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Prepared for: Sirius Developments Pty Ltd Date: 21 October 2020 2–60 Cumberland Street, The Rocks (Sirius Site) State Significant Development Application (SSD-10384) Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Project and report Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Date 21 October 2020 Client Sirius Developments Pty Ltd Document no. \\architectus.local\DFS\Projects\180012.00\ Docs\C_Client\CPTED Version and date issued Issue A (Internal Draft) - 24 July 2020 Issue B (Draft for Client review) - 31 July 2020 Issue C (Final Issue) - 21 October 2020 Report contact Jane Anderson Senior Urban Planner, Urban Design and Planning This report is considered a draft unless signed by a Director or Principal Greg Burgon Principal, Urban Design and Planning, Architectus Architectus Australia Holdings Pty Ltd. ABN 90 131 245 684 Nominated Architect Managing Director Ray Brown NSWARB 6359 Adelaide Lower Ground Floor 57 Wyatt Street Adelaide SA 5000 Australia T +61 8 8427 7300 [email protected] Melbourne Level 25, 385 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia T +61 3 9429 5733 F +61 3 9429 8480 [email protected] Perth QV1 Upper Plaza West 250 St. Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Australia T +61 8 9412 8355 [email protected] Sydney Level 18, MLC Centre 19 Martin Place Sydney NSW 2000 Australia T +61 2 8252 8400 F +61 2 8252 8600 [email protected] architectus.com.au Contents Executive Summary 6 1 Introduction 7 1.1 Purpose of this report 8 1.2 Background 8 1.3 Site and context 8 1.4 Local context 8 1.5 Proposed development 11 1.6 Approval strategy 11 1.7 Authorship 11 1.8 Report structure 11 2 CPTED Principles 13 2.1 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles 14 2.2 Sydney Development Control Plan 2012 15 3 Crime Profile 16 3.1 Overview 17 3.2 The Rocks community profile 17 3.3 Local crime profile 18 3.4 Analysis of crime profile 22 4 Design Assessment 23 4.1 Overview 24 4.2 Architectural drawings and reference documents 24 4.3 Cumberland Street frontage and Cumberland Street forecourt 25 4.4 Through-site link 27 4.5 Northern pocket park 29 4.6 Gloucester Walk 31 5 Conclusion and recommendations 33 5.1 Conclusion 34 5.2 Recommendations 35 Figures Figure 1. Local context map 9 Figure 2. Image of Gloucester Walk 10 Figure 4. Image of Atherden Street and the Sirius building 10 Figure 3. Image of Gloucester Walk and the Sirius building 10 Figure 5. Image of Cumberland Street and the Sirius building 10 Figure 6. Photomontage of the proposed restoration and refurbishment of the Sirius site 12 Figure 8. Photomontage of the proposed restoration and refurbishment of the Sirius site 12 Figure 7. Photomontage of the proposed restoration and refurbishment of the Sirius site 12 Figure 9. Incidents of assault (non-domestic) from April 2019 to March 2020 18 Figure 10. Natural surveillance of Cumberland Street frontage and Cumberland Street forecourt 25 Figure 11. Natural surveillance of the through-site link 27 Figure 12. Section drawing of the through-site link 28 Figure 13. Natural surveillance of the northern pocket-park 29 Figure 14. Elevation of the northern pocket-park demonstrating the level change to Gloucester Walk below 30 Figure 15. Natural surveillance of Gloucester Walk 31 Figure 16. Photomontage of the proposed Sirius site 35 Figure 17. Crime Hotspot Map - Break and Enter Dwelling 37 Figure 18. Crime Hotspot Map - Break and Enter Non-dwelling 37 Figure 19. Crime Hotspot Map - Domestic Assault 38 Figure 20. Crime Hotspot Map - Non-domestic Assault 38 Figure 21. Crime Hotspot Map - Motor Vehicle Theft 39 Figure 22. Crime Hotspot Map - Steal from a Motor Vehicle 39 Figure 23. Crime Hotspot Map - Steal from a Dwelling 40 Figure 24. Crime Hotspot Map - Steal from a Person 40 Figure 25. Crime Hotspot Map - Malicious Damage to Property 41 Tables Table 1. Crime incidence profile for The Rocks, Sydney LGA 19 Table 2. List of Architectural and Landscape Plans 43 Executive Summary Introduction crime incidence in The Rocks area. – Safety, risk and crime analysis: review of the area was This Crime Prevention through Environmental Design undertaken to extract relevant data from the NSW (CPTED) Report has been prepared by Architectus on Bureau of Crime Statistics to gauge current issues in behalf of Sirius Developments Pty Ltd (the Proponent) in the local area. relation to the site at 2–60 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney (‘Sirius site’). – Review of architectural and landscape plans: the proposed development plans were assessed against The proposed development is for the restoration and the CPTED principles, taking into consideration the refurbishment of the existing Sirius building, including local context, community profile and local crime alterations and additions. The existing building is proposed occurrence. to be substantially retained and restored, with new – Development strategies: as a result of the above, residential additions added to the existing structure in strategies to inform the proposed future development appropriate locations and new buildings for commercial of the site were developed to enhance safety and uses added at the Cumberland Street and Gloucester Walk security and mitigate opportunities for crime or frontages of the site. Significant attempts have been made antisocial behaviour. to improve the safety, security and amenity of the building through this process. Recommendations The proposed development is classified as State Significant Development (SSD) on the basis that it falls Recommendations outlined within this report aim to within the requirements of Clause 6 of Schedule 2 of enhance safety and security and mitigate opportunities State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional for crime or antisocial behaviour. The following Development) 2011 (SEPP SRD), being development recommendations are suggested for implementation at the on land identified within ‘The Rocks Site’ with a Capital Sirius site: Investment Value (CIV) greater than $10 million. This CPTED Report has been prepared to support the – Lighting: Provide street lighting, pedestrian lighting and submission of an SSD Application for the restoration and feature lighting that supports natural surveillance and refurbishment of the Sirius site for determination by the allows residents of the building, visitors and the general Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE). public to safely observe the space around them, especially during the evening and night time. Sufficient This CPTED report provides a review of the proposed lighting should be provided to the building entrances, architectural and landscape design for the site with Cumberland Street forecourt, the through-site link and consideration of best security practices from a CPTED the length of the Sirius building’s frontage to Gloucester perspective. The report outlines the project, CPTED Walk. principles, and crime context for the project and makes – Wayfinding: Provide clear signage at key points that recommendations about appropriate CPTED strategies to clearly indicates designated pathways through the site mitigate opportunities for crime or antisocial behaviour. for visitors. Use design features (paving, landscaping, public art) to assist with wayfinding and help channel Methodology pedestrians through the site, while mitigating against pedestrians unintentionally moving into areas where This CPTED Report has been prepared in accordance they cannot be observed. with the methodology below, which is based on the – Landscaping: Improve and embellish public and private recommended methodology by the Crime Prevention spaces using landscaping and trees to encourage and the Assessment of Development Applications activation and community ownership of spaces. Ensure Guidelines (former NSW Department of Urban Affairs and landscaping is maintained and tree canopies are kept Planning) and the Safer by Design guidelines (NSW Police several metres above the ground to remove areas Department): where activity cannot be observed. – Site visit: this provided an understanding of the – Infrastructure protection: Provide fixtures, fittings and site’s context and characteristics, in particular, the surfaces that are vandal or graffiti resistant and easy to site’s interfaces with the adjacent public domain of clean. Ensure regular maintenance of infrastructure and Cumberland Street (west) and Gloucester Walk (east). prompt removal of graffiti and vandalism. – Demographic analysis: this provided an understanding of the potential underlying factors or contributors to 6 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design | 2–60 Cumberland Street, The Rocks (Sirius Site) | Architectus 1 Introduction Introduction 1.1 Purpose of this report 1.3 Site and context Architectus has been engaged by Sirius Developments The Sirius site is located at 2–60 Cumberland Street, The Pty Ltd (the Developer) to prepare a Crime Prevention Rocks, Sydney, and is legally described as Lot 100 and Lot Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Report to assess 101 in DP 264104. the proposed restoration and refurbishment of the existing ‘Sirius building’, including modifications and additions to The site is an irregular shape with a total area of the building. approximately 3,664m². The site has a frontage of approximately 115m to Cumberland Street (west) and This CPTED Report assesses the architectural and approximately 120m to Gloucester Walk (east). The site has landscape design of the proposed development to identify a varied topography, generally stepping down from west to