Sydney Metro Chatswood to Sydenham Technical Paper 3: Local Business

Sydney Metro Chatswood to Sydenham Technical Paper 3: Local Business

CHATSWOOD TO SYDENHAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT MAY 2016 TECHNICAL PAPER 3: LOCAL BUSINESS Sydney Metro Chatswood to Sydenham Technical Paper 3: local Business May 2016 Sydney Metro Chatswood to Sydenham CONTENTS List of Abbreviations ................................................................................. 7 Executive Summary ......................................................................................... 8 Project overview ....................................................................................... 8 Approach to the local business impacts assessment ............................... 9 Overview of potential impacts ............................................................... 10 1 Introduction............................................................................................ 13 1.2 Overview of the project .................................................................... 15 1.3 Purpose and scope of this study....................................................... 19 1.4 Secretary’s environmental assessment requirements ..................... 20 1.5 What is a local business impact assessment? .................................. 20 1.6 Methodology .................................................................................... 20 2 Existing and Future Businesses of the study Area .................................. 22 2.1 Chatswood dive site (northern) ........................................................ 22 2.2 Artarmon support facility ................................................................. 24 2.3 Crows Nest Station ........................................................................... 25 2.4 Victoria Cross (North Sydney) Station .............................................. 33 2.5 Blues Point temporary site ............................................................... 41 2.6 Barangaroo Station ........................................................................... 42 2.7 Martin Place Station ......................................................................... 50 2.8 Pitt Street Station ............................................................................. 57 2.9 Central Station .................................................................................. 63 2.10 Waterloo Station ............................................................................ 73 2.11 Marrickville dive site (southern) ..................................................... 79 3 Potential Impacts to Businesses ............................................................. 86 3.1 Potential impacts to businesses during the construction phase ...... 86 The operational phase – positive impacts .............................................. 94 3.2 The operational phase – negative impacts ....................................... 97 3.3 Community and stakeholder submissions ........................................ 98 4 Potential Impacts by Precinct ............................................................... 100 4.1 Precinct level impact assessment ................................................... 101 Potential Mitigation Measures ............................................................. 124 Appendix A: Survey Results ......................................................................... 125 Methodology ........................................................................................ 125 Business survey results ......................................................................... 125 Appendix B: Review of previous local business impact studies .................. 144 The CBD and South East Light Rail ........................................................ 144 HillPDA Page 2 | 158 Sydney Metro Chatswood to Sydenham Wyong Pacific Highway Upgrade Business Impact Assessment ........... 147 Campbelltown Road Upgrade – Business Impact Assessment ............. 148 The Crossrail – UK London .................................................................... 149 Purple Line –Washington DC and Suburbs, USA .................................. 150 Appendix C: Relevant Government Policy ................................................... 152 NSW Government - Plans and Strategies ............................................. 152 Willoughby City Council - Plans and Strategies .................................... 154 North Sydney Council - Plans and Strategies ........................................ 154 City of Sydney Council - Plans and Strategies ....................................... 155 Marrickville Council - Plans and Strategies .......................................... 156 TABLES Table 1: Summary of potential impacts during construction and operation 11 Table 2: Secretary’s environmental assessment requirements – local business impacts ........................................................................................... 20 Table 3: Chatswood dive site precinct: Snapshot of existing land uses, activities and tenants .................................................................................... 23 Table 4: Willoughby Road sub-precinct: Snapshot existing land uses, activities and tenants .................................................................................... 30 Table 5: Pacific Highway: Existing land uses, activities and tenants ............. 31 Table 6: Crows Nest travel mode to work. .................................................... 32 Table 7: Victoria Cross snapshot: existing land uses, activities and tenants . 38 Table 8: North Sydney: Travel mode to work. ............................................... 40 Table 9: Barangaroo snapshot: existing land uses, activities and tenants .... 48 Table 10: Barangaroo local business precinct: Travel mode to work. ........... 48 Table 11: Martin Place snapshot: existing land uses, activities and tenants . 55 Table 12: Martin Place: Travel mode to work ............................................... 55 Table 13: Pitt Street snapshot: existing land uses, activities and tenants ..... 61 Table 14: Pitt Street precincts: Travel mode to work. ................................... 62 Table 15: Central Station existing land uses, activities and tenants.............. 69 Table 16: Surry Hills existing land uses, activities and tenants. .................... 69 Table 17: Haymarket / China Town existing land uses, activities and tenants ....................................................................................................................... 70 Table 18: Central Station local business precinct: Travel mode to work....... 71 Table 19: Precincts existing land uses, activities and tenants ....................... 77 HillPDA Page 3 | 158 Sydney Metro Chatswood to Sydenham Table 20: The Waterloo Station local business precinct travel mode to work ....................................................................................................................... 78 Table 21: Marrickville sub-precinct existing land uses, activities and tenants ....................................................................................................................... 83 Table 22: Sydenham sub-precinct existing land uses, activities and tenants 84 Table 23: Sydenham sub-precinct: Travel mode to work .............................. 84 Table 24: Assessment rating levels ............................................................. 100 Table 25: Impact assessment ...................................................................... 101 Table 26: Mitigation measures .................................................................... 124 FIGURES Figure 1: The Sydney Metro network ............................................................ 15 Figure 2: The project alignment .................................................................... 18 Figure 3: Chatswood dive site (northern) construction and tunnel portal location .......................................................................................................... 23 Figure 4: Artarmon substation construction layout ...................................... 24 Figure 5: Crows Nest Station construction layout ......................................... 25 Figure 6: Crows Nest travel zones ................................................................. 26 Figure 7: Forecast dwelling and population growth 2011-2041.................... 27 Figure 8: Employment by industry in four broad employment categories in Crows Nest local business precinct ............................................................... 28 Figure 9: Proportion of jobs by broad industry grouping .............................. 28 Figure 10: Five largest industries of employment ......................................... 29 Figure 11: Three largest Sectors of employment at a 4 digit ANZSIC Code ... 29 Figure 12: Victoria Cross Station location ..................................................... 34 Figure 13: Victoria Cross (North Sydney) local business precinct ................. 35 Figure 14: Forecast dwelling and population growth 2011-2041 ................. 36 Figure 15: Employment by Industry by Broad Industry Grouping ................. 36 Figure 16: Proportion of jobs by Broad Industry Grouping ........................... 37 Figure 17: Five largest industries of employment by industry at a 1 digit ANZSIC Level .................................................................................................. 37 Figure 18: Blues Point temporary site ........................................................... 42 Figure 19: Barangaroo Station construction layout......................................

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