Heritage Council of NSW – PUBLIC NOTICE
HERITAGE ACT 1977 – S60 APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given, under Section 61 of the Heritage Act
1977 that the Heritage Council of NSW has received an application to undertake
the demolition and reconstruction of platform 6 & 7 to the Redfern Railway
Station Group located in Redfern. The Station is listed on the State Heritage
Register (SHR Listing No 01234) made under the Heritage Act 1977.
Applicant: Robert Jeevarajah, Sydney Trains.
Proposal: Redfern Station Platform 6 & 7 Reconstruction.
The project involves the demolition of the existing brick platform 6 & 7
walls, reconstruction of the walls using new steel posts and precast concrete
panels, and resurfacing of the platform including tactiles and line work.
The Heritage Council invites written submissions regarding
the proposal. Submissions are to be forwarded to the Heritage Council’s postal
address, to be received by close of business 11 January 2017. Note that if a
submission is made by a way of objection, the reasons for objection must be
specified in the submission. Unless you state otherwise, copies may also be
provided to the applicant or other interested parties in some circumstances.
The application relating to the proposal may be inspected at
the Heritage Division, Office of Environment & Heritage, Level 6, 10
Valentine Avenue, Parramatta 2150 between the hours of 9am and 5pm, Monday to
Friday
Further enquiries may be made at the Heritage Division,
Office of Environment & Heritage, by contacting David Nix, State Heritage
Assessment Officer, at david.nix@environment.nsw.gov.au
or (02) 9873 8500.
Heritage
Council of New South Wales
Locked Bag
5020
PARRAMATTA,
NSW 2150
REDWatch Comment
REDWatch is concerned that
the Sydney Trains proposal seems to infer that any decision on addressing the
broader issues at Redfern Station is beyond the 2020 timeframe suggested by a
referenced 2015 report indicating the platform issue should be dealt with within
5 years. 2020-21 is also the timeframe for population of the Mirvac development
at ATP for which capacity issues at Redfern Station should be addressed.
REDWatch notes, from minutes of a
meeting between Transport for NSW and the Planning Assessment Commission (see Progress
Report on Redfern Station – 23 Nov 2016), that “Investigations into the
capacity at Redfern Station are underway but a business case has not yet been prepared.
There is therefore currently no commitment or funding to implement any works.
It is expected that the results of the station investigations will not become
available until mid 2017.” We note that this is consistent with
UrbanGrowth Central to Eveleigh indicating that Redfern Station will be
investigated this year.
REDWatch would prefer to see the
work on platform 6 & 7 undertaken in the context of the broader assessment
of what will happen at Redfern Station to meet its post 2020 movement requirements.
We are concerned that such work may be used by Transport for NSW and Sydney
Trains to further extend the functionality of the existing platform operation
and again see a delay in serious planning for the future of Redfern Station.
Platforms 6 and 7 are recognised in the Heritage report as having high heritage significance but the report argues it is not practical to conserve them in the best possible manner as it is not possible to close the rail line for a significant period.
Clearly a comprehensive heritage
assessment of the heritage impact of platforms 6 & 7 and future capacity
works is better done together rather than in a piecemeal fashion. The option of
this work being undertaken as part of wider works may also change constraints that
prevent the current platform 6 & 7 project being undertaken in a manner
consistent with its high heritage status. Dealing with the platforms as part of
the wider heritage assessment also makes it possible for any impact on other
heritage at the station to be factored in to the platform heritage assessment.
REDWatch has been advised that there will be a few days extension for submissions to the cut off mentioned in the notice. We will amend this post with a new date when known. REDWatch has also written to UrbanGrowth, The City of Sydney Council and the National Trust NSW to ensure they are aware of both our heritage and broader Redfern Station delay concerns.