Moved by Mr Neil Bird,
seconded by Ms Petula Samios –
It is resolved that:-
(A) the subject
report be received and noted;
(B) the Central
Sydney Planning Committee reconfirm the CSPC resolution of 8 December 2005
which endorsed the draft planning controls (which
limits the FSR to 4 to 1) , and advise the Minister for Planning accordingly;
(C) the CSPC
note that the Voluntary Planning Agreement was nearing agreement after
extensive negotiations, and on the understanding that a separate agreement
regarding the provision of an affordable housing contribution may be entered
into with the Redfern Waterloo Authority; and
(D) as the
matters raised in the Minister?s letter to the Lord Mayor of 25 May 2006
regarding inclusion of affordable housing provisions and potential for
increases in FSR cannot be resolved, the CSPC request the Minister to use the
powers under Part 3A of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 to
deal with this development.
Parts (A),
(B) and (C) were endorsed unanimously and part (D) was split 4 to 3 – with the
four State Government members defeating the three Council
representatives.
Lord Mayor Clover
Moore and Councillors John McInerney and Shayne Mallard voted to request the
Minister retract his letter and let the CSPC and the City get on with its job –
this was defeated by the four Government appointed members – Peter Mould, Neil
Bird, Petula Samios and Antoinette le Marchant.
The CSPC
(including Peter Mould the Government Architect) endorsed its
position for an FSR range from 3.5 to 1 up to 4 to 1 (4 to 1 being the extreme
upper limit) in line with the independent expert (Lawrence Neild from Bligh
Vother Neild).