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DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
Quarter three - One Development Application and one Section 96(2) modifi cation has been determined by the NSW Government’s Sydney West Central Planning Panel.
In total 360 Development Applications were determined with a cost of works estimated at in excess of $150M.
A total of 403 Development Applications were lodged with Council for assessment with a cost of works estimated at $440M.
Quarter two - Six Development Applications each with a capital investment value in excess of $20M have been assessed by Council staff and determined by the NSW Government’s Sydney West Central Planning Panel.
In total 474 Development Applications were determined with a cost of works estimated at in excess of $600M.
A total of 423 Development Applications were lodged with Council for assessment with a cost of works estimated at $398M.
Quarter one - Development Assessment staff reported fi ve Development Applications to the Joint Regional Planning Panel for determination with a combined capital investment value of in excess of $1.1B.
RESIDENTIAL LOTS
Quarter three - 336 new residential lots were DA Approved in the 3rd quarter (not including strata title lots from multi dwelling housing developments such as townhouses and apartment buildings).
Q3 saw a 19% increase in the number of lots fi nalised and released for registration compared to the same period last FY (516 lots up from 420) including the fi rst 305 lots released in the Box Hill SEPP Growth Centre.
Quarter two - 710 new residential lots were DA approved (not including strata title lots from multi dwelling housing developments such as townhouses and apartment buildings). This is a 39% increase compared to the same period in the previous fi nancial year (510).
250 lots (35%) were DA approved in the Box Hill North Release Area (The Gables), 197 lots (28%) were DA approved in the Box Hill Release Area, 167 lots (24%) were DA approved in the Balmoral Road Release Area and 46 lots (6%) were DA approved in the North Kellyville Release Area.
268 new residential lots were approved for registration.
Quarter one - 1,078 new residential lots were DA approved in quarter one (not including strata title lots from multi dwelling housing developments such as townhouses and apartment buildings). This is a 234%
increase compared to the same period in the previous fi nancial year (323 lots).
607 lots (56%) were DA approved in the Box Hill Release Area, 293 lots (27%) were DA approved in the North Kellyville Release Area, 75 lots (7%) were DA approved in the Balmoral Road Release Area and 63 lots (6%) were DA approved in the Box Hill North (The Gables) Release Area.
NEW PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
Quarter three - 4.6km of new concrete footpath and 5.8km of new public road was constructed in conjunction with subdivision work in Q3. There was a 14% increase in the value of public infrastructure created by subdivision compared to the same period last FY.
Quarter two - 4.2km of new public road was constructed and dedicated in conjunction with subdivision work (187% increase) and 3.8km of new concrete footpath (80%
increase) in quarter one. There was a 225% increase in the value of public infrastructure created by subdivision compared to quarter one last fi nancial year.
Quarter one - 9.8km of new public road was constructed and dedicated in conjunction with subdivision work (11%
increase) and 9.6km of new concrete footpath in quarter one and two. There was a 43% increase in the value of public infrastructure created by subdivision compared to the fi rst half of last fi nancial year.
BOX HILL & BOX HILL NORTH
Quarter two - continued to see substantial construction progress of the Box Hill and Box Hill North Release Areas.
Construction of the fi rst subdivisions in both the Box Hill and Box Hill North Release Areas are nearing completion with fi nalisation is expected in the next quarter .
Quarter one - Large scale preliminary construction work continued in the new release areas of Box Hill and Box Hill North (The Gables) including bulk earthworks, creek rehabilitation and lead-in infrastructure.
ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE
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ACTION PROGRESS COMPLETED PERFORMANCE
Update Local Strategy. Council is required to review its Local Strategy and LEP 2012 to give effect to the West Central District Plan and “Greater Sydney Region Plan” (an amendment to “A Plan for Growing Sydney”), once fi nalised. The Greater Sydney Commission advises that the draft Plans will be fi nalised in late 2017.
Work has commenced on the update of the Local Strategy, with draft Local Strategy to be fi nalised in December 2017.
Develop car parking policy for Council Centres (Castle Hill, Rouse Hill, Baulkham Hills).
A Discussion Paper is currently being prepared.
Finalisation of the review and preparation of the policy is dependent on the outcomes of the Priority Precinct planning process around Sydney Metro Northwest stations and further work being undertaken by State Government to prepare updated guidelines for Traffi c Generating Development. The NSW Government has not yet fi nalised this work.
Revisit Master Plan and then the town planning controls re Baulkham Hills Town Centre.
Draft Master Plan being revised to ensure that future redevelopment within the town centre accommodates potential grade separation of Windsor Road, Seven Hills Road and Old Northern Road. Further traffi c analysis to be undertaken to identify what upgrades are required to support redevelopment within the town centre in the event that grade separation does not proceed. Draft Master Plan and future development controls will need to incorporate the outcome of this traffi c analysis. Traffi c analysis scheduled to commence in the 2017/2018 fi nancial year.
Develop and implement electronically
integrated customer interface that will enable home owners to enquire as to what all of Council’s standards are for a particular house on their property (referred to as My DCP).
Discussions being held with software providers to test Council data for pilot enquiry system. Residential Controls currently being reviewed. Reviewing online products to be introduced by Department of Planning and Environment as part of the recently exhibited draft ‘ePlanning’ amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation.
Analysis of traffi c demand along Annangrove Road and fi nalise detailed concept plans for a road widening scheme.
RMS have not confi rmed what role Annangrove Rd will play in their Strategy for the North West Growth Area. The RMS Draft Regional analysis will not be available until December 2017 as part of the NSW Transport Masterplan Review. As a result the Council analysis has been delayed. Consultant appointed in March 2017. Project delivery will now be September 2017.
Master Plan DA re Leisure Precinct around Showground.
Scope of this project has been substantially upgraded as a result of the Showground Station Precinct and associated infrastructure planning. This extent of this upgrade will now be fi nalised at the early April workshop, with a report to Council in late April. A revised delivery plan will also be provided as part of that reporting process.
HOW WE PROGRESSED OUR FOUR YEAR ACTIONS
To achieve our strategy of active, safe and culturally rich people enjoying community life together, we focused on the following actions:
COMPLETE
ON TRACK
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ACTION PROGRESS COMPLETED PERFORMANCE
Develop strategy to change former HCC site into development site re: Baulkham Hills Town Centre.
Council resolved in part, at the meeting on 8 November 2016 to forward a planning proposal to the Dept. of Planning & Environment for a Gateway determination to amend LEP 2012 to facilitate a mixed use commercial and residential development on the site of the Bull and Bush Hotel, 360-379 Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills. This site adjoins the HCC site and it is proposed to include in the proposed development 2,502 sq.m of community fl oor space that includes a library which will be subject to a VPA. The development of a strategy for the future development of the former HCC site is dependant on the outcome of the proposed planning proposal.
COMPLETE
ON TRACK
HOW WE PROGRESSED OUR FOUR YEAR ACTIONS
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RESULT QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATOR OUTCOME STRATEGY
15/16 16/17
93.2 89.5 98.3 14.0 40.1 88.0 52.0 154.0 7.5
93.4
N/A*
N/A*
N/A*
N/A*
89.6 60.0 N/A*
N/A*
• Community satisfaction - people satisfi ed with condition of residential road surfaces.
• Road assets rated in satisfactory condition.
• Footpaths rated in satisfactory condition.
• Population who walk, cycle or use public transport to get to work.
• Kilometres of dedicated walking and cycling trails constructed per year.
• Community satisfaction with footpaths/
cycleways.
• % people who agree or strongly agree they have easy access to work.
• Road traffi c major injuries per 100,000 population.
• Pedestrian injuries and fatalities, per 100,000 population.
6. Safe convenient and accessible transport options that enable movement through and within our Shire.
6.1 Facilitate and maintain well managed and integrated local roads and transport infrastructure and support the safety of movement for all users.
100.0 N/A* • Actions completed as per North West Sector Project Plan.
6.2 Strategically plan for the North West sector growth through the development and construction of transport infrastructure and its integration into the metropolitan network.
MEASURING OUR QUALITY OF LIFE PERFORMANCE
Quality of Life indicators are reported annually. The column below shows a two year comparison with current year’s results reported in blue. Other results below are as per the community survey conducted in December 2016.
*N/A: data not available yet
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KPI METHOD TARGET ACTUAL PERFORMANCE
STATUS ASSET MANAGEMENT
Footpaths rated in a satisfactory condition (%). > is better ANNUAL
Road assets rated in a satisfactory condition (%). > is better 85 97.00
% of infrastructure assets condition rated annually. > is better ANNUAL PLACE MANAGEMENT
Average time taken to clean pits / pipes (days). < is better 7 5.63
Average time taken to repair potholes (days). < is better 3 1.35
% of customer requests completed on time. > is better 85 86.67
DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT SERVICES
% of Development Applications determined within 40 days
(less STC days). > is better 70 78.85
Gross number of days taken to determine a Development
Application (median). < is better 60 58.00
SUBDIVISION & DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION
% of Subdivision Development Applications processed within
60 days (less STC days).* > is better 65 67.71
% of Subdivision Certifi cates processed within 14 days
(less STC days). > is better 90 100
FORWARD PLANNING
Rezoning applications to Council in 12 weeks (%). > is better ANNUAL
Section 149 Applications processed within 5 working days (%). > is better 60 99.39
MEASURING OUR OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
COMPLETE ON TRACK ACTION REQUIRED
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* NOTE: % OF SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS PROCESSED WITHIN 60 DAYS (LESS STC DAYS).
Sustained subdivision activity and increased scale and complexity of DA’s lodged has been experienced. Many recent applications have required referral to external agencies such as the NSW RFS as subdivision of urban fringe/bushfi re prone land is involved.
This combined with a sharp increase in workload in other parts of the program, such as Subdivision Certifi cation (construction certifi cates, inspections and subdivision certifi cates) and some staffi ng changes has impacted ability to meet target. Given that 2,154 lots have been approved so far this FY and a further 2,180 are currently under assessment (compared to 2,366 approved for all of last FY) and that the team is in recruitment/training phase, it is recommended that the target be revised to 65%.
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RESULT QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATOR OUTCOME STRATEGY
15/16 16/17
82.2 79.4 66.8 85.2 80.6
89.0 84.0
92.0
80.0
82.0
82.6 83.0 64.2 85.0 84.4
93.0 89.0
81.0
87.0
90.0
• Community satisfaction - streetscape appearance.
• Community satisfaction - low density housing development.
• Community satisfaction - medium density housing development.
• Community satisfaction - range of shopping facilities.
• Community satisfaction - built environment - overall zoning and presentation of The Shire.
• % People who agree or strongly agree they have easy access to local shops.
• % People who agree or strongly agree they have easy access to major shopping centres.
• % People who agree or strongly agree their neighbourhood has a friendly atmosphere.
• % People who agree or strongly agree they have easy access to health and medical services.
• % People who agree or strongly agree they have easy access to schools.
7. Responsible planning facilitates a desirable living environment and meets growth targets.
7.1 The Shire’s natural and built environment is well managed through strategic land use and urban planning that refl ects our values and aspirations.
79.7 72.1 100.0
N/A*
N/A*
N/A*
• Development applications determined within 40 days (less STC days).
• Subdivision development applications processed within 60 days (less STC days).
• Subdivision certifi cates processed within 14 days (less STC days).
7.2 Manage new and existing development with a robust framework of policies, plans and processes that is in accordance with community needs and expectations.
*N/A: data not available yet
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