Contact: Karen Wang, Manager Chippendale, Camperdown, Darlington, West Redfern, Newtown Urban Design Study, 9265 9774 or kwang@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
More Information: Further information is available at www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Development/CityPlan/SiteSpecificPlanning/WestRedfern.asp
The following is adapted from the letter sent by council
to residents about the meeting.
Chippendale, Camperdown, Darlington, West Redfern and North Newtown Urban Design Study
Residents and owners are invited to a community workshop,
2.30pm to 4.30 pm on Saturday 21 July 2007 at The University of Notre Dame, 104
Broadway, Chippendale, to participate in a review of existing planning controls
for the Chippendale, Camperdown, Darlington, West Redfern and North
Newtown area.
The Urban Design Study involves a review of the urban and
built form of your area, including the character of existing development,
building heights and densities. Heritage is an important consideration in the
Study and any proposed new planning controls will have regard to the existing
heritage controls, which are not currently being reviewed. This Study is one of
the projects being done to prepare a new
City Plan, a consistent set of planning controls for
the entire local government area.
At this meeting, the City will present preliminary
information about the current and historical urban character of the area. This
will be followed by a workshop where you can give the project team your input
and feedback. You will be invited to participate in group discussion to explore
local issues in more depth and let us know what you value about the area and
your vision for the future character of your local area.
COMMUNITY WORKSHOP (RSVP Essential)
Saturday 21 July 2007, 2.30 pm to 4.30pm
Notre
Dame University,
St Benedict’s Hall, Ground Floor 104 Broadway, Chippendale.
You are encouraged to attend on 21 July and I look forward
to your feedback on the Study. Further information on the Study is provided
over the page.
For further information and to RSVP for the workshop,
please contact the Project Manager, Karen Wang on 9265 9774 or kwang@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au before 18 July 2007.
UNDERSTANDING URBAN DESIGN STUDIES
The Chippendale, Camperdown, Darlington, West Redfern and
North Newtown Urban Design Study has been commissioned by the City of Sydney to
provide expert assistance in reviewing improving planning controls for the
area.
The Study follows a process similar to the City’s recent
Urban Design Studies for:
- Surry
Hills; - Waterloo and Redfern;
- Glebe and
Forest Lodge; - City East
(including Kings Cross, Potts Point, Elizabeth
Bay, Rushcutters Bay, Woolloomooloo, Darlinghurst and East Sydney); and - Green
Square.
If you like to more information about these previous
studies, you can read them at www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Development/CityPlan/SiteSpecificPlanning
.
The Study process includes community consultation and
expert review, leading to the preparation of an Urban Design Study report.
The Study involves detailed analysis of the urban and
built form of the area including:
- surveying
the existing built form of the area, including building heights and floor space
ratios (FSRs); - assessing
the urban character of the area; - recommending
appropriate height, FSR, site coverage controls and development controls; and - neighbourhood
character and desired future character for the area.
The consultants will also review the existing planning
controls and draw from a broad range of work and studies that already exist
from City of Sydney
and South Sydney Councils and the community.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
The Study is being conducted in three stages:
Stage 1 (June-July 2007)
- Field
survey, analysis and documentation of existing built form and urban character;
and - Review of
existing controls and-community input on desired future character (first
community consultation in July).
Stage 2 (July-November 2007)
- Development
of desired future character and proposed controls to support this; and - Presentation
of draft desired future character and controls to community (second community
consultation in September).
Stage 3 (November 2007)
- Finalise
recommendations for future controls.
The final Study will contribute to the preparation of the new City Plan, which will
also undergo its own exhibition period.