Start: 2025-03-27T07:00:00
End: 2025-03-27T08:30:00
Location: Counterpoint’s The Factory Community Centre, 67 Raglan Street, Waterloo, 2017
REDWatch Meeting – 27 March – Waterloo Metro’s new plans
This REDWatch
meeting will be held at 6 pm on Thursday27th March 2025 at
Counterpoint’s The Factory Community Centre, 67 Raglan Street, Waterloo. For
those who cannot join the discussion in person you can also join by Zoom http://tinyurl.com/RedwatchMeetingZoom.
REDWatch has
had to move its April meeting forward a week so we can get the relevant people
from Mirvac / John Holland to present on their new plans for the Waterloo Metro
Over Station Development. These plans will increase overshadowing over the
Waterloo Park to the east of the Metro.
At the time
of the initial plans for the Metro site the developers could treat the area
east of Cope Street as residential but since the Waterloo South rezoning this
site should now need to be treated as public open space and assessed
accordingly.
You can see
the Waterloo Second Amending Concept DA_Scoping_Dec24 request
on the Planning Portal. The Department of Planning has now issued
its study requirements (SEARs) which includes the requirement to: Provide a
solar access analysis of the overshadowing impacts of the development within
the site, on surrounding properties and public spaces (during summer and winter
solstice and spring and autumn equinox) at hourly intervals between 9am and
3pm, when compared to the existing situation and a compliant development (if
relevant).
We understand
the City Council staff also shares our concern about increased overshadowing of
the new public space.
You can see a
summary of the changes and the changes in building envelopes proposed on this REDWatch Facebook page
and the flyer to promote the meeting here.
There will be
no REDWatch meeting on Thursday 3rd April.