Common Good Group
Epping Town Centre Urban
Activation Precinct
NSW Government plans
Overview
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Epping Town Centre Study 2010-2011
HSC sent it to NSW Govt mid 2012
HSC requested UAP funding (Budget)
Delayed by NWRL planning
UAP decided by Minister Nov 2012
These plans announced Sat 16 March
On display on web, Library, and Epping Club 6/4, 10/4
Exhibition closes Wed 30 April
Submissions by then from residents (objections, or
support)
• Next step – rezoning gazetted by Minister (by Nov?)
Overview
- High-rise residential buildings (up to 22 storey on
podiums) in the CBD,
- Medium rise in residential areas within 800m of the
station (we are one of these areas)
- Potentially 4,000+ more dwellings (over 50% increase)
along with Channel 7 site coming on-line
- 35% more cars to add to the gridlock; with no major road
works and with little parking provided
- Little new parkland, no increase in School spaces
- No 'green city' ideas, no non-lift 'at grade' pedestrian
access over the Beecroft Road/Railway
- Council Car Park impacted? Coles?
- Less commercial, much more residential
Our Area – ETCS 2011
Our Area – UAP 2013
Our Area zoning
• The whole block Cliff/Carlingford/Kent is ‘P’ = R3 max
height 18m or 5 storeys medium density
• Part block where Baptist Church is ‘T’ = 8 Storeys
• All Rosebank is 2 storey ‘Heritage Conservation
• All Hazelwood is ‘M’ = 12m or 3 storeys medium dens.
• Cliff (north side) from the bend is ‘M’ = 12m or 3 storeys
medium dens.
• Kent north of Cliff, to reserve is also ‘M’ or 3 storeys
• NB: There are changes from the prior ETCS
• NB: All medium density areas – car parking underground
How we are affected individually
Height (m) Approx Storeys
Street House Nos.
(as best we can see)
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28m – 8 storeys - Cliff Road: No. 8, 10, 1/12, 2/12, 1/14, 2/14
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18m - 5 storeys - Cliff Road: No. 1, 1B, 1/3, 2/3, 5, 5A, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27,
29, 31, 33, 35 and 16, 16A
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18m – 5 storeys - Kent Street: No. 42C
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18m – 5 storeys - Carlingford Road: No. 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 18A, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32,
36, 38
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12m – 3 storeys - Kent Street: No. 44, 46, 48, 50, 52
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12m – 3 storeys - Cliff Road: No. 18, 20, 22A, 22B, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, and 38, 40, 42, 44,
46, 48, 50
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12m – 3 storeys - Hazelwood Place: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
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2 storey Rosebank Avenue - All low density - Heritage zone
Questions – Floor ratio?
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N=1, S=1.5, T=2
FSR means Gross Liveable Floor Area divided by total site area ie. an FSI
of 2.0 would indicate that the total floor area of a building is two times the
gross area of the plot on which it is constructed.
Questions
– various that you may like to ask of DP&I
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Why the changes in allowable height from the ETCS? Eg. Parts of Cliff Rd
now 3 storeys not 5, but parts of Kent now 3 storey when they were 2
storey! Advice from DP&I is to give a ‘step-down’ from higher areas as
they adjoin 2 storey dwellings. No shadowing applies as they are south.
Why are 5 blocks in Cliff Road 5 storey area, labelled ‘heritage’?
Letters / petitions?
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Some have drafted up sample letters so far on these
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To increase all heights in Cliff Road to 5
Delete ‘heritage’ houses in Cliff
Oppose extension to the exhibition period
Exhibition – please view & submit comments
Department of Planning & Infrastructure, at their Information Centre, 23-33 Bridge
Street, Sydney;
• Hornsby Shire Council
- Administration Centre, 296 Pacific Highway, Hornsby
- Epping Library, Chambers Court (off Pembroke Street), Epping
• Parramatta City Council,
- 30 Darcy Street, Parramatta
- Dundas Valley Branch Library, Sturt Street, Telopea (opp Telopea PS)
Drop in sessions at Epping Club – 10 to 1 Sat 6 Apr, 5 to 8 Wed 10 Apr
Full documents web: http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/on-exhibition#epping_precinct
Your ‘Submissions’ to:
email to plan_comment@planning.nsw.gov.au or via;
• fax to (02) 9228 6455; or
• post to ‘ Epping UAP’ c/o Director, Strategic Assessments, Department of Planning
& Infrastructure, GPO Box 39, SYDNEY NSW 2001
BY close of business on Wednesday 30 April, 2013
Next door? 48-52 Keeler
‘Common Good’
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Remember, the Common Good Group was formed to ensure the interests of the
residents of our precinct (Cliff and Carlingford Roads etc.). are not disadvantaged as
the result of the proposed development in Epping, NSW.
Our commitment to each other:
• To cooperate and work for the common good of our neighbours in our dealings with
developers.
• To inform any developer who approaches us that we are working in cooperation with
our neighbours, and any dealings will need to be discussed with the group before
proceeding further.
• To not enter into any agreement with a developer without first advising the
“Common Good Group”.
• To pool our expertise and knowledge, and to communicate regularly with each other.
Mark Anderson is our contact with the Community Reference Group & DP&I
Web site: http://commongoodepping.weebly.com/
Email: common.good.epping@gmail.com
Next steps? Discuss