Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
The Redfern Waterloo area now sits within the boundaries of the City of Sydney (CoS) Council after its amalgamation with South Sydney Council in early 2004. Planning control over part of the Redfern –
In the lead up to the REDWatch meeting with Council on “How should we plan for growth?” in April 2024, the REDWatch Update email provided the following background to the issues facing communities. As we have received good feedback on the the article we have reproduced it on our website. Read More…
The City of Sydney, at the request of resident groups, has supplied the following Summary of the key issues in the Council submission. Read More…
The City of Sydney have placed on exhibition their proposed planning controls for the Botany Road Corridor until 13 December 2021.
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At the REDWatch briefing on the Botany Road Corridor a couple of questions were asked that Council said they would respond to after the meeting. These two questions and the answers are below concerning the impact on rates and strata compulsory sale. Read More…
This is the text of the media release from City of Sydney Council of 28 July 2021 regarding the Botany Road Precinct and the North Alexandria Precinct Planning Proposals. Read More…
On Monday 26 July 2021, Council unanimously accepted the planning proposal for the Botany Road Precinct. The proposal now goes to the Department of Planning Infrastructure and Environment (DPIE) for their assessment and approval to go on exhibition. Public exhibition is expected late 2021 or in 2022 Read More…
In January 2013 the City consulted with you in relation to traffic changes that were proposed as part of the Abercrombie Street upgrade between the Lawson Street and Shepherd Street intersection in order to receive some feedback on the changes to improve safety and pedestrian amenity in the area. Fo Read More…
On 12 February Coucil wrote to residents arround the BBQ asking for their feedback following mixed coments received by Council about the well used BBQ. Below is the letter which REDWatch is circulating to those that use the BBQ but which migh be outside the Council notification area. Lawson St for e Read More…
As part of the Abercrombie Street Darlington Upgrade council is proposing a number of local traffic changes. They are looking for feedback about the proposal. Submissions must be made in writing, quoting reference number 2013/029493, before 6pm on 12 March 2013. The details of the proposal are set o Read More…
Earlier this year it was decided by Council to look at a wider upgrade to the Darlington shop area and to include this into the already approved works on the southern side of the street. Council is undertaking an exhibition and review of the combined plans at a drop in session at the Charles Kernan Read More…
Council decided to proceed with its upgrade scoping proposal for Abercrombie Street with the addition of a flush road treatment at Ivy Street. It was also resolved that a scoping report be prepared for council covering areas not covered by the current scoping report including the Northern side of Ab Read More…
The City of Sydney Council has divided the City into 10 village Groups in line with the proposals first outlined in 2008 in the Council’s 2030 Strategy. The new Redfern Street “village group” includes the suburbs of Chippendale, Darlington and Eveleigh as well as Redfern west of Chalmers Street / Re Read More…
This is the link to non DA’s On Exhibitions – this includes councils own plans, planning agreements, traffic etc. http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Council/OnExhibition/
This is the link to the map of City of Sydney Council Development Applications which are currently on exhibition. DA’s under $10m previously dealt with by the earlier Redfern Waterloo Authority are now handled by Council. DA’s over $10m are handled by the Department of Planning. http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Development/DAsOnExhibition/DAExhibitionMAP.asp
This is the link to the section of the City of Sydney web site that deals with the RWA. http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Community/ServicesAndPrograms/RedfernWaterlooAuthority.asp