Report for personal, in-house or non-commercial use without formal permission or charge. All other rights are reserved. 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You are also required to acknowledge the author (the Department of Planning and Infrastructure) of the material as indicated in this Planning Report Contents Executive summary 2 1 Urban Activation Precincts 4 2 Carter Street proposal 6 2.1 Vision 7 2.2 Land use 8 2.3 Built form 9 2.4 Access and movement 10 2.5 Public spaces 12 2.6 Proposed planning controls 13 3 What we looked at 18 3.1 Existing planning controls 19 3.2 Surrounding development 20 3.3 Contamination 21 3.4 Flooding 21 What is this document? 3.5 Existing infrastructure 21 This document provides a concise explanation of the rezoning proposal for the Carter Street Urban Activation Precinct. It is targeted to people who want to understand the proposal but may not wish to review the 3.6 Odour 21 more detailed Planning Report. 3.7 Noise 22 The Planning Report provides a comprehensive record of all work undertaken during the project and contains technical analysis, design concepts, detailed explanations and evidence-based justifications for 3.8 Sustainability 23 each element of the proposal. 3.9 Summary of key constraints and opportunities 24 A fly through video is available on our website to help visualise the result of the rezoning proposal over the next 20 years: 3.10 Overshadowing 26 www.planning.nsw.gov.au/carterst 4 Have your say 28 Carter Street Urban Activation Precinct » 1 Executive summary This document is a summary of the rezoning proposal for the Carter Street Urban Activation John The proposal will enable Precinct. Ian development of the Carter Street Wing The Department of Planning and Infrastructure Parade Urban Activation Precinct as a Haslams 8 is proposing this change as part of tackling Creek vibrant new urban community. Sydney’s housing challenges in an environmentally, This will be achieved by rezoning economically and socially sustainable manner. 2 the precinct for high density 1 The renewal of the Carter Street precinct will residential, employment uses and support Sydney Olympic Park in its role as a Edwin Flack Avenue Sydney Olympic 8 Hill Road 10 parkland. Specialised Centre / Town Centre and provide a mix Park of housing, employment and retail services. 7 The proposal will deliver: 8 8 10 f a range of housing options from townhouses to 3 Dawn Fraser Avenue apartments in buildings of 4-20 storeys M4 Motorway Uhrig Rd f employment lands along the M4 Motorway 9 6 Parramatta Road 10 corridor Carter Street 5 f new parks, a primary school and community 4 facilities. 8 Being adjacent to Sydney Olympic Park and major regional parklands, Carter Street provides 9 unique access to international sporting facilities, entertainment venues and regional recreational assets. Future development will be supported by a range of transport initiatives including intersection upgrades and new bus services. Traffic and parking provisions Birnie Ave will be managed as the precinct rejuvenates. This proposal is the result of an evidence based planning process to facilitate high quality public parks and streets, diverse architecture and new community facilities. Key considerations included existing infrastructure, landform, contamination, Key features of the precinct odour, noise, economic viability and best practice urban design principles. 1 Hill Road park 5 Community facilities 8 Residential community This is a long term project to be delivered over 2 Foreshore linear park 6 Uhrig Road local centre and village square 9 Employment land 20 years. Like any major renewal area, the project 3 Hill Road reserve 7 Primary school* 10 Mixed uses Precinct as existing will evolve over time. Flexible planning controls are proposed to guide development throughout 4 Village park construction, with ongoing planning powers for the * exact location to be determined site remaining with Auburn City Council. 2 » Carter Street Urban Activation Precinct Aerial view of precinct proposal Carter Street Urban Activation Precinct » 3 1. Urban Activation Precincts Our aim for Sydney for the next 20 years is for Changing preferences and lifestyles How close is close? ‘A strong global city ... a liveable local city’. This is the key message of the Draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney to 2031. It outlines the challenges for Sydney is changing all the time. As well as needing Convenient transport options Most urban activation precincts are based around Sydney and the way we can plan for balanced to house and provide jobs for an extra 1.5 million a centre or multiple centres. A major consideration growth to develop a strong global city that is also a people by 2031, we also need to consider the People want to live close to their workplace, shops for the location of a precinct is walking distance and services. By locating apartments close to public liveable local city. changing preferences and lifestyles of Sydney’s to public transport, shops and services. A rule of residents. Urban activation precincts plan for transport, more people can use it. Increased use of thumb is that most people are comfortable with a The biggest challenge for Sydney is how to house development over the medium to long term and public transport benefits the community through ten-minute walk to public transport and shops and lower greenhouse emissions and reduced traffic and provide jobs for the extra 1.5 million residents therefore need to take into consideration these services. A ten-minute walk is approximately 800m. changes. congestion. predicted for Sydney by 2031. We’ll need another Most urban activation precincts cover an area within Rising costs of car ownership, traffic congestion and 545,000 homes ... but where will they be built? Desire to live near centres an 800m radius of one or more centres. High-density an awareness of the impacts of climate change, have residential will usually be located within a 400m Some will be in areas on the edge of Sydney that People want to live near centres to make their lives lead some people to reconsider their need for a car. radius or five-minute walk of a centre; medium- have previously never been developed. But many simpler and more enjoyable. A centre is a focus area A car share scheme is becoming an increasingly density apartments and townhouses within an 800m attractive option. One car share vehicle replaces the need to be in existing urban areas so that people for shops, services and transport – it may be a large radius. centre such as the Sydney CBD or Parramatta, or need for 9-13 private cars. Many new apartment can live close to their jobs, public transport, a smaller centre such as local suburban shops. By complexes now include car share parking spaces. When people live close to shops, services and public services, friends and family. The Department of living close to a centre, people can walk or cycle to transport, they choose active transport (walking or Fewer young people are getting their driver’s licence Planning and Infrastructure is planning for growth shops and services for their everyday needs. They cycling) more often. As a result, the streets become and therefore fewer young people own a car. Many in some of these areas through its Urban Activation can also easily access public transport so they spend activated with more people. Urban activation socialise using social media and shop online, so a car less time travelling to work and more time with their precincts benefit the community by planning for Precincts program. is not a priority for them. friends and family. Urban activation precincts plan active lifestyles, active places and active transport. for higher-density residential at the core of a centre Urban activation precincts encourage active with medium-density residential close by. transport (walking and cycling) by planning for apartments close to public transport, shops and Preference for apartments services. Many Sydneysiders are choosing to live in apartments rather than houses. These include older Ageing in place people who are downsizing, younger people who Our population is ageing. As people get older, want convenience, and families who enjoy more many want to downsize from a large family home time together by being close to work places and to one that is easier to maintain, but they want to public transport. Some people like the advantages remain in the same area close to friends and family. of communal facilities (open space or a pool or gym) To enable people to grow older in their existing with reduced responsibility for maintenance.