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Station Design and Precinct Plan – Central Station City & Southwest Chatswood to Sydenham project Document Number: SMCSWCSM-LOR-SMC-EM-PLN-000012 Sydney Metro Author/ Revision Brief reason Revision Status Name/ position/ company Reviewer/ Signature date for update Approver David Parkinson Principal Consultant (EcoQuest Environmental) John Prentice Duncan Ritchie Engineering and 1 12/02/19 Draft Draft for review Project Principal Architect Systems Manager Woods Bagot Laing O’Rourke Meghan Nordeck Senior Associate Woods Bagot Meghan Nordeck Senior Associate Woods Bagot 2 09/10/19 Draft Nicole Waterman Design & Engineering Manager Laing O’Rourke Duncan Ritchie Responses to Stakeholder Engineering and comments Hussain Nilar Systems Manager register Environmental Advisor Laing O’Rourke 3 11/11/19 Draft Laing O’Rourke Sarah Stephen Snr Stakeholder & Public Affairs Manager Laing O’Rourke Meghan Nordeck Response to Senior Associate Woods Bagot feedback 08/01/20 Draft following Nicole Waterman community and City of Sydney Design & Engineering Manager consultation. Laing O’Rourke Duncan Ritchie Engineering and 4 Systems Manager Hussain Nilar Laing O’Rourke Updates to Environmental Advisor SDPP following Laing O’Rourke 04/02/20 Draft multiple DRP presentations/co nsultation. Sarah Stephen Snr Stakeholder & Public Affairs Manager Laing O’Rourke Meghan Nordeck Senior Associate Woods Bagot DPIE 05/02/20 first Draft review Nicole Waterman Design & Engineering Manager Laing O’Rourke Duncan Ritchie DPIE Engineering and 5 Second 27/02/20 Draft Systems Manager review Hussain Nilar Laing O’Rourke Environmental Advisor DPIE Laing O’Rourke 31/03/20 Third Final review Sarah Stephen Snr Stakeholder & Public Affairs Manager Laing O’Rourke Page 2 of 141 CSM-SMD-GEN-SMCSWCSM-SMD-CSM-SMD-GEN-001896-20200330_SDPP DPIE Review 3.docx Sydney Metro Table of Contents Glossary .............................................................................................................................. 5 Executive summary ............................................................................................................ 6 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 8 Purpose of the Station Design and Precinct Plan ....................................... 8 Project overview ........................................................................................ 9 Scope of this Station Design and Precinct Plan ....................................... 10 Status of this Station Design and Precinct Plan ....................................... 13 Structure of the Station Design and Precinct Plan .................................... 13 Compliance with the Conditions of Approval ............................................ 14 2. Design development process ............................................................................. 17 3. Collaboration and consultation .......................................................................... 19 Consultation during preparation of the Station Design and Precinct Plan . 21 Review by the Design Review Panel ........................................................ 28 4. Design objectives, principles and standards .................................................... 29 Project design objectives ......................................................................... 29 Maximising amenity of public spaces and permeability around station entrances ................................................................................................. 36 Local environmental, heritage and place making values .......................... 37 Urban design context ............................................................................... 40 Community safety, amenity and privacy ................................................... 43 Sustainable design and maintenance ...................................................... 47 Minimising the project footprint ................................................................ 47 Relevant standards and guidelines .......................................................... 48 5. Design opportunities........................................................................................... 49 Opportunities for landscaping and building design to mitigate visual impacts .................................................................................................... 49 Public art selection and collaboration activities ........................................ 54 Opportunities identified in the Heritage Interpretation Strategy and draft Heritage Interpretation Plan ..................................................................... 56 Opportunities for incorporating salvaged historic and artistic elements .... 60 6. Details of the Station Design and Precinct Plan ............................................... 63 Station Element and design features ....................................................... 63 Precinct (public realm) plan ..................................................................... 72 Statement of integrated urban design and place making outcome ........... 74 7. Implementation .................................................................................................... 75 Timing ...................................................................................................... 75 Monitoring and maintenance of landscaping ............................................ 75 Interchange Access Plan – Delivery and Implementation Program .......... 76 8. Visual impact assessment .................................................................................. 77 Visual impact assessment methodology .................................................. 80 8.1.1. Landscape impact assessment ................................................. 80 8.1.2. Visual impact assessment ......................................................... 81 Page 3 of 141 CSM-SMD-GEN-SMCSWCSM-SMD-CSM-SMD-GEN-001896-20200330_SDPP DPIE Review 3.docx Sydney Metro 8.1.3. CSM visual impacts - daytime ................................................... 83 8.1.4. CSM visual impacts – night-time ............................................. 101 8.1.5. CSM landscape impacts ......................................................... 101 Appendix A Community Feedback Register .......................................................... 103 Appendix B How feedback from consultation has been addressed ..................... 109 Appendix C Evidence of review by the Design Review Panel ............................... 122 Appendix D Qualifications and Experience of the key author(s) who prepared this plan 133 Appendix E – Government Stakeholder Correspondence ........................................... 140 Page 4 of 141 CSM-SMD-GEN-SMCSWCSM-SMD-CSM-SMD-GEN-001896-20200330_SDPP DPIE Review 3.docx Sydney Metro Glossary This plan uses the following terms, abbreviations and definitions: Table 1: Terms and definitions Acronym/Term Definition CCD Customer Centred Design CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design CSM Works Central Station Main Works CSR Combined Services Route DRP Design Review Panel DPIE Department of Planning, Industry and Environment EIS Environmental Impact Statement ESR Eastern Suburbs Railway GBCA Green Building Council of Australia GRC Glass Reinforced Concrete HIP Heritage Interpretation Plan IS Infrastructure Sustainability ISCA Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia SCO Sydney Coordination Office (division of Transport for NSW) SLR Sydney Light Rail (CBD and South East Light Rail) SDPP Station Design and Precinct Plan SM Sydney Metro SPIR Submissions and Preferred Infrastructure Report SSI State Significant Infrastructure SYAB Sydney Yard Access Bridge TfNSW Transport for NSW WSUD Water Sensitive Urban Design Page 5 of 141 CSM-SMD-GEN-SMCSWCSM-SMD-CSM-SMD-GEN-001896-20200330_SDPP DPIE Review 3.docx Sydney Metro Executive summary This Station Design and Precinct Plan (SDPP) has been prepared to fulfil Condition E101 of the Chatswood to Sydenham project approval SSI 15_7400 for the Metro Station at Central Station. Condition E101 requires that: Before commencement of permanent built surface works and/or landscaping, the Proponent must prepare Station Design and Precinct Plans (SDPP) for each station. The SDPP must be prepared by a suitably qualified and experienced person(s), in collaboration and consultation with relevant stakeholders including but not limited to relevant council(s), the Department, and the local community. The SDPP(s) must present an integrated urban and place making outcome for each station or end state element. The SDPP(s) must be approved by the Secretary following review by the DRP and before commencement of permanent aboveground work.… … Elements covered by the SDPP(s) must be complete no later than the commencement of operation of the Sydney Metro to paid services, unless otherwise agreed with the Secretary. The Condition notes that the SDPP may be submitted in stages to address the building and landscaping elements of the project. This SDPP is for the Central Station Metro as defined in section 1.3. This SDPP has been prepared by the Lead Contractor for the Central Station Main Works project, Laing O’Rourke Australia, supported by specialist advisors EcoQuest Environmental and architects, Woods Bagot and John McAslan + Partners. Separate SDPPs have been or are being developed for all other stations on the Sydney Metro City & Southwest alignment. The scope of the