Decision details

Moved by the Chair (the Lord Mayor), seconded by Councillor Scully –

It is resolved that:

(A)        the Central Sydney Planning Committee note that Toga, the landowner of 6-12 O'Riordan Street and 324 Botany Road, Alexandria, and the future landowner of 320-322 Botany Road, has made an offer to enter into a planning agreement to deliver the following public benefits:

(i)          monetary contribution of $6,165,059 as at December 2019 (value to be indexed to CPI) towards essential infrastructure, less the cost of public domain works delivered by the developer;

(ii)         dedication of approximately 583 square metres of land for the future Transport Place around the Green Square train station;

(iii)        dedication of approximately 24 square metres of land to facilitate a 1.4 metre setback to Botany Road;

(iv)       dedication of approximately 126 square metres of land to facilitate a 2.4 metre setback to O'Riordan Street;

(v)         developer's works to construct future footpaths and embellishment of land for Transport Place; and

(vi)       design and construction of any proposed building to meet the City's Green Infrastructure requirements for recycled water, energy efficiency and air conditioning refrigerant;

(B)        the Central Sydney Planning Committee note the final terms of the planning agreement are currently being negotiated and, once terms are finalised, the Chief Executive Officer will prepare, publicly exhibit, enter into and register on the title of land a planning agreement in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979; and

(C)       the Central Sydney Planning Committee request the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces un-defer the land at 6-12 O'Riordan Street, 320-322 Botany Road and 324 Botany Road, Alexandria, from Sydney Local Environmental Plan (Green Square Town Centre - Stage 2) 2013 and give effect to Planning Proposal: Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2010 (Green Square Town Centre) - Sites 301 Botany Road, 501 Botany Road, 509 Botany Road, 3 Joynton Avenue, 511-515 Botany Road, 97-115 Portman Street, 811 Elizabeth Street, Zetland; 312-318 Botany Road, 320-322 Botany Road, 324 Botany Road, 318A Botany Road, 6-12 O'Riordan Street and 2A Bourke Road, Alexandria, to the extent that it applies to the subject land, subject to execution of a planning agreement consistent with the terms detailed in clause (A), and following the registration of the planning agreement on the title of the land.

Carried unanimously.

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Speaker

Mr Paul Shaw (Toga) – on behalf of the applicant, addressed the meeting of the Central Sydney Planning Committee on Item 8.