Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
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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 diagram shows the potential massing from rezoning and bonus floorspace proposed by the Botany Road Precinct Planning Proposal
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…
This is a map showing the proposed Botany Road Precinct studied by Council to produce its 2021 Planning Proposal to increase commercial floor space, affordable housing and private residential in the corridor.
The following is an open letter signed by the attached Australian community and faith-based organisations, academics and unions listed below, for your and your Government’s attention. November 2016. Download: Open Letter to the Premier – Affordable Housing.pdf »
This is the July 2013 REDWatch submission on the Draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney to 2031. Read More…
At its July 2013 meeting REDWatch held a roundtable discussion on the important and topical issue of NIMBYs. This is a PDF of the PowerPoint REDWatch used for that discussion. We have attributed where quotes come from you can follow up areas that may be of interest. File is 78KB PDF. Download: NIMBY.pdf »
The NSW Government has ignored warnings from the Independent Commission Against Corruption that its new planning system is open to corruption. Better Planning Network’s Corrine Fisher said “We are deeply concerned that there will be a high risk of corruption occurring under the new laws” in this me Read More…
This is the REDWatch submission to the Department of Planning and Infrastructure in June 2013 concerning the New Planning System for NSW White Paper and Draft Legislation. Read More…