North Sydney Council Development Control Plan 2002 Area Character Statements
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PART B North Sydney Council Development Control Plan 2002 Area Character Statements (as amended to July 2013) CAMMERAY ST LEONARDS / CROWS NEST NORTH CREMORNE WAVERTON / NORTH WOLLSTONECRAFT SYDNEY NEUTRAL BAY SOUTH CENTRE CREMORNE LAVENDER BAY KIRRIBILLI DCP CHARACTER STATEMENTS CONTENTS Planning Areas Introduction 286 1. North Sydney Centre Planning Area 289 1.1 Central Business District 292 1.2 Civic Neighbourhood 296 1.3 McLaren Street Conservation Area 298 1.4 Eden Neighbourhood 301 1.5 Walker Street Conservation Area 304 1.6 Hampden Neighbourhood 307 2. St Leonards/Crows Nest character statement 311 2.1 St Leonards Town Centre 315 2.2 Crows Nest Town Centre 318 2.3 Crows Nest Neighbourhood 320 2.4 Holtermann Estates A, B, C and D Conservation Areas 321 3. Cammeray character statement 325 3.1 Cammeray Village Neighbourhood 328 3.2 Cammeray Neighbourhood 330 3.3 Plateau Conservation Area 332 3.4 Cammeray Conservation Area 335 4. Kirribilli character statement 339 4.1 Kirribilli Village Centre 342 4.2 Kirribilli Neighbourhood 344 4.3 McDougall Street (northern side) 345 4.4 Careening Cove Conservation Area 347 4.5 Kirribilli Conservation Area 350 4.6 Jeffreys Street Conservation Area 353 5. Lavender Bay character statement 353 5.1 Milsons Point Town Centre 357 5.2 Luna Park 360 5.3 Blues Point Village 362 5.4 McMahons Point Neighbourhood 363 5.5 Graythwaite Neighbourhood 364 5.6 Graythwaite 365 5.7 McMahons Point North Conservation Area 367 5.8 McMahons Point South Conservation Area 370 5.9 Edward Street Conservation Area 373 5.10 Lavender Bay Conservation Area 376 5.11 Union, Bank, Thomas, Street Conservation Area 379 6. Neutral Bay character statement 383 6.1 Forsyth Neighbourhood 386 Page 284 DCP CHARACTER STATEMENTS 6.2 Neutral Neighbourhood 387 6.3 HMAS Platypus 388 6.4 Whaling Road Conservation Area 390 7. North Cremorne character statement 393 7.1 Neutral Bay and Cremorne Town Centres 396 7.2 Tram Depot 398 7.3 Military Road Island 399 7.4 Franklins 400 7.5 Woolworths 401 7.6 Waters Neighbourhood 402 7.7 Benelong and Northern Foreshore Neighbourhoods 403 7.8 Hampden Neighbourhood 405 7.9 Montague Road Conservation Area 406 7.10 Oaks Avenue Conservation Area 409 8. South Cremorne character statement 411 8.1 Kurraba Point South Neighbourhood 414 8.2 Cremorne Point Conservation Area 415 8.3 Kurraba Point Conservation Area 419 8.4 Cremorne Conservation Area 422 9. Waverton Wollstonecraft character statement 425 9.1 Waverton Village Centre 428 9.1.1 SRA land (southern side of Bay Road) 429 9.1.2 SRA Land (northern side of Bay Road) 431 9.2 Waverton Village Neighbourhood 432 9.2.1 Bay Road Conservation Area 433 9.3 Waverton Peninsula neighbourhood 436 9.3.1 Horace Street 437 9.3.2 Former BP Site 439 9.4 Waterfront 441 9.5 Wollstonecraft Peninsula 443 9.5.1 Wollstonecraft Conservation Area 444 9.6 The Upper Slopes 447 9.6.1 Crows Nest Conservation Area 448 9.6.2 Priory Road Conservation Area 452 Page 285 DCP CHARACTER STATEMENTS PLANNING AREAS INTRODUCTION Relationship of Character Statements to other planning instruments These character statements describe the character of neighbourhoods for the purposes of the LEP 2001 (LEP) and are to be used in conjunction with that plan and the DCP 2002 (DCP). The character statements are the desired future outcomes for each of North Sydney’s neighbourhoods and do not necessarily describe the existing character or existing features of any of those neighbourhoods. The character statements are development controls and do not have the same function of the statutory requirements in the LEP. They are applied in the same way as development controls in the DCP. The character statements describe the general characteristics of the desired future outcomes for each area. When proposing development an applicant is required to refer to the relevant sections of the LEP and DCP, as well as the relevant character statement. The character statements are divided into sub-areas, and some may contain a section on a specific site group of sites (such as one side of a street). For commercial development refer to Section 20, mixed use development also refer to Section 6 of the DCP and for residential development refer to Section 7. See introduction of the DCP for additional development controls that may apply. Refer to the map provided for the planning area and character statement that applies to your property. Applicants need to refer to the statement that is relevant to their sub-area as well as the site-specific statement (if one exists) as matters covered in the sub-area are not repeated in the site-specific statements. These character statements have been derived from the Area Character Study that was undertaken by Council in 1998. The Study and the original statements that were endorsed by Council fed into the review of North Sydney’s planning controls and a new Residential Development Strategy (now embodied in the LEP and DCP). North Sydney Residential Development Strategy The strategy aims to accommodate growth in an appropriate manner in terms of local characters, access to facilities and services, employment and transport opportunities and environmental impact. The basic aspects of the strategy are: Preserve existing and potential commercial floor space from further residential competition by maintaining a high quality business centre - the North Sydney Centre - and prohibiting residential development in the core area of the centre; Maintain smaller scale commercial and retail space in the mixed use centres and provide for dwelling/ population growth through increased heights; Reduce pressure for redevelopment in Conservation Areas by down zoning to Residential A2 and Residential B to reflect existing detached/semi-detached and terrace/town-house style development, respectively; Reduce pressure for redevelopment in sensitive areas, the foreshores or adjoining bushland, or where traffic access is limited, by maintaining a lower density zone in those areas; Maintain housing choice by maintaining intact areas of detached housing and allowing for further development of apartments and attached dwellings only in appropriate locations - in the understanding that detached dwellings provide for families and will contribute substantially to maintaining population numbers and mix; Concentrate further development in areas with good access to transport employment and other services, and where the impact of development can best be absorbed with minimal impact on amenity, environment and heritage; Reduce development pressures in the areas of Kirribilli, Cremorne Point, McMahons Point and Waverton, which are considered fully developed in terms of the impacts Page 286 DCP CHARACTER STATEMENTS of existing development on parking, traffic, heritage, visual amenity and stormwater run-off. Total Potential Dwelling Yield The estimated potential total dwelling increase under the Residential Development Strategy is 8600 dwellings. At the expected rate of 300 new dwellings per year, this will accommodate growth for the next 28 years. Population Increase The target population from an increase of 8600 dwellings is 15480, at current occupancy rates, giving a total estimated population of 71,715 in 2028. Page 287 1. N ORTH M A T E R G A R D E N S P S A C M Y I F R YDNEY E I T C L E M M E E D T E N T E L N D W A H A R Z D R E L B D A EDEN N EDEN ST K S S T T S C T S T BERNARD LANE P BERNARD ROAD CLOSUR L E D ENTRE B O R B O W N O H O E S I C R GH H H A U R C H A R C K L N W O H WEST A Y T ST M U K A R L CONSERVATION AREA N L C S Y A A N O T H E V McLAREN STREET E U ST A S N N C D T G O N E M A L G P T N I O U E A A S B R R E A CASSINS LN D U S N T R C E M K N WHEELER LN CUNNINGHAM ST A S L C M S H P O H S U R S A I T N N c R W I T L A D L E E V R S A LANNING G E S S C R T T E R E E NORTH SYDNEY CIVIC CENTRE F S N A JAMES PL B L ST WILLIAM S C E T R TUCKER ST O R R N D Y B CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT L U E ST PETERS PARK MILLER MILLER ST ST MILLER ST P G M A A O S C M CIVIC U P A N L I A A F T LANE Z I C N S C A T O R K E REA R S S S E E LIOTT ST CONSERVATIONL AREA E T T T N T A H T ST N T O DENIS Z S S I ELIZABETH PLAZA WALKER STREET O Y P I E S D R N I N WARD ST T N H S M E BARDSLEY G Y I T LE L O L S G ST ARNETT ST GDNS M D D LANE SPRIN H AC ONAL LITTLE S T S U O T T S N T N T A H H ST WALKER R WALKER ST HAMPDEN S A I T D G M H S P W D P D E O A WALKER N A R S L WALKER ST P N LITTLE I S A Y T R F R I K T T S O K T N ARTHUR ST ARTHUR ST RIDGE STREET A ROAD CLOSURE R T H M U I R D D L E LN M I S S WARRINGAH EXPRESSWAY DCP CHARACTER STATEMENTS S T ST ALFRED O R B M R I A S T Y W ST O LFRED A N ITTLE H L A A V NEUTRAL ST E L I N HIGH STREET G RESERVE ST NEUTRAL H I G H Page 289 DCP CHARACTER STATEMENTS North Sydney Centre Character Statement The North Sydney Centre is an attractive, memorable, sustainable and busy commercial centre: • which is a viable and attractive regional employment centre • with a diverse range of living, employment, recreation and social opportunities that attract both local and regional populations and contribute to the vibrancy of the centre • where residents, workers and visitors enjoy comfortable conditions and a high quality natural and built environment • which is accessible to all And where: Function • The North Sydney Centre is one of Australia’s largest commercial centres serving the local population and that of the Sydney region.