Lord Mayor Paint Shop Precinct Announcement letter to residents.

Clover Moore has written to local residents on 14 March 2023, to make them aware of the rezoning outcome for the North Eveleigh Paint Shop Precinct. With the decision just before caretaker period the government will not be leafleting residents to let them know the outcome. Council has stepped into t Read More…

DPE Media release on North Eveleigh announcements – 7 May 2023

This media release was issued by Robert Stokes and Anthony Roberts on 7 March 2023 regarding the rezoning of the North Eveleigh Paint Shop Precinct and the shortlisting of developers for the North Eveleigh Clothing Store precinct. Read More…

Paint Shop Precinct Rezoning Determination

The Paint Shop Precinct Planning Controls have been finalised and posted late on Friday 24 February on both the Department of Planning and Environment’s Paint Shop Exhibition page and on the legislation website. Read More…

Michael Mobbs Submission on Paint Shop Precinct dealing with climate issues

Is climate pollution from the NSW government’s proposed development on 10 hectares of public land near Sydney’s CBD creating an ‘urban coal mine”? On 5 April 2022, United Nations scientists told us we have 30 months left to stop polluting Earth if we’re to prevent or reduce the collapsing climate. From this August, we have … Read more

Submission from a resident of 501 Wilson St on North Eveleigh Paint Shop Proposal

The following submission was prepared by a resident in 501 Wilson Street – the block of units that will be surrounded on three sides by the proposed Paint Shop Precinct development. It focuses on issues impacting that building as well as issues across the proposed development. Please note the discla Read More…

Paint Shop Precinct Heritage Interpretation –

These notes on the Heritage Interpretation for the Paint Shop Sub Precinct have been prepared by Roger Jowett from the RTBU Retired Members Association. They have been prepared to promote debate and discussion about the Heritage in an area which is often neglected. It might provide some ideas for ar Read More…

REDWatch email to City of Sydney Councillors

Below is the text of an email sent to City of Sydney Councillors and key staff with suggestions on how Council might be able to assist the community around the Paint Shop Precinct and potential sale. Read More…

North Eveleigh Paint Shop Sub Precinct – some ideas to consider in responding

Bruce Lay from heritage solutions has an interest in heritage that lives opposite the North Eveleigh site. Below are some issues that he things people should consider in making their submission. REDWatch would welcome suggestions from others who wish to share their expertise with the community. Read More…

Public Open Space needs interogation at North Eveleigh

In this post REDWatch interrogates the Paint Shop proposal for public open space using some of the graphics from the proposal and raise some issues to consider in commenting on the public open space aspect of the proposal. Read More…

Heritage Impacts of Masterplan on Paint Shop and Extension

In this section of the site we have provided the details on the heritage significance of the two heritage buildings mostly impacted by the North Eveleigh Planning Proposal. These details are taken from the heritage significance section of the Heritage Interpretation Strategy for the project. We have Read More…

Paint Shop Precinct – what the LEP maps tell us

When looking at a planning proposal like North Eveleigh, it is useful to start at the proposed planning controls. This is the place the developer starts in working out what they can do within the rules or where bending them might be possible and hence what they might pay for the site. Below REDWatch Read More…

A Quick REDWatch Guide to the North Eveleigh Consultation

This is REDWatch’s Guide to the Exhibition consultation and and the documents. It is based on our email to our distribution lists and includes an additional section at the end matching up the proposal’s studies to the Appendix of the main Planning Report. Read More…

Minister’s media release on Redfern North Eveleigh Paint Shop Precinct Rezoning until 25 August

This is the text of Minister Stoke’s media release regarding the rezoning of the Paint Shop Precinct of Redfern North Eveleigh of 26 July 2022. Links to related sites about the site and the exhibition have been added to the foot of this post. Read More…