RWA Draft Built Environment Plan - Expanded Contents

Cover

Photo: Roof of Carriage Workshop during renovation for Contemporary Performing Arts facility (front and rear cover)

Artist’s Impression: View from Civic Space looking east to Redfern Street (inside front cover)

Artist’s Impression: View looking west to Civic Square and entrance to Redfern (inside rear cover) Railway Station 3

Cover (pdf ~581kb)

Contents

Table of contents (pdf ~40kb)

Redfern-Waterloo: On the threshold of revitalisation 2

Artist’s Impression: View looking west to Civic Square and entrance to Redfern Railway Station 3

1. Introduction 4

1.1 The Redfern-Waterloo Plan 4

1.2 Purpose of the Stage One draft Built Environment Plan 4

1.3 Area Covered by the draft Plan 4

• Diagram 1.1 RWA operational area and RWA strategic sites 5

1.4 Implementation of draft Plan 6

1.5 Structure of draft Plan 6

1.6 How You Can Comment on the draft Plan and SEPP 6

Section 1 Introduction (pdf ~2.5mb)

2. The Redfern-Waterloo Area 10

2.1 Strategic Location 10

• Diagram 2.1 Strategic location of Redfern-Waterloo 10
• Diagram 2.2 Proximity to Sydney CBD and other facilities 11

2.2 Metropolitan Strategy Planning Objectives 12

2.3 History and Heritage 12

2.4 Community 13

2.5 Built Environment and Public Domain 13

2.6 Transport and Access 14

Public Transport - Roads - Cycling

2.7 Land Use and Built Form 15

2.8 Natural Features 16

            Topography – Views – Public Domain and Open Space

2.9 Utility Services 16

Section 2 Redfern-Waterloo area (pdf ~1.7mb)

3. Strategies for Revitalising Redfern-Waterloo 20

3.1 Sustainable Outcomes 20

3.2 Strategies 20

• Table 3.1 Potential development yield 20

3.2.1 Land Use Strategy 20

–         Zoning and flexibility of land uses 20

• Diagram 3.1 Land use strategy for RWA strategic sites 21

–         Facilitate economic and employment growth 22

–         Facilitate the creation of a town centre and improved linkages  22

–         Facilitate housing provision, choice and affordability 22

• Diagram 3.2 Land use zones for RWA strategic sites 23

–         Facilitate community and cultural development24

3.2.2 Urban Design Strategy 24

–         Design concept 24

–         General urban design principles

• Diagram 3.3 Heights for RWA strategic sites 25
• Diagram 3.4 Floor space ratio for RWA strategic sites 27

3.2.3 Public Domain Strategy 26

3.2.4 Infrastructure Strategy 26

3.2.5 Heritage Strategy 26

–         Conserve and protect heritage items where appropriate 26

–         Encourage the adaptive reuse of heritage items within new development 26

3.2.6 Transport Strategy 26

Public Transport 26

–         Redevelopment of Redfern Railway Station 26

–         Management of traffic generated from new development 28

–         Improved connections to bus services 28

Roads 28

–         Improved traffic operations on Regent and Gibbons Streets 28

–         Improved connections between ATP and North Eveleigh 28

Cycling 28

–         Encourage safe and easy cycling in the area 28

3.2.7 Utility Services 29

Section 3 Strategies (pdf ~2.7mb)

4. Land Use and Design Concepts for RWA Strategic Sites 4.1 to 4.4   32

• Table 4.1 Existing and proposed land use zones, heights and floor space ratios for RWA strategic sites 33

[Each section of the plan for the 8 Land Use Areas also covers details of Existing characteristics; Existing land use zone; Proposed land use concept; Proposed design concept; Proposed land use zoning].

4.1 Australian Technology Park (ATP) 34

• Diagram 4.1 ATP land use 36
• Diagram 4.2 ATP height and floor space ratio 37

4.2 North Eveleigh 38

• Diagram 4.3 North Eveleigh land use 40
• Diagram 4.4 North Eveleigh height and floor space ratio 41

4.3 South Eveleigh 42

• Diagram 4.5 South Eveleigh land use 44
• Diagram 4.6 South Eveleigh height and floor space ratio 45

4.4 Eveleigh Street 46

• Diagram 4.7 Eveleigh Street land use 48
• Diagram 4.8 Eveleigh Street height and floor space ratio 49

Section 4 1 – 4.4 Land Use and Design concepts (pdf ~2.6mb)

4. Land Use and Design Concepts for RWA Strategic Sites 4.5 to 4.8   32

4.5 Redfern Railway Station, Gibbons and Regent Streets 50

• Diagram 4.9 Redfern Railway Station, Gibbons and Regent Streets land use 52
• Diagram 4.10 Redfern Railway Station, Gibbons and Regent Streets height and floor space ratio 53

4.6 Former Rachel Forster Hospital 54

• Diagram 4.11 Former Rachel Forster Hospital land use 56
• Diagram 4.12 Former Rachel Forster Hospital height and floor space ratio 57

4.7 Former Local Court House and Redfern Police Station 58

• Diagram 4.13 Former Local Court House and Redfern Police Station land use 60
• Diagram 4.14 Former Local Court House and Redfern Police Station height and floor space ratio 61

4.8 Former Redfern Public School 62

• Diagram 4.15 Former Redfern Public School land use 64
• Diagram 4.16 Former Redfern Public School height and floor space ratio 65

Section 4 4.5 – 4.8 Land Use and Design concepts continued (pdf ~1.8mb)

5. Future Key Tasks 68

• Finalise draft Development Control Plan
• Finalise draft Development Control Plan for the ATP
• Finalise draft Development Contributions Plan for Public Amenities and Services
• Finalise draft Affordable Housing Contributions Plan
• Finalise draft Public Domain Improvement Plan
• Establish Project Coordination Group with RailCorp.
• Establish Stakeholder Partnership on Traffic Issues and Transport Management Plan

6. Proposed Stage Two of the Built Environment Plan 69

• revitalise public housing stock
• improve the associated public domain
• reduce concentration of public housing
• increase the local population to establish a more sustainable social mix
• facilitate the provision of affordable housing, including a shared equity model of home ownership.

Appendix 1 Community Profile 70

• Population
• Employment
• Income
• Housing Tenure
• Housing Type

Section 5 & 6 future Tasks (pdf ~1.5mb)

As the complete plan has many colour coded maps and diagrams it would be best to have a copy of the complete Plan sent to you. You can request a copy by providing a full mailing address for delivery of the document to the RWA by emailing redfernwaterloo@rwa.nsw.gov.au .