Moved by the Chair (the Lord Mayor), seconded by Councillor Miller -
It is resolved that:
(A) the requirement under clause 7.20(3) of the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012 requiring the preparation of a development control plan is unreasonable and unnecessary in the circumstances;
(B) the requirement under clause 6.21D(2) of the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012 requiring a competitive design process is unreasonable and unnecessary in the circumstances; and
(C) consent
be granted to Development Application
The application was approved for the following reasons:
(A)
The proposed
development satisfies the objectives of the Environmental Planning and
Assessment Act 1979, in that, subject to the imposition of conditions as
recommended, 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 proposed
development generally satisfies the objectives and provisions of the Sydney
Local Environmental Plan 2012 and the Sydney Development Control Plan 2012.
(C)
The proposal
complies with the maximum floor space ratio development standard in Clauses
4.4, 6.4, 6.6 and 6.9 of the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012, and an
appropriate condition is recommended to require the allocation of heritage
floor space in accordance with Clause 6.11 of the Sydney Local Environmental
Plan 2012.
(D)
The proposed
development complies with the maximum height of building development standard
and the Wynyard Park sun access plane in accordance with Clauses 4.3 and 6.17
of the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012.
(E)
The
architectural design, facade articulation, and materiality of the proposal
combine to achieve a high-quality design outcome to satisfy the relevant
provisions and matters for consideration in Clause 6.21C of the Sydney Local
Environmental Plan 2012.
(F)
The proposed
development has a height, scale and form suitable for the site and its context,
and subject to conditions, satisfactorily respond to the heights and setbacks
of neighbouring developments, is appropriate in the streetscape context and
setting of the broader locality.
(G)
Subject to
the recommended conditions of consent, the proposed development achieves
acceptable amenity for the existing and future occupants of the subject and
adjoining sites.
(H)
The public
interest is served by the approval of the proposed development subject to
recommended conditions imposed relating to the appropriate management of
associated potential environmental impacts.
Carried unanimously.
D/2024/367