NSW Leichhardt rezoned housing from industrial !!!!WOW really you can do this if you make it affordable housing for ten years. There is quite a bit of Industrial land left in Leichhardt, even Hill Street end.
Site: 20-30-40 George Street Leichhardt
o Those in attendance were provided with an opportunity to seek
clarification, ask questions and make comments regarding the Planning
Proposal.
Article from SMH.
"We will stand up for a sensible redevelopment, which
delivers well-designed, affordable housing": Leichhardt mayor Darcy
Byrne. Photo: Tamara Dean
A former hosiery factory in the inner west could be rezoned to support hundreds of apartments instead.
Leichhardt's Kolotex garment factory, closed by Pacific Brands in 2003, is part of 1.46 hectares of industrial land facing a proposed rezoning to permit mixed use and medium-density residential development of up to eight storeys.
Encompassing the 22 George Street property and neighbouring Labelcraft printing factory at 30-40 George Street, the land could hold 350 apartments in a new 31,000 sq m development, according to a planning proposal placed on public exhibition on Wednesday.
The Department of Planning and Infrastructure's deputy director general, Stephen McIntyre, said the site could deliver homes and jobs in an established area with little new housing stock.
''The site is also ideally located within a few hundred
metres of multiple public transport options, including buses along
Parramatta Road, the Lewisham railway station and the future Taverners
Hill light rail station, scheduled to open in 2014,'' he said.
Ownership of 11 of the completed units would be transferred to an affordable housing provider for at least 10 years under the proposal.
Leichhardt mayor Darcy Byrne said council would adopt a position on the proposal later this month before sending a submission to the department.
''We will stand up for a sensible redevelopment, which delivers well-designed, affordable housing,'' he said.
Site: 20-30-40 George Street Leichhardt
The Planning proposal site comprises land located at 22 George Street and 30-40
George Street, Leichhardt and has frontages to Upward Street and McAleer Street.
The land is currently zoned Industrial pursuant to Leichhardt LEP 2000.
Council has previously considered a number of reports in relation to this matter, the
most recent being on 27th April, 2010 wherein it resolved:
o Council staff provided a history of the site and the current Planning Proposal
o The proponents provided an outline of:
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(1) That Council resolve to endorse the Planning Proposal for an LEP
Amendment in relation to the properties at 22 George Street,
Leichhardt and 30-40 George Street, Leichhardt
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(2) That Council resolve to forward the Planning Proposal to the
Department of Planning for a Gateway Determination. (Refer
Resolution C140/10).
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There is insufficient information to determine the “split” between
employment and non employment land uses and to ensure that
employment generating uses will remain the dominant land use. This is
particularly relevant within the context of the current Inner West sub
regional employment targets
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No details (maps, etc.) have been provided relating to zone
boundaries, height and FSR controls which would allow assessment of
the impact of any future development
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Inadequate justification has been provided in relation to the
consistency of the planning proposal within Council’s strategic
framework for this locality.
o Council staff provided a history of the site and the current Planning Proposal
o The proponents provided an outline of:
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the Planning Proposal – amended to address issues raised by the
Department of Planning
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community consultation carried out by them in relation to the
Planning Proposal
Article from SMH.
Apartments push for old factory site
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"We will stand up for a sensible redevelopment, which
delivers well-designed, affordable housing": Leichhardt mayor Darcy
Byrne. Photo: Tamara Dean Leichhardt's Kolotex garment factory, closed by Pacific Brands in 2003, is part of 1.46 hectares of industrial land facing a proposed rezoning to permit mixed use and medium-density residential development of up to eight storeys.
Encompassing the 22 George Street property and neighbouring Labelcraft printing factory at 30-40 George Street, the land could hold 350 apartments in a new 31,000 sq m development, according to a planning proposal placed on public exhibition on Wednesday.
The Department of Planning and Infrastructure's deputy director general, Stephen McIntyre, said the site could deliver homes and jobs in an established area with little new housing stock.
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Ownership of 11 of the completed units would be transferred to an affordable housing provider for at least 10 years under the proposal.
Leichhardt mayor Darcy Byrne said council would adopt a position on the proposal later this month before sending a submission to the department.
''We will stand up for a sensible redevelopment, which delivers well-designed, affordable housing,'' he said.
