Decision details

Moved by the Chair (the Lord Mayor), seconded by Councillor Maxwell -

It is resolved that consent be granted to Development Application number D/2024/816 subject to the conditions set out in Attachment A to the subject report, subject to the following amendments (additions shown in bold italics, deletions shown in strikethrough):

(13)     ADDITIONAL DESIGN DETAILS

Revised plans and elevations and 1:20 scale minimum plans, elevation and section details which demonstrates high quality; design, integration within both the facade and public domain interface, and materiality and finishes of the following elements are to be submitted to and approved by Council’s Executive Director City Planning, Development & Transport prior to the issue of any construction certificate for above ground works:

a)          Building NE-1: Retail glazing facing Chimes Street, Peters Street (Chimes Street north plaza), Link Road including window box elements.

b)          Building NE-1 podium: The ground floor level (and first floor) external elevations along Link Road and Zetland Avenue of the loading dock area, plant and services, and fire egress interfaces.

c)          Building NE-1 podium: The loading dock entrance door and fire egress door to Zetland Avenue. The loading dock entrance door is to align with the fire egress door and is to be detailed with high quality treatments to all faces including reveals which extend the facade treatments, including a high quality soffit. The loading dock entrance door is to be a high quality panel lift door.

d)          Building NE-1 Chimes Street elevation: The Fire Hydrant Booster Valve Cabinet.

e)          Building NE-1 wind barriers: The wind barrier screen (as required by condition (12)(a)(iii) located near the north eastern corner of the building.

f)           Building NE-2 ground plane: The ground level external elevations incorporating the entry lobbies, mail rooms, service cupboards, plant rooms, fire egresses to each elevation.

g)          Building NE-2 wind barriers: The wind barrier screens (as required by condition (12)(a)(iv) to the external faces of the level 2-6 balconies demonstrating a high-quality design, materiality and detailing for the screens. The design is to be consistent with or complement the design modifications required to the building’s balustrading (as required by condition (4)(a) above).

h)          Buildings NE-1, NE-2 and NE-3 ground level street interfaces: Typical ground floor condition for apartments and townhouses demonstrating high quality resolution of landscaping including plantar designs, fencing, paths and stairs, public domain levels. The designs are to demonstrate adequate passive surveillance and privacy is achieved simultaneously.

i)            Building NE-1: Access to the level 26 inaccessible rooftop is to be provided for the purpose of maintenance only, including the solar panel area, and is to be detailed on the plans.

j)            Building NE-1: Details of protection measures such as fine netting or the like, covering the outdoor play spaces of the child care centre, to prevent any falling objects from the balconies or other openings of the apartments above landing within the play spaces.

The required information must include detailed material, finishing, spacing, elemental sizing details. The information submitted should show a level of detail equivalent to ‘For construction’ detailing.

Reason: To ensure high quality design and detailing, and interfaces with the public domain.

(125)  PHYSICAL MODELS

(a)     Prior to the issue of any the first Occupation Certificate for the final building an accurate 1:500 scale model of the development as constructed must be submitted to and approved by Council’s Area Coordinator Planning Assessments/Area Planning Manager for the City Model in Town Hall House.

Note:

(i)      The models must be constructed in accordance with the Model Specifications available online at http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/development/application-guide/application-process/model-requirements Council’s modellers must be consulted prior to construction of the model.

(ii)      The models are to comply with all of the conditions of the Development Consent.

(iii)     The models must be amended to reflect any further modifications to the approval (under Section 4.55 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act) that affect the external appearance of the building.

Reason

To ensure the provision of an appropriate physical model of the development.

(126)  SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC CAD MODELS PRIOR TO OCCUPATION CERTIFICATE

a)          Prior to any the first Occupation Certificate for the final building being issued, an accurate 1:1 electronic CAD model of the completed development must be submitted to and approved by Council’s Area Coordinator Planning Assessments/Area Planning Manager for the electronic Visualisation City Model.

b)          The data required to be submitted within the surveyed location must include and identify:

(i)      building design above and below ground in accordance with the development consent;

(ii)      all underground services and utilities, underground structures and basements, known archaeological structures and artefacts;

(iii)     a current two points on the site boundary clearly marked to show their Northing and Easting MGA (Map Grid of Australia) coordinates, which must be based on Established Marks registered in the Department of Lands and Property Information’s SCIMS Database with a Horizontal Position Equal to or better than Class C.

The data is to be submitted as a DGN or DWG file on a Compact Disc. All modelling is to be referenced to the Map Grid of Australia (MGA) spatially located in the Initial Data Extraction file.

c)          The electronic model must be constructed in accordance with the City’s 3D CAD electronic model specification. The specification is available online at http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/development/application-guide/application-process/model-requirements Council’s Modelling staff should be consulted prior to creation of the model. The data is to comply with all of the conditions of the Development Consent.

Reason

To ensure the provision of an appropriate electronic model of the development.

Reasons for Decision

The application was approved for the following reasons:

(A)       The proposal satisfies the objectives of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 in that, subject to the recommended conditions of consent, it achieves the objectives of the planning controls for the site for the reasons outlined in the report to the Central Sydney Planning Committee.

(B)       The development is permissible with consent in the MU1 mixed use zone and is consistent with the objectives of the zone.

(C)       The proposal has been assessed against the aims and objectives of the relevant planning controls including the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012, the Sydney Development Control Plan 2012, and State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021. Where non-compliances exist, they have been demonstrated in this report to be acceptable in the circumstances or are to be resolved by the recommended conditions of consent.

(D)       The proposed development demonstrates design excellence in accordance with the relevant provisions and matters for consideration in clause 6.21C of the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012.

(E)       The proposed development is consistent with the design intent of the winning schemes of the competitive design alternatives processes for the site, held in accordance with the City of Sydney Competitive Design Policy.

(F)       The proposed development has a form, bulk and massing that is suitable for the site and its context and is appropriate in the setting of the Green Square Epsom Park locality.

(G)      Condition 13 was amended to provide protection measures over the outdoor play space of the child care centre.

(H)       Conditions 125 and 126 were amended to require their satisfaction prior to the first occupation certificate for the final building.

Carried unanimously.

D/2024/816