1.1 The
Redfern-Waterloo Plan
The Redfern
Waterloo Authority’s (RWA) operational area includes the suburbs of Darlington,
Redfern, Waterloo
and Eveleigh (Diagram 1.1 RWA Operational Area and RWA Strategic Sites) [2.4MB]. Under
the Redfern Waterloo Act 2004, the Minister for Redfern-Waterloo is
required to prepare a Redfern-Waterloo Plan to provide the overall framework
for the revitalisation of the operational area through urban renewal, job
creation, improvements to the physical environment and improvements to the
provision of human services.
The
Redfern-Waterloo Plan is an evolving document which will be embellished over
time and in stages. The Redfern-Waterloo Plan will comprise three major
components [14 KB] – the Built Environment Plan, Human Services Plan and the Employment
and Enterprise Plan.
This Stage One
draft Built Environment Plan relates to the planning and design aspects of
certain strategic Redfern-Waterloo strategic sites (Diagram 1.1 RWA
Operational Area and RWA Strategic Sites) [2.4MB].
Under the Redfern-Waterloo
Act the Minister for Planning may prepare an environmental planning
instrument to give effect to the planning aspects contained within the
Redfern-Waterloo Plan. Over the next decade it is likely that the Built
Environment Plan will be extended to incorporate other sites in the
Redfern-Waterloo operational area.
The Human
Services Plan establishes a framework for improving access to health,
education, employment and other essential services in Redfern-Waterloo. It
identifies actions to improve the delivery of services to ensure positive
results for individuals and the community as a whole.
The Employment
and Enterprise Plan aims to address the area’s social and economic disadvantage
by fostering jobs, business and educational opportunities. Strategies have been
developed to support the development of employment and enterprise opportunities
for local residents, as well as the broader Sydney metropolitan community.
1.2 Purpose
of the Stage One draft Built Environment Plan
This Stage One
draft Built Environment Plan (referred to as draft Plan) has been prepared to
provide a planning framework for the redevelopment of the Redfern-Waterloo
strategic sites based on urban revitalisation and renewal.
It provides the
basis for community consultation and has informed the preparation of a State
Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) which will provide the statutory basis to
guide future development on these strategic sites.
The draft Plan
has been prepared taking into consideration the area’s regional, metropolitan
and local context and issues. It also draws on earlier work and community
consultation undertaken by the former Redfern-Waterloo Partnership Project and
the former Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources, as
part of the Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington and Waterloo (RED) Strategy in
2003.
The land use and
design strategies in the draft Plan have been developed through an urban design
analysis of the existing context and site specific conditions of each strategic
site. This process has generated potential development yields, and indicative
employment and residential projections.
1.3 Area
Covered by the draft Plan
The draft Plan
applies to the eight RWA strategic sites within the RWA’s operational area as
shown in Diagram 1.1.[2.4MB] The RWA strategic sites are identified in the State
Environmental Planning Policy (Major Projects) 2005. They are mostly State
Government owned and are strategically located near Redfern Railway Station and
the Redfern town centre. They have a total area of around 35 hectares.
The eight RWA
strategic sites covered in this draft Plan are:
• Australian Technology
Park (ATP)
• North Eveleigh
• South Eveleigh
• Eveleigh Street
• Redfern Railway Station, Gibbons
and Regent Streets
• Former Rachel
Forster Hospital
• Former Local Court House and
Redfern Police Station
• Former Redfern
Public School
1.4
Implementation of draft Plan
The intent and
direction of this draft Plan is reflected in a State Environmental Planning
Policy (SEPP) for RWA strategic sites. The SEPP will replace any existing
statutory plans and policies which currently apply to the RWA strategic sites.
A Development
Control Plan (DCP) for the RWA strategic sites will be prepared to complement
the SEPP and provide more detailed site specific guidelines for future
development. The DCP will include general guidelines which will apply to all
sites, as well, as more site specific design and planning requirements.
Under the Environmental
Planning and Assessment Act the Minister for Planning is the consent
authority for the carrying out of development on RWA strategic sites. A
proposal for the carrying out of development will be assessed under Part 3A of
the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act if it has a capital
investment value of more than $5 million. A proposal for the carrying out of
development which is under $5 million may be assessed under Part 4 of the Act.
The Minister for Planning has the discretion to decide whether a development
should be determined under Part 4.
The Minister for
Planning may require concept plans to be prepared for development sites in
accordance with Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act.
The existing
Master Plan for the Australian
Technology Park
will be amended to accord with the draft Plan.
1.5 Structure
of draft Plan
The draft Plan is
divided into the following sections.
Section 2 The
Redfern-Waterloo Area
This section
provides a snapshot of the social, economic and environmental characteristics
of the Redfern-Waterloo area and issues facing the area now and in coming
years.
Section
3 Strategies for Revitalising Redfern-Waterloo
This section
outlines the key strategies needed to achieve the vision for Redfern-Waterloo
including land use, urban design, infrastructure, transport, heritage and
utility services.
Section 4 Land
Use and Design Concepts for RWA Strategic Sites
This section
details the land use and design intent for each RWA strategic site. It details
the proposed land uses and design concepts for each strategic site.
Section
5 Future Key Tasks
This section
summarises the key tasks to be undertaken to progress the planning for the RWA
strategic sites.
Section
6 Proposed Stage Two of Built Environment Plan
The section gives
an outline of the major issues currently anticipated to form the basis of the
future Stage Two of the Built Environment Plan.
1.6 How You
Can Comment on the draft Plan and SEPP
The draft Plan
and draft SEPP will be on public exhibition for a period of two months. Details
of the exhibition period will be communicated to all households in the area and
will be advertised in local media and on the RWA’s website (www.redfernwaterloo.com.au ).
During the
exhibition period the RWA is seeking community and stakeholder feedback on the
draft Plan and SEPP.
To provide
your comments you can:
• send a letter to CEO,
Redfern-Waterloo Authority, PO Box 3332, Redfern NSW 2016
• send an email to redfernwaterloo@rwa.nsw.gov.au
• complete the feedback form on the
RWA website (www.redfernwaterloo.com.au
)
• attend a community forum at a date
and time to be advertised
• attend any community
information/feedback sessions at dates and times to be advertised
Your comments
will help us to finalise the Stage One Built Environment Plan and SEPP