The proposal
that will set new planning controls for the part of North Eveleigh that is
between Carriageworks and Redfern Station has gone on exhibition for 30 days
until 25^th August.

Special REDWatch TfNSW briefing on North Eveleigh 1^st
August 6pm

Transport for NSW
(TfNSW) will provide a briefing and answer questions on the Redfern North
Eveleigh Paint Shop Precinct Planning Proposal for REDWatch on Monday 1^st
August 2022 at 6pm. Like all REDWatch meeting this meeting is open to all
interested members of the community. The meeting will be held on Zoom via https://tinyurl.com/RedwatchZoomMeeting. This will be an
opportunity to find out about the proposal and to ask your questions.

REDWatch is
planning a follow up public meeting about 2 weeks later to provide an
opportunity for people to raise their concerns and to encourage discussion and
submissions.

If you want to
contact REDWatch about anything you can email us on mail@redwatch.org.au or contact us through our Facebook site. We are hoping
with the expertise in the community, that people can share their observations
with others to provide strong community feedback on the planning proposal.

REDWatch’s usual
monthly meeting on 4^th August at 6pm will go ahead as usual on the
same Zoom link and will feature the NSW Land and Housing Corporation talking
about the logistics of the Waterloo South redevelopment.

How to find Information about the Paint Ship
Precinct Proposal

What is proposed

The Minister’s media release describes the key
features of this mainly commercial development as:

Adaptive reuse of the 6,000 square metre Paint Shop
building.
New public square fronting Wilson Street.
New public parkland near Chief Mechanical
Engineer’s building.
New public square near Carriageworks and the Paint
Shop.
Plans for up to 450 new homes, around 8,000 jobs
during construction and up to 16,000 jobs once activated.
At 30 per cent diverse housing, at least half of
which must be social and affordable housing.
Building heights ranging from three to 28 storeys.

REDWatch has
as yet not had a chance to go into the proposal in detail so we have just used
the Minister’s description.

Consultation Opportunities

If you want to hear about the proposal or
raise questions in person about the proposals these are the options:

REDWatch has arranged an online TfNSW briefing
and Q&A session at 6pm on Monday 1^st
August (via Zoom on https://tinyurl.com/RedwatchZoomMeeting)
TfNSW will hold a livestream event on its plans
at 6pm on Tuesday 9 August. To keep up-to-date with registration
for the livestream event and be notified of other pop-up event dates, you can email
projects@transport.nsw.gov.au
or phone 1800 684 490.
The TfNSW project team will be at Carriage works
Farmers Market on Saturday 6 August
and Saturday 13 August between 9 am and
12 noon. Planning is also underway for a heritage tour of the site.
REDWatch is
planning a Community meeting around mid-August so community members can
meet, air their concerns and discuss the issues they want to raise in
submissions. We will advise the date to our email lists and on the REDWatch Facebook
page.

For those who
want a virtual consultation experience you can visit the Transport for NSW
(TfNSW) Redfern North Eveleigh virtual engagement room where there are links to the
studies, reports, newsletters etc. Just be aware when you enter the virtual
room that you are only seeing half the room and the other half is behind you.
Below we have also provided direct links to key materials for those who want to
access materials directly rather than through the virtual engagement room.

Accessing the Documents

To access the documents directly you can
use the following links:

The studies,
masterplan and the place for submissions is on the DPE
Planning Portal. There are lots of interesting studies in addition to the
Urban Design study that forms the basis of the Masterplan. For example after
the struggle to get impact assessments accepted in Waterloo it is encouraging
to see that the Social Infrastructure report includes an equity-focused Health
Impact Study and that social and affordable housing are both being proposed for
the site.

TfNSW has a Redfern
North Eveleigh Precinct Renewal webpage that puts the current exhibition in
the wider context such as what is happening for the Clothing Store Precinct or
how this relates to Tech Central or the EOI for use of the Chief Mechanical
Engineers Building.

TfNSW has
produced a Redfern North Eveleigh Precinct Renewal Newsletter which contains an
illustration of the Outline of the Paint Shop Precinct Masterplan.

In a
pre-emptive frequently
asked questions (FAQ) document we get Questions like: Q: Will there be a second bridge from North to South Eveleigh? The
Answer: While not part of the scope for the rezoning proposal, this has been
considered when developing the masterplan. The design has ensured that any
potential future pedestrian connection could be integrated within the proposed
rezoning proposal. Which begs the question that if it has been considered
and the design allows it why is it not there. The Urban Design Study p.324
answers this question with – Detailed consideration
is outside the project scope and does not have NSW Government funding.

In the
virtual engagement room you will also find artist impressions as well as links
to these three videos: the project
animation (flythrough); project overview video; and the project update video.
As this about planning controls that a developer will use to design buildings
and spaces it is important to understand that these images do not represent
what will be built. They are just one possible future. Also as you can see from
this still
from the flythrough not everything in the Masterplan is captured – in this
case the potential extension built over the Paint Shop in the Masterplan is not
shown.

Finally you
can see the Minister’s media release on Redfern North
Eveleigh Paint Shop Precinct Rezoning on the REDWatch website with
some links to media about the exhibition below it.

REDWatch will
continue to post material relevant to the exhibition and its issues on North
Eveleigh Exhibition part of the site as we better understand the proposal.

Heritage a big concerns for North Eveleigh

Given that
North Eveleigh is part of the former Eveleigh Railway Workshops, there are lots
of heritage issues that will need to be considered. Putting a possible building
up through the middle of the Paint Shop is just one of them. Heritage is not
just about the heritage buildings it is also about the opportunities for the
capture of the worker and social history of the site and the area.

Many years
ago REDWatch provided input into a proposed overarching Conservation Management
Plan (CMP) that was to stretch across the entire former Eveleigh Railway
Workshops site and guide a holistic interpretation and heritage governance of
the wider precinct. When UrbanGrowth died the document disappeared but with the
North Eveleigh Paint Shop proposal an updated Overarching CMP has emerged. Now
those with a heritage interest can see what it covers and use this exhibition
to comment about whether it is fit for the purposes originally intended or not.
Will it knit together heritage interpretation across both North and South
Eveleigh including Carriageworks so it can be appreciated as the single
heritage it was or will it allow for heritage interpretation to be even further
fragmented as the sites breakup into different ownership.

The key
heritage documents for this exhibition are:

Guide to the Exhibition Documents

The main exhibition document for the exhibition is the Redfern
North Eveleigh Renewal Project Paint Shop Sub-Precinct State Significant
Precinct Study – Planning Report which is on the planning portal for the
exhibition as the Planning
Report.

The report documents appear on the DPE website in
alphabetical order. In some cases the document names on the planning portal
differ from those used in the planning report; or there may be two reports on
the portal for one appendix or in the case of heritage Interpretation there are
two appetencies combined in one exhibition report.

To help people quickly find the relevant studies referred to
in the Planning Report REDWatch has arranged the exhibition documents in line
with the Appendices of the Planning
Report.

Appendix A Explanation
of Intended Effect (This document explains the proposed planning controls)
Appendix B Draft Design
Guidelines (This is the proposed design guide for the redevelopment)
Appendix C Public Domain, Place and Urban Design
– RNE Urban
Design Framework & Urban
Design Framework Appendix & Skyview Analysis
Appendix D Community and Stakeholder Engagement
Outcome Report Consultation
Outcomes Report
Appendix E Connecting
with Country Framework
Appendix F Pedestrian Wind Environment Report – Wind
Study
Appendix G Noise
and Vibration Assessment
Appendix H Pollution
Assessment
Appendix I Visual Impact Study – View
and Visual Assessment
Appendix J Population
and Demographics Study
Appendix K Aboriginal
Cultural Heritage Study
Appendix L Non
Aboriginal Heritage Study
Appendix M Aboriginal Heritage Interpretation
Strategy – Appendix A after Page 151 of the Heritage
Interpretation Strategy
Appendix N Non-Aboriginal Heritage
Interpretation Strategy this is the First 151 pages of the Heritage
Interpretation Strategy
Appendix O Social Infrastructure Study and
Equity – Focused Health Impact Assessment – Social
Infrastructure and Equity-Focused Health Impact Study
Appendix P Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design Assessment Report – Safety
and Security Statement
Appendix Q Public
Art Strategy
Appendix R Transport Strategy and Impact
Assessment – Transport
Strategy and Transport Impact Assessment
Appendix S Environmental Sustainability Report Environmental
Sustainability Study
Appendix T Urban Forest and Greening Study Green
Infrastructure and Urban Forest Study
Appendix U Ecology Assessment Ecological
Assessment
Appendix V Economic Productivity and Job
Creation Report Economic
Assessment
Appendix W Water Quality, Flooding and
Stormwater Assessment – Water
Quality, Flooding and Storm Water Report
Appendix X Utilities and Servicing Strategy – Utilities
and Infrastructure Servicing Report
Appendix Y Aeronautical Impact Assessment
(Baseline Study) Aeronautical
Study
Appendix Z Updated Conservation Management Plan
for Eveleigh Railway Workshops – Updated
Eveleigh Railway Workshops Overarching Conservation Management Plan and Addendum
to Eveleigh Railway Workshop Overarching Conservation Management Plan

A Quick REDWatch Guide to the North Eveleigh Consultation

North Eveleigh Paint Shop Precinct – Exhibition
until 25^th August