Development Application: 161 Castlereagh Street, Sydney

23/05/2018 - Development Application: 161 Castlereagh Street, Sydney

The Panel:

(A)        Supported the variation to Clause 4.4 Floor Space Ratio development standard in accordance with Clause 4.6 'Exceptions to development standards' of the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012.

(B)        Granted consent to Development Application D/2018/269 subject to the conditions set out in Attachment A to the subject report.

Carried unanimously.

Reasons for Decision

The Panel approved the application as:

(A)        The proposed development is consistent with section 4.15 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 in that it satisfies the provisions of the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012 and the Sydney Development Control Plan 2012 and for the reasons outlined in the report submitted to the Local Planning Panel.

(B)        The proposed additional internal floor space of 35.82sqm results in a 1% increase in gross floor area over that previously approved increasing the FSR for the site from 14.51:1 to 14.52:1.

(C)       The increase in floor space has no impact on any external building envelope on the site.

(D)       The additional floor space will have no adverse impact on the amenity of the locality.

D/2018/269