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LOCAL PLANNING PANEL – THE HILLS SHIRE COUNCIL
DETERMINATION OF THE LOCAL PLANNING PANEL ON 16 JUNE 2021
PRESENT:
Richard Pearson Chair Richard Thorp Expert Marcia Doheny Expert
Damian Kelly Community Representative
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:
In relation to Item 1 Mr Pearson declared that the proponent’s Landscape Architect Oculus is engaged as a sub-consultant on a project he is managing for Woollahra Council. This is a separate limited professional engagement, does not represent a significant conflict of interest under the LPP Code of Conduct and he is still able to consider and advise on the matter.
COUNCIL STAFF:
The Panel were briefed by the following Council Staff on 16 June 2021:
Nicholas Carlton - Manager – Forward Planning
Megan Munari - Principal Coordinator, Forward Planning Jessie Wiseman - Senior Town Planner
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ITEM 1: LOCAL PLANNING PANEL – PLANNING PROPOSAL – ROUSE HILL TOWN CENTRE NORTHERN FRAME AND TEMPUS STREET SLEEVE SITES - LOCAL PLANNING PANEL (7/2020/PLP)
COUNCIL OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION:
The planning proposal not proceed to Gateway Determination.
PANEL’S ADVICE:
The planning proposal should not proceed to Gateway Determination on the basis that:
a) The planning proposal does not adequately address the need for significant employment floor space on this key strategic site in the Rouse Hill Strategic Centre.
Additionally, the proposed hospital represents a central element to realising employment opportunities and has not been factored into the proposal.
b) The planning proposal is inconsistent with the objectives and priorities of the Greater Sydney Region Plan, Central City District Plan, Section 9.1 Ministerial Directions, North West Rail Link Corridor Strategy and Council’s Hills Future 2036 Local Strategic Planning Statement, relating to the growth of investment, business opportunities and jobs in strategic centres, the delivery of great places and balancing growth with suitable levels of infrastructure.
c) The planning proposal precedes the completion of detailed Council-led precinct planning identified in the Local Strategic Planning Statement, which is currently underway and will investigate the appropriate mix of uses, quantum of dwellings and jobs, and projected infrastructure capacity within the strategic centre over the next 20 years.
d) The proposal fails to consider the impact and opportunities of the recently announced Rouse Hill Hospital (which will be located within the planning proposal site) and how the development will relate to this future hospital in terms of built form, interface and supporting land uses.
e) The proposed planning mechanisms provide no certainty that the proposed employment outcomes will be delivered in the future, that future development will align with the concept plans supporting the application or that larger apartments, to the extent envisaged by Council’s planning controls, will be delivered.
f) The proposal has not at this stage identified any tangible public benefits and has not provided an appropriate infrastructure solution to cater for the proposed uplift.
g) The planning proposal is not supported by sufficient information to enable a complete assessment of the traffic and transport impacts, flooding impacts or infrastructure demand.
VOTING:
Unanimous
