The Redfern-Waterloo Precinct Outcomes Brief is issued by the Director
General of the Department of Planning to the Sydney Metropolitan Development
Authority (SMDA) and follows a meeting of agencies including the City of Sydney
Council to discuss what should be included in the brief.
The SMDA will now undertake the required studies across Redfern,
Waterloo, Eveleigh and Darlington (Redfern-Waterloo Potential Precinct Map) and report back as
set out in the Guidelines to the Urban Renewal SEPP. The study must be exhibited for at least
30 days.
The Brief requires the SMDA to look specifically at a number of areas including the ATP, North Eveleigh, Land around Redfern Station, The Lachlan Precinct, Rachel Fooster and The Redfern Town Centre. The brief also covers public housing, employment, infrastructure, connectivity and transport.
For ease of access below in text form is the detail of the
Redfern-Waterloo Precinct Outcomes Brief. The brief refers to
various planning policies as follows – SP = State Plan, MP = Metropolitan Plan for
Sydney 2036, SEPP = State Environmental Planning Policy (Urban Renewal) 2010
Redfern Waterloo Precinct Outcomes Brief
State Policy Directions: Access to key activities (retail, office, health,
education, leisure and entertainment facilities, community and personal
services) is improved (SP, MP)
Precinct Outcomes: A
greater level of accessibility is provided to a diverse range essential
services, educational facilities and recreational activities within the
precinct.
Suggested Local
Renewal Actions:
- Reinforce and expand ATP as a major innovation /
education and commercial hub interconnected with North Eveleigh as a major
mixed use hub including commercial / residential / cultural / educational and
creative industries. - Identify remaining opportunity sites and ensure
after hours activation of the ATP site is achieved. - Investigate safe and attractive above ground
pedestrian and cycle connections between North Eveleigh / Universities and ATP. - Promote opportunities for the provision of
supporting land uses in local activity hubs for new and existing residents, including
education, health, retail and essential services.
State Policy Directions: Greater community and dwelling diversity is
provided (MP)
Precinct Outcomes: The
mix of dwellings in Redfern and Waterloo social housing areas is more balanced
and a wide range of dwelling types is provided across the precinct.
Suggested Local
Renewal Actions:
- Achieve a 40:60 split of public: private housing
on Redfern and Waterloo social housing sites and incorporate 10% affordable
housing in the private housing component. - Investigate opportunities for greater provision
of affordable housing for key workers within the precinct. - Identify ways to integrate social, affordable
and private housing to encourage social inclusion. - Renew existing social housing stock and
encourage social sustainability within the precinct.
State Policy Directions: State dwelling and employment targets are met (MP)
Precinct Outcomes: Metropolitan
Plan dwelling and employment targets for the Sydney City Subregion have been
met.
Suggested Local
Renewal Actions:
- Make an appropriate contribution to the
Metropolitan Plan City of Sydney Local Government Area targets of 61,000 new
dwellings and 114,000 new jobs. - Maximise the opportunity of key redevelopment
sites to contribute to the achievement of these targets.
State Policy Directions: A vibrant place has been created which is a focus
for community activity, cultural development and social inclusion (MP)
Precinct Outcomes: Redfern
Waterloo is a vibrant, diverse precinct that provides jobs, quality housing and
a wide range of supporting uses.
Suggested Local
Renewal Actions:
- SMDA to continue to facilitate social and
community partnerships. - Create an economic, social and culturally
successful Aboriginal precinct around the redevelopment of The Block, the
National Centre of Indigenous excellence, Yaama Dhiyaan Hospitality Training
College and the Les Tobler Construction Training Centre. - Identify employment types to be promoted in the
precinct, housing requirements and social infrastructure required to create a
vibrant community. - Respond to and respect areas and items of
significant cultural heritage in the precinct, including the former Eveleigh
Railway Workshop. - Support the diverse cultural heritage present
within the local community, including the Indigenous community and other established
and emerging cultural groups. - Ensure the public domain is safe and that
opportunities for crime and antisocial behaviour are minimised. - Ensure a sufficient quantum of local
infrastructure including parks, recreation areas and community facilities is
provided. - These facilities have high accessibility,
activation, amenity and useability and are well located to serve the future population.
State Policy Directions: Development is predominantly located in accessible
areas around existing and proposed infrastructure (SP, MP, SEPP)
Precinct Outcomes: The
highly accessible areas of ATP, North Eveleigh, Redfern, Regent and Gibbons
Streets have been renewed and activated.
Suggested Local
Renewal Actions:
- Explore opportunities with the universities,
industry and commercial investors in developing future land use planning options
for the ATP site. - Conduct block-by-block analysis for
redevelopment opportunities in Redfern and Gibbons Streets, and if necessary,
develop new DCP-like controls to promote renewal and redevelopment. - Investigate opportunities for local initiatives
to activate vacant shopfronts in Redfern, Regent and Gibbons Streets.
State Policy Directions: Opportunities for redevelopment of key Government
and privately owned sites have been explored (SEPP)
Precinct Outcomes: Renewal
opportunities for key sites have been explored.
Suggested Local
Renewal Actions:
- Investigate opportunities to facilitate
redevelopment and renewal of key opportunity sites such as North Eveleigh, other
government land holdings around Redfern Station, Railcorp land, Lachlan
Precinct and former Rachel Foster Hospital site or any redundant /
underutilised sites. - Resolve the future direction of the North
Eveleigh site including desired future land uses and a strategic framework for
renewal, relative to the operational requirements of the site in terms of
Government rail projects. - Promote the efficient renewal of social housing
stock within the precinct.
State Policy Directions: Infrastructure is better utilised (SP, MP)
Precinct Outcomes: Redfern
Station is the primary northern gateway and Green Square Station is the primary
southern gateway. Both stations have
good connections throughout the precinct.
Suggested Local
Renewal Actions:
- SMDA to facilitate partnerships with transport
agencies to look at opportunities for the upgrade of Redfern Station, ensuring
improved connectivity, a suitable mix of landuses and appropriate activation. - Provide safe and attractive connections to and
from Redfern Station to key sites, preferably not below ground. - SMDA to facilitate staging of infrastructure
upgrades and renewal within the precinct. - Explore appropriate connections to Green Square
Town Centre and Station.
State Policy Directions: Opportunities for walking, cycling and public
transport have been increased and the number of car journeys to access services
have been decreased (SP, MP)
Precinct Outcomes: Pedestrian
and cycle ways link key sites within the precinct, across Redfern station and
the railway corridor.
Suggested Local
Renewal Actions:
- Investigate safe and attractive pedestrian and
cycle connections between North Eveleigh / universities and ATP. - Investigate opportunities to activate Lawson
Street around Redfern Station. - Review the local road network across the
precinct and investigate opportunities to reopen closed streets to improve safety
and accessibility. - Re-establish connections to make the local
street network more permeable for pedestrians, cyclists and traffic - Explore ways to increase cycle, pedestrian and
public transport mode share. - Achieve State Plan 60% public transport mode
share target. - Incorporate existing planning for the Eastern
Transit Corridor in renewal of the precinct.
State Policy Directions: Social infrastructure is appropriate, adequate and
accessible (SP, MP)
Precinct Outcomes: A
significant portion of Redfern and Waterloo social housing has been retained
and renewed and community facilities / services are provided to support the
expanding population.
Suggested Local
Renewal Actions:
- Ensure renewal does not contribute to a
reduction in social housing across the City of Sydney Local Government Area. - Explore innovative and high quality designs for
new social housing that provides high amenity and meets changing needs. - Establish local activity hubs which provide
services and facilities to meet the needs of the existing and new population. - Make an appropriate contribution to the
affordable housing targets set out by the City of Sydney.
State Policy Directions: Sustainability has been improved through the incorporation
of design measures for climate change adaptation (SP, MP)
Precinct Outcomes: Water,
energy and waste minimisation systems are incorporated in all new developments.
Suggested Local
Renewal Actions:
- SMDA to develop partnerships with the City of
Sydney to promote sustainability and deliver green outcomes. - In redeveloping key larger sites consider a whole
of block approach for ESD initiatives to improve environmental outcomes,
efficiency and cost. - Investigate with City of Sydney the provision of
a network of ‘green energy’ in the public domain.
Source: Redfern-Waterloo Precinct Outcomes Brief at Urban
Renewal – www.planning.nsw.gov.au/StrategicPlanning/UrbanRenewal/tabid/486/language/en-US/Default.aspx