Local Strategic Planning Statement

Randwick City Council

1300 722 542 randwick.nsw.gov.au March 2020

Randwick City Council 1300 722 542 Follow us here 30 Frances Street [email protected] Randwick NSW 2031 www.randwick.nsw.gov.au

2 Randwick City Council Contents

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander statement 4

About the Local Strategic Planning Statement 5

Our Vision 11

Context 12

Structure Plan 18

Randwick City Planning Priorities 21

Liveability 24

Productivity 36

Sustainability 48

Infrastructure and Collaboration 63

Implementation Plan 67

Local Strategic Planning Statement 3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander statement

Randwick City Council acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the First Australians of this land, and the Bidjigal and Gadigal people who traditionally occupied the land we now call Randwick City.

Randwick City has a rich and unique Aboriginal cultural history, with La Perouse being the only area in Sydney where the local Aboriginal community have had an unbroken connection to the land.

We recognise and celebrate the spiritual and cultural connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have with the land which long pre-dates European settlement and continues today.

Building on our Statement of Recognition and commitment to Reconciliation, Council wishes to support the vision and plans of our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait community in order to close the gap on disadvantage, build stronger local and regional economies and support culturally rich and healthy communities.

4 4 RandwickRandwick City City Council Council The purpose of the About the Local Strategic LSPS is to:

• Provide a 20-year land Planning Statement use vision for the LGA • Recognise the land use characteristics which make our area special The Randwick City It outlines our community’s vision for the • Direct how future desired future of our Local Government growth and change will Local Strategic Planning Area (LGA), underpinned by clear be managed Statement (LSPS) provides planning priorities about where housing, • Implement the Eastern the framework for land use jobs, infrastructure and open space City District Plan as it should be located. The LSPS sets out relates to our LGA planning and decision making short, medium and long term actions for over the next 20 years. the delivery of our planning priorities to • Identify where detailed meet our community’s future economic, strategic planning may social and environmental needs and be needed. aspirations. This LSPS has been prepared in accordance with clause 3.9 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (the EP&A Act). It brings together and builds upon strategic planning work already undertaken that informs our council plans, strategies and studies including the Randwick City Plan, Local Environmental Plan, Development Control Plan and other related documents. The LSPS will be used to update key components of these plans as they relate to land use planning and infrastructure delivery.

Local Strategic Planning Statement 5 Policy Context

This LSPS gives effect to the planning priorities of the Eastern City District Plan by implementing key relevant directions and actions at the local level.

LOCAL LOCAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL DISTRICT STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL PLAN PLAN PLANING PLAN PLAN STATEMENT

COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN RANDWICK CITY PLAN

The LSPS has synergies with Council’s outputs and outcomes over time. The LSPS Community Strategic Plan (CSP), the is intrinsically linked to Council’s suite of Randwick City Plan which has a similar but informing strategies which will provide a line- broader purpose on how Council will work to of-sight between Council’s everyday activities meet our community’s needs. The LSPS is and the achievement of long-term strategic consistent with key directions of the Randwick outcomes. City Plan that relate to land use planning, In undertaking strategic planning processes, heritage conservation, urban design and planning authorities must give effect to transport infrastructure. other plans and policies that form part of the The LSPS’s planning priorities, objectives planning framework for Greater Sydney. This and actions provide the rationale for decisions includes State Environmental Policies (SEPPs) about how we will use our land effectively and Section 9.1 Ministerial Directions. to achieve the community’s broader goals SEPPs are environmental planning as reflected in our 20 year vision for instruments that deal with matters of State or Randwick City. Regional environmental planning significance. Council is also in the process of establishing The effect of a SEPP is that it can override a consistent suite of informing strategies a LEP and can prohibit certain types of that provide policy direction across major development or can allow development in a areas of community importance including certain zone. the Environment, Arts and Culture, Economic Section 9.1 Ministerial Directions provide Development, Transport, Open Space and guidance on a range of categories including Recreation and Housing. Based on research environment and heritage, housing, and focussed on whole-of-the-City objectives, infrastructure and hazards. Councils must take our rolling 10-year informing strategies act Ministerial Directions into consideration when to simplify complex topics, while providing preparing planning proposals for new LEPs. accountability for the achievement of

6 Randwick City Council Consultation Program To assist in developing the LSPS, Council undertook a comprehensive community consultation program branded Vision 2040: Shaping Randwick’s Future, targeting our residential population and other key stakeholders.

The consultation period was open from 8 March to 20 April 2019 and the community were invited to attend a workshop, complete an online survey about housing preferences, and/or use an interactive online map to indicate the things they love or think could be improved in their area. The engagement included: • Two interactive workshops open to all residents of Randwick City • One interactive workshop with students from South Sydney High School, Maroubra • A dedicated Your Say consultation website including an online survey and interactive map • Pop ups stalls at the Culturefest youth event at Maroubra Beach on 13 April, Randwick Junction 23 April and Coogee Beach 24 April 2019 • Telephone surveys

LocalLocal Strategic Strategic Planning Planning Statement Statement 7 7 Vision 2040 Public Exhibition

Following the preparation of the Draft LSPS and Draft Housing Strategy, the documents were publically exhibited for community input from 1 October 2019 to 5 November 2019. The draft documents and a summary brochure were made available in hard copy and also on the community engagement platform ‘Your Say Randwick website. The notification included: • Notifications in the Southern Courier • Dedicated Your Say Randwick web page • Notification to public authorities, agencies and adjoining Councils • Notification to Council’s consultation database • Social media posts • Hard copies of all material made available in Council’s Administration Centre and libraries

8 Randwick City Council Vision 2040 Community Consultation

4298 214 429 visits to our dedicated housing surveys pins on our Your Say page completed interactive map

78 62 602 entries onto our community members downloads of map at Maroubra and high school students the draft LSPS Culturefest 2019 attending workshops

538 9 519 downloads of the draft questions asked submissions received Housing Strategy and answered during public exhibition

Consultation had a focus on:

• Tapping into people’s local knowledge • How we are going to accommodate and experiences in Randwick City anticipated housing growth towards 2036 • Identifying local character and desired future local character • Gaining feedback from the community on the draft LSPS and draft Housing • Thinking about how different members Strategy of the community are going to be living in the future

LocalLocal Strategic Strategic Planning Planning Statement Statement 9 9 What we heard:

• Participants’ special places centred on • Participants raised concerns about coastal areas such as Coogee Beach, traffic in the local area arising from high Maroubra Beach and Yarra Bay and density housing developments open space areas such as Heffron Park and Centennial Park • While aspirations for the future character of suburbs varied, common • Living in proximity to reliable transport desires were for areas to be tree-lined, as well as a range of services and green, low density/suburban, liveable, amenity is important to participants peaceful, safe, heritage, unique, relaxed and accessible • The participants recognised the need for diverse housing types across Randwick • Strong concern about any additional City, with a combination of low, medium height or density at Little Bay Cove, the and high density site of a separate developer-initiated planning proposal • High density housing development should be supplemented by high levels • Submissions called for a further of amenity decrease in the minimum lot size, beyond what was proposed in the draft • Housing affordability in Randwick City is Housing Strategy a big concern for many respondents • Strong support for environmental • Only a few participants wanted limited sustainability and affordable housing or no growth. Not all participants provisions and strengthened heritage supported meeting the full amount of protections housing projected to be needed by 2036

• Additional infrastructure is essential to cater for future population growth

How we responded through the LSPS:

• Protecting and enhancing our green • Identifying areas for affordable housing spaces and recreational opportunities schemes to ensure new development sites contribute to affordable housing • A commitment to identifying and providing for local infrastructure needs • Preparing new local character to support population growth statements to ensure new development is consistent with our community's • Providing for diverse housing types, desired future character for their areas close to transport and services • Continued to show Little Bay Cove as • Ensuring that large redevelopment a site of dwelling growth only under its sites are supported by new transport existing approval infrastructure

1010 RandwickRandwick City City Council Council Our Vision

In 2040 Randwick City will continue to have a strong sense of community. Our culturally diverse community will have access to quality housing, beautiful open spaces and our unique coastline. Our thriving economy will provide for lively town centres and emerging work opportunities in knowledge based industries.

Our thriving economy will include lively town centres and the strategic centre at Eastgardens-Maroubra Junction which provide for the local needs of our community. The Randwick Collaboration Area will contain Australia’s leading integrated university and health precinct, supporting research, innovation and economic growth.

Our urban environment will be adaptable and resilient to climate change through increased tree canopy and sustainable development. Mobility across our City will allow active transport options and an integrated network.

A diverse range of social infrastructure will meet the social and cultural needs of our community, fostering greater connectedness and well-being.

Shaping Randwick’s Future

LocalLocal Strategic Strategic Planning Planning Statement Statement 11 11 Context

Regional Context

Randwick City is located in the eastern Randwick City is part of the Eastern City suburbs of the Sydney Metropolitan Area. District and is the second largest LGA accounting for 17.14% of the District’s total The City has a land area of 37.4km2 and is land area. Randwick City’s population at bounded by Centennial Parklands to the 154,265 residents (2018) is the fourth largest north, the Pacific Ocean to the east, Botany in the Eastern City District. Conversely, Bay to the south and a line of open space, Randwick City’s population density is one of largely occupied by golf courses developed the lowest in the Eastern City District at 42.46 over low-lying land that is known historically persons per hectare. as the Lachlan Swamp and Botany Wetlands to the west.

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Local Strategic Planning Statement 13 Local Context

Randwick City’s urban areas are differing roles within the City’s network of predominantly residential with a number town and local centres. of local and neighbourhood centres Randwick City’s broad range of natural assets dispersed across the City that service the are major attractors drawing in local and community’s retail, commercial and social regional visitors. The City’s 29 kilometres needs, while providing sources of local of coastline strongly influences the area's employment. character and function and contains a diverse The area is relatively well connected to range of precincts and land uses including the Sydney City CBD, Sydney Airport and beachside residential areas and town centres, adjoining LGAs by an extensive bus network. open space and parklands, as well as The City’s accessibility is further enhanced by industrial and port facilities. the CBD & South East Light Rail connecting Randwick City’s vast open space and the Sydney CBD to the Randwick, Kingsford parkland areas comprising more than 1,100 and Kensington town centres. hectares include Centennial Parklands, Randwick City makes an important economic Heffron Park, Kamay Botany Bay National contribution to the Eastern City District and Park and the newly declared Malabar Greater Sydney through its employment Headland National Park. These areas not sectors that include education, specialist only provide opportunities for sport and medical and healthcare, professional services, recreation for the local and district catchment, industry and manufacturing. Port Botany, but also habitat for more than 500 species located across Randwick and Botany LGAs, of indigenous plants and 300 native fauna is a trade gateway for the CBD and the species, including several threatened remnant nation, surrounded by industrial land. communities. Randwick City has two strategic centres, the Randwick City’s attractions and facilities, Randwick Strategic Centre located at the compounded with its proximity to major Randwick Health and Education Precinct employment centres strengthen Randwick’s and the Maroubra Junction – Eastgardens relationship with Greater Sydney’s economy Strategic Centre which straddles both and makes it a desirable area to live, work Randwick and Bayside LGAs. While both and visit. are identified as strategic centres, they have

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Local Strategic Planning Statement 15 Community and Economic Profile

Randwick City Now

Our City

37.4 km2 29km 30% 87 86% 17% Area Coastline Open Parks Homes within Urban Space 400m of canopy open space cover

Population and Housing

154,265 14,693 24.5% $1,916 Population Separate houses Households Median weekly owned outright household income 34 16,314 21.6% $2,600 Median age Medium density Households Median monthly (semis, terraces and with a mortgage mortgage repayments apartments up to 2 storeys)

58,300 26,742 44.3% $960 Dwellings High density Households (apartments 3 or renting more storeys) $625 Median weekly rent (house and unit)

Our economy 52,872 5.6% 26.6% 13,583 Jobs Unemployment rate Employment self- Local jobs in containment rate health care and 13,198 $8.52b social assistance Businesses Gross Regional Product

1616 RandwickRandwick City City Council Council Our Community

Mandarin (7.2%) 40.7% 59.7% Greek (3.2%) 37.5% 13% 3.8% Population Households Cantonese (3.0%) Population Population Population born that speak who are studying with a overseas English at Languages spoken university at university/ disability home other than English qualified TAFE

Randwick City 2036

180,150 33,900 71,800 13,500 Population (23%) Households (23%) Population increase Total households increase

22,600 14,350 25,650 (31% increase) (23% increase) (22% increase) Lone person Couples only Couples with children/ households households single parent households

Source: NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Profile.id, ABS Census 2016, Greater Sydney Commission, Office of Environment and Heritage, Randwick City Council. The most recent data available has been sourced.

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LocalLocal Strategic Strategic Planning Planning Statement Statement 2121 Randwick City Planning Priorities

LIVEABILITY PRODUCTIVITY

A city of A well Jobs and skills Housing the city A city for people great places connected city for the city

Giving people Designing places Celebrating Designing a more Creating the housing choices for people diversity and putting accessible and conditions for a people at the heart walkable city stronger economy of planning DIRECTIONS

Increase in medum Number of desired Number of dwellings Access to Randwick Increase in Randwick density housing stock future character within 800m of a town City's strategic centres City job containment statements or strategic centre by public transport rate % of affordable and within 30 minutes social housing Increase in new Increase in Gross community facilities, Regional Product INDICATOR POTENTIAL arts, culture and recreational facilities % of jobs in strategic and local centres

1 Provide diverse 3 Encourage 6 Support the 8 Plan for and support 9 Focus economic housing development that delivery of social strong connections development, options close responds to the infrastructure to to support a 30 innovation and jobs to employment, local character meet the needs minute city growth in strategic services and and desired future of our diverse centres facilities character of our community neighbourhoods 10 Support the long 2 Increase the supply 7 Provide greater term economic of affordable 4 Conserve and access and viability of our town rental housing protect our unique opportunities for and neighbourhood stock to retain and built cultural walking and cycling centres strengthen our local heritage community 11 Develop a diverse, 5 Safeguard and thriving and celebrate our inclusive night time Indigenous culture economy and heritage 12 Manage and enhance the RANDWICK CITY PLANNING PRIORITIES tourism and visitor economy

13 Recognise the importance of industrial and urban service lands

22 Randwick City Council INFRASTRUCTURE SUSTAINABILITY & COLLABORATION A city in its A city supported A collaborative An efficient city A resilient city landscape by infrastructure city

Valuing green Using resources Adapting to a Infrastructure Working together spaces and wisely changing world supporting new to grow a greater landscape developments Sydney DIRECTIONS

Increase in tree Reduced carbon Implement Reduction in Delivery of the canopy cover emissions per capita the Eastern percentage of Randwick Place Beaches Coastal commuter trips by Strategy' Delivery of the Number of low Management private vehicle Coastal Walkway carbon precincts Program INDICATOR POTENTIAL

14 Provide high 18 Reduce the 20 Better manage 21 Develop an 23 A collaborative quality open consumption of our coastal integrated approach approach to guide space and energy and water environments and to more sustainable and manage recreational waterways transport future growth in facilities 19 Manage our Randwick City waste efficiently 22 Align planned 15 Implement the growth with Green Grid infrastructure delivery 16 Increase tree canopy cover

17 Protect areas of bushland and biodiversity RANDWICK CITY PLANNING PRIORITIES

Local Strategic Planning Statement 23 Liveability

Liveability is about people’s Randwick City has a diversity of areas with unique characteristics and community quality of life. Maintaining and aspirations. Recognising the local character improving our community’s of our areas and developing placed-based quality of life involves planning controls will help achieve the change encouraging diverse housing, our community wants to see. providing community The City’s housing is quite diverse, with almost 75% of all housing being medium or infrastructure, preserving our high density. The majority of the high density unique built, natural and cultural dwellings are located in the City’s north, and heritage, increasing walkability is correlated with areas with a high proportion of renters. The proximity to the coast, the high and creating great places. amenity of the area, and The University of NSW and the Randwick Hospitals Campus means Randwick City is a highly desirable place to live. Rental and purchase prices for housing are high when compared to greater Sydney, and affordability is falling. Council has prepared a Housing Strategy to ensure we’re providing diverse and affordable housing, as well as levying for the important local infrastructure required to support our growing population. Council will continue to undertake placed-based town centre strategies to renew and improve our town centres, making sure they’re providing for the needs of our community. Heritage and history are important components of local identity and great places. Council has an opportunity to review existing and potential heritage items and heritage conservation areas to assist in protecting valued heritage properties and precincts. In addition, Council will embark on an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study to improve the understanding of the heritage values and significance of our Aboriginal cultural heritage and better manage the protection of sites with known or potential Aboriginal cultural heritage. Council will continue to take a place-based approach to strategic planning, ensuring we’re protecting our valued places and creating new walkable places which support healthy and socially connected communities.

24 Randwick City Council Alignment with the Planning Priority 1: Eastern City District Plan:

Provide diverse housing options close to transport, Planning Priority E5. services and facilities Providing housing supply, choice and affordability with access to jobs, services and public transport

Housing

Randwick City’s population is expected generation boarding houses under the 33,900 to grow to 180,150 or an additional State Government planning policy which (23% increase) 33,900 people by 2036. Council’s has had an impact within the suburbs of additional people Housing Strategy has identified that Randwick. (by 2036) housing this population growth will The City’s housing stock and density is require an estimated 14,600 additional varied across the LGA, with the majority new dwellings across the LGA by 2036. 45.7% of the housing stock being higher These new dwellings will need to provide 14,600 density housing including apartment blocks for a range of households, including new homes concentrated within our town centres and needed families with children, households along the northern coastal areas. Medium (by 2036) with elderly members and lone person density housing comprising 27.9% of the households. housing stock including semi-detached Our City is a highly desirable place dwellings and terraces are concentrated to live and work, with high levels of mainly to the north and central parts of the 4,600 City. The remaining of the City’s housing amenity, beaches, recreation facilities new families with and close proximity to the Sydney CBD. stock being 25.1% are of separate houses children (by 2036) It is also home to prominent health and concentrated to the central and southern education institutions bringing significant part of the City. Most dwellings in the City investment to the area, services, education, are two bedrooms or less, representing employment and demand for affordable 49.4% of all dwellings. 5,350 and short term accommodation. Visitor and The City also contains master planned sites new single person short term accommodation is required for providing for mixed density housing stock, households patients’ families near the hospitals, visiting as well as a number of social housing (by 2036) lecturers near university and sports teams estates concentrated predominantly in the near the range of sporting facilities. Royal central and southern suburbs. The majority Randwick Racecourse generates demand of the housing sock within the social for short term accommodation for its major housing estates is aging over 40 years old events such as the Spring Carnival. 10,350 and in need of renewal. Any future renewal (52% increase) The demand for short term accommodation of this stock must ensure an increase to in the City is evident by the number of social and affordable housing on these Additional sites to meet population growth and need. people over 65 listings on Airbnb and development of new (by 2036)

Local Strategic Planning Statement 25 While Randwick City has a range of inclusive community in areas where flats housing forms it is expected that medium and apartments are located. Medium to high density housing forms will be the density housing is also a suitable housing primary form of new housing supply in type for families and down sizers alike the future, as there is limited available as it is generally more affordable than land for low density housing in Randwick. a free standing house. However, the Design excellence provisions in the LEP proportion of medium density housing in (clause 6.11) will continue to ensure new Randwick City has increased just 0.5% as development located on main roads and/ a proportion of all housing stock between or close to transport infrastructure will 2006-2016. consider air and noise pollution in their Importantly, as our population grows, siting and design. we need to retain and enhance the Our City’s demographic trends will have characteristics that make our city an implications on land use planning for future attractive and desirable place to live, work housing demand and delivery. Significantly, and visit. we have an aging population which is projected to increase by 2036. This growth Housing strategy is reflective of the ageing population Council has prepared a Housing Strategy trend occurring across Australia. As such, to establish the strategic framework for there needs to be housing in Randwick residential growth within Randwick City City that meets the needs of this growing over the next 20 years. The Strategy population – housing that is accessible, links Council’s vision for housing with well designed and close to services. It is the housing objectives and targets of the important that housing is located in areas NSW Government and Greater Sydney free from the hazards of bushfire, sea level Commission strategic plans, including rise and erosion. the Greater Sydney Region Plan and Eastern City District Plan, to support the Increasingly, families with children are A Metropolis of Three Cities, where most choosing to live in apartments, choosing residents live within 30 minutes (walking proximity to services, jobs and amenities or public transport) of their jobs, education over space. Requiring apartment and health facilities, services and great design to consider the needs of family places. households will help facilitate a more

26 Randwick City Council The Strategy outlines the following • introduction of new low rise medium Priorities, which will direct changes to density areas, close to health and retail the City’s planning framework to guide services, to provide for additional low housing growth: rise residential uses such as terraces and smaller lot housing types; 1. Ensure a balanced approach to growth across Randwick City • provision of a local response to short term and visitor accommodation; and 2. Diverse housing to meet the needs of our community • a 10% social and affordable rental housing target. 3. Focus growth in and around town and strategic centres close to transport, The Strategy also identifies long term jobs and services housing growth opportunities (from 2027 and beyond) to align with the State 4. Increase affordable rental housing Government’s transport initiatives and across Randwick City commitments. 5. Ensure new development is consistent Maps illustrating areas for housing growth with the desired future character of in the short and long term, as well as areas additional context and information on 6. Ensure design excellence and proposed changes to planning controls sustainability principles in new are contained within the Strategy. development The Local Housing Strategy requires 7. Ensure future redevelopment sites are approval by the Department of Planning, aligned with future transport investment Industry and Environment. 8. Support housing growth with appropriate infrastructure Actions The District Plan requires councils to 1.1 Finalise the Housing Strategy to: develop housing targets as part of the housing strategy, to guide short-term - inform the review of planning (0-5 year); medium-term (6-10 year) and controls to deliver the 6-10 year identify capacity to contribute to long-term housing supply of 4,300 new (10 – 20 year) housing growth. dwellings by 2026 The 0-5 year dwelling target (2016-2021) - investigate affordable housing of 2,250 new dwellings is established by contributions scheme in areas the District Plan. It includes housing that identified for housing growth - has already been completed, recently short term approved and/or under construction. 1.2 Work with the Department of Planning, The Housing Strategy has established Industry and Environment to seek an a 6-10 year housing target (2021-2026) exclusion for Randwick City LGA from of 4,300 new dwellings, based on State the provisions of the Affordable Rental Government population and household Housing SEPP and develop a local projections. response to the provision of boarding houses - short term It outlines the following key planning approaches to deliver housing to meet the 1.3 Work with the Department of Planning, 0-10 year housing target. Industry and Environment to introduce a new land use term for student They are: housing and incorporate local planning • changes to the minimum subdivision provisions for student and short term provisions in the R2 Low Density visitor accommodation - short term residential zone to allow for semi- 1.4 Work with Land and Housing detached dwellings; Corporation on a staged approach • targeted upzoning of areas within and to the renewal of the social housing surrounding town centres, to provide estates - ongoing better access to services and transport, 1.5 Ensure any future redevelopment including Council’s Kensington and sites are aligned with future transport Kingsford Town Centres Planning investment - ongoing Strategy;

Local Strategic Planning Statement 27 Alignment with the Planning Priority 2: Eastern City District Plan:

Increase the supply of affordable rental housing stock Planning Priority E4. to retain and strengthen our local community Fostering healthy, creative, culturally rich and socially connected communities Planning Priority E5. Declining housing affordability and the Randwick City will continue to work for the Providing housing supply, subsequent need for more affordable delivery of affordable rental housing in our choice and affordability rental housing are critical housing local area. Council recognises that more with access to jobs, challenges. Randwick City’s high affordable rental housing is required to: services and public land values, coupled with significant • Allow low income workers and transport numbers of students, low income students to remain in the area close to workers and an aging population makes work and educational establishments the delivery of affordable rental housing a priority for our area. • Meet the needs of the growing number of smaller households living The limited ability of the private rental in high cost areas market to meet the housing needs of very Affordable low, low, and moderate-income families • Promote social integration and social Housing at affordable levels has significant socio- diversity; and economic implications for the growth, • Allow people to stay in the community future investment opportunities and the as they move through different life effective functioning of our City. stages. The Randwick Affordable Housing Needs Analysis 2016 identifies that inadequate provision of affordable rental housing limits Actions the ability for local businesses, service 2.1 Review and update the Randwick providers and institutions to hire and retain Affordable Housing Strategy and 6.4% low income workers. It also reduces social Action Plan - short term Households in diversity, and contributes to community social housing dislocation as people are forced to move 2.2 Prepare affordable rental housing further away from the social networks that contributions schemes for specific they know. areas as identified in the Housing Strategy - short term 39.3% Council has a long-standing commitment Households 2.3 Work with Waverley and Woollahra to affordable housing in the local area and renting in is one of the few metropolitan councils Councils to ensure a regional housing stress in Sydney with an established Affordable approach to affordable housing – Rental Housing Program. Council short term has proposed an affordable housing 2.4 Work with community housing contributions scheme, enabled by the providers to deliver more affordable 20 State Environmental Planning Policy No housing – ongoing Council-owned 70 (SEPP 70) Affordable Housing (Revised affordable Schemes), to apply within the Kensington dwellings and Kingsford town centres to deliver more than 200 affordable homes for low and moderate income households in the community. +10 Randwick City’s Housing Strategy more under Affordable housing is defined as identifies the need to provide affordable construction rental housing as part of any future supply ‘housing that is appropriate for the of housing growth. The key mechanism needs of a range of very low, low to ensure the delivery of affordable and moderate income households rental housing through the development and priced so that these households are also able to meet other basic 200 process will be through the preparation Affordable rental of affordable rental housing contribution living costs such as food, clothing, dwellings to be schemes, enabled by SEPP 70, to apply in transport, medical care and provided in the certain areas as identified in the Housing education’. Kensington and Kingsford town Strategy. centres

28 Randwick City Council Alignment with the Planning Priority 3: Eastern City District Plan:

Encourage development that responds to the Planning Priority E6. local character and desired future character of our Creating and renewing neighbourhoods great places and local centres, and respecting the District’s heritage Local character is the identity of a place consultation in terms of existing and Planning Priority E16. and what makes a neighbourhood desired future character. Social listening Protecting and enhancing distinctive. It is a combination of land, analysis has provided an additional layer scenic and cultural people, the built environment, history, of understanding of how our community landscapes culture and tradition and looks at how experience the City, and what they value. these factors interact to make the Combining community input with mapping character of an area. of social, economic and environmental data has allowed the identification of The NSW Government has recently broad local character areas that will be recognised the importance of place refined through a consultation process. making and local character in strategic Our approach to identifying local character planning. It aims to ensure that the and desired future character will guide planning framework provides the capacity development and deliver better place- to maintain, enhance and cultivate the based strategic planning outcomes for unique character and identity of places. the Randwick City community. The local Places that develop with an identified character work will inform future changes local character and agreed desired future to Council’s local planning controls. character are likely to be more sustainable and make a greater contribution to the community’s quality of life. Actions Council has undertaken significant 3.1 Prepare and exhibit new local analysis and is preparing draft local character statements to outline the character areas for public consultation. existing and desired future local The local character areas will be a new character of Randwick City - planning layer and represent a new body short term of work, never before done for Randwick 3.2 Implement local character City. The process of analysis included development provisions across mapping a number of social, economic Randwick City through the and environmental indicators. These appropriate planning framework – indicators included land use, tree canopy short/medium term cover, public facilities, public transport, subdivision pattern, major roads, areas 3.3 Work with the Department of of environmental protection and planning Planning, Industry and the controls. See example below of indicator Environment to investigate local mapping showing the concentration of character areas that are suitable for social values. a local variation or exclusion from relevant state-wide policies – short/ This analysis has combined community medium term input obtained through the Vision 2040

Local Strategic Planning Statement 29 Alignment with the Planning Priority 4: Eastern City District Plan:

Conserve and protect our unique built cultural heritage Planning Priority E6. Creating and renewing great places and local Randwick City has a rich cultural Development in the vicinity of heritage centres, and respecting the heritage that includes buildings, items and heritage conservation areas will District’s heritage monuments and sculptures and be managed through the development archaeological sites. assessment system to ensure it is respectful and sympathetic to the heritage Our built cultural heritage is protected and values and cultural heritage significance. managed under the heritage objectives and provisions of the Randwick Local Council encourages and promotes the Environmental Plan 2012, in conjunction adaptive re-use of heritage items and with the conservation guidelines contributory buildings in a way that contained in section B2 of the Randwick encourages activity and entices people Development Control Plan 2013. to visit and promotes understanding of their heritage values. Development is to be Heritage conservation areas (HCAs) historically and contextually appropriate, are precincts that contain a number of to ensure that the heritage values and heritage items, contributory buildings fabric of these buildings are retained and and other heritage elements that have protected. heritage significance due to their collective nature in a particular area. They are Council will conduct timely reviews to recognised for their special historical or ensure that we have identified all the aesthetic character, and represent heritage inherent values that make our sites and values such as historical development, places significant to our community. A subdivision pattern and layout, period City wide heritage review of existing and architecture, landscaping and/or potential heritage items and HCAs will streetscape elements. Two of Randwick assist in identifying and protecting valued City’s town centres, Randwick Junction heritage properties and precincts through and The Spot, reside within HCAs. updated listings in our LEP. Council will also be undertaking an investigation of The Chinese Market Gardens in La the heritage significance of Anzac Parade, Heritage Perouse are the site of continuous with the heritage study informing the cultivation of food for the Sydney forthcoming LEP review. metropolitan area by Chinese market gardeners at least since 1909. The Market Gardens are one of the unique land uses Actions in Randwick City and will continue to be protected through their status as a State 4.1 Undertake a heritage review of heritage item. Randwick City to identify additional heritage items and HCAs including Council will continue to protect the boundary adjustments where heritage values and fabric of our Heritage necessary - short term Items and HCAs including contributory 20 heritage buildings, recognising their role in 4.2 Update the DCP to strengthen conservation the historical development, sense of heritage conservation provisions for areas place and cultural identity of our City. contributory buildings in Heritage Conservation Areas - short term 4.3 Undertake a heritage study to investigate the potential heritage 474 significance of Anzac Parade - short local term heritage items 4.4 Work with the Department of Planning Industry and Environment and adjoining Councils to protect and enhance views from and curtilage of 29 Centennial Park - short term state heritage items

30 Randwick City Council Alignment with the Planning Priority 5: Eastern City District Plan:

Safeguard and celebrate our Indigenous cultural Planning Priority E4. heritage Fostering healthy, creative, culturally rich and socially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander • Improve the understanding of the heritage connected communities people have a long history of occupation values and significance of our Aboriginal Planning Priority E6. in Randwick City. La Perouse, in cultural heritage and better manage the Creating and renewing particular, is an area that has a rich protection of sites with known or potential great places and local cultural and heritage significance for Aboriginal cultural heritage; centres, and respecting the Aboriginal people as the only area of • Build on the rich cultural connection to District’s heritage Sydney in which Aboriginal people have the land and celebrate the living culture of had an unbroken connection to the land. Planning Priority E13. the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Supporting growth of The rich and unique Aboriginal cultural community in Randwick City; targeted industry sectors heritage within La Perouse, the Kamay • Ensure future development in Randwick Botany Bay National Park and Randwick City respects the cultural significance City as a whole, includes culturally of landscapes and individual sites and significant sites ranging from ceremonial responds to the local character of these grounds, burial grounds, ochre sites areas; and fishing areas as well as socially and culturally significant buildings, including • Support the economic self-determination some listed on the NSW State Heritage of Aboriginal communities through their Register. land holdings and explore opportunities for collaboration with Council. The area of highest significance is the area including La Perouse, Yarra Bay, identified on the Structure Plan as Randwick City’s Actions Indigenous Heartland. Indigenous 5.1 Undertake an Aboriginal Cultural As part of Council’s Statement of Heritage Study and investigate cultural heritage Reconciliation, Council is committed opportunities to interpret and celebrate to supporting the growing population Aboriginal culture in Randwick City – of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander short term residents. Council wishes to support the vision and plans of our local Aboriginal and 5.2 Investigate tourism opportunities Torres Strait community in order to close and local economic development the gap on disadvantage, build stronger opportunities for the Aboriginal and local and regional economies and support Torres Strait community through 1 culturally rich and healthy communities. In Council’s Economic Development Aboriginal Place (listed order to do so, Council will work with the La Strategy and Tourism and Visitor under the National Parks Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council and Management Study – short/medium and Wildlife Act 1974) the wider local Indigenous community to: term 65 Recorded Aboriginal Sites (recorded under the Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System)

2,148 (17% increase) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents (from 2011 to 2016)

Local Strategic Planning Statement 31 Alignment with the Planning Priority 6: Eastern City District Plan:

Support the delivery of social infrastructure & services Planning Priority E3. to meet the needs of our diverse community Providing services and social infrastructure to meet people’s changing needs

Randwick City’s social infrastructure Although our City has these varied facilities, includes the physical buildings, spaces Council studies and plans have identified and facilities that accommodate health, shortfalls in social infrastructure provision education, childcare, recreation, arts to support increased population well into and cultural activities, as well as the the future. To this end, social infrastructure programs, resources and social services provision to be considered as part of future that support an inclusive community and land use and infrastructure planning of the cultural development. LGA, includes, but is not limited to, the following: Our social infrastructure and services we provide play an important role in meeting • Flexible and Affordable Office/Activity the social, cultural and welfare needs of our Space for Social Services: Provision diverse community. It also provides both of flexible office and meeting spaces at formal and spontaneous opportunities for reduced rates and encourage their joint social exchange, helping build stronger, use/co-location with compatible services more connected communities particularly within a single site to provide efficiencies for our multicultural community. and improved access to services to the general community, such as a youth Council’s various venues, including the La Social facility run by a community based Perouse Museum, Barrett House, Prince organisation. infrastructure Henry Centre, Randwick Community Centre and the Randwick Literary Institute provide • Community Hubs: Community hubs important social infrastructure that support are an efficient means of delivering a healthy, creative and socially connected community services with shared use Randwick City. generating economies of scale and

46 schools 4 hospitals 27,900 (33% increase) school age population (2036) 104 national or ethnic groups in Randwick City

32 Randwick City Council should be considered as essential community; promote sustainable transport, social infrastructure in future urban public transport use, walking and cycling; renewal areas. The Hub at Lexington and promote an equitable and inclusive Place, Maroubra, provides free support social environment. to locals and migrant groups across a wide range of services including health, housing, family support and child care. Actions The Kensington and Kingsford Town 6.1 Prepare an Arts and Culture Strategy Centre Planning Strategy has earmarked to identify cultural infrastructure a community hub for the Kingsford town needs including spaces to nurture and centre. support creative activity – short term • Creative Arts and Cultural Facilities 6.2 Undertake a Community Facilities Space: An affordable and flexible Study to identify social infrastructure multi-purpose creative space in which planning and delivery priorities – to produce, rehearse, perform and medium term exhibit work. The Randwick City Night Time Economy Study and Randwick 6.3 Review Council’s S7.12 Contributions Cultural Plan 2010 identify the need for Plan to support Council’s provision of a contemporary arts space as a key local infrastructure - short term priority for our City to support emerging 6.4 Review land use classification of creative industries. Special Purpose zoned land to identify • Shared use: Opportunities for increased opportunities for new and/or shared shared use and more flexible use of use of facilities – short term under-utilised facilities such as schools, 6.5 Investigate additional local developer sports facilities, halls and creative contributions to deliver community spaces can respond to the different infrastructure – ongoing needs of local community groups. For example, the Royal Randwick 6.6 Partner with the State Government Racecourse provides space for UNSW and community service providers examinations and continues to be an to ensure that adequate social important venue for events in the area. services are available to meet UNSW offers high quality recreational the needs of future residents and and sporting facilities available not only workers - ongoing for students but for the wider community 6.7 Support healthy, safe and inclusive as well. places for people of all ages and A new Arts and Cultural Strategy is being abilities by continuing to: prepared over 2019/2020 which will - implement the Randwick further strengthen and guide the Council’s Disability Inclusion Action Plan future cultural infrastructure projects and programming. Consideration should - implement the City’s Social be given to integrating creative space Inclusion Plan ‘An inclusive opportunities in larger redevelopment Randwick City’ – ongoing sites, strategic centres and urban renewal areas. There is also opportunity to review the zoning of Special Purpose land, to ensure the land use classification provides for changing infrastructure uses and facilitates the provision of new social infrastructure on those lands. Importantly, there is also an opportunity to strengthen the planning framework to ensure the way we design our built environment support healthy, safe and inclusive places for people of all ages and abilities to: achieve a high standard of design in the private and public domain that enhances the quality of life of the

Local Strategic Planning Statement 33 Map 5: Social Infrastructure map (new) Bondi Junction

Bondi Junction Bondi Beach Centennial Bondi Green Square Park Beach Centennial Green Square Park TAFE

TAFE Randwick Royal Randwick Racecourse Clovelly Randwick KensingtonRoyal Randwick Racecourse Clovelly Clovelly Bay The N.I.D.A Randwick KensingtonAustralian UNSW Gordons Bay Golf Clovelly Bay The ClubN.I.D.A Randwick Prince of Wales Coogee Australian Hospital Gordons Bay Golf UNSW Club Prince of Wales Coogee Hospital Coogee Beach Mascot Coogee Mascot Beach Kingsford Kingsford

Randwick South Randwick South Environmental Environmental Park Park Coogee Coogee

Snape Oval Snape OvalLatham Park Latham Park Lurline Lurline Bay Bay

Eastgardens - Eastgardens - Maroubra Junction Maroubra Maroubra Junction Maroubra

Coral Sea Maroubra Heron Park Arthur Coral Byrne Sea Beach Reserve Maroubra Park Heron Park Arthur Byrne Beach Park Reserve

The ANZAC Pioneers Ri e Range Park Matraville The ANZAC Pioneers Ri e Range MalabarPark Headland Matraville National Park Malabar Chi ey Malabar Headland Long Bay National Park Chi ey Port Chi ey Malabar Sports Long Bay Reserve Botany Randwick Golf Course PhillipYarra BayBay Reserve

Port Chi ey Sports Little Bay Yarra Bay Reserve Botany Randwick Golf Course PhillipYarra BayBayThe Coast LittleReserve Bay Golf Course

Frenchmans Little Bay Bay Yarra Bay St Michaels Golf Course

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Cape Banks Local Centres Strategic Links Green Space

Neighbourhood Centres Pre-schools Tertiary Strategic Centres Major Roads Regional Open Space Sports facilities Primary education Hospital Local Centres Strategic Links Green Space Skate Parks & Playgrounds Secondary education Sculptures, Monuments & Community facilities Cultural Material Neighbourhood Centres Combined educationPre-schools Tertiary Council facilities Sports facilities Primary education Hospital

Skate Parks & Playgrounds 34 Randwick City Council Secondary education Sculptures, Monuments & Community facilities Cultural Material Combined education Council facilities Alignment with the Planning Priority 7: Eastern City District Plan:

Provide greater access and opportunities for walking Planning Priority E3. and cycling Providing services and social infrastructure to Council values the overall health and The NSW Government’s Movement and meet people’s changing wellbeing of our community, and seeks Place framework provides a mechanism needs to provide an environment that enables to evaluate opportunities for improving Planning Priority E4. an active lifestyle. High quality walking the amenity of our streets and public Fostering healthy, creative, and cycling environments greatly spaces. The Principle Bicycle Network culturally rich and socially improve the amenity and function of (PBN) is another State Government connected communities public spaces. initiative, which proposes a high quality, connected network of bicycle routes. Planning Priority E10. Active lifestyles provide many social, Council will collaborate and consult with Delivering integrated land cultural and health benefits. Active the community and State Government use and transport planning transport, including walking and cycling, to deliver better cycling infrastructure. and a 30-minute city assists in the prevention of chronic lifestyle The ongoing development of the Coastal diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes. Walkway is also an important objective Street connectivity improves access and allows the community to enjoy our to open spaces and opportunities for unique coastline whilst improving health recreational physical activity. outcomes. Improving liveability in urban environments necessitates planning for a mix of high quality places that engage and connect Actions people and communities. Co-locating 7.1 Prepare an Integrated Transport activities and social infrastructure in Strategy to support the delivery of mixed use areas is a more efficient use cycling facilities, with reference to the of land and enhances the viability of, and Principle Bicycle Network – short access to, great places, centres and public term transport. 7.2 Prioritise and provide improved walking One of the priorities of the Housing and cycling access and facilities in Strategy is to focus growth in and around and around town and neighbourhood town and strategic centres close to jobs, centres - ongoing transport and services. This will ensure new housing is in close proximity to 7.3 Ensure well designed and appropriately destinations, an essential component of located (built and natural) shade walkability. In addition, Council’s programs be provided at public transport of town centre reviews, including the interchanges, in the planning of Kensington and Kingsford Town Centre town and neighbourhood centres, Walking Strategy and the Randwick Junction along foreshores and at key outdoor and cycling Town Centre Strategy provides for mixed recreation areas - ongoing land use, increased street connectivity 7.4 Undertake ongoing improvements to and improved pedestrian amenity and the public domain and urban interface aesthetics. around town and neighbourhood Council will support and further develop centres - ongoing walking and cycling as viable travel modes. Improving active travel connections to town centres, beaches, regional parks and public transport hubs will help achieve this. To improve accessibility to key centres 8.4% we will investigate additional footpaths, Residents who walk or cycle additional opportunities for shade and to work improve pedestrian amenity in priority areas. Street amenity can be improved by reducing traffic speeds, which can increase safety and decrease noise. Planting street 22,800 trees can provide additional shade and (14.8%) further enhance the public domain. Residents cycle in a typical week

Local Strategic Planning Statement 35 Productivity

Productivity is about ensuring local and neighbourhood centres. Utilising outcomes from an Economic Development the ongoing economic Study which was prepared in 2019, Council viability of our centres and will develop city-wide and centre-specific employment areas. strategic directions to support employment, retail and commercial growth. The Randwick Local Government Area The Randwick Health and Education Precinct is located within the Eastern Economic and the Randwick Collaboration Area Corridor (which stretches from Macquarie represents a major opportunity for growth Park to Sydney Airport and Port Botany) and employment and Council will continue to and this presents opportunities to grow collaborate with state agencies, community job numbers, particularly with regard to groups and landowners and industry to the City’s health and education precinct, support and promote the Strategic Centre. research and innovation sectors. Additionally the Eastgardens-Maroubra Long term transport improvements will be Junction Strategic Centre has been identified an opportunity for Randwick City to develop as having potential for future growth and its role within the Eastern Economic Corridor Council will seek to ensure that the provision and improve access to key destinations and of employment opportunities reflects the employment centres. Council will prepare an projected growth. The Greater Sydney Integrated Transport Strategy in 2020, which Commission has identified the need to will direct Council’s strategic approach to preserve industrial areas which present transport planning, delivery and management important employment and urban services over the next 10 years. lands. Council will focus on providing additional Council has carried out a comprehensive employment floor space that is responsive economic development study of the whole to the evolving needs of an agile workforce, City and the analysis and findings of this encouraging the agglomeration of firms study will inform the preparation of a new and promoting collaborative workspaces. Economic Development Strategy (replacing Population growth will also drive demand the current one from 2008), which will take for retail floor space across our network of place in 2020. Council will seek to ensure our industrial lands are protected in order to safeguard future employment. Actions will be developed as part of the Economic Development Study. Council has recently undertaken broad consultation regarding the night time economy and is finalising a study to provide a framework to support and enhance Randwick’s night time economy over the next 10 years. This work will inform future directions on the night time economy for inclusion in the Economic Development Strategy. Initiatives for fostering the night time economy include strengthening collaboration with business and stakeholders, diversifying night time offerings, improvements to the public domain, late night transport options and review of planning controls. Additional opportunities lie in building Randwick City as a destination to boost the visitor economy, particularly nature-based tourism and the City’s unique Aboriginal Cultural Heritage.

36 Randwick City Council Alignment with the Planning Priority 8: Eastern City District Plan:

Plan for strong connections for a 30 minute city Planning Priority E10. Delivering integrated land use and transport planning and a 30-minute city

Randwick City’s proximity to the the potential to grow many of Randwick international trade gateways of Port City’s strategic and local centres and Botany, the Airport and Sydney CBD reduce the need for people to travel long provides a unique strategic opportunity distances to access jobs, recreation and to improve access to jobs, education, local services. culture and trade. Strengthening Well-connected, high capacity public transport connections to, from and transport will increase productivity in within our LGA will be a high priority. Randwick City by creating an environment The concept of a 30-minute city, which where businesses can grow and attract is a long-term aspiration for Sydney talent and skills. High quality transport identified in A Metropolis of Three Cities reduces the time people spend travelling and the Eastern City District Plan, requires and increases access to jobs, educational the integration of land use and transport opportunities and services for residents. planning to achieve a city where residents Similarly, liveability and sustainability live within 30 minutes of their jobs, outcomes are achieved because the need education and health facilities, services for long commutes is reduced, spreading and places of interest. The 30-minute city transport demand and reducing emissions can be achieved through increased access through a reduction in single-trips by car to public transport and improvements and an increase in active transport. to walking and cycling infrastructure to facilitate increased active transport trips. Actions Our planning approach recognises that a concentration and integration of land uses 8.1 Prepare an Integrated Transport together with efficient transport provision Strategy to has significant benefits - environmental, - provide an integrated approach to social and economic, and supports the transport planning, delivery and idea of a 30-minute city. management The Future Transport Strategy 2056 - promote increased active transport identifies ‘City Shaping’ and ‘City Serving’ usage, including walking and cycling transport projects for Randwick City, as - improve road safety 30 minute outlined in the Eastern City District Plan. - plan for new technologies and They include: city trends such as delivery drones, • Mass transit/train link investigation autonomous vehicles - short term from the Sydney CBD to Malabar via 8.2 Integrate land use, infrastructure Randwick and Eastgardens-Maroubra and transport projects to deliver the Junction 30-minute city – short/medium term • Light rail investigation from Kingsford to 8.3 Advocate for increased east-west Maroubra Junction. public transport networks - ongoing • East-west rapid bus links from 8.4 Advocate for improved public Randwick to Sydney University and to and active transport access and the Bays Precinct connections to Randwick’s strategic 43% Residents who centres, including more frequent night • North-south rapid bus link between drive to work Green Square and La Perouse via time transport options - ongoing Eastgardens. These key investigations are planned over the next 10 years and have the potential to 59.8% significantly transform the way we move in UNSW staff and students who and around the City, and how we plan for travel by public growth. These key investigations also have transport

Local Strategic Planning Statement 37 Map 5: Randwick City Transport Map L L Bondi Juntion

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Yarra Bay Long Bay Reserve Yarra Bay Port Chi ey Little Bay Sports Reserve Botany Randwick Golf Course The Coast Yarra Bay Golf Course Reserve La PerouseYarra Bay Little Bay Frenchmans St Michaels The Coast Bay Golf Course Golf Course La Perouse Frenchmans Bay St Michaels Golf Course NSW Congwong Golf Club Bay NSW Kamay BotanyCongwong Bay Golf Club Bay National Park Kamay Botany Bay National Park Botany Botany

Bay Bay Cape Banks Cape Banks

Strategic Centres Light Rail Investigation Existing Cycleway Strategic Centres Light Rail Investigation(10-20 year) Existing Cycleway Local Centres(10-20 year) Mass Transit Investigation The Great Coastal Walkway (10-20 year) Local Centres NeighbourhoodMass Centres Transit Investigation The Great Coastal Walkway City Serving Transport Corridor City Boulevard Strategic Link(10-20 year) Neighbourhood Centres Investigation (10-20 year) Green Space Major RoadsCity Serving TransportPlanned Corridor Cycleway City Boulevard Strategic Link Investigation (10-20 year) L Light Rail East-West Bus Routes Planned Ferry Link to Planned Cycleway Green SpaceKurnell Major Roads Randwick Health and Education Precinct 38 RandwickL CityLight Council Rail East-West Bus Routes Planned Ferry Link to Kurnell Randwick Health and Education Precinct Alignment with the Planning Priority 9: Eastern City District Plan:

Focus economic development, innovation and job Planning Priority E8. creation in our strategic centres Growing and investing in health and education Strategic centres identified in the Eastern City District Plan are important because precincts and the of their size, diversity of activities, connections to public transport and presence Innovation Corridor of major institutional activities such as health and education facilities and industry. Planning Priority E11. Well-planned strategic centres stimulate economic activity and innovation through Growing investment, the co-location of activities, provide jobs closer to where people live and use business opportunities and infrastructure more efficiently. jobs in strategic centres In recognition of the level of infrastructure investment in the area, in 2018 the Greater Sydney Commission in conjunction with the core stakeholders of the precinct, being University of New South Wales, NSW Health Infrastructure, Australian Turf Strategic Club, Randwick City Council and other stakeholders prepared a Place Strategy centres for the area, to develop a shared vision, objectives, identify impediments and opportunities for growth. Randwick Strategic Centre This LSPS contains a Structure Plan for The Randwick Strategic Centre is defined the Randwick Strategic Centre which in A Metropolis of Three Cities as a builds on the Place Strategy and will health and education precinct and also inform the future planning for this area. as a collaboration area, where a place- Opportunities for growth and based and multi-stakeholder approach strengthening the Randwick Collaboration is undertaken to solve complex urban 32,000- Area include: issues. The Randwick Collaboration Area contains the cluster of the University • Providing an adequate supply affordable 35,500 of NSW, Randwick Hospitals Campus housing to retain low income workers (40-55% increase) and the surrounding town centres of • Advocating for efficient and frequent Jobs, Randwick Kensington to Kingsford, Randwick transport modes including mass transit Strategic Centre Junction and the Spot and the Royal and improved bus services (2036) Randwick Racecourse. • Ensuring adequate floor space capacity Randwick City has significant locational to accommodate institutional, business advantages that can reinforce the and commercial activities and ancillary Randwick Health and Education precinct 8,000-9,000 health uses as a leader in innovation and a world-class (16-30% increase) centre for health and education research. • Promoting and encouraging a more Jobs, Eastgardens- Its proximity to the CBD, international walkable and accessible environment Maroubra Junction trade gateways of Port Botany and within the Randwick Strategic Centre Strategic Centre the Airport, beaches, parks and major • Ensuring that land use zoning facilitates (2036) recreational assets positions Randwick innovation in health and education and apart from the other collaboration areas. reflects the recent expansion of the The Collaboration Area will also benefit Hospitals Campus from the completion of the CBD and 13,583 South East Light Rail improving access to • Supporting the ongoing operation People employed in the many visitors, students, workers and and growth of the Royal Randwick health care and social residents to and from the area. Racecourse as an iconic cultural and assistance recreational landmark (2017/18) Randwick City’s lifestyle offerings and quality of place is a magnet for talented • Providing a public domain that connects people. The unique agglomeration of within the precinct and into the health and education land uses provides community an anchor for future growth in innovation 11,872 • Facilitating and engaging in ongoing People employed in and research and an opportunity to deliver collaboration amongst the key education and training significant economic growth. stakeholders (2017/18)

Local Strategic Planning Statement 39 Eastgardens Maroubra Transport infrastructure provision into and within this Centre is critical Junction Strategic Centre to its future economic development The Eastgardens-Maroubra Junction potential, productivity, functionality and Strategic Centre is a newly identified sustainability. The State Government’s strategic centre in the District Plan commitment to investigate future transit straddling both Randwick and Bayside connections (long term i.e. 10 years) LGAs. Maroubra Junction town including a light rail extension to Maroubra centre has a strong local population Junction and mass transit/train link to serving role offering retail, health and South East will be a key consideration in community services. Eastgardens is an the strategic review of the Eastgardens – area undergoing change through the Maroubra Junction Strategic Centre. redevelopment of the British American Tobacco Factory site and Maroubra Road is the key link between the two centres. Actions Investigation of the current and potential 9.1 Deliver key priorities from the future economic and social roles of the Randwick Collaboration Area Place combined centre, and implications for land Strategy and Structure Plan – use and transport planning is required. ongoing Key challenges and opportunities for 9.2 Review the land use zoning and planning for the Eastgardens-Maroubra planning controls of the Randwick Junction Strategic Centre include: Health and Education Strategic • Identifying a cohesive economic role Centre- short term that unifies Eastgardens and Maroubra 9.3 Investigate an area specific Junction as a stand-alone centre contributions plan to fund local given these centres currently operate infrastructure and public domain independently with contrasting place improvements within the Collaboration qualities, mix of uses and roles within Area. – short term the local community 9.4 Undertake a comprehensive study of • Ensuring adequate transport the Eastgardens-Maroubra Junction connectivity to facilitate the efficient Strategic Centre that integrates land movement of workers and residents in use and planning – short/medium this emerging centre. term • Planning for growth in an environment 9.5 Partner with Bayside Council in of uncertainty with respect to State level the future strategic planning of the commitments to transport infrastructure Eastgardens- Maroubra Junction funding, provision and delivery Strategic Centre – short/medium timeframes. term • Balancing the different objectives and priorities that Bayside and Randwick City may have for the new centre • Identifying place characteristics along the corridor as a basis for determining appropriate urban design responses, liveability outcomes, public domain improvements and respecting the relationship of new development to existing development including interface with lower scale residential and other uses; and • Protecting and enhancing significant spaces and strengthening green infrastructure and sustainability in the centre.

40 Randwick City Council Alignment with the Planning Priority 10: Eastern City District Plan:

Support the long-term economic viability of our town Planning Priority E6. and neighbourhood centres Creating and renewing great places and local centres, and respecting the District’s heritage

Randwick City’s network of In 2016, Council commenced a neighbourhood and town centres comprehensive planning review of are an essential part of our City’s the Kingsford and Kensington town functioning, each with its own distinct centres, initiating the award winning K2K place qualities, mix of businesses and International Urban Design Competition. service offerings. In recent decades, The subsequent Planning Strategy our town and neighbourhood centres and Planning Proposal, referred to as have developed to include a mix of K2K, recognise that achieving the best housing, retail and commercial uses outcomes for the two town centres and services, together with leisure requires an innovative and collaborative opportunities. Council supports local approach that integrates infrastructure economic development by encouraging delivery (Sydney Light rail) with long term a mix of uses and activities in our town social, economic and environmental and neighbourhood centres, at day and initiatives. at night. Council’s placed-based approach with In 2016, Council undertook a study to expert input and community engagement identify the economic impact of the light focusses on achieving a high quality rail, in particular the projected demand for public domain, strengthening the identity, employment floorspace in the Kensington, history and local character and supporting Kingsford and Randwick town centres. the economic growth and development of The Study identified that demand for these centres. The K2K Planning Strategy retail and commercial floor space in all incorporates a range of actions relating to three town centres would increase with strengthening local retailing and business the introduction of the light rail, and that services, improving the night time increased residential development will economy, providing innovative spaces help to drive day time and night time for start-ups and creatives enterprises, activation. leveraging the proximity to UNSW

Local Strategic Planning Statement 41 and Randwick health campus, further Actions activating street frontages and protecting 10.1 Finalise the Economic Development future employment floor space. The K2K Study and prepare an updated Planning Strategy won a Planning Institute Randwick City Economic of Australia Award and a Greater Sydney Development Strategy to: Commission Award in 2017. - plan for capacity for future retail and Preparation of the Randwick Junction commercial redevelopment in town Planning Strategy is underway, with a draft and local centres expected to be exhibited in 2020. The Planning Strategy takes a comprehensive - make strategic recommendations review of the town centre, and on the future economic profile of recommends changes to planning controls Randwick City’s network of local as well as public domain improvements to centres support the revitalisation and growth of the - ensure our town and neighbourhood town centre. centres remain vibrant and build on The Randwick Economic Development their character and sense of place – Study, which was prepared in 2019, short term examines the role, function and character 10.2 Prepare a Local Centre Study to of our local and neighbourhood centres, identify the current and future role including current land use and vacancies. of our centres, and opportunities The Study examined the LGA’s diverse to respond to the growing housing range of centres, including the town and employment demand – medium centres, a range of neighbourhood centres, term and the industrial areas in Matraville. The Study identified that hospitality and 10.3 Finalise and implement the K2K services, including food services, is Planning Proposal and associated the most significant floor space activity planning controls, plans and within the town and neighbourhood guidelines – short term centres. Commercial related activities are 10.4 Finalise and exhibit the Randwick limited, and mainly located in Maroubra Junction Planning Strategy and Junction. This demonstrates that the incorporate key findings in the review town and neighbourhood centres in the of the LEP 2012 - short term LGA predominantly play a population- serving role providing cafes, restaurants, supermarkets and hospitality. The Study found that over the next 20 years, demand for retail floorspace in centres across the LGA will increase, and that there is limited floorspace capacity to cater for long term demand in most of the areas studied. The majority of the additional demand will be for supermarkets and hospitality floor space. The Study identifies opportunities to reinforce the important role of our centres in terms of local employment opportunities and service provision, and as places to meet, shop and socialise. In 2020/2021, Council will prepare an informing Economic Development Strategy to provide the strategic direction for supporting the growth of town and neighbourhood centres, while maintaining their fine grain local character and population-serving role.

42 Randwick City Council Alignment with the Planning Priority 11: Eastern City District Plan:

Develop a diverse, thriving and inclusive night time Planning Priority E4. economy Fostering healthy, creative, culturally rich and socially connected communities Planning Priority E13. Supporting growth of targeted industry sectors

The night time economy refers to the support a dynamic night time economy mix of business, leisure, social and that contributes to liveability and activation cultural activities and experiences that of Randwick City’s business centres, while take place after 6pm. These include meeting the needs and expectations of food, drinking and entertainment local businesses and the aspirations of the focused core activities such as broader community. restaurants/cafes, pubs, bars, theatre, The Night Time Economy Study festivals, markets and live music. The identifies a range of strategies, including night time economy also consists of planning and regulatory changes to be non-core activities such as transport, implemented via amendments to the LEP, retail, service industries, educational DCP and other initiatives. Key directions establishments and libraries. on growing and enhancing our night A thriving night time economy offers time economy will also be included in substantial socio-economic benefits, the informing Economic Development from boosting economic development Strategy for Randwick City, to be prepared and job creation, to contributing to social in 2020. and cultural capital, fostering community wellbeing and resilience, and enhancing place making potential of urban areas. Actions In recognition of these benefits, Council 11.1 Prepare an Economic Development is developing a holistic framework for Strategy incorporating the outcomes cultivating and diversifying our City’s night of the Night Time Economy Study, to: time economy centring on widespread community participation, strengthening - include overarching objectives on local businesses and the creative sectors, supporting a diverse night time and improving our centres so they are economy in the LEP and DCP more night friendly. - introduce Exempt Development In 2019, Council is preparing a Night provisions to allow retail to stay Time Economy Study to address present open until 11pm without requiring day challenges associated with a night development consent time economy that lacks diversity and - introduce Exempt Development geographic spread, with the perception provisions to allow small scale that there is little else to do after dark cultural activities to occur in retail besides drinking and dining. The study and low impact businesses without proposes several initiatives to promote a requiring development consent – diverse offer of night time activities and short term experiences that cater to all sectors of our community regardless of their age, cultural background, gender or ability. It aims to

Local Strategic Planning Statement 43 Alignment with the Planning Priority 12: Eastern City District Plan:

Manage and enhance the tourism and visitor economy Planning Priority E13. Supporting growth of targeted industry sectors

Randwick City has a diverse tourism The proliferation of the short term rental and visitor economy with people visiting accommodation industry, for example our City for leisure and recreation, AirBnB, also has impacts on the availability work, business, education and health of rental accommodation in high-amenity purposes. Popular tourist destinations areas, particularly on the coast. include our iconic beaches of Coogee Randwick City is committed to managing and Maroubra, the famous Eastern- tourism and visitation in our City Beaches coastal walk connecting Bondi sustainably, balancing protection and to Maroubra beaches, our diverse enhancement of our environment and recreational, leisure and sporting cultural assets and improving social and assets such as the Royal Randwick economic outcomes for our residents and Racecourse, as well as extensive local businesses. Accordingly, a Visitor open space and national parks. The Management Study will be prepared to Randwick Strategic Centre’s medical provide the framework for the effective and education services also attract management of tourism. substantial number short and long stay visitors to our City. The Study will require reliable, up-to-date, and detailed information regarding our The tourism and visitor economy offers Tourism visitors and focus on the diverse sectors several opportunities and challenges that contribute to the tourism economy in and visitor for Council. On one hand the visitor and Randwick City. For instance, the Coastal tourism economy provides substantial economy Walkway is one of Randwick City’s major economic benefits, supporting local visitor attractions with potential to attract businesses, and creating jobs. Conversely, greater levels of visitation. The Royal tourism and visitation can create Randwick Racecourse is an important challenges such as pressure on local cultural and tourist destination within amenity, the environment, infrastructure Randwick attracting over 1.2 million visitors and resources. (including non-race day events) per year. 5.7m international visitor nights (2017/18) 614,000 domestic visitor nights (2017/18) $495m sales (2017/18) $235m total value added (2017/18)

44 Randwick City Council Aboriginal heritage is an untapped opportunity for cultural tourism, with La Perouse and environs a major asset to explore opportunities to recognise and interpret its significance to the nation. Planning is underway into the reinstatement of the La Perouse to Kurnell ferry wharves for commercial and recreational use. The ferry service, once introduced, will largely improve accessibility to and from this important site. The Visitor Management Study will identify opportunities for supporting and enhancing tourism as an important economic driver for the local economy, as well as sustainable approaches for protecting our local environment and the well-being of our residents. Council’s Visitor Management Study will complement the Economic Development Strategy being prepared in 2019/2020.

Actions 12.1 Undertake a Visitor Management Study as part of an Economic Development Strategy to identify opportunities to implement place-based initiatives and improve visitor experiences including: - provision of well-designed and located supporting facilities; enhanced amenity, vibrancy and safety of places - provision of places for artistic and cultural activities - protection of heritage and biodiversity to enhance cultural and eco-tourism - growth of the night-time economy - improved public transport to serve the transport access needs of tourists - a coordinated approach to tourism activities, events and accommodation – short/medium term

Local Strategic Planning Statement 4545 Alignment with the Planning Priority 13: Eastern City District Plan:

Retain and manage industrial and urban services lands Planning Priority E9. Growing international trade gateways Port Botany is a deep sea port located The operation and management of the in Botany Bay that straddles both Port Botany precinct is regulated by the Planning Priority E12. Randwick City and Bayside local Three Ports SEPP. The rest of the industrial Retaining and managing government areas. It is home to and urban services land in Randwick City industrial and urban Australia’s largest container facility and is protected from encroachment of other services land specialises in manufactured products uses through the IN2 Light Industrial and and bulk liquid imports including SP2 Infrastructure zones. petroleum and natural gas. The interface of the Port Botany precinct The Port, identified as a trade gateway, with residential land uses presents is vital to Greater Sydney’s economy, challenges associated with the operations and the surrounding industrial land is of the Port and its impact on the amenity vital to supporting the growth of the Port of neighbouring residential areas. Council and airport. The industrial zoned land will investigate ways to manage these surrounding the port provides for both conflicts through the planning system. industrial, manufacturing and warehousing For example, requiring additional noise uses, as well as for urban services, which attention measures on peripheral lands include car repair, equipment hire and in the Port Botany area would provide waste management. a buffer between heavy port uses and neighbouring residential lands. Due to the ongoing rise of online retailing, the industrial lands are of increasing value for distribution and logistics Actions uses. Online retailing is also generating more and more deliveries to homes, 13.1 Retain and manage the industrial offices or other drop-off locations. As and urban services zoned lands in innovation in manufacturing and other Randwick City – ongoing emerging technologies arise, the use of 13.2 Advocate for additional noise these lands becomes more valuable for attenuation requirements on advanced manufacturing development peripheral lands in the Port Industrial and increasingly creative uses such as Botany area to provide a buffer to lands set design, furniture making and niche neighbouring residential lands – manufacturing. As identified in the District short term Plan, Council will take a ‘retain and manage’ approach to the industrial zoned 13.3 Review LEP 2012 to ensure it can land in and near the Port Botany Precinct. accommodate new and emerging industries in the IN2 Light Industrial Freight will continue to be moved to and zone – short term from the Port by road, rail and pipeline, supported by a network of existing and 13.4 Support and manage the freight and 204 new metropolitan intermodal terminals. logistics task within the City while hectares of The protection of freight networks and also protecting the urban – ongoing industrial land connections between Randwick LGA and its surrounding centres, the Port and the Airport is increasingly important, as freight handling is expected to grow $751m Transport, postal exponentially. In addition, health and and warehousing education precincts are also freight sector total value generators and attractors. These precincts added will draw a need for continued freight (2017/18) access (deliveries, waste and service vehicles) to service this growth area. The management of freight and deliveries in town centres and urban areas needs to $118m Manufacturing strike a balance between the efficiency of sector total freight delivery and the liveability of our value added communities. (2017/18)

46 Randwick City Council Map 7: Industrial lands and freight map

Green Square

Royal Randwick Racecourse

N.I.D.A Randwick Clovelly Bay The Australian Gordons Bay Golf UNSW Prince of Wales Club Hospital Bondi Beach Coogee Kingsford Beach

Mascot

Randwick Barracks Randwick Environmental Park

Snape Oval Latham Park Lurline Bay Sydney Airport Eastgardens - Maroubra Junction

Coral Sea Maroubra SEPP Heron Park Arthur Byrne Beach (Three Ports) Park Reserve 2013

The ANZAC Pioneers Ri e Range Park

Malabar Headland National Park

Long Bay Long Bay Correctional Complex Port Chi ey Sports Botany Reserve Randwick Golf Course Yarra Bay Reserve

Little Bay Yarra Bay

The Coast Golf Course

Frenchmans Bay St Michaels Golf Course

NSW Congwong Golf Club Bay kamay Botany Bay Botany National Park Bay

Cape Banks

Strategic Centres Major Roads Green Space

Local Centres Strategic Links Randwick Health and Education Precinct Neighbourhood Centres SEPP (Three Ports) 2013 boundary Freight activity precinct National Land Transport Approved heavy vehicle Network Roads IN2 Zone (light Industrial) Freight Railway

Local Strategic Planning Statement 47 Sustainability

Sustainability in planning There is an urgent need to address our changing climate, with Council having publicly focuses on using, conserving acknowledged that we are in a state of climate and enhancing the community's emergency that requires urgent action by all levels resources so that ecological of government. Council has made a commitment to examine how council plans, policies and works processes, on which life programs can address the climate emergency, depends are maintained, and and ensure this is embedded into future council the total quality of life, now and strategic plans including setting a target of net zero in the future, can be increased. carbon emissions by 2030. Randwick City Council’s award- A key direction for the Council is to minimise our City’s use of non-renewable resources and winning Sustaining our City consequently the overall impact we have on our program includes a range of environment. Council reduces energy consumption environmental improvements by investing in renewable energy, such as solar panels on 13 of our sites, and converting street and sustainability initiatives to lighting to energy-efficient street lighting. Council deliver on the Randwick City provides free resources to the community, such as Plan outcome Leadership in the Solar My Schools program, which provides free independent support and guidance to primary and Sustainability. secondary schools looking to power their buildings with cheap green energy. Council’s emphasis on maintaining biodiversity and recognising our natural heritage is in identifying, protecting, conserving and enhancing our native species of terrestrial and marine flora and fauna and their habitats. Council promotes the area’s local biodiversity by increasing community understanding and involvement in our conservation programs. Water management within our City means increasing water conservation and efficiency both by increasing water re-use and by improving water use in new and retrofitted development. It also involves making efforts to improve the quality of freshwater and marine water and improving our understanding and management of flooding and groundwater. Our precautionary approach to the management of environmental risks includes reviewing flood risks, coastal inundation and potential impacts of natural disasters, as well as the remediation and improved management of contaminated Council/ public land. The Council is responsible for the collection and disposal of waste generated by households and in public areas. Our Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan sets out how we will reduce the amount of waste generated and the amount of waste going to landfill and its potential impact on the environment.

48 Randwick City Council Map 8: Randwick City environmental assets

Bondi Junction Bondi Beach

Centennial Green Square Park

Kensington Royal Randwick Racecourse Bronte - Coogee Aquatic Reserve Randwick The Clovelly Bay Australian Gordons Bay Golf Club

Kingsford Coogee Beach

Mascot

Randwick Environmental Park

Snape Oval Latham Park Lurline Bay

Eastgardens - Maroubra Junction

Coral Sea Park Maroubra Heron Arthur Byrne Beach Park Reserve

Grey Nurse critical habitat Matraville

Pioneers The ANZAC Park Ri e Range Malabar Headland National Park

Intertidal Protection zone Long Bay

Port Chi ey Sports Reserve Botany Randwick Golf Course

Yarra Bay Reserve Yarra Bay Little Bay

The Coast Golf Course La Perouse

Frenchmans Bay St Michaels Golf Course

NSW Congwong Golf Club Botany Bay Kamay Botany Bay National Park Bay

Cape Banks Aquatic Reserve

Cape Banks

Green Space Regional Open Space Green Grid Priority The Great Coastal Corridor Walkway Other Green Grid City Boulevard Urban Agriculture High Biodiversity Opportunities Values Area Waterways and Water Dependent Ecosystems Biodiversity Corridors Remnant Bushland with High Ecological Value Beaches Marine Protection Coastal Management Coastal Areas/Aquatic Reserve Wetlands Environment Area

Local Strategic Planning Statement 49 Alignment with the Planning Priority 14: Eastern City District Plan:

Provide high quality open space and recreational Planning Priority E18. facilities Delivering high quality open space

Recreational facilities

Randwick City offers residents and The amount of land dedicated to open visitors an array of parks and open space, parkland and sporting and spaces both in size (pocket parks recreation facilities in Randwick City is well 10 beaches through to regional parks) and in above that of comparable LGAs across diversity (from bushland reserves to inner Metropolitan Sydney. Centennial coastal parks to neighbourhood parks Park, Heffron Park and a number of with playgrounds and district parks coastal reserves provide regional open 8 with sporting fields). Our City also has space and recreation opportunities. ocean vast areas of national park (Kamay pools In Randwick City, the Coastal Walkway Botany Bay National Park and Malabar provides high quality passive recreation Headland), and private recreation areas, opportunities for residents and visitors. primarily golf and bowling clubs and The Coastal Walkway passes by patrolled part of Malabar Headland, which is 13 beaches, through wetlands, Aboriginal used as a rifle range. coastal sites, coastal heaths and bushland, reserves The Government Architect Sydney Green offers unique coastal views, and whale Grid Plan states the Eastern City District watching opportunities during the winter “has a wealth of exquisite natural features whale migrations. There are cafes, picnic and key regional open spaces that provide shelters and barbeque facilities as well as 2 significant recreational opportunities and accessible toilets and change rooms along skate parks form the basis for a regional network of the Walkway. Bush regeneration along open space. The Harbour, the coastline the coastline has improved the walk’s and the Cooks River with their supporting environmental, intrinsic and aesthetic tributaries provide a coherent spatial value by increasing the area of native 500,000 strategy that defines the landscape quality vegetation and reinstating key natural visitors per year of the District”. elements back into the landscape. to Des Renford Leisure centre

50 Randwick City Council Randwick City has a range of pocket the diverse needs of our growing and parks and neighbourhood parks, which changing community. offer opportunities for local communities The Study will incorporate broad to engage in a range of informal recreation engagement and dialogue with activities. Facilities commonly provided stakeholders to inform the preparation in neighbourhood parks include seating, of an informing Open Space/Recreation planted areas, playgrounds, half court Strategy to provide the strategic direction basketball court, grassed areas and picnic for effective recreation, open space, areas. Pocket parks are commonly located infrastructure and financial planning over within residential areas and provide the next ten years. additional open space to residents who may have limited or no private backyards. There are also small but important areas of environmentally sensitive land across Actions our City with the largest parcel being Randwick Environment Park. Further detail 14.1 Prepare a new Recreation Needs on our environmentally sensitive areas Study and informing Open Space/ of open space are located in Planning Recreation Strategy to provide the Priority 17 Protect areas of bushland and strategic direction for recreation and buidiversity. open space assets – short term Council owns and operates the Des Renford Leisure Centre at Heffron Park, an award winning facility, with a 50m outdoor Olympic pool, two 25m indoor pools, a gym, a range of fitness classes and a highly popular swim school. The high utilisation of Council’s open space and recreational assets places pressure on Council’s resources to maintain these to an appropriate standard to meet demand. Expenditure on our open space and recreational assets is well above that of comparable local government areas across inner metropolitan Sydney. Growth in Randwick City’s population, as well as across the District will add pressure upon our existing open space and recreational assets, as well as increase demand for additional provision and access. Planning for open space and recreation facility provision will also need to account for demographic changes and the specific needs of older people, children and families. To address these issues, in 2020 Council is preparing a Recreation Needs Study to identify existing gaps and future demand for open space and recreation provision, assess capacity of existing sports and recreational facilities, and provide recommendations for future planning, provision, development and management of public open space and recreation facilities located within our City. The study will be important in determining the type, extent and quality of open space and recreational facilities required to meet

Local Strategic Planning Statement 51 Alignment with the Planning Priority 15: Eastern City District Plan:

Implement the Green Grid Planning Priority E17. Increasing urban tree canopy cover and delivering Green Grid connections

Government Architects NSW (GANSW) between our coast, town centres and has identified a network of high-quality regional parks as priority Green Grid green space that connects town connections within Randwick City and the centres, public transport hubs, and Eastern District. major residential areas known as the The Great Coastal Walk extends from Green Grid. The Green Grid promotes Barranjoey in the North District to the sustainable development while Royal National Park in the South. The maximising quality of life and wellbeing. completion of a continuous Walkway from These goals are consistent with the Clovelly to La Perouse is a key priority for Randwick City Plan outcome to deliver a Randwick City Council and Council has an network of safe and convenient walking ongoing program to complete the missing paths and cycle ways linking major links. land uses and recreation opportunities. In 2018, Council completed construction Council has an ongoing program of of a 1.5km walking track through the footpath implementation, the repairing elevated western section of Malabar and upgrading of existing footpaths Headland, creating a new link through and of providing on-road and separated Malabar Headland uninterrupted by cycleways to improve our streets and the Rifle Range operations. In 2019 make them easier to walk and cycle along. construction near Cape Banks, La Perouse GANSW has identified Anzac Parade, in the NSW Golf Course was completed the Great Coastal Walk and connections to create a safe and continuous walking

52 Randwick City Council track connecting the Kamay Botany Bay set the strategic direction for improving National Park car park and the walking walking and cycling connections within tracks in the National Park. Randwick City, particularly between recreation facilities, public transport and There are further opportunities to town centres. complete missing links of the Coastal Walkway from South Coogee to North Maroubra and Malabar to La Perouse. Actions In 2018-19, Council undertook detailed 15.1 Prepare an Integrated Transport design of two separated cycleways Strategy and Open Space/ from South Coogee to Kingsford and Recreation Strategy to direct from Kingsford to Centennial Park. The Council’s strategic transport detailed design was funded by Roads and approach, including green grid Maritime Services (RMS) as part of the connections – short term Active Transport Program. The cycleway from Kingsford to Centennial Park will 15.2 Construct the South Coogee contribute to achieving the Mill Stream to Kingsford and Kingsford to and Botany Wetlands priority green grid Centennial Park cycleways – project. Construction of the cycleways medium term is anticipated to take place in future 15.3 Continue to upgrade and extend the years, subject to funding from the NSW coastal walkway to allow residents Government. and visitors to experience the whole In 2020-21, Council will prepare an eastern coastal environment – Integrated Transport Strategy and an ongoing Open Space/Recreation Strategy to

Local Strategic Planning Statement 53 Alignment with the Planning Priority 16: Eastern City District Plan:

Increase tree canopy cover Planning Priority E17. Increasing urban tree canopy cover and Randwick City’s tree canopy cover Opportunities occur across the LGA to delivering Green Grid comprises the network of vegetated increase canopy cover, and canopy should connections systems under public and private not be limited to just trees but also include ownership including trees, vegetation shrubs within the planting profile. Shrubs and the soil and water that support can also provide shelter, shade and be more these. Our tree canopy contributes to suitable to the needs of local biodiversity the environmental quality, liveability and as scrub and heath plant communities amenity of the local area and is highly were dominant across the landscape. valued by our community. Major road corridors such as Anzac Pde and Bunnerong Rd provide excellent Randwick City recognises the socio- opportunities for increasing canopy cover, economic and environmental benefits of as well as parks and public open spaces in increasing the amount of tree cover in our the southern half of the LGA. urban area. These include: This can be achieved by: • Reducing the urban heat island effect • Mapping and identifying areas requiring • Increasing social and health well being increased canopy, • Improving biodiversity and habitat • assessing the feasibility of implementing • Reducing pollution and energy increased canopy at identified locations, consumption • identifying appropriate niche plant • Facilitating land stabilisation and erosion species to support local wildlife at identified reduction; and locations, and • Reducing storm water run-off including • costing project implementation. flooding. An informing Environmental Strategy, to be Within Randwick City, our suburbs and prepared in 2020, will establish the strategic town centres are generally most exposed to approach for protecting our existing tree the urban heat island effect. Locations with canopy and. increase canopy cover across greater planting and landscaping such as Randwick City Trees our neighbourhood parks, playing fields and After the finalisation of the Environmental national parks are the least affected. Strategy, Council will prepare a Green The NSW Government has set a target Infrastructure Plan to detail actions to of 40% for increasing tree canopy cover protect existing tree canopy and prioritising across Greater Sydney by 2030. Sydney’s areas for tree canopy enhancement in the current tree canopy currently stands at local area. The Plan will document existing 16%, whereas Randwick City has an canopy cover levels and identify actions average tree canopy cover of 17.2%. and programs for increasing canopy cover Randwick City’s existing tree cover marks in targeted low canopy areas. The plan will an increase of 3% since the last analysis also identify actions to increase the use of 3% was undertaken of aerial imagery in 2009. green walls and roofs across the City, but tree canopy cover To date, increasing canopy cover has particularly in the town centres. (since 2009) been achieved through Council’s bush regeneration, street tree planting program, major projects and parks maintenance Actions programs. 250 16.1 Prepare an Environmental Strategy Street trees To align with the NSW Government target, to identify the strategic direction for planted per year Council has endorsed a tree canopy target increasing tree canopy cover – short (2016/17) of a 50% increase in total tree canopy term coverage by 2030 from the current 2018 16.2 Prepare a Green Infrastructure Plan to baseline. Increasing the city’s tree canopy identify actions to protect the existing cover must be a dual strategic approach. tree canopy and prioritise areas for 1000+ Identifying the needs of local biodiversity Trees given tree plantings – short term whilst providing a more liveable city for away each year residents and visitors in a changing climate. (2016/17)

54 Randwick City Council Map 9: Urban Heat across Randwick City

Bondi Junction

Bondi Beach

Centennial Park Green Square

Royal Randwick Racecourse

Randwick Clovelly Bay The Australian Gordons Bay Golf Club

Coogee Beach

Wedding Cake Mascot Island

Randwick Barracks Randwick Environmental Park

Snape Oval Latham Park Lurline Bay

Eastgardens - Maroubra Junction

Coral Sea Maroubra Heron Park Arthur Byrne Beach Park Reserve

The ANZAC Pioneers Ri e Range Park Employment Land Malabar Headland National Park

Long Bay Long Bay Correctional Complex

Port Chi ey Sports Reserve Botany Randwick Golf Course Yarra Bay Reserve

Little Bay Yarra Bay

The Coast Golf Course

Frenchmans Bay St Michaels Golf Course

NSW Congwong Golf Club Bay kamay Botany Bay Botany National Park Bay

Cape Banks

Warmer than 9 degrees Urban Heat Island 2016 Strategic Centres 6 - 9 degrees warmer Deviation from reference Local Centres 3 - 6 degrees warmer Shows the deviation of temperature to a non-urban vegetated reference area. (e.g. a Neighbourhood Centres 0 - 3 degrees warmer heavily wooded area of a national park in Sydney) Cooler than reference Major Roads

Local Strategic Planning Statement 55 Alignment with the Planning Priority 17: Eastern City District Plan:

Protect areas of bushland and biodiversity Planning Priority E15. Protecting and enhancing bushland and biodiversity

Randwick City provides refuge for and coastal dune heath at Maroubra more than 90 threatened species Beach, Yarra Bay and Frenchmans Bay. and five ecological communities and A freshwater peat swamp at Trenerry subsequently has an important role to Reserve, Coogee, a moist gully forest at play in the preservation of these species Fred Hollows Reserve, Randwick, are the for future generations. last of a few remaining examples of these habitat types in the Eastern Suburbs. Biodiversity Randwick’s unique coastal heath and scrub gives the City its character. Some In 2015 Council developed a Biodiversity of our bushland reserves contain species Strategy to establish a positive of national and State significance. Much understanding of biodiversity issues and of the original vegetation still remaining identify processes by which Council will in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs exists in the meet its statutory and other responsibilities City of Randwick. Approximately 7% of to identify, protect, restore, maintain, the City’s original bushland still remains, enhance and monitor local biodiversity. and mostly occurs in the south of the The Randwick LEP supports the Council area and along the coast. The maintenance and protection of native flora largest, most intact remnants occur at 240ha and fauna through the land use zones of Remnant Malabar Headland and Kamay Botany Bay E1 National Parks and Nature Reserves bushland National Parks, also containing some of and E2 Environmental Conservation. The the best representations of the Critically LEP also contains a local provisional Endangered Eastern Suburbs Banksia clause on Terrestrial Biodiversity and Scrub (ESBS). associated map (clause 6.5) which 517 Species of ESBS also occurs at Chifley, Randwick identifies areas of endangered species native plants Environment Park and on the golf and ecological communities that exist courses extending between Malabar within the Randwick Council area. The and La Perouse and a small patch at the clause provides greater levels of protection Australian Golf Course in Kensington. for these areas by listing additional considerations that a development 312+ Good examples of sandstone heath occur Species of on the headlands of Clovelly and Coogee application must address. native animals

56 Randwick City Council Under recent NSW Biodiversity reforms, and private gardens to become part of the Biodiversity Values Map prepared a connective corridor. The aim is to link by the NSW Office of Environment larger areas of core habitat and expand on and Heritage identifies land with high the current extent of native bushland to biodiversity value, as defined by the support local flora and fauna and ensure Biodiversity Conservation Regulation 2017. their continued existence. The areas of high biodiversity significance The Environmental Strategy will set the identified on the Map will be considered by strategic direction for initiatives to restore Council as part of the LEP review. and protect the diversity of ecosystems Whilst most of Randwick’s bushland is in Randwick City. This includes improving secured within land having some level of the connectivity of key bushland areas, protection, the effects of development is progressively mapping Council’s managed the biggest challenge, followed by edge bushland, and reducing the impact of effects, invasive species (including pets) invasive flora species in areas of ESBS and altered fire regimes. The increasing under the control of Council. We will also fragmentation of bushland through strengthen the requirements for native and inappropriate development directly indigenous species for new developments removes supportive habitat for species in the LEP and DCP. inhabiting nearby bushland remnants. The threats impacting urban bushland are constant and must be managed in Actions perpetuity. 17.1 Prepare an Environmental Strategy Therefore the challenge is to implement to set the strategic direction for and reconstruct supporting habitat which initiatives to restore and protect the is effective. Effective meaning that a wide diversity of ecosystems in Randwick range of species must be able to inhabit, City – short term forage, have access to and move freely 17.2 Update the LEP and DCP to within and from bushland areas. Sites strengthen the requirements for new should be located adjacent to or very near and replacement planting of native areas of good bushland and then plan to and indigenous species for new link up these areas across the landscape. developments, and also for existing Council in conjunction with other councils developments where tree removal is from the Southern Sydney Regional approved or permissible – short term Organisation of Councils (SSROC) region 17.3 Review the LEP Terrestrial Biodiversity and the Sydney Coastal Councils Group Map and Clause to reflect the areas (SCCG) in 2016 prepared a connected identified on the Biodiversity Values corridors habitat corridor map to create Map – short term a regional response to biodiversity conservation in a changing climate. This mapping layer is updated by councils annually and is publicly available on the Greater Sydney Local Land Services website. Within Randwick City we have 14 dedicated volunteer bushcare groups working at set times throughout the year, 11 of which who work with Council’s Bushcare Officer as part of our bush regeneration program removing weeds, planting indigenous plants and installing soil erosion controls. Council also runs the Randwick Native Havens program, designed to help residents and schools plan, create and maintain a native habitat garden that ensures the continued survival of local plants and animals within the LGA. The native havens programs enables public

Local Strategic Planning Statement 57 Alignment with the Planning Priority 18: Eastern City District Plan:

Reduce the consumption of energy and water Planning Priority E19. Reducing carbon emissions and managing energy, water and waste effectively Planning Priority E20. Adapting to the impacts of The Randwick LGA shares many of the pumps. Rooftop solar photovoltaics has urban and natural hazards same opportunities and challenges as increased steadily over the past 10 years and climate change other urban cities working to increase and at a faster rate for the past 3 years, their renewable energy generation and with Randwick’s total capacities currently energy and water efficiency. With 73.5% exceeding 2,700 installations and 12,300 of the dwellings classed as medium or kilowatts. The rate of rooftop solar hot high density, and 44.3% of households water system installations has decreased renting, there is a reduced capacity to as the photovoltaic market has matured. install technologies such as rooftop Heat pump water heaters are seen solar photovoltaics, heat pumps and as a great opportunity to increase the rainwater tanks. renewable energy and energy efficiency Council aims to reduce greenhouse gas in Randwick, however there is also a emissions across Randwick City by 60% very limited ability to install heat pumps by 2030. The LGA’s current emissions in apartments. This is seen as a major profile is shown below. Council’s Low challenge for Randwick as the LGA must Carbon Future Plan (2015) developed in reduce its use of natural gas to reach zero conjunction with Waverley and Woollahra emissions by 2050 Councils identifies the most cost effective While high density dwellings have and feasible opportunities for reducing significant challenges in increasing greenhouse gas emissions across the renewable energy, energy efficiency and Eastern Suburbs. The Plan contains water efficiency, there are opportunities. Carbon strategies and recommended actions and These are especially found in larger provide an evidence-based approach for apartment blocks where economic energy the three Councils to set a greenhouse and water efficiency measures can applied gas reduction target for the region’s future. to common areas, such as installing The renewable energy technologies which water tanks and LEDs, optimising carpark are most suitable for the Randwick LGA ventilation systems and, where applicable, are rooftop solar photovoltaics, rooftop installing rooftop solar photovoltaics and solar water heating and electric heat electric vehicle charging stations. 13% Reduction in Council CHG emissions since 13/14FY 13 Solar power systems on Council facilities 200Kw Solar power produced by Council systems 2,700 Homes with solar power 17/18FY Resillient Sydney

58 Randwick City Council New buildings have a crucial role to play - Incorporate smart tehnology and Community carbon in reducing cities’ carbon emissions water sensitive urban design features emissions by source (2016-17) and ensuring a sustainable future. The Environmental Strategy will set the Business- as-usual design results in strategic direction to significantly reduce emissions- intensive buildings, whereas greenhouse gas emissions and reduce Gas Electricity smart and efficient design can deliver net reliance on potable water within the LGA. 6% 62% zero emissions buildings. Council also This includes encouraging the uptake of Waste has a role in encouraging precinct-wide renewable energy in schools, households 13% opportunities for innovation in waste and businesses and educating property management, waste and water provision. owners and developers of ways to increase energy and water savings beyond Council runs extensive water management Transport BASIX requirements. 20% programs, saving around 500 million litres of water a year – equivalent to Council has committed to an in- over 140 Olympic swimming pools. principle objective of achieving net-zero Programs include rainwater capture and greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. This reuse for irrigation and toilet flushing at is proposed to be met by minimising parks and reserves, recycling and reuse energy use from Council facilities, of wastewater, stormwater harvesting, installing renewable energy and procuring access and treatment of bore water, and a significant proportion Council’s Energy use by sector blackwater treatment and reuse. electricity through a renewable energy (2016-2017) power purchase agreement. The Planning Strategy for Kensington and Kingsford town centres includes a design Non - Non - residential - residential excellence bonus scheme for sites in commercial - education Actions 7% 5% Residential - Residential prominent locations, incentivising design attached - multi - 18.1 Prepare an Environmental Strategy 7% unit and sustainability excellence. The Planning 29% Non - Strategy also includes a community to set the strategic direction for residential - industrial infrastructure contribution scheme to fund reducing the consumption of energy 10% local infrastructure upgrades, including and water – short term water sensitive urban design. 18.2 Continue to require new Non - residential development to incorporate best - retail Another opportunity for Randwick is 12% practice sustainability measures Residential - the potential for collaboration between Non - detached in line with Council’s planning residential 16% the major organisations in the area, - health requirements 15% including Randwick City Council; the Australian Turf Club; the Prince of Wales 18.3 Continue to implement the Randwick and Sydney Children’s Hospitals; and the Place Strategy - ongoing University of NSW. The 2018 Randwick Place Strategy outlines the outcome for the Randwick Collaboration Area to be a low-carbon high-efficiency place. This will be implemented through the following actions:

• Action 22 - Prioritise low-carbon initiatives in future developments such as adaptive building designs and use of renewable energy generation and • Action 23 - Investigate Randwick as a potential pilot project for a low-carbon high-efficiency project • Action 24 - To improve energy, waste and water efficiencies through future development, proponents must utilise design excellence principles and design competitions to: - Introduce best-practice environmental and sustainable design to buildngs and public domains

Local Strategic Planning Statement 59 Alignment with the Planning Priority 19: Eastern City District Plan:

Manage our waste efficiently Planning Priority E19. Reducing carbon emissions and managing energy, water and waste effectively

Randwick City Council is responsible for efficiency so as to meet the community Planning Priority E20. the provision of household waste and expectations for recycling of waste. Adapting to the impacts of recycling services. This includes bins and urban and natural hazards Since 2013, Council has been operating waste collection and processing services and climate change a Food Waste collection trial with funding across the City. In addition, residents from the NSW EPA Waste Less Recycle can drop off excess recyclables and More grant. In 2019, Council conducted selected household problem waste for consultation to assess what changes the free at the Randwick Recycling Centre community might want regarding kerb-side located in Matraville. Council delivers collections, food waste collections, clean a comprehensive street and footpath up services and smart-bin technology. The cleaning service including collection of results indicated 64% of residents support waste from street and park bins. collecting food waste and 64% of residents In 2017, Council prepared a Waste support increasing flexibility of kerbside Management Strategy to provide a clean-up services. comprehensive long-term plan and roadmap The Environmental Strategy will establish the to reduce waste generation, increase resource Council’s strategic approach to conserving recovery and boost landfill diversion in a resources and increasing recycling. This will cost-effective manner by 2030. The Strategy include increasing residential recycling across contains a priority to encourage the use of Randwick City and increasing the percentage efficient compaction systems and innovative of waste diverted from landfill. Our approach collection system, as well as options for will include implementing domestic food wate Council to increase residential recycling and collection services by 2025, to divert food levels of waste diversion from landfill. waste from landfill, as well running education The Matraville Recycling Centre performs campaigns to reduce waste generation in the an important function allowing disposal of LGA. household problem waste. However, it is on a Waste small site and operating on stretched capacity and there aren’t any opportunities within the Actions management LGA for new locations for waste recycling 19.1 Implement the Waste Management and management. Council is continuously Strategy to waste cost-effectively and exploring opportunities to improve operational sustainably – ongoing

56% landfill diversion rate (2017) 39% Red-lid bin contents that are food and garden organics (2017) 16% Red-lid bin contents that are recyclable (2017)

60 Randwick City Council Alignment with the Planning Priority 20: Eastern City District Plan:

Better manage our coastal environments and Planning Priority E14. waterways Protecting and improving the health and enjoyment of Sydney Harbour and the District’s waterways Water quality at our beaches and water The NSW Government through the regional conservation have been identified as and district plan has set objectives to Planning Priority E19. issues that are very important to the protect and improve the health and Reducing carbon emissions Randwick community and were rated as enjoyment of waterways, which for and managing energy, water the top two most important in a recent Randwick includes the open coast and and waste effectively community survey carried out over Botany Bay foreshore areas. Planning Priority E20. December January 2018/2019. Council completed a climate change risk Adapting to the impacts of The LEP contains a higher order aim assessment and adaptation plan in 2009. urban and natural hazards (clause 1.2) which aligns with this planning This risk assessment identified the highest and climate change priority: (j) to ensure the conservation of risk for Council as being flooding from the environmental heritage, aesthetic and increased rainfall intensity and coastal coastal character of Randwick erosion from predicted sea level rise. The action plan associated with this adaptation The LEP also contains a local provision for plan was reviewed in 2014. Actions to foreshore scenic protection (clause 6.7) address these high risks for Randwick which applies to a designated foreshore include continuation of flood studies and, area. The objectives of this clause are to management plans for the catchments recognise, protect and enhance the natural, of the local government area taking into visual and environmental qualities of the consideration climate change predictions scenic areas of the coastline, to protect of increased rainfall intensity and sea level significant public views to and from the rise in the modelling. coast and to ensure development in these areas is appropriate for the location and Randwick City falls within the Botany Bay does not detract from the scenic qualities catchment and the Coastal Catchment, of the coast. with the dividing ridge running north- south through the LGA and into Waverley This clause has been effective to date in LGA. Council is progressively studying all minimising the visual impact of development catchments within its local government on public areas of the coastline. However, area in accordance with the NSW Water a review of its application and development Government's Floodplain Development permissibility will be undertaken as part of Manual. the LEP review.

18 Water recycling systems 450ML Recycled water 35 Gross pollutant traps

Local Strategic Planning Statement 61 Council has adopted a Flood study Malabar beaches are consistently among for Birds Gully and Bunnerong Road the cleanest in the metropolitan area, Catchment and has adopted Floodplain while Coogee also rates highly. Council is Risk Management Studies and Plans partnering with Sydney Water to improve for the Green Square-West Kensington, the stormwater system at Coogee and Maroubra Bay, Coogee Bay and will work with Sydney Water to investigate Kensington Centennial Park catchments. naturalisation of waterways. Council is undertaking a detailed flood Council has several highly modified study of the Clovelly catchment in waterways, which if naturalised have conjunction with Waverley Council and the potential to improve biodiversity and also a detailed flood study of the Lurline provide important green grid connections. Bay, Malabar, Matraville and Yarra Bay These include waterways between Botany Catchments. Rd and Franklin St Matraville, at Walsh The beaches, parks and pockets of Ave Maroubra and within the Prince Henry remnant vegetation all provide essential Development Little Bay. habitat for native birds and animals. In Council’s Environmental Strategy will particular, the Randwick Environment establish the strategic direction to Park is an intermittent wetland that is minimise the impact of urban stormwater host to remant bushland and is a range on our coast and beaches, including of native animals. Threats to the health increased stormwater harvesting and of waterways include land clearing and expanding the Gross Pollutant Trap removal of habitat, invasive flora and network. Diverting rainwater will minimise fauna, nutrification, siltation, chemicals the impacts of urban stormwater on and pollutants, erosion and altered receiving waters including Randwick’s hydrology. These threats impact the marine environment and beaches. biodiversity of our waterways and pollute Diverting rainwater also provides an our beaches. opportunity to reduce reliance on potable Activities to improve the health of water resources. waterways include revegetation, bush Flooding and costal erosion will be regeneration and weed control, as outlined addressed through an Eastern Beaches under Planning Priority 17: Protect areas Coastal Management Program, being of bushland and biodiversity. Council prepared in 2020. has installed gross pollutant traps (GPTs) in many coastal locations to trap some of these larger items of rubbish via the Actions stormwater, and prevent it ending up on our beaches. These GPTs are often 20.1 Prepare an Environmental Strategy – cleaned especially after major rain events short term that can leave them full of rubbish, 20.2 Collaborate with Waverley and branches and other organic material. Woollahra Councils to prepare Since 1989, the Beachwatch Program an Eastern Beaches Coastal has been monitoring the water quality at Management Program – short term Sydney's beaches. Beachwatch involves 20.3 Investigate the naturalisation of routine water samples being taken at our waterways with Sydney Water – beaches for testing against key indicators medium term of pollution. Clovelly, Maroubra and

62 Randwick City Council Infrastructure and Collaboration

Randwick City is constantly This includes transport networks, public areas, health and education facilities and growing and changing community services. Council will collaborate and with this comes the with surrounding councils, government changing needs of residents agencies, private industry and the community at large to ensure infrastructure is delivered in and increased demand for a timely and strategic manner, with particular infrastructure. focus being placed on the Randwick Health and Education Precinct and the Eastgardens- Maroubra Junction Strategic Centre. The South East Light Rail represents an important addition to the existing infrastructure network within the Randwick area and this has provided for unique opportunities for planning and development within the LGA. Council will seek to optimise the existing transport infrastructure through improving the public realm surrounding key sites including bus stops and stations and by ensuring planned growth aligns with the existing services. Further growth of the network with the potential future expansion of Sydney Metro West to the southeast represents a significant opportunity for the Randwick area and Council will work with the NSW Government and other stakeholders to ensure any future infrastructure projects respect the current and future character of the area and benefit the local economy. In the Eastern City District Plan, the Greater Sydney Commission has identified the Randwick Health and Education Precinct as an area of collaboration and this will serve to direct the way council makes decisions regarding the area going forward. Council will continue to collaborate with state agencies, community groups, landowners and private sector parties to promote a new way of delivering planning outcomes that support growth and change.

Local Strategic Planning Statement 6363 Alignment with the Planning Priority 21: Eastern City District Plan:

Develop an integrated approach to more Planning Priority E1. sustainable transport Planning for a city supported by infrastructure

Like Greater Sydney, Randwick City and will be investigated for all town residents have a high reliance on centres. private motor vehicles, and parts There is also an opportunity to re- of Randwick City suffer from high evaluate parking requirements in Council’s congestion levels. Research has shown development controls and support more that increasing road space induces space-efficient modes of transport, greater demand for road space, which including walking, car share, cycling and means that building or widening public transport. The State Government’s roads does not ease congestion in the Movement and Place Framework provides medium-long term. a holistic planning approach to balancing Congestion increases time spent the movement of people and goods with travelling, which effects not only our the amenity and quality of the City’s residents’ lives, but also has an economic places. cost and an impact on carbon emissions Through an Integrated Transport Strategy, and air pollution levels. we will assess, manage and support Reducing car reliance is intrinsically linked emerging technologies that benefit the with the provision of viable transport community, such as bike share, scooters alternatives, including an improved public and similar shared mobility schemes; transport network and improved walking and we will support travel behaviour and cycling connections, as outlined in change programs and transport demand Priorities 7 and 8. A key opportunity for management initiatives including car the future will be the integration of light pooling and on-demand transport to help rail and bus services to enable a higher manage the demand on the transport public transport mode share in the LGA. network. Transport demand management initiatives including improved access to carpooling and on-demand transport. Increasing Actions Car the quantity and proportion of housing 21.1 Prepare an Integrated Transport reliance in proximity of jobs, services and public Strategy to: transport, as outlined in Priority 1, also contributes to reducing car reliance. - Consider the movement and place framework to support the place All space is valuable, particularly in urban function of our strategic and local areas, and space used for parking or centres roads could be used in other ways, such as footpath dining, plazas and green - Support more sustainable travel space incorporating water sensitive behaviour to reduce the number of 74% urban design. A number of significant private vehicle trips – short term Households with at least 1 car local centres (Randwick, Kingsford, 21.2 Advocate for improved bus services Kensington and Maroubra Junction) to integrate with Light Rail services – are located on busy road corridors (key ongoing movement corridors), yet also provide 21.3 Investigate emerging technologies to 47% high pedestrian activity, entertainment Residents who and a strong place function. Planning of improve access to and management travel by car to our centres must address the balance of parking – short term work between different user needs, i.e. between 21.4  Collaborate with councils, State people walking and cycling, parking, local Government agencies and industry freight, movement of public transport to understand emerging transport and private vehicles. This approach has modes and technologies – medium 28% Residents who been highlighted in Council’s proposal for term Kensington and Kingsford town centres travel by public transport to work

64 Randwick City Council Alignment with the Planning Priority 22: Eastern City District Plan:

Align planned growth with infrastructure delivery Planning Priority E1. Planning for a city supported by infrastructure

Council’s 7.12 Development City Shaping infrastructure. Planning along Contributions Plan requires the payment future transport corridors will need to ensure of development contributions to help it supports the need to integrate land use, offset the cost associated with the infrastructure and transport plans to deliver provision, augmentation or extension the 30-minute city. of public facilities and infrastructure In addition, Council will work with the State required as a consequence of Government to identify opportunities to plan development. The Plan identifies and fund regional infrastructure required the types and location of essential to prepare for planned population growth, infrastructure required to meet the such as schools and recreation facilities. demands of development. Other types of funding mechanisms Changes to our planning controls will can be explored that leverage from see additional housing and employment, infrastructure investment in urban areas particularly in our strategic centres and undergoing change such as town centre around town and neighbourhood centres. renewal. Council has proposed a local This development will generate demand for infrastructure contributions scheme based new and improved infrastructure to cater on a value share principle in addition to to the specific needs of our growing and its s7.12 development contributions plan changing community. As such, there is a to deliver community infrastructure for need to revise our current development the Kensington to Kingsford town centres contributions framework to identify the and will explore the application of this types and locations for the infrastructure contributions method in other areas. required to meet our community’s future needs. Transport infrastructure is essential to Actions supporting the urban renewal of key 22.1 Investigate specialised local redevelopment sites, particularly in the infrastructure contributions schemes southern part of the LGA where the only to deliver community infrastructure public transport is buses, and travel times in areas undergoing change – short to the CBD are greater than in the north. term As outlined in the Housing Strategy, any changes to planning controls on large 22.2 Review Council’s S7.12 Contributions sites will require a State Government Plan to support Council’s provision of commitment to improved transport local infrastructure – short term infrastructure in the form of City Serving or

Local Strategic Planning Statement 65 Alignment with the Planning Priority 23: Eastern City District Plan:

A collaborative approach to guide and manage future Planning Priority E1. growth in Randwick City Planning for a city supported by infrastructure A collaborative approach is critical Councils and other stakeholders to Planning Priority E2. to deliver integrated land use, prepare and respond to these issues. Working through transport and infrastructure planning, Council will also work with our state collaboration to meet the needs of a growing and government partners including the changing community. Working with Department of Planning, Industry and government agencies, infrastructure Environment to deliver better planning providers, neighbouring councils and policy outcomes for the City, LAHC in the the community is essential to identify renewal of the social housing estates; requirements for, and roadblocks to, the and Transport for NSW to support the future growth of Randwick City. integration of land use and transport. Council will continue to be at the forefront Council has a number of working of engagement with the community, key relationships with key stakeholders stakeholders and government agencies, to across service and infrastructure planning future proof the City’s needs by 2040. and delivery. Some of these include: working with Transport for NSW and the City of Sydney in the delivery of the Actions CBD to South East light rail project; a joint venture project with a community 23.1 Work with the key stakeholders of housing provider for the construction the Randwick Collaboration Area to of an affordable housing development; deliver the Randwick Collaboration research partnerships with the University Area Place Strategy – ongoing of New South Wales in trialling smart 23.2 Work with adjoining and nearby parking technology; and working with Councils to prepare a regional the key stakeholders of the Randwick approach to affordable housing, Collaboration Area in delivering the coastal management, open space Randwick Place Strategy. and recreation, active transport and For issues which have regional impact city resilience – ongoing such as coastal management, city 23.3 Advocate for improved State resilience and cycle networks, open space Government infrastructure to support and recreation, Council is collaborating future growth – short term with adjoining councils including City of Sydney, Bayside, Woollahra and Waverley

66 Randwick City Council Implementation Plan

Implementation within the LGA, such as announcements on new infrastructure investment and employment The LSPS will be implemented through opportunities, significant changes in projected the following Action and Monitoring Plan. population growth or changes to the Each action has a time period allocated for community strategic plan, the Randwick City the implementation, and the LSPS will be Plan. reviewed every 7 years. The time periods referred to in Table 1 are as follows: Council will use the established Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) framework Short term: 1-2 years under the Local Government Act 1993 for the Medium term: 3-5 years purpose of monitoring implementation of the LSPS. Ongoing: 1-10 years The LSPS is the intermediary to the delivery The LSPS becomes a consideration when of the Eastern City District Plan and Regional preparing LEPs. Any planning proposals Plan. The Pulse of Greater Sydney is a must justify any proposed changes to LEPs, monitoring and reporting framework to the including indicating whether the changes will implementation of the Greater Sydney Region give effect to the LSPS. Plan and supporting district plans. It will The LSPS will inform a comprehensive measure progress of how Greater Sydney is to review and update of the Randwick Local evolve towards the metropolis of three cities. Environmental Plan 2012 (the LEP) to give effect to the directions and actions of the Eastern City District Plan. The preparation of a Alignment with other plans planning proposal is to commence in 2020. The The LSPS is used to inform the basis of any purpose of the planning proposal is to identify amendment to the LEP, Community Strategic planning provisions to implement the strategic Plan review, and review of regional and district directions outlined in the LSPS. The planning plans. In addition, a number of actions in the proposal will also need to demonstrate LSPS link to Council’s suite of six informing consistency with the Ministerial Directions strategies currently under preparation. under section 9.1(2) of the Environmental Where possible the monitoring of outputs Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (previously and outcomes from these strategies will be section 117(2). integrated to the LSPS as they apply. Council has until June 2021 to submit a final planning proposal to the Department of Planning Industry and Environment for legal drafting.

Monitoring and reporting Council is required to monitor and report on the implementation of this LSPS. In addition to being reviewed at least every 7 years, the statement should be revised on an ongoing, as-needs-basis. Revisions to the LSPS may be required in response to significant changes

Local Strategic Planning Statement 6767 Planning Priorities Actions Timing Liveability

1. Provide diverse housing options 1.1 Finalise the Housing Strategy short term close to employment, services and - inform the review of planning controls to facilities. deliver the 6-10 year housing target of 4,300 new dwellings by 2026 - investigate affordable housing contributions scheme in areas identified for housing growth; 1.2 Work with the Department of Planning, short term Industry and Environment to seek an exclusion for Randwick City LGA from the provisions of the Affordable Rental Housing SEPP and develop a local response to the provision of boarding houses; 1.3 Work with the Department of Planning, short term Industry and Environment to introduce a new land use term for student housing and incorporate local planning provisions for student and short term visitor accommodation 1.4 Work with Land and Housing Corporation ongoing on a staged approach to the renewal of the social housing estates 1.5 Ensure any future redevelopment sites are ongoing aligned with future transport investment

2. Increase the supply of affordable 2.1 Review and update the Randwick Affordable short term rental housing stock to retain and Housing Strategy and Action Plan strengthen our local community. 2.2 Prepare affordable rental housing short term contributions schemes for specific areas as identified in the Housing Strategy 2.3 Work with Waverley and Woollahra Councils short term to ensure a regional approach to affordable housing 2.4 Work with community housing providers to ongoing deliver more affordable housing

3. Encourage development that 3.1 Prepare and exhibit new local character short term responds to the local character statements to outline the existing and and desired future character of our desired future local character of Randwick neighbourhoods City 3.2 Implement local character development short term/ provisions across Randwick City through the medium term appropriate planning framework 3.3 Work with the Department of Planning, short term/ Industry and Environment to investigate local medium term character areas that are suitable for a local variation or exclusion from relevant state- wide policies

68 Randwick City Council Planning Priorities Actions Timing Liveability cont.

4. Conserve and protect our unique 4.1 Undertake a heritage review of Randwick short term built cultural heritage. City to identify additional heritage items and HCAs including boundary adjustments where necessary 4.2 Update the DCP to strengthen heritage short term conservation provisions for contributory buildings in Heritage Conservation Areas 4.3 Undertake a heritage study to investigate the short term potential heritage significance of Anzac Parade 4.4 Work with the Department of Planning Industry and Environment and adjoining Councils to protect and enhance views from and curtilage of Centennial Park

5. Safeguard and celebrate our 5.1 Undertake an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage short term Indigenous culture and heritage. Study and investigate opportunities to interpret and celebrate Aboriginal culture in Randwick City 5.2 Investigate tourism opportunities and local short/medium term economic development opportunities for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait community through Council’s Economic Development Strategy and Tourism and Visitor Management Study

6. Support the delivery of social 6.1 Prepare an Arts and Culture Strategy short term infrastructure to meet the needs of to identify cultural infrastructure needs our diverse community. including spaces to nurture and support creative activity 6.2 Undertake a Community Facilities Study to medium term identify social infrastructure planning and delivery priorities 6.3 Review Council’s S7.12 Contributions Plan short term to support Council’s provision of local infrastructure 6.4 Review land use classification of Special short term Purpose zoned land to identify opportunities for new and/or shared use facilities 6.5 Investigate innovative developer contributions medium/long term schemes to deliver community infrastructure 6.6 Partner with the State Government and community service providers to ensure that ongoing adequate social services are available to meet the needs of future residents and workers

6.7 Support healthy, safe and inclusive places for people of all ages and abilities, continue to: ongoing -  Implement the Randwick Disability Inclusion Action Plan - Implement the City’s Social Inclusion Plan ‘An Inclusive Randwick City’

Local Strategic Planning Statement 69 Planning Priorities Actions Timing Liveability cont.

7. Provide greater access and 7.1 Prepare an Integrated Transport Strategy to short term opportunities for walking and support the delivery of cycling facilities, with cycling reference to the Principle Bicycle Network 7.2 Prioritise and provide improved walking and ongoing cycling access and facilities in and around town and neighbourhood centres 7.3 Ensure well designed and appropriately ongoing located (built and natural) shade be provided at public transport interchanges, in the planning of town and neighbourhood centres, along foreshores and key outdoor recreation areas 7.4 Undertake ongoing improvements to the ongoing public domain and urban interface around town and neighbourhood centres

70 Randwick City Council Planning Priorities Actions Timing Productivity

8. Plan for and support strong 8.1 Prepare an Integrated Transport Strategy short term connections to support a 30 - provide an integrated approach to transport planning, minute city delivery and management - increase active transport usage, walking and cycling; - improve road safety; and - plan for new technologies and trends such as delivery drones, autonomous vehicles 8.2 Integrate land use, infrastructure and transport projects short/medium to deliver the 30-minute city term 8.3 Advocate for increased east-west public transport ongoing networks 8.4 Advocate for improved transport access and ongoing connections to Randwick’s strategic centres

9. Focus economic 9.1 Deliver key priorities from the Randwick Collaboration ongoing development, innovation Area Place Strategy and Structure Plan and jobs growth in strategic 9.2 Review the land use zoning and planning controls of the centres Randwick Health and Education Strategic Centre short term 9.3 Investigate an area specific contributions plan to fund local infrastructure and public domain improvements medium term within the Collaboration Area 9.4 Undertake a comprehensive study of the Eastgardens- short/medium Maroubra Junction Strategic Centre that integrates land term use and transport short/medium 9.5 Partner with Bayside Council in the future strategic term planning of the Eastgardens- Maroubra Junction Strategic Centre

10. Support the long term 10.1 Finalise the Economic Development Study and prepare short term economic viability of our an updated Randwick City Economic Development town and neighbourhood Strategy to centres - plan for capacity for future retail and commercial

redevelopment in town and local centres - make strategic recommendations on the future economic profile of Randwick City’s network of local centres - ensure our town and neighbourhood centres remain medium term vibrant and build on their character and sense of place 10.2 Prepare a Local Centre Study to identify the current and short term future role of our centres, and opportunities to respond to the growing housing and employment demand 10.3 Finalise and implement the K2K Planning Proposal and short term associated planning controls, plans and guidelines 10.4 Finalise and exhibit the Randwick Junction Planning short term Strategy and incorporate key findings in the review of the LEP 2012

Local Strategic Planning Statement 71 Planning Priorities Actions Timing

Productivity contin.

11. Develop a diverse, thriving 11.1 Prepare an Economic Development Strategy short term and inclusive night time incorporating the outcomes of the Night Time Economy economy Study - Include overarching objectives on supporting a diverse night time economy in the LEP and DCP - Introduce Exempt Development provisions to allow retail to stay open until 11pm without requiring development consent - Introduce Exempt Development provisions to allow small scale cultural activities to occur in retail and low impact businesses without requiring development consent

12. Manage and enhance 12.1 Undertake a Visitor Management Study as part short/medium the tourism and visitor of an Economic Development Strategy to identify term economy opportunities to implement place-based initiatives and improve visitor experiences including: - provision of well-designed and located supporting facilities; enhanced amenity, vibrancy and safety of places; - provision of places for artistic and cultural activities; - protection of heritage and biodiversity to enhance cultural and eco-tourism; - growth of the night-time economy; - improved public transport to serve the transport access needs of tourists; and - a coordinated approach to tourism activities, events and accommodation

13. Recognise the importance 13.1 Retain and manage the industrial and urban services ongoing of industrial and urban zoned lands in Randwick City service lands 13.2 Advocate for additional noise attenuation requirements short term on peripheral lands in the Port Botany area to IN2 Light Industrial zone to provide a buffer area to neighbouring residential lands 13.3 Review LEP 2012 to ensure it can accommodate new short term and emerging industries in the IN2 Light Industrial Zone 13.4 Support and manage the freight and logistics task within ongoing the City while also protecting the urban amenity

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Sustainability

11. Develop a diverse, thriving 11.1 Prepare an Economic Development Strategy short term 14. Provide high quality open 14.1 Prepare a new Recreation Needs Study and Open short term and inclusive night time incorporating the outcomes of the Night Time Economy space and recreational Space/Recreation Strategy to provide the strategic economy Study facilities. direction for recreation and open space assets - Include overarching objectives on supporting a diverse night time economy in the LEP and DCP 15. Implement the Green Grid 15.1 Prepare an Integrated Transport Strategy to and Open short term Space/Recreation Strategy to direct Council’s strategic - Introduce Exempt Development provisions to allow transport approach, including green grid connections retail to stay open until 11pm without requiring development consent 15.2 Construct the South Coogee to Kingsford and Kingsford medium term to Centennial Park cycleways - Introduce Exempt Development provisions to allow small scale cultural activities to occur in retail and low 15.3 Continue to upgrade and extend the coastal walkway ongoing impact businesses without requiring development to allow residents and visitors to experience the whole consent eastern coastal environment

16. Increase tree canopy cover 16.1 Prepare an Environmental Strategy to identify the short term 12. Manage and enhance 12.1 Undertake a Visitor Management Study as part short/medium strategic direction for increasing tree canopy cover the tourism and visitor of an Economic Development Strategy to identify term 16.2 Prepare a Green Infrastructure Plan to identify actions to short term economy opportunities to implement place-based initiatives and protect the existing tree canopy and prioritise areas for improve visitor experiences including: tree plantings - provision of well-designed and located supporting facilities; enhanced amenity, vibrancy and safety of 17. Protect areas of bushland 17.1 Prepare an Environmental Strategy to set the strategic short term places; and biodiversity direction for initiatives to restore and protect the diversity - provision of places for artistic and cultural activities; of ecosystems in Randwick City - protection of heritage and biodiversity to enhance 17.2 Update the LEP and DCP to strengthen the requirements short term cultural and eco-tourism; for new and replacement planting of native and indigenous species for new developments, and also for - growth of the night-time economy; existing developments where tree removal is approved - improved public transport to serve the transport or permissible access needs of tourists; and 17.3 Review the LEP Terrestrial Biodiversity Map and Clause short term - a coordinated approach to tourism activities, events to reflect the areas identified on the Biodiversity Values and accommodation Map

18. Reduce the consumption of 18.1 Prepare an Environmental Strategy to set the strategic short term 13. Recognise the importance 13.1 Retain and manage the industrial and urban services ongoing energy and water direction for reducing the consumption of energy and of industrial and urban zoned lands in Randwick City water service lands 13.2 Advocate for additional noise attenuation requirements short term 18.2 Continue to require new development to incorporate ongoing on peripheral lands in the Port Botany area to IN2 Light best practice sustainability measures in line with Industrial zone to provide a buffer area to neighbouring Council’s planning requirements residential lands 18.3 Continue to implement the Randwick Place Strategy 13.3 Review LEP 2012 to ensure it can accommodate new short term and emerging industries in the IN2 Light Industrial Zone 19. Manage our waste 19.1 Implement the Waste Management Strategy to process short term 13.4 Support and manage the freight and logistics task within ongoing efficiently waste cost-effectively and sustainably the City while also protecting the urban amenity 20. Better manage our 20.1 Prepare an Environmental Strategy to establish the short term coastal environments and strategic direction for better managing our coast, waterways waterways and stormwater 20.2 Collaborate with Waverley and Woollahra Councils to short term prepare an Eastern Beaches Coastal Management Program 20.3 Investigate the naturalisation of waterways with Sydney medium term Water

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Infrastructure and Collaboration

21. Develop an integrated 21.1 Prepare an Integrated Transport Strategy: short term approach to more - Consider the movement and place framework to sustainable transport support the place function of our strategic and local centres - Support more sustainable travel behaviour to reduce the number of private vehicle trips 21.2 Advocate for improved bus services to integrate with the ongoing delivery of the new Light Rail 21.3 Investigate emerging technologies to improve access to short term and management of parking 21.4 Collaborate with councils, State Government Agencies medium term and industry to understand emerging transport modes and technologies

22. Align planned growth with 22.1 Investigate specialised local infrastructure contributions short term infrastructure delivery schemes to deliver community infrastructure in areas undergoing change 22.2 Review Council’s S7.12 Contributions Plan to support short term Council’s provision of local infrastructure

23. A collaborative approach to 23.1 Work with the key stakeholders of the Randwick ongoing guide and manage future Collaboration Area to deliver the Randwick Collaboration growth in Randwick City Area Place Strategy 23.2 Work with adjoining and nearby Councils to prepare a ongoing regional approach to affordable housing, coastal management, open space and recreation, active transport and city resilience 23.3 Advocate for improved State Government infrastructure short term to support future growth

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