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If you wish to reproduce, alter, store or transmit material appearing in the ‘Study Requirements for White Bay Power Station: Nominated State Significant Precinct – The Bays” for any other purpose, a request for formal permission should be directed to: [email protected]. Study Requirements for White Bay Power Station | Nominated State Significant Precinct – The Bays - February 2017 2 Contents Introduction 4 Purpose of study 4 Site 5 Applicant 5 Date of issue 5 Scope of study 6 Key study requirements 7 1. Vision, Strategic Context and Justification 7 2. Urban Design 8 3. Land Use and Planning Controls 9 4. Heritage 10 5. Aboriginal Cultural Heritage 11 6. Arts and Culture 11 7. Traffic and Transport 11 8. Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) 12 9. Biodiversity 13 10. Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation 13 11. Utilities 14 12. Local Infrastructure and Contributions 14 13. State and Regional Infrastructure 14 14. Economic Feasibility 15 15. Geotechnical and Contamination 15 16. Water Quality, Flooding and Stormwater 15 17. Affordable Housing 17 18. Noise and Pollution 17 19. Staging 17 20. Consultation 18 Study Requirements for White Bay Power Station | Nominated State Significant Precinct – The Bays - February 2017 3 Introduction White Bay Power Station is a significant feature of the Bays Nominated State Significant Precinct. Urban renewal of the government-owned land around White Bay Power Station’s heritage-listed buildings has the potential to act as a lever for further renewal around the Bays Precinct. A State Significant Precinct Study will be prepared by UrbanGrowth NSW for the White Bay Power Station according to these Study Requirements. The Department of Planning has established a Project Review Panel for the White Bay Power Station investigation area. Membership includes representatives of the Department of Planning and Environment, the Inner West Council, NSW Government Architect’s Office and Transport for NSW. The Study Requirements for the nominated precinct have been prepared with Inner West Council, in consultation with relevant State agencies and endorsed by the Project Review Panel. Where practical, and to the extent that it relates to the rezoning of the land, this study should have regard to the following key principles and demonstrate how the principles have been addressed: Prioritise the White Bay Power Station Destination (alongside the Bays Waterfront Promenade and Bays Market District) as a catalyst for the implementation of the overall Bays Precinct transformation. Reuse and adapt the State heritage-listed White Bay Power Station and its surrounds to create a hub for knowledge-intensive and advanced technological industries, including offering a range of accommodation types and sizes. Build on the unique history of the Bays Precinct, including the White Bay Power Station Integrate the Bays Waterfront Promenade through the Destination (a continuous, staged waterfront promenade from Balmain to Pyrmont connecting all Destinations through to the CBD and Woolloomooloo) and provide for access to the water. Provide a range of housing choices and access to accommodation options to support the Destination. (Introduce water quality initiatives into the Bays Waterways) Ensure a governance model based on whole-of-government collaboration that fearlessly pursues public benefit is adopted. Ensure a mix of uses is provided to support the Destination, including the appropriate level of community facilities and services. Integrate with the Bays Precinct wide mass and active transit solution, including reviewing opportunities for a new ferry service. Purpose of study Investigate preparation of a new planning framework for the White Bay Power Station destination to facilitate mixed use development including residential uses, as well as public domain connections and adaptive reuse of the State-heritage listed White Bay Power Station. Study Requirements for White Bay Power Station | Nominated State Significant Precinct – The Bays - February 2017 4 Site The White Bay Power Station destination is one of two priority destinations being investigated within the Nominated State Significant Precinct – The Bays. It is an area of approximately 10 hectares of government-owned land, comprising the White Bay Power Station and the surrounding lands to the White Bay foreshore (refer map below). It is located within the Inner West Council (IWC) Local Government Area (formerly Leichhardt Local Government Area). Applicant UrbanGrowth NSW. Date of issue 17 February, 2017. Study Requirements for White Bay Power Station | Nominated State Significant Precinct – The Bays - February 2017 5 Scope of study The following issues will be considered and assessed as part of the study: (1) State or regional planning significance of the site. (2) Suitability of the site for any proposed land use taking into consideration heritage, environmental, social, economic and urban design factors, the principles of ecological sustainable development and any State, regional or local planning strategy/plan. (3) Implications of any proposed land use for infrastructure and service delivery. (4) Means by which developer contributions should be secured for the site. (5) Local and regional economic impacts of the proposed development. (6) Recommended land uses and development controls for the site. (7) Evidence of comprehensive planning for the entire Bays Precinct and effective linkages between the White Bay Power Station and the entire Bays Precinct. (8) Staging strategy for the White Bay Power Station site in the context of the entire Bays Precinct and other projects planned in the area. Study Requirements for White Bay Power Station | Nominated State Significant Precinct – The Bays - February 2017 6 Key study requirements The Study must address the key requirements listed below and, where appropriate, this should be done separately for each destination. 1. Vision, Strategic Context and Justification 1.1. Outline the vision for the proposal. 1.2. Outline the strategic planning context for the proposal including an assessment of relevant State planning documents such as: o A Plan for Growing Sydney 2014 o NSW Long Term Transport Masterplan o Draft Central District Plan (November2016) (Final version when issued), and the District priorities o Sydney’s Transport Futures Documents (Walking, Cycling, Ferry, Bus, Rail) o NSW Freight and Ports Strategy (currently under review) o State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs), including the Infrastructure SEPP, which protects a rail corridor through the site o Consideration of local planning documents including: Leichhardt Local Environmental Plan 2013, Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 26 – City West, Sydney Regional Environmental Plan, Sydney Harbour Catchment 2005, and o Other strategies and reports including: . Leichhardt Council Housing Action Plan 2016 . Leichhardt Employment Lands Study 2011 . Leichhardt Industrial Lands Study 2014 . Leichhardt Industrial Precinct Planning (Interim Report) 2016 . Inner West Council Affordable Housing Policy December2016 . Leichhardt Council Employment and Economic Development Plan 2013 . Inner West Council Air and Noise Policy (in preparation) . Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils’ Liveability Benchmarks for Central and Southern Sydney – Final Report 2015 . Leichhardt Council Integrated Transport Plan 2014-2024 . Leichhardt Bike Plan 2016 . Leichhardt Environmental Sustainability Plan 2015 – 2025 . Adapting to Urban Heat – Leichhardt Report (ISF 2015) . Create in NSW: NSW Arts and Culture Policy Framework 2015 . Cultural Infrastructure Strategy December 2016 . The Bays Precinct Urban Transformation Plan October 2015 . Any current master plan prepared for Place Management NSW (formerly SHFA/City West Development Corporation) . Sydney Local Health District – A Picture of Health – Health Profile 2015. 1.3. Provide justification for the White Bay Power Station proposal within the context of The Bays Precinct. Study Requirements for White Bay Power Station | Nominated State Significant Precinct – The Bays - February 2017 7 1.4. Outline how the proposal will: o integrate with the broader Bays Precinct including working port and maritime uses and how these uses will be safeguarded, and o reinforce the role of Sydney CBD. 1.5. Outline how the proposal will deliver an Innovation District against the key criteria for success outlined in ‘Cultivating a Successful Innovation District’, with particular reference to the destination’s distinctive location and context combined with its future potential, including consideration of incubator and start up business spaces. 1.6.