Campsie Phase 1 Report

ampsie

Town Centre

March 2021 |Planning and Urban Design Analysis Report | Final Draft for Exhibition

Acknowledgement of Country The City of Canterbury Bankstown acknowledges the traditional country of the Darug (Darag, Dharug, Daruk and Dharuk) and the Eora peoples.

We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living today.

Council also acknowledges other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language groups in the City and works closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to advance reconciliation in the City.

Mayor’s message The Master Plan follows through on the City’s commitment in “Connective City 2036” to undertake place-led and designbased planning for the major centres in the City, starting with Bankstown and Campsie. This Master Plan sets the groundwork to ensure we set the right conditions for jobs and housing growth to meet the needs of our growing population.

I am pleased to present the Master Plan for Campsie, Canterbury Bankstown’s second largest centre which will grow into a lifestyle and cultural hub on the banks of the Cooks River. This strategic document is underpinned by extensive research and analysis and will carefully guide new development.

The Master Plan describes the rationale for new planning controls that will amend our local environmental plan and development control plan.

With 500,000 people expected to be living in the City by 2036, we need to be ready for the future.

The Master Plan for Campsie will play an important role in managing and preparing for this growth.

I am proud that the Master Plan aims to better connect Campsie with the Cooks River and provides opportunities for improved and new open space for residents, workers, and visitors to enjoy. The Campsie of the future will be a lifestyle and cultural destination, offering a diversity of retail and leisure experiences that build on the existing fine-grained streetscape character of the town centre. The centre will grow around it’s important anchors – the Cooks River, Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury Aquatic Centre and Ice Rink and Belmore Sports and Recreational Precinct.

Central to Campsie’s transformation will be a new civic,

community and cultural hub at the Campsie Civic Centre site, creating a new, vibrant, focal point for the community.

It is imperative that the community helps shape the future of Campsie and that we, the Council, continues to listen throughout this process. I strongly encourage the community to review the Master Plan and provide your comments during the public exhibition period.

Campsie is our most important major strategic centre in CBCity’s East. This master plan takes a place-based approach to transforming Campsie and encouraging development that makes it a great place to be in. This Master Plan is Council’s foundation to realise Campsie’s future as a thriving and dynamic centre where more people will choose to live in, work in, and visit.

Khal Asfour Mayor, City of Canterbury-Bankstown

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Contents 01

Introduction

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Drivers of Change

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2.1

Drivers of Change

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2.2

Strategic Context

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Introducing Campsie Town Centre

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3.1

History of Campsie

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3.2

People and Housing

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3.3

Economic Profile

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Understanding Campsie Town Centre

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4.1

Campsie Airspace Constraints

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4.2

Social Infrastructure

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4.3

Contaminated Land Assessment

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4.4

Utilities

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Place Character

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4.5.a

Natural Environment

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4.5.b

Open Space

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4.5.c

Movement

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4.5.d

Activities and Uses

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4.5.e

Lot Types

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4.5.f

Built form and Density

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4.5.g

Heritage

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4.5.h

Existing Precinct Character

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4.5.i

Opportunities

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4.5.j

Constraints

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Artist impression illustrating the vision for Beamish Street

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01 Introduction Identified by the South District Plan as the key Strategic Centre in the eastern portion of CBCity, Campsie is shifting from a main street to a thriving health and lifestyle precinct. Driving this transformation is the conversion of Campsie Station into a Metro Station, which will improve connectivity and position Campsie as a key junction between the Sydney CBD and the Western Sydney.

The Plan will:

Council is pro actively planning to reinforce the role of Campsie as a Strategic Centre through the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan process. The Master Plan is a placebased design-led growth strategy that builds upon the existing attributes of Campsie and planned infrastructure delivery to re-imagine the centre as a thriving and sustainable centre for people.

It will deliver on Canterbury Bankstown’s Local Strategic Planning Statement vision for Campsie as a vital component of CBCity’s Eastern Lifestyle and Medical Precinct.

• Outline key directions with implementable actions to guide change

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• Set a 20-year vision for Campsie (to 2036) • Translate the 20-year vision into place specific design objectives and controls • Establish an urban design framework with key spatial moves for growth and change across the centre

• Be the evidence-base for future changes to objectives and controls in the Local Environmental Plan and Development Control Plan for Campsie • Assist Council advocate for infrastructure delivery and investment.

To realise this future for Campsie, the Master Plan is subdivided into three stages: • Phase 1: Analysis (this report) • Phase 2: The Vision and Early Community and Stakeholder Engagement • Phase 3: The Master Plan Master Plan Phase 1 provides an indepth evidence-base planning and urban design analysis, and outlines key implications, opportunities and constraints to inform the next stages of the Master Plan process. Phase 1 is supported by the analysis undertaken by external consultants. These include technical studies to inform indigenous culture and heritage, sustainability, economic land use, urban tree canopy, landscape, water management, infrastructure, feasibility, traffic, off-street car parking and tall building design.

To ensure growth is supported by transport improvements, Council is currently preparing an integrated transport and streetscape plan called Campsie Complete Streets Transport and Place Plan. The

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Master Plan will be the foundation of the Transport and Place Plan, which will address transport challenges through a placebased approach and will conduct surveys of vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, parking and public transport. This information will provide an understanding of how, when and where people move around Campsie so that optimisation of each transport system can occur in conjunction with future public domain improvements. The outcome will be a liveable, safe and attractive centre that aligns growth with transport improvements.

Campsie Complete Streets will prioritise people and design for all users, mode options and functions.

Master Plan Phase 2 includes a vision statement, key directions, key spatial moves and early community and stakeholder engagement that underpin the Master Plan.

Master Plan Phase 3 consolidates the information developed in Phase 2 of the Master Plan, along with an intensification strategy, the urban design framework plan and a detailed description of key directions with associated objectives and controls. This information is collated into

the Master Plan Phase 3 Report and will be the evidence-base for amendments to the Local Environmental Plan and Development Control Plan for Campsie Town Centre.

This Phase 1 Report starts by outlining the key drivers of change in Campsie, including policy context. This is followed by a brief overview of Campsie’s history and current population, housing and economic profile.

Chapter four provides a thorough planning and urban design analysis of Campsie Town Centre. At the end of each sub-chapter, a list of key implications and opportunities is provided to inform the Master Plan.

Chapter 4 concludes with an analysis of existing precinct character and a summary of opportunities and constraints to guide the next stages of the master planning process.

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Drivers of Change

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2.1 Drivers of Change Campsie Town Centre in undergoing significant transformation. Sparking this transformation is the conversion of Campsie Station into a Metro Station, which will improve connectivity and position the centre as a central junction between the Sydney CBD and the Western Sydney.

Unlocking the connectivity of Campsie will attract significant employment and housing investment and create a better centre for people.

Campsie is uniquely positioned to capitalise off its existing and varied assets. The Cooks River wraps around the Campsie Town Centre providing community members with access to water and green open space.

The presence of Canterbury Hospital within the centre provides opportunities to strengthen its role as a medical precinct.

While the fine grain-built form along Beamish Street contributes to the centre’s unique character. Most importantly, Campsie is home to a multi-cultural community that injects life into the centre, creating vibrancy and richness.

Beamish Street will continue to play an important function and focal point for the

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Campsie Centre. The fine grain character of Beamish Street will continue to be protected and enhanced.

Council is proactively planning to strengthen the role of Campsie as a Strategic Centre by increasing housing, employment, recreation and cultural opportunities to create a true destination centre. This growth is underpinned by environmental sustainability, design quality, greenery, active transportation, and a consistent focus on community.

This section provides an overview of planning considerations and drivers of change that influence the development and direction of the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan.

Housing and Jobs for a growing population The Local Strategic Planning Statement identifies the Campsie Town Centre as the key Strategic Centre for the city’s east.

Realisation of this designation requires a significant transformation in the role and function of Campsie as it is today.

The study area is an amalgam of two separate centres, the broader Campsie Town Centre and a smaller village centre located at the junction of Canterbury Road and Beamish Street. Council’s Local Housing Strategy sets a housing target of 5,600 additional dwellings for the Campsie Town Centre and provides an overall target for the 12 village centres in the LGA. The Canterbury Road Review Urban Design Study provides further guidance on the dwelling target for the Canterbury Road and Beamish Street village centre, that being 760 additional dwellings. This results in a combined dwelling target for the study area of 6,360 additional dwellings.

This dwelling target will contribute to the City-wide target of 50,000 additional dwellings by 2036. Council will need to deliver diverse housing types at different price points to cater to its changing population, including dwellings for both larger households (couples with children and group households) and smaller households (couples with no children, single parents, single people).

Council’s Employment Strategy sets a jobs

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target of 7,500 total jobs for the Campsie Town Centre by 2036. To meet this target, approximately 2,700 additional jobs will be needed, requiring an additional 124,099sqm of suitable floorspace in the centre. To transform the Campsie Town Centre into an Eastern Lifestyle and Medical Precinct, new jobs will need to be created in health, education and knowledge industry sectors, in addition to retail and personal services jobs.

Movement and Connectivity Campsie Town Centre will experience significant improvements to the frequency, quality, and capacity of its public transport network with the replacement of the current heavy rail service along the T3 Bankstown Line with Sydney Metro services. The NSW State Government is delivering the Sydney Metro City & Southwest Project, which will upgrade and convert all 11 stations between Sydenham and Bankstown to metro standards. The project was approved in 2019 and is due to be delivered in 2024. As part of this project, Campsie Station entry will be upgraded, with the introduction of new bicycle parking

on North Parade and new accessible parking along South Parade.

The planned Sydney Metro line will reduce travel times between Campsie Town Centre, Bankstown City Centre, the Sydney CBD, and beyond to Chatswood and Macquarie Park. This will strengthen economic links between Campsie and the Eastern Economic Corridor and help stimulate job growth in Campsie.

To identify the challenges and opportunities associated with transport infrastructure within the Campsie Town Centre, a Complete Streets Master Plan will be developed for Campsie. This plan will enable an in-depth understanding of the existing transport network and guide street and transport upgrades to support the future growth.

Sydney South West Metro Line

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2.1 Drivers of Change Housing Affordability As present, the Campsie Town Centre provides comparatively more affordable housing compared to many of suburbs that surround the centre . This relative affordability of Campsie has enabled many lower income households to live in the centre – with nearly a third of Campsie households making less than $1,000 a week (< $51,999 per year).

Future growth in the centre has implications for housing affordability, particularly for renters who are more impacted by rises in housing costs than homeowners.

When house prices rise, renters are faced with increased housing cost, unlike homeowners who experience an increase in the value of their dwelling. This is a key consideration for the Campsie Town Centre, where 47% of households rent, which is higher than the average in Greater Sydney (31%).

While urban renewal has many benefits, this process can impact housing cost through the replacement of older housing with newer stock. On average, areas with a higher

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proportion of new dwellings have higher rents. For this reason, the redevelopment of relatively affordable older housing stocks would increase rents and decrease housing affordability, potentially displacing residents to other areas. In response to this issue, Council has committed to delivering affordable housing in the Campsie Town Centre, subject to viability testing. This will be tested through the Master Planning process.

Climate Change and the Need for Sustainability and Resilience Climate change is contributing to an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events causing infrastructure failure and posing significant risks to people, property, the environment, and the economy. Canterbury-Bankstown’s local climate is getting hotter and more extreme. The number of days per year over 35 degrees recorded by the Bankstown Airport weather station has increased from 5 days in 1970 to 18 days in 2019. The increase in local temperatures has a direct impact on electricity demand and household electricity costs.

Council’s City Local Strategic Plan Statement sets a target for a 29% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2019 levels, and a target of zero carbon emissions by 2050. Under current planning controls greenhouse gas emissions are projected to increase in the Campsie Town Centre by 40%. It is imperative that Council plays a role in reducing the adverse impacts of climate change through the master planning of Campsie Town Centre.

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The master planning process provides opportunities to increase the sustainability performance of new developments through commissioning a sustainability study to inform the approach and define controls.

Artist impression of developments in Campsie

51 Langridge Street, Collingwood - SJB Architects

HASSELL Herston Quarter, Brisbane

Anzac Mall redevelopment

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2.2 Strategic Context There are six key strategic planning documents that inform land use planning within the Campsie Town Centre and collectively create the strategic line of sight from a region to local level. These include: • The Greater Sydney Region Plan: Greater Sydney Commission, 2018 • Future Transport 2056: Transport for NSW, 2018 • The South District Plan: Greater Sydney Commission, 2018 • Local Strategic Planning Statement, Connective City 2036: CBCity, 2020 • Community Strategic Plan, CBCity 2028: CBCity, 2018 • Canterbury Road Review, CBCity 2017.

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Greater Sydney Region Plan The Greater Sydney Commission’s Greater Sydney Regional Plan sets out a 40-year vision for a Metropolis of Three Cities being the Eastern Harbour City (Sydney CBD), the Central River City (Parramatta) and the new Western Parkland City (Western Sydney Aerotropolis). The plan integrates land use and transport planning to boost Greater Sydney’s liveability, productivity, and sustainability.

The Plan establishes the future role of the Campsie Town Centre through its designation as a Strategic Centre within the Eastern Harbour City. Strategic centres play a key role in the centre hierarchy of a region and are expected to accommodate high levels of private sector investment, enabling them to grow and evolve. This represents a transformational opportunity for Campsie, going from a main street, retail focused centre, into a broader employment precinct with a larger catchment from the eastern portion of the Canterbury Bankstown local government area and beyond.

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The Plan highlights the importance of aligning housing and jobs growth with infrastructure investment in accessible locations. As outlined in the Plan, the Campsie Town Centre is located on a committed transport link - Sydney Metro City & Southwest. This planned transport infrastructure enhances accessibility and positions Campsie as a centre for transport orientated development.

Future Transport 2056

Future Transport Strategy 2056 sets out Transport for NSW’s vision for transport in Greater Sydney. The strategy establishes a network of corridors that will support the efficient movement of people and goods throughout Greater Sydney. Campsie forms part of a centre-serving corridor.

Centre-serving corridors are local corridors that support, buses, walking and cycling, connecting people with their nearest centre and transport interchange

The Plan outlines future transport initiatives including upgrades to stations along the Bankstown Line as part of the commitment to deliver Sydney Metro City and Southwest (due for completion in 2024). Improvements to the principle bicycle network are also proposed, this will improve cycling connectivity of Campsie through new connections to Sydney Airport, Wolli Creek and Burwood. The plan set outs longer term north-south transport initiatives for investigation including a potential train/ mass transit link from Hurstville (or Kogarah) to Burwood and Strathfield and then potentially on to Rhodes and Macquarie Park in the next 20+ years.

The improved future connectivity of Campsie set out in Future Transport, would see Campsie becoming a more highly accessible strategic centre for Sydney’s inner and middle ring.

South District Plan

The Greater Sydney Commission’s, South District Plan is a 20-year plan that implements the directions contained in the Greater Sydney Region Plan. The plan identifies the Campsie Town Centre as a thriving commercial centre with a range of medical services and a high level of amenity and connectively. The Plan outline future opportunities for Campsie including improving traffic flows, increasing local jobs, enhancing the public domain, and providing housing in the right locations. This represents a transformation for Campsie, from the current retail focused main street into a genuine strategic centre.

The Plan requires Councils prepare housing strategies identifying the number of new dwellings they can deliver to contribute to the South District Plan housing target

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of 83,500 additional dwellings by 2036.

Council’s draft Housing Strategy estimates that it can deliver 60% of the 20-year target or around 50,000 dwellings. Dwelling growth will be concentrated in established centres with high levels of accessibility, such as the Campsie Town Centre.

For Campsie, the Plan outlines a baseline employment target of 7,000 jobs by 2036 and a higher target of 7,500. Strengthening of employment uses along Beamish Street, improved linkages to Canterbury Hospital and surrounding medical facilities will be key steps to achieve this target, and require transformative changes to the Campsie centre.

The plan identifies key challenges for the district in relation to climate adaptation and resilience. The plan shows the LGA is vulnerable to heatwaves and has the lowest proportion of canopy cover compared in Greater Sydney. Increasing urban canopy and delivering green grid connections are critical to the delivery liveable places.

The plan includes an action to investigate opportunities for new open space to ensure higher density residential areas are within 200m to 400m of open space.

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2.2 Strategic Context CBCity 2028

Connective City 2036 LSPS Of importance to the master planning process is the direction in Liveable and Distinctive destination. The community wants to see a well-designed, attractive city which preserves the identity and character of local villages. The community said they want CBCity to be a destination City that is heritage-protected, have quality social interactions, be safe and clean, cosmopolitan, full of markets, arts and culture, affordable and diverse when it comes to housing and good amenities and open spaces.

CBCity 2028 sets out how local community wants Canterbury-Bankstown to look in 10 years time. The plan sets out 7 Destinations that will deliver a City that is “Thriving, Dynamic and Real” and commits to City Transformations within each destination to commence the journey.

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Campsie Town Centre is the anchor of the Eastern Lifestyle and Medical Precinct, which will be the shopping, medical and cultural centre of Canterbury Bankstown’s east. Existing health services, facilities and retail along Canterbury Road will be optimised to support Canterbury Hospital and the fine grain typology along Beamish Street will be preserved for retail and business purposes.

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Connective City 2036 is Council’s consolidated vision for Canterbury Bankstown to guide future growth. The LSPS affirms Council’s commitment to deliver the jobs and housing targets set out in the South District Plan. It also commits to the provision of affordable housing, increased sustainability targets for new development, the development of a night-time economy, arts and cultural spaces, and improve design quality of new development.

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Connective City 2036 outlines the need to accommodate additional housing, including high, medium, and low-density housing so that people have a greater choice. This will contribute to achieving the Connective City 2036 dwelling supply target of 50,000 new homes. The Plan also outlines the need to enhance our green and blue webs, deliver cultural places and spaces that meet community needs, embed sustainability, resilience and design excellence into development, and support growth with well-funded infrastructure.

Canterbury Road Review, 2017 The Canterbury Road Review made the following recommendations relevant to the master plan study area: • Concentrate mixed use development including multi-storey housing at the intersection of Canterbury Road and Beamish Street along the portion of Canterbury Road between Wonga Street and the Cooks River.

• For the above-mentioned locations: The Canterbury Road Review was a collaborative project delivered through a steering committee with membership from Council, Transport for NSW, RMS and GSC. The review examined land uses for properties with frontage to Canterbury Road between Hurlstone Park and Bankstown and made recommendations about the planning framework to guide future development.

• Deliver streetscape enhancements through the preparation of a public domain plan and the implementation of road safety measures • Investigate demand for a supermarket • Investigate potential for bulky goods retail and light industry on the ground plane of mixed-use residential developments.

• Exclude multi-storey housing from other land fronting Canterbury Road to reinforce the road’s role as an enterprise corridor.

• Concentrate commercial office development within the Campsie Town Centre rather than along Canterbury Road.

• Improve delivery of medium density housing types such as semi-detached and town housing developments on R3 zoned land.

• The Master Plan will review the findings of the Canterbury Road Review and ensure their currency against the previously mentioned strategic planning documents.

• Ensure a consistent minimum setback from Canterbury Road for potential streetscape enhancements.

• Establish appropriate planning controls and funding mechanisms to ensure a continuous network of rear lanes, parallel to Canterbury Road.

• Apply a car parking rate for all new developments aimed at promoting alternative mode choice and ensure the allocation of car share spaces within new developments and in strategic, on street locations.

• Address the critical shortage of open space, urban amenity and street connectivity.

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Introducing Campsie Town Centre

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3.1

Aboriginal people have lived along the Cooks River for thousands of years. It is generally accepted that the area around Campsie is Wangal land. The Wangal were a clan of the Darug (sometimes spelt Dharug, Dharuk or Daruk) tribe or language group.

History of Campsie Aboriginal people have lived along the Cooks River for thousands of years. It is generally accepted that the area around Campsie is Wangal land. The Wangal were a clan of the Darug (sometimes spelt Dharug, Dharuk or Daruk) tribe or language group, whose country is considered to extend from the Hawkesbury River to Appin, and from the east coast of Sydney across the Cumberland Plain into the Blue Mountains.

Old Canterbury Road, Georges River Road and Beamish Street are thought to follow traditional Aboriginal walking tracks.

The arrival of European settlers from 1788 onwards irrevocably changed the lives of first nations people through the forceful acquisition of their lands, which was divided and given to European settlers through land grants. Between 1788 and 1880’s, Campsie and it surrounds were used for farming purposes, with settlers taking advantage of the fertile floodplain soils.

After much petitioning of the State Government by local residents, the Municipality of Canterbury was proclaimed on 17 March 1879. The creation of a Council, coupled with plans for a railway line, led to land speculators buying up farmland to

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subdivide. Early subdivision within Campsie included the Harcourt Estate (1888) and Campsie Park Estate (1889), which are some of the first model suburbs constructed in NSW. Much of these early subdivision patterns remain intact today.

Model suburbs within Campsie had a poor relationship with the Cooks River, lacking both interface and access, due to the poor health of the river. The legacy of this development pattern can be seen through contemporary rear fences along the Cooks River and narrow access corridors.

In 1895, Campsie received a train station when the existing railway line was extended from Sydenham to Belmore. Campsie Park Estate became split by the rail line extension, breaking the existing grid pattern and creating irregular parcels of land. This divide remains, with only limited vehicular and pedestrian opportunities to cross the railway line. In 1909, the railway line was extended to Bankstown and the loop line to the main southern line was completed in 1928.

In the early 20th century, cheap land and presence of a train station attracted working class residents such as builders,

carpenters, and shopkeepers. However, some of the model suburbs with larger block attracted more middle-class professions such as public servants. During this time much of the housing developed was in a Federation style. The population of Campsie grew until the Great Depression when development slowed. Limited population growth continued until the end of World War II. Following World War II, manufacturing industries began relocating to the suburbs.

To meet demand, the Cumberland Planning Scheme (1948) rezoned large areas of the Western Suburbs to allow for the development of large manufacturing plants such as the Campsie Sunbeam Factory.

Many of the sites developed during this time remain.

The end of World War II triggered a change in migration policy and signalled the end of the White Australian Policy. The resultant post war migration changed the demographic profile of Campsie. Campsie became an ethnically diverse centre as new migrants from Europe and then from Asia settled in the area, including large Chinese and Korean communities.

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In 1961, the Strata Title Act 1961 created an opportunity for developers to demolish large federation homes and replace them with unit blocks, leading to the development of three storey apartments blocks throughout Campsie. These apartments were primarily rented, a trend that remains today.

Implications & Opportunities • The existing historic features of the Campsie Town Centre should be preserved and celebrated as part of the master planning of this centre.

• Historically, early subdivisions of Campsie provided a poor relationship to the river. This relationship should be strengthened through enhanced connectivity between the core and the River and provision of an environmental buffer.

• Consider opportunities for celebrating Campsie’s indigenous heritage through public art expression, requirements for hoarding art during construction

Waiting room at Canterbury Hospital, Campsie, New South Wales, April 1943

Orion Theatre interior, 1960. Courtesy Barry Sharp and City of Canterbury Local History Photograph Collection

Campsie bridge construction

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3.2

Apartments in Campsie

People and Housing Campsie Town Centre is home to around 24,000 people living in 8,900 dwellings.

The local population is culturally and linguistically diverse with a large ethnically Chinese community. Two thirds of residents are born overseas and one in five residents are born in Mainland China. Most residents are first or second-generation migrants, with 82% of residents having both parents born overseas. The top three languages spoken at home are Mandarin (20%), English (19%) and Cantonese (10%).

The types of households living in Campsie are similar to the types of households living in CBCity and Greater Sydney. In the Campsie Town Centre, 48% of households are families, 30% are couples and 16% are lone person households. Campsie Town Centre does, however, have a slightly higher proportion of working age residents (aged between 20 to 64) compared to CBCity and Greater Sydney.

61% of all dwellings. This in considerably higher than the proportion of apartments in CBCity (27%) and Greater Sydney (30%).

Households who live in apartments are more likely to be renters, have lower incomes and move more frequently compared to households who live in separate houses and semi-detached dwellings. This trend can be seen in Campsie, where nearly half (47%) of households rent, only 44% of households living in the same home 5-years ago and 57% of households earnt less than $104,000 per annum.

While the type of household living in Campsie may be similar to CBCity and Greater Sydney, the housing stock differs.

The dominant housing stock in the Campsie Town Centre is apartments, which comprise

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Population and Households

Language and Culture

24,500 S T R U C T U R E

6%

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residents in

12%

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CAMPSIE IS CULTURALLY DIVERSE WITH A LARGE ETHNICALLY CHINESE POPULATION

HOUSEHOLD TYPE

48%

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FA M I L I E S

5-19 School ages children and teenagers

18% 67% 61%

20-65 Workers

LONE PERSONS

16%

30%

Campsie Study Area

+65 Retirees

14%

COUPLES

Greater Sydney

70%

Of households own at least one car compared to 76%

and 75% of households in Canterbury Bankstown LGA and Greater Sydney

17%

OF HOUSEHOLDS ARE CAR FREE COMPARED TO 10% OF HOUSEHOLDS IN BOTH CANTERBURY BANKSTOWN LGA AND GREATER SYDNEY

20% 19% 10% Mandarin

RESIDENTS ARE ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE

15%

TOP 5 LANGUAGES SPOKEN AT HOME

English

Nepali

8,900 homes in

20% Fully owned

2016

CAMPSIE HAS A LARGE PROPORTION OF APARTMENTS

W E E K L Y

H O U S E H O L D

residents in both CBCITY and Greater Sydney

21% OF RESIDENTS HAVE A BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER Compared to 16% of residents in CBCity and 23% of residents in Greater Sydney

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22%

22%

$2000+ ($104,000 +)

Under $999 (< $51,999)

21%

$1000 - $1999 ($52,000 - $103,999)

27%

H o u s i n g

30%

11% OF RESIDENTS STUDYING AT UNIVERSITY OR TAFE Compared to 8% of

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13%

20% Mortgage

61% 27%

Campsie Study Area

Arabic

2/3

OF RESIDENTS ARE BORN OVERSEAS WITH IN BORN IN CHINA

Housing

Income and Education

35%

6%

8%

Campsie Study Area

Greater Sydney

Cantonese

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47% Rented

CBCITY

Flat or apartment

15%

15%

14% 24% 56% 55%

Nearly half of households rent Greater Sydney

61%

30%

16%

TENURE TYPE

Semi-detached, row house or terrace

24% Separate house

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Local Workers

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4,800

TOP 5 LANGUAGES SPOKEN AT HOME

20% 19% 10%

jobs in

Mandarin

Economic Profile

ENTS ARE ABORIGINAL ND TORRES STRAIT SLANDER PEOPLE

English

Cantonese

8%

Nepali

6% Arabic

2/3

OF RESIDENTS ARE BORN OVERSEAS WITH IN BORN IN CHINA

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61% Inner West (6%) and Bayside (4%) LGAs.

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4.1 Campsie Airspace Constraints To ensure aircraft safety, airspace surrounding an airport is protected from inappropriate development. Within the Campsie Town Centre the following airspace protections apply: • Sydney Airport’s Obstacle Limitation Surface within the study area is predominately RL 156 AHD, sloping down to RL 124 AHD in the eastern portion of the study area.

Implications & Opportunities • Development in the Campsie centre is unlikely to be impacted by aviation constraints. At Campsie Station the building height proposed would need to be in excess of 136m before the OLS is penetrated.

• Sydney Airport’s ‘Procedures for air navigation services – aircraft operations’ (PANS- OPS) surface within the study area is predominately RL 181 AHD, sloping down to RL 150 AHD in the eastern portion of the study area.

Airspace protections in the Campsie Town Centre are unlikely to impact development.

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4.2 Social Infrastructure Social infrastructure are the facilities, spaces, services and networks that support the quality of life and wellbeing of people. Social infrastructure contributes to social identity, inclusion and cohesion of communities and aid the social and economic functioning of centres. Often social infrastructure assets are delivered and managed by governments or service providers. The main forms of social infrastructure include: • Community Facilities: libraries, community centres and arts and cultural facilities • Recreation: venues for sport and other forms of physical activity • Education: Schools and other teaching institutions.

Existing social infrastructure in the Campsie Town Centre and future needs are discussed and illustrated on the following page.

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4.2 Social Infrastructure Recreation facilities Within the Campsie Town Centre, there are two large recreational facilities, Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Centre and Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink. Outdoor recreational facilities including playing fields and courts are provided in parks within and adjacent to the Study Area, these include the Belmore Sports and Recreational Precinct.

Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Centre is a Council operated aquatic Centre located adjacent to Tasker Park and the Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink. The Centre has experienced steady decline in user participation due to the poor facilities and lack of infrastructure improvements.

In response, Council has committed to extensive upgrades to Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Centre, including a new 50-metre outdoor pool and 25-metre indoor pool, outdoor water play area, multi-purpose fitness and health facilities and access improvements. This redevelopment will help support the social infrastructure needs of new residents and workers of Campsie. To maximise the use of Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic

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Centre, the Master Plan will need to ensure connectivity between the Campsie Town Centre and Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Centre.

Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink is a specialist sporting facility located in Tasker Park.

The Rink offers general ice skating classes and is home to skating clubs. Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink is owned by not for profit co-operative, which ensures the cost of entry is reasonable and the centre remains accessible. There are no similar facilities in the region, meaning that the Ice Rink is likely to attract a wide catch-up of users. While Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink offers a unique indoor sporting facility, its specialised nature may limit breath of users and the frequency in which residents and workers visit.

Both Rudd and Tasker parks contain outdoor recreation facilities. Rudd Park contains two grass netball courts, four cricket pitches and four soccer fields operated by Council.

Adjacent Rudd Park is the Rudd Park Tennis Centre, which contains two grass tennis courts owned by Council and operated

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Capital Works Program includes projects to upgrade to the sporting facilities in Rudd Park including construction of a synthetic field and surface and lighting upgrades.

This work will help improve the quality of Council owned recreation facilities within the study area. Tasker Park contains four soccer fields, two cricket pitches and a netball and basketball court. Council’s 2020/21 Capital Works Program includes a project for lighting upgrades for Tasker Park.

Belmore Sport and Recreation Precinct is as a district level sporting precinct containing a multi-purpose stadium, bowling club and open space. The stadium is the home of the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs NRL Club, and can host events of up to 20,000 attendees. Peter Moore Fields are 2 playing fields that form part of the easter portion of the Recreation Precinct and are located along the boundary of the Study Area. Peter Moore Fields are used by as the home ground of the semi-professional soccer club Sydney Olympic FC. In 2019, Council developed the Belmore Sport and Recreation Precinct Master plan that recommends the replacement of one the

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fields with synthetic turf. The new synthetic field will be publicly accessible when not being used by Sydney Olympic FC, increase the provision of recreational spaces adjacent to the study area.

Enhanced connectivity between Belmore Sports and Recreational Precinct has the potential to bring crowds into Campsie before or after major events, and also provide enhanced access to Campsie’s worker and resident population to this important precinct.

These changes will also assist in supporting the growth proposed in the Campsie Town Centre.

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4.2 Social Infrastructure Educational Facilities Schools can contribute to the provision of community infrastructure such as open space through joint or shared use arrangements. This involves making use of any open spaces or facilities in the hours when school is not in operation including on weekends and evenings, subject to safety measures being in place.

There are 4 primary schools located within the Campsie Town Centre. Campsie Public School and St Mel’s Catholic Primary are located south east of Campsie Station and share frontage with Harold Street. Harcourt Public School and Wangee Park School are located on the same block, north west of Campsie Station.

There are currently no major vocational or tertiary educational institutions in Campsie.

The delivery of Sydney Metro will enhance Campsie’s proximity to other key education hubs including Bankstown, Central Sydney, North Sydney and Macquarie Park.

Notwithstanding, Council will continue to discuss opportunities for institutional investment in tertiary and/or vocational education in Campsie.

Consultation with NSW Department of Education and Sydney Catholic Schools will need to occur to determine if these schools have open space and other facilities appropriate for joint or shared use, and if a share use and joint use agreements could be entered into.

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4.2 Social Infrastructure Community, arts and cultural facilities Within the Campsie Town Centre, there are 8 community facilities, which are discussed beside. These facilities have an average remaining useful life of 15 years.

Enhancing the existing facilities will be a key opportunity of the Master Plan. This will include looking at the facilities, their current and potential uses, building performance and ability to integrate into any urban design and built form outcomes for the Centre.

Facility Types 1. Council Administration Building Council offices and chambers. Includes function room that is used by Council and community groups for meetings. Some council functions remain in this building post-amalgamation. The LSPS identifies an opportunity for this site catalyse change in Campsie through new community and cultural facilities.

2. Campsie Early Childhood Health Centre Provides a free health services for children 0-5 years of age as well as postpartum support to mothers. Located between the Orion Centre and Council Administration Building.

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light to enable a range of uses. Current users do not maximise value of street frontage or contribute to street activation.

The LSPS identifies an opportunity for the adaptive re-use of the Orion building.

4. Canterbury Family Day Care Council run day-care and playgroup.

The facility is fit for purpose and at 80% utilisation.

5. Campsie Men’s Shed/The Hutt Council run men’s shed facility fit for purpose and in use for this activity.

6. Campsie Library Most utilised of all Council’s libraries that provides a mix of study spaces, programming spaces, book space and seating. Located within a shopping centre (Campsie Centre) on Amy Street, off Beamish Street. This library service has poor signage and could be better located on a more active street or connected to other community facilities in the centre.

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undertaken approximately 5 years ago improved internal spaces and frontage to Amy Street. The library requires additional community spaces to cater for the demand.

7. Carrington Centre & Carrington Occasional Care Centre The Carrington Centre requires major work to meet building standards. The Occasional Care facility is a fit for purpose space and is at 75% utilisation.

8. Anzac Mall Women’s Rest Centre The centre is located within the Anzac Mall (western edge) and provides consulting rooms, toilets and a space for women and their children to sit. A council officer is available to provide information.

In 2019, a draft Community Needs Strategic Research Study was prepared by Ethos Urban, this study examined the future social infrastructure needs of the residential population. Preliminary analysis of community needs found that there was demand in the Campsie Town Centre for: • An iconic, high quality integrated multipurpose community facility

While Council-owned community facilities continue to play an important role in supporting community wellbeing and resilience, they are unable to meet the demand of future populations. Council needs to considerer how important community facilities and services can be provided through state and private sector investment, including new models of funding and management.

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• A major creative and cultural facility to support a range of arts activities • Renewal of the Campsie Administration Building, transforming this facility into a landmark community facility containing a range of uses • Provision of meeting spaces as part of Canterbury Leisure & Aquatic Centre redevelopment.

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4.2 Social Infrastructure Implications & Opportunities • Carry out in-depth investigations into the existing community facilities to optimise their use and function • Deliver an iconic, high quality integrated multipurpose community facility, with opportunity for integration of civic and cultural uses on Council’s Civic Centre site which could be facilitated through a broader redevelopment of the site. A detailed master plan should be prepared for Council’s Civic Centre site incorporated the recommendations of the Campsie Town centre Master Plan • Deliver a major creative and cultural facility to support a range of arts activities, with opportunity for integration of civic and cultural uses on Council’s Civic Centre site which could be facilitated through a broader redevelopment of the site.

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spaces for Council’s administrative functions to continue a presence in Campsie as part of a broader redevelopment of Council’s Civic Centre site.

• Maximise the use of Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Centre by connecting this facility with the Campsie Town Centre and leverage of its presence to enhance Campsie attractiveness as a destination, place to invest and do business.

• Continue to engage with NSW Department of Education/Schools Infrastructure regarding the need for sufficient school capacity within and around the Campsie Town Centre to support growth.

• Investigate if existing schools in the Campsie Town Centre contain facilities suitable for shared or joint use, particularly multi-purpose halls and community spaces, through engagement with the NSW Department of Education and Sydney Catholic Schools.

• Engage in shared or joint use discussions with NSW Department of Education and Sydney Catholic Schools.

• Investigate new models of funding and management to deliver necessary social infrastructure, including consolidation of Council facilities within a redevelopment project of Council’s Civic Centre site.

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4.3 Contaminated Land Assessment Contaminated land is land on which a substance occurs at concentrations above background levels which causes, or is likely to cause, a risk of harm to human health or the environment. Contamination is generally the result of past uses or activities. When carrying out planning functions under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act), a planning authority must consider the potential for land to be contaminated when proposing land use changes.

Implications & Opportunities • Consider the need for further contamination assessment should any of the sites identified in this section be proposed for rezoning to a more sensitive land use.

Within the Campsie Town Centre, 403 Canterbury Road and 1 Una Street have been identified under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Contaminated Land Records. Any land use changes to these sites as part of a Planning Proposal will need to consider the contamination status the sites.

Most site in the Campsie Town Centre currently permit residential uses or recreational uses, therefore contamination is unlikely to be a significant constraint on development.The identified sites may require contamination investigations if land use changes are proposed.

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4.4 Utilities The following section discusses the utilities that service Campsie Town Centre. Future considerations and implications for the area when planning for residential and jobs growth are considered.

Drinking and Waste Water Sydney Water is the primary service provider for drinking water, wastewater, recycled water and some stormwater services to more than five million people in Greater Sydney and the Illawarra region.

The Sydney Water Growth Servicing Plan (2019-2024) outlines the longer-term planning outlook for water and wastewater infrastructure in the region. The long-term planning supports the NSW Government’s vision of three sustainable, productive and liveable cities – the Western Parkland City, the Central River City and the Eastern Harbour City.

To plan delivery of trunk services, Sydney Water aligns its forecasts with the NSW Government’s land release program. This is informed by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s lot and dwelling projection forecasts. Other sources considered area: • NSW Government benchmarks for zoned and serviced land • Sub-regional analysis of greenfield areas • Development application activity and dwelling completions • Comparison of annual completion rates to the corresponding dwelling production forecasts

In the Sydney Water Growth Servicing Plan, Campsie is identified as a ‘Strategic Planning’ area. Strategic Planning areas are precincts where options for delivering integrated water and wastewater services to precincts, including recycled water, decentralised systems and potential connections to Sydney Water’s existing network will be explored.

Broad timeframes for delivering infrastructure are provided on the water servicing maps (see map below), however, arrangements for commercial options for private development can be expedited with Sydney Water. Refer to the map below for further detail.

• The capacity of existing infrastructure in infill areas • The level of land fragmentation in greenfield areas • Intelligence from industry stakeholders • Macro-economic trends

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Based on the map on the next page, the strategic planning process for integrated water and wastewater services drinking and waste water infrastructure development in Campsie is to start from Financial Year 2023 and beyond.

Council will continue to work with Sydney Water to ensure the delivery of appropriate and sustainable drinking and waste water services as the City grows. Council will also discuss opportunities for enhanced water efficiency with Sydney Water.

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4.4 Utilities Electricity Ausgrid is a primary service provider of electricity for parts of Sydney, Central Coast and Hunter Valley. Ausgrid’s Revised Regulatory Proposal (2019-2024) contains a long-term strategic plan to create fairer and more affordable pricing structure, improve the reliability of electricity and increase the sustainability of the grid network.

Power Supply Campsie Town Centre is in the Canterbury Bankstown Load Area of Ausgrid’s electricity network. The Canterbury Bankstown network area extends from Leightonfield in the north-west, Revesby in the south, and east as far as Dulwich Hill (refer to the map on next page).

Many assets installed that help supply the wider Canterbury-Bankstown area have, in recent years, reached, or exceeded, the end of their expected service lives. Planning for a solution to address deteriorating and aging assets in this region began in 2012, with an overall staged replacement plan being formulated for these assets. The following relevant

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works are being undertaken to improve the electricity supply network in the area.

Strathfield South Substation The Enfield Zone Substation services the wider Canterbury Bankstown Area. The substation was installed in the 1960s by an Ausgrid predecessor, the, then, Sydney County Council, and its assets are now reaching the end of their service lives and are in poor condition. These assets have already led to network asset failures and involuntary load shedding in the area and are forecast to continue to do so, with increasing frequency and magnitude, going forward. Works are underway to retire the existing substation and replacing it with a new zone substation at Strathfield South.

Summer Hill Substation Ausgrid has recently commenced construction of a new zone substation at Summer Hill, which was identified as the most efficient option for replacing ageing assets at the Dulwich Hill zone substation, which is in the same wider network area as Enfield (i.e. the Canterbury-Bankstown area).

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Other electricity upgrades that are planned which impact on electricity catchment in the Canterbury Bankstown LGA include the Revesby Zone Substation. Underground electricity distribution lines (‘feeders’) supplying the Revesby zone substation and Milperra zone substation were commissioned in the 1960s and 1980s, and are now reaching, or past, the end of their technical lives. These feeders are selfcontained fluid filled (SCFF) cables, which are now considered an obsolete and dated technology. They are becoming less reliable and approaching the point at which their replacement maximises the net benefit for the community. The upgrades include new underground feeder connections at the Revesby Zone Substation.

Overhead electricity cables have become a concern for many members of the community in New South Wales. In particular, people are concerned about the potential for overhead lines to be damaged in storms and bushfires, and the impact of power outages resulting from this damage on the customers the lines supply. In addition, many people believe the overhead lines detract from views and streetscapes in cities and neighbourhoods across NSW (IPART 2002).

As planning for Campsie’s housing and employment growth is underway, Council will continue to work with Ausgrid to ensure the electricity system can adequately continue servicing the area.

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There are several benefits to undergrounding cables: • Improved safety for vehicles (reduced chances of collisions) • Improved visual and street amenity

• Improved wildlife safety • Opportunities to increase efficiency of the network by optimising the layout of underground infrastructure • unlock land for public open spaces • provide better access and amenity along the foreshore

The process of undergrounding a section of overhead power line is known as a network connection relocation. Ausgrid considers and approves undergrounding of powerlines on a case by case basis in urban areas by application, based on risk and feasibility. The cost is usually born by the developer, which is a principal barrier to larger scale undergrounding of the electric cable network. A number of Councils require new developments to underground power lines on the street network fronting their development in their DCPs. Relocation of an existing connection to the Ausgrid network must be designed and constructed by Accredited Service Providers (ASPs). Opportunities for cable lines and substations as a development condition of consent in Campsie Town Centre will also be explored with the service provider in the planning proposal process.

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4.4 Utilities Gas Gas Services are primarily provided to CBCity by Jemena Gas. The City receives gas from the Eastern Gas Pipeline, which is a key natural gas supply artery between gas fields in Gippsland in Victoria and the major gas markets in NSW and the ACT (see map on next page).

The City of Canterbury Bankstown is located within the Sydney South Catchment of Jemina’s gas network (see map on next page).

In early 2020, Jemena released a draft 5-year NSW Servicing Plan. The Plan contains strategic directions to: • Drive sustainable cost reductions • Innovate for a zero-carbon gas future by readying our network to transport lowcarbon gas

To forecast future connections, dwelling construction forecasts were developed using dwelling construction forecasts for the entire Jemena Gas Network catchment by the Housing Industry Association (HIA).

Residential connections are forecast to increase from 1,419,534 in 2021 to 1,503,736 in 2025 during the Review Period, at a rate of 1.45% p.a. Business connections in the JGN are forecast to grow at a rate of 1.34% from 37,569 in 2021 to 39,360 in 2025.

While, industrial connections are expected to decline by 2% over the 5-year period.

The connection forecasts are constantly reviewed to determine where upgrades in network capacity is required.

Council needs to understand Jemina’s future plans to reduce the impact of the gas network on Carbon Emissions to meet its broader LSPS sustainability targets and netzero carbon emissions by 2050.

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• Connect 130,000 new customers to the network.

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4.4 Utilities National Broadband Network The National Broadband Network (NBN) is a government initiative to upgrade Australia’s broadband infrastructure by 2020. This upgrade provides consumers with faster broadband connections.

Campsie Town Centre is already connected to the NBN Network with fixed line connections (as opposed to a fixed wireless network).

The NBN being built using a variety of broadband network technologies. These include: • Running fibre all the way to the consumer’s premises (‘fibre to the premises’)

Implications & Opportunities • Based on the known information to date, further engagement is required with all relevant service providers, including Sydney Water, Jemina Gas and Ausgrid, to confirm the growth forecasts for Campsie and the planned infrastructure required to support this.

• Liaise with Ausgrid to provide underground substations to improve the streetscape and interface in town centre development.

• Running fibre to a nearby box or apartment block or curb and then using the existing copper telephone wire (‘fibre to the node’, ‘fibre to the basement’ and ‘fibre to the curb’)

• Liaise with Ausgrid to discuss opportunities for undergrounding of power lines where possible.

• Using existing cable networks that can deliver pay TV services (‘HFC cable’)

• Investigate infrastructure funding for undergrounding of powerlines

• Using wireless technology to connect to a specific location, as opposed to mobile wireless (‘fixed wireless’)

• Investigate opportunities to underground transmission lines along the Cooks River.

• Using satellite services.

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4.5 Place Character The following section of the report includes place character analysis and implications for the Campsie Town Centre analysis catchment relevant to the outcomes of the long-term Master Plan. The analysis is undertaken to ascertain the opportunities and constraints presented by the area for future investigation. It is an important step in the master plan process as it will allow the determination of appropriate levels of protection or change that should be sought across different areas.

The analysis is focused on developing an understanding of the analysis catchment area, its urban form, built form, heritage, public domain, movement, activities, urban character and amenity. The analysis is reliant on quantitative and qualitative criteria, and follows the following order through this section of the report: • Natural Environment

• Aboriginal Culture and Heritage Study

• Built Form and Density

• Economic and Land Use Study

• Heritage

• Feasibility Study

The analysis identifies gaps and strengths in the existing urban environment and provides design guidance alongside a list of implications and directions for the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan (CTCMP). It is this process that informs the vision and principles for Campsie and the opportunities and constraints for the Master Plan.

• Tall Building Design Study

The following place character analysis of Campsie Town Centre has been informed by numerous specialist and technical studies undertaken by the Council and other government agencies displayed on the next page.

• Solar Analysis

As part of the master plan process several technical studies have been commissioned and are currently being undertaken for Campsie Town Centre and are listed below:

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• Sustainability Study

• Activities and Uses

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4.5 a. Natural Environment Topography and Views Campsie Town Centre is located along a ridge line largely with north-south orientation, following the main axis of Beamish Street. The crest line is pronounced between contour level 42m Australian Height Datum (AHD), along Canterbury Road, near the Canterbury Hospital, following north along Beamish Street, and reaching contour level 15 AHD near Eight Avenue intersection with Beamish Street. From here, the topography drops evenly due north to the Cooks River.

A second crest line is identified in the topography, running parallel to the main crest line with a north-south orientation.

This crest line also originates in the hill top near Canterbury Hospital extending north along Loch Street, Carrington Street, cut by the train line and extending to Eight Avenue.

Beamish Street, the town centre provides unobstructed views with a north-easterly direction, towards Sydney CBD. These views follow the alignment of perpendicular streets to Beamish Street, such as, Unara Street, Hill Street, Evaline Street, and Clissold Parade. The Centrepoint Tower in the CBD is clearly visible from most of these locations at an eye level.

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These topographical and locational conditions promote a clear definition of a sense of place within Campsie.

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4.5 a. Natural Environment Blue Web The Blue Web, as identified by Connective City 2036, is about acknowledging and celebrating water and its critical importance to sustaining human life and our urban and natural environments.

The Blue Web is comprised of: • rivers and tributaries and the riparian lands adjoining them • the catchments that draw rainwater to them • the water we use and collect in our homes and businesses • the infrastructure used to treat stormwater and waste waters.

The Campsie Town Centre is located wholly within the Cooks River Catchment meaning that all rainwaters that fall in the centre flow to the Cooks River and its tributaries that ultimately flow to Botany Bay. Over the years, the Cooks River has become a concrete canal. Some parts of the river have been recently naturalised, enhancing

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local biodiversity, with plans for further works. As outlined in the LSPS there is opportunity to improve the ecological health with new wetlands and park areas redesigned for habitat, relaxation and exercise. The LSPS notes the need to balance the need for playing fields with habitat regeneration. The Belfield Canal is also concreted with parts of the Canal undergrounded.

The sub-catchments around tributaries and stormwater canals within the study area are: • Campsie - Canterbury sub-catchment, to the East of Beamish St, is lowest along the Cooks river to the East and North and higher along Beamish St. This subcatchment’s overland flows tend to run in an Easterly direction.

• Belmore - Campsie sub-catchment, to the West of Beamish St, is lowest along the Cooks river to the North and slopes up towards the ridge line along Canterbury Rd to the South. Overland flow paths tend to run Northward to the Cooks River.

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the North-West encompasses the Belfield Canal and Rudd Park. Again, the topography is lowest towards the Cooks river and slopes up toward the Freight line to the South. This sub-catchment is lower in elevation than the other subcatchments. The overland flow path is located along the Belfield Canal.

A key LSPS action for the Campsie Town Centre is to establish Campsie as a pilot water-sensitive centre that integrates best practice sustainable urban water management into place planning [LSPS Action 4.5.84].

This action is supported by a series of previous studies developed by Council and/or other entities which relate to the challenges facing Cooks River and the waterways surrounding Campsie. These include: • The Water Sensitive Sydenham to Bankstown Corridor Campsie Case Study completed in 2018, was the result of a collaboration between Council and the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Water Sensitive Cities. The study proposes a Chain of Ponds for the areas

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4.5 a. Natural Environment between Rudd Parade and Loch Street which incorporates water sensitive urban design to cleanse stormwater and increase infiltration. The chain of ponds, following the overland flow paths, would capture and hold stormwater, reducing downstream flooding and infiltration into the sewer system and wet weather overflows. The chain of ponds would also provide a localised cooling effect and add amenity to the precinct. The water held within the ponds could also be used to passively irrigate street trees within the precinct. The project also proposed planning controls, guidelines and building typologies that would support the bluegreen strategy, pictured on the next page.

• The Cooks River Overland Flow Study was commissioned by Council in 2016.

The study included a detailed survey of major drainage channels and culverts and modelling calibrated to a major flood event which occurred on the 14th of October 2014. The study also identifies the predicted maximum flood (PMF) event for the Campsie Analysis Catchment. The map overleaf provides

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an indication of the results of this study following each of the Cooks River subcatchments.

• The Cooks River Catchment Management Plan, Stage 1 Report, by the Cooks River Alliance, which finds that population growth and associated conflict on land use within the study area has the potential to impact biodiversity, increase catchment and coastal pollution, stormwater and sewage overflows if these issues are not adequately managed. The document also establishes a vision statement for the whole of the Cooks River Catchment.

The recently commissioned Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan and Landscape Controls Study, together with the ‘Water Sensitive Sydenham to Bankstown Corridor Campsie Case Study completed in 2018, will provide the framework to establish Campsie Town Centre as a pilot for best practice sustainable urban water management as part of Council’s Master Plan process.

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4.5 a. Natural Environment Green Web The Green Web, consists of riparian corridors, parks, reserves and transport corridor reserves. Existing ecological corridors are located on the Cooks River and along the train line. There are proposed ecological corridors outlined in the LSPS that are along Beamish Street and Lincoln Street to link into the Green Grid.

There are extensive parklands along the Cooks River which provide an important green spine for the City-wide Green Web - a network of public and private green spaces and connecting corridors which provide for biodiversity, cycling, walking, passive and active recreation. However, parts of the corridor along the Cooks Rive is landlocked due to historic subdivision pattern.

The Sydney Green Grid, prepared by the NSW Office of Government Architect in 2017 also reinforces the role of Cooks River Foreshore as a connected sequence of open spaces from Wolli Creek to Strathfield and is an important project for both the South and Central Districts.

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parkland corridor, improving connectivity to nearby centres such as Campsie. The Sydney Green Grid study has also identified several opportunities for improvement of connectivity to open spaces along the Cooks River Corridor near Campsie. It will be important to consider connections across the Cooks River as well as along the river. This supports Council’s strategy in terms of Blue Web and Green Web. Council is currently developing a Metropolitan Greenspace Strategy, which will be completed after the finalisation of the Master Plan. Collaboration is required to ensure consistency across both projects.

The Canterbury Racecourse Coordination Committee, comprising Council, the Greater Sydney Commission and the Department of Planning, Infrastructure and Environment, has been established to establish a strategic vision for the future of the Racecourse site. Future connectivity from Campsie, across the Cooks River and into the Canterbury Racecourse, should be provided for to support the growth and amenity of the Campsie centre. Further consideration and analysis of each of the

open spaces within Campsie Analysis Catchment is provided in subsequent sections of this report.

Council is in the process of creating an Urban Bushland and Biodiversity Strategic Plan for the whole Local Government Area that reflects current legislative requirements. Campsie contains two Riparian Corridors – the Cooks River and the Rudd Park corridor. This Strategic Plan will provide a platform for future consideration and enhancement of biodiversity in and around Campsie. Additionally, The Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan and Landscape Controls will provide recommendations to enhance biodiversity in the Centre.

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Urban Tree Canopy The Draft Greener Places Design Guide has defined targets for Urban Tree Canopy based on density: >15% in CBD areas >25% in Medium-High Density areas >40% in Low Density areas These targets are consistent with Connective City 2036.Council has engaged a consortium of landscape architects and arborists to prepare an Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan (UTCMP) that will survey existing tree canopy, identify gaps and develop a master plan and landscape controls to ensure that existing healthy tree canopy is maintained and that the Greener Places targets are reached.

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4.5 a. Natural Environment Urban Heat Island Effect Elevated Land Surface Temperatures (LST) is caused by the absorption and trapping of heat in the urban environment and is a key indicator of the Urban Heat Island effect.

Urban Heat Island is a key consideration for the natural environment as well as the well-being of residents. There are two studies that are relevant to Campsie. The Draft Urban Heat Study currently being prepared by Cred Consulting for Council which provides an evidence- based report looking at Urban Heat and the effects of Urban Heat Island for the whole LGA. The study particularly focuses on community heat vulnerability and resilience. The second relevant study is the Sustainability Study Phase 2 Report by Flux Consulting for the Master Plan. This study focuses on a range of sustainability outcomes at a more local level for CTC. Despite its proximity to the Cooks River, Campsie is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and predicted increase in days over 35 degrees. According to Cred Consulting, Campsie is the third most vulnerable area in the LGA and this could be compounded by increased development along the Sydenham-Bankstown Corridor.

This is corroborated by Flux Consulting, concluding that Campsie shows elevated temperatures compared to the broader LGA and Sydney metropolitan region, which is a result of the urban heat island effect.

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The analysis by Cred Consulting indicates that Campsie residents in the analysis catchment experience up to 8.5 to 12.5 degrees above the natural non-urban reference temperature across areas of the catchment largely located east of Beamish Street and South of the train line. A second area reaching 8.5 to 12.5 degrees above the natural nonurban reference is located along Lincoln Street.

By comparison, blocks adjacent to the Cooks River reach temperatures that are 1-4.5 degrees above non-urban reference The Master Plan will need to consider the potential negative effect of development and urban intensification on Urban Heat Island and explore ways in which urban heat island can be mitigated in conjunction with increasing shade and tree canopy in, and surrounding, Campsie Town Centre. Both the Urban Heat Island Draft Strategy and the Phase One Sustainability Study have recommended several actions for Urban Heat mitigation that relate specifically to Campsie. They include: • Increased Tree Canopy Cover to meet LSPS & Greener Places targets • Maintaining access to sky views & breezes • Increasing water in the urban landscape through minimising impervious surfaces and adhering to WSUD principles

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• Implementing/trialling water structures such as fountains or misting fans • Implementing use of cooler materials in the streetscape surfaces • Increase the sustainability of built form • Managing heat rejection from buildings • Reducing reflective materials on building façades • Increasing reflective roof surfaces will also assist in mitigating the Urban Heat Island (UHI).

These actions will be reviewed and assessed as part of the Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan, Sustainability Study, Tall Building Design Study and Urban Design Study. The Master Plan will need to incorporate the recommendations made by these studies to mitigate Urban Heat and reduce the impact on the community.

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develop design strategies and controls to achieve a resilient precinct

1. Topography • Investigate ways to retain and enhance significant view lines to the city through setbacks and built form controls • Master Plan to carefully balance urban design and tree canopy against protecting view corridors 2. Blue Web and Flooding • Campsie Town Centre to become a pilot water sensitive precinct • UTCMP to review CRC’s Water Sensitive Sydenham to Bankstown Corridor, Campsie Case Study (2018) and address relevant recommendations • Develop controls for Water Sensitive Urban Design on development sites in accordance with recommendations from UTCMP and Tall Building Design Study • UTCMP to add a principle to achieve resilience in the urban environment to respond to an anticipated increase in frequency in 1:100 flood events and to

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• Develop innovative architectural, landscape and urban design solutions to manage flood risk while achieving good streetscape and built form outcomes and develop DCP controls • Investigate connections to and across the Cooks River to enhance accessibility to linear open spaces and active transport • Avoid urban intensification on high-risk flood-prone sites 3. Green Web/Urban Tree Canopy • Prepare and finalise a detailed tree survey • Develop an Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan to inform blue and green grid in the City Centre • UTCMP to: »

explore opportunities to maintain and increase urban tree canopy within public and private land to a minimum of 40% in

low density areas, 25% in medium density areas and 15% in the town centre to align with Greener Places objectives and Connective City 2036 targets

introduce more sources of heat and also reduce the dissipation of heat. This will have a direct impact on increased urban heat if not controlled.

» explore opportunities to maintain significant and healthy trees in public and private land when possible

• UTCMP to recommend measures to mitigate urban heat island effect through canopy cover, landscaping and water retention in the urban environment.

» investigate a ‘Green Web’ connection to Canterbury Hospital » Explore development controls and mechanisms to ensure deep soil is established/retained in private land to achieve higher than the minimum deep soil recommended in the ADG • Maintain communication and collaboration with Council’s Metropolitan Green Space project team 4. Urban Heat Island • Flux Consulting concludes that the Urban Heat Effect and micro climate are key considerations for the master plan. The analysis showed evidence of increased average air temperatures and elevated land surface temperatures in both study areas. The addition of more buildings will

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• Develop built form controls in terms of materiality to mitigate heat island (e.g. roof colour, low-reflective building materials, etc.) as recommended by Sustainability Study and Tall Building Design Study.

• Develop roof gardens and green walls controls • Incorporate recommendations from Sustainability Study and Tall Building Design Study on how buildings can be designed to mitigate heat island effect to inform the Master Plan and develop DCP controls • Sustainability Study to assess sky view factor based on the preferred built form and urban form option for the CTC

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4.5 b. Open Space Introduction An analysis of open spaces across the Campsie Town Centre has been undertaken to identify the current provision of open space, and areas where there are gaps in the provision of open space in order to inform areas of growth and need for enhanced or new open spaces.

The analysis follows Council’s hierarchy of open spaces contained within the City of Canterbury Bankstown’s Generic Plan of Management for Community Land and Crown Land (POM). Extending upon this classification, the analysis has also taken in consideration the approach within the Government Architect NSW (GA NSW) Draft

Greener Places Design Guide. The alignment against the POM designations is set out within Table 1 and takes into account the hierarchies of both key documents (CBCITY and GANSW), as well as size, function and accessibility of Open Spaces. This goes beyond the classified open spaces within the Canterbury & Bankstown Local Environmental Plans.

The following documents have informed this open space analysis: • Generic Plan of Management for Community Land and Crown Land (CBCITY) • Parks and Playgrounds Strategy (CBCITY) • Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Strategy, 2017 (CBCITY)

• Belmore Sports and Recreation Precinct Master plan • Canterbury Open Space Strategic Plan (2017) • Draft Greener Places Design Guide (GANSW) The analysis in this chapter follows the structure on Table 1 below and also considers the individual qualities, accessibility and current capacity of open spaces within the Campsie Analysis Catchment.

The Hierarchy (type of Open Space) classifies open spaces into Regional/City Wide, District, Neighbourhood and Local/Pocket parks.

These classifications are based on the size of the park. The size closely relates to the function of the open spaces. Some of the

parks also include areas of Crown Land, as identified by Council’s Plan of Management, and illustrated in the map opposite.

The functions are based on the amenity provided. These functions are active recreation, specialist active recreation, passive recreation, environmental protection and encumbered.

Accessibility takes into account the requirements by which open spaces should be distributed throughout the Campsie Analysis catchment. It allows for an understanding of open space deficiency, to be addressed in the master plan.

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4.5 b. Open Space Hierarchy Regional/City Wide Parks & Environmental Protection Campsie Town Centre is framed by the Cooks River to the north and east. The parklands along the main river channel and tributaries provide green, biodiverse places that collectively form the Green Web in this part of the City. There are various planning and research processes for the Cooks River Parklands whose analyses and outputs have implications for the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan and vice-versa.

The main public open spaces along the Cooks River Corridor within the Campsie Analysis Catchment are Federation Reserve and Cooks River Parklands, to the north, and also Mildura Reserve. A large proportion of the Cooks River Corridor is bordered by the rear of adjacent properties and is also the location of high voltage power lines, which contribute for a low sense of amenity or connectivity.

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Belmore Sports and Recreation Precinct is located near Edison Lane and the train line, west of the Town Centre. Belmore Sports and Recreation Precinct is located adjacent to the Campsie Analysis Catchment edge, connecting Campsie to Belmore. A detailed Master Plan was prepared in March 2019, providing the 20-year vision for the renewal and upgrade of the park and its facilities. The Precinct includes the Bulldogs Rugby League Club, Belmore Sports Ground (Stadium), Peter Moore playing fields, Terry Lamb Reserve and the Belmore Bowling Club.

Tasker Park is located near Phillips Avenue and the Cooks River, east of the Town Centre. Tasker Park is the top priority for action identified within Council’s Playgrounds and Play Spaces Strategic Plan, which includes recommendations to create a play space destination and increase the play level of the park. The park is yet to be master planned, however there is direction from relevant strategic plans on its role and function and the future of its facilities. The Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Strategy (2019) provides a list of recommendations and actions for the refurbishment, upgrade and redevelopment of the Canterbury

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Leisure and Aquatic Centre, located within Tasker Park. The Canterbury Open Space Strategic Plan (2017) provides a list of strategies, ranging across seven topics, to guide the future upgrade of Tasker Park and Rudd Park.

Rudd Park is located near Omaha Street north west of the Town Centre, the park includes playing fields, tennis courts, parking for the facilities and a covered playground. The park is yet to be master planned however there is direction from Council policies on its role and function.

The Playgrounds and Play Spaces Strategic Plan directs that the Rudd Park playground be increased in scope to care for older children and adults.

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Neighbourhood Parks A group of six neighbourhood parks are distributed within the Analysis Catchment.

Anzac Park, Carrington Square, Lofts Garden, Harcourt Reserve, Federation Reserve and Little Tasker Park. These parks are generally characterised as formally designed open spaces, providing a range of facilities and amenities as detailed in the following pages.

Council is progressively increasing the diversity of uses for open spaces through the master planning process. This includes identifying opportunities to improve access. This will also include opportunities for new development to enhance or deliver new open spaces.

pocket parks, being Loch Street Reserve and Marlowe Street Reserve.

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Some spaces of high amenity, local/pocket parks generally have lower amenity but lots of potential to offset open space/provide stops along the way/provide ecological connections to larger scale open spaces/ green corridors.

The Playground and Play Spaces Strategic Plan directs that the playground at Loch Street Reserve be upgraded, increased in scope and Play Level. The Marlowe Street Reserve is identified as a location for a new play space. An additional list of Priority Actions for several of the remaining parks is provided in the Strategic Plan.

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4.5 b. Open Space Function The functions of Open Spaces are based on the amenity provided.

• Active recreation provides a setting where structured sporting events can take place, for example, sporting fields and playgrounds.

• Specialist Active Recreation extends upon Active Recreation through the inclusion of specialist facilities such as tennis courts, bowling clubs etc.

• Passive recreation refers to spaces which provide a setting for informal play, relaxation and social interaction.

• Environmental Protection refers to areas of biodiversity and ecological significance and protection, where the primary purpose of the open space is conservation and preservation.

• Encumbered open spaces refer to areas of open space where the existence of utility infrastructure including stormwater, drainage and high-transmission power lines affect how the open space is used. These areas are generally grassed and vegetated with small bushes, however their functionality as publicly accessible open space is compromised by the presence of ‘heavy’ infrastructure.

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These facilities have strong representation in Neighbourhood Parks and some highquality pocket parks. Within the Campsie Analysis Catchment, these Open Spaces are Anzac Park, Harcourt Reserve, Mildura Reserve and Loch Street Reserve.

This function extends upon Active Recreation. Within the Campsie Analysis Catchment, Specialist Active Recreation is represented by all three district parks: Rudd Park, Belmore Sports Ground and Tasker Park.

These all have an area substantial enough for the provision of these specialist facilities.

Local/Pocket Parks present within the Campsie Analysis Catchment. The Neighbourhood parks are Carrington Square, Lofts Garden and Little Tasker Park.

Tasker Park

Canterbury Pool

Carrington Square

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Environmental Protection

Encumbered

The Cooks River is the primary region of ecological and biodiversity significance and protection. Within the Campsie Analysis Catchment, Environmental Protection is the primary function of the Cooks River Foreshore, and a secondary function to Federation Reserve, Mildura Reserve, Little Tasker Park and Tasker Park

This category is represented within the Campsie Analysis Catchment, along the Cook’s River (primarily Recreational Open Space, and an Environmental Protection corridor). Encumbrance is also significant within Tasker Park, Little Tasker Park and Federation Reserve in the form of stormwater drainage and large scale hightransmission electricity towers/cables.

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4.5 b. Open Space The following diagrams, maps and open space profiles provide a spotlight onto the characteristics of each Open Space.

Combined, they highlight barriers, as well as accessibility catchments in detail.

Catchment where access to open space is lacking:

Walking Catchment and Accessibility

• North east of the Town Centre, between Moore Street & the Cooks River foreshore;

Campsie Town Centre has good quality open space however, a large share of this space is on the fringes of the study area being the Cooks River Parklands or open spaces that are predominantly used for active recreation by sports clubs (such as Tasker Park and Belmore Sports and Recreation Precinct). Some areas not accessible for passive recreation by the community when not in use by lease, booking and licence holders.

Within the Campsie Analysis Catchment, the 2km radius from all three District Parks overlaps and services the area in its entirety. Most of the Campsie Analysis Catchment Area is within 400m of a local/ pocket park, neighbourhood, district or regional/city wide park. All the analysis catchment is within 2 km of a District park.

The mapping analysis indicated there are four main areas within the Campsie Analysis

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• Along the Canterbury Road Corridor, and between Beamish Street, Gould Street and Hill/Redman Streets;

• West of the Town Centre along Ninth Avenue; • South west of the Town Centre, between Evaline and Claremont Streets.

Access to open space within high density residential areas is a key consideration for the master planning of centres to meet the South District Plan actions to maximise the use of existing open space and protect, enhance and expand public open space.

The Canterbury Open Space Strategy (2017) indicates the lower socio-economic character in Campsie highlights the importance of open space as an affordable recreation opportunity. Campsie is also identified as a higher need suburb. The Open Space Strategy also provides key recommendations for the improvement of open space provision within Campsie.

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4.5 b. Open Space Profile: District Parks

1. Rudd Park

Within the Campsie Analysis Catchment, a detailed profile of each Open Space was undertaken.

District Park

This analysis follows the structure of the Draft Greener Places Guide (GA NSW). It considers factors such as quality, distribution, accessibility, connectivity, quantity, diversity etc. This analysis is strengthened through the strategic alignment to Council’s policies and strategies; and by highlighting the ownership of each open space.

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Quality

Rudd Park

Provides a range of specialist active recreation, as well as, some passive recreation of sports fields, tennis courts and other facilities / amenities.

The park is bordered by mature trees and there is a pocket of dense tree canopy on the corner of Varidel and Omaha Street.

Contained within a low density residential area, however, it is classified as a District Park which is within a 2km walking distance of the whole Distribution/ Campsie Analysis Catchment. Publicly accessible Accessibility/ on three frontages (Varidel Ave, Clarence and Connectivity Omaha Streets).

In proximity to the Cooks River Corridor, through Birdwood Ave.

Quantity/ Size/Shape

Provides a flexible response in terms of playing fields, accommodating ovals or soccer fields in different seasons of the year. It also provides for tennis courts and a children’s playground.

5.5 Ha park, with a regular and recognizable shape.

55% of the parks perimeter is street frontage.

Diversity

Provides for the full range of recreation uses, and ages identified in the Draft Greener Places Design Guide. Includes 4 full size soccer fields, 3 small (young players) sized soccer fields, 4 cricket pitches, a playground (LPY) and a privately owned tennis club. There is some opportunity for passive recreation around the edges, however the park is centralised on these sporting facilities.

Strategic Alignment

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: Priority 15 for implementation, Increase scope (older children e.g. half court, consider exercise equipment) Plan of Management: Category Map 2, p.113 POM. Classified as a District Park.

Ownership

CBCITY

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Belmore Sports and Recreation Precinct

2. Belmore Sports and Recreation Precinct

3. Tasker Park

District Park

District Park

Quality

Provides a high-quality range of activities- including a stadium, sports fields, bowling club. The stadium heavily segregates the open space, with its location in the middle separating the active recreation side (Peter Moore field) from the bowling club and passive recreation side (Terry Lamb reserve) of the park.

Quality

Contained between both Campsie & Belmore train stations, within a medium density residential area.

Publicly accessible on two street frontages (Myall street and Edison Lane), as well as a smaller Distribution/ pedestrian access gate on Thorncraft Parade (otherwise residential frontage to the open space). The Accessibility/ other frontage to the Open Space is the train line, between Campsie and Belmore train stations, which Connectivity will accommodate the Southwest Metro east-west walking and cycle link. There is an underpass from the northern side of the railway line located at Redman Parade which also provides access to the open space.

Quantity/ Size/Shape

Provides a flexible response in terms of the different types of facilities available, including playing fields, a bowling club, a sports stadium (home ground to rugby team “The Bulldogs”) & play equipment Provides a vital part of the district-park distribution through the Campsie Analysis Catchment. 9.707 ha/ 97070m2 park with a regular shape, however segregated into seemingly smaller parks by the stadium located in the centre. 32% of the parks perimeter is street frontage.

Diversity

Provides for the full range of recreation uses, and ages identified in the Draft Greener Places Design Guide. There is a mixture of spaces for passive recreation (Terry Lamb Reserve), Specialist recreation (Bowling club)Organised Active Sporting Events (Peter Moore Fields), and larger scale/regionally significant sport (Belmore Sportsground), which cater to a variety of ages and types of recreation within the precinct.

Strategic Alignment

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: Identifies actions for Terry Lamb Reserve Create play space destination (unique quality for different ages and abilities, consider exercise equipment, half court), increase Play Level Plan of Management: The POM identifies park of the site as Crown Land. Category Map 4, p.114 POM. Under the POM, this is a regional/city wide level park.

Belmore Sports Ground Recreation Precinct Master Plan: Within this master plan, detailed actions for each of the open spaces comprising the precinct (Belmore Sportsground, Peter Moore Fields, Terry Lamb Reserve and Belmore Bowling Club) are outlined. These recommended actions are divided into 3 phases, based on priority and the projected implementation timelines.

Canterbury Open Space Strategy 2017 : Belmore Sportsground is a Key open space for sport. Under the Strategy, this is classified as a State Level Open Space. A high priority is that Belmore Sportsground and surrounding reserves provide an integrated sport, community and event hub (Strategy topic: Quality Sports Hubs and Complexes)

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CB City/Dept. Lands

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High quality range of specialist active recreation, from the play equipment, to Canterbury ice skating rink, Canterbury leisure and aquatics centre (pool), basketball courts and sports fields. Further, the connection across the Cooks River links to the Cooks River cycleway. The fence line along the Cooks river creates a disconnect to the river itself.

Connection across the Cooks River via a foot/cycle bridge- which links to Canterbury and the cooks river cycleway. Connection across Canterbury road to Distribution/ Saint Mary Mackillop Reserve. In close proximity to Accessibility/ Canterbury Train station and bus stops on Canterbury Connectivity Road. Publicly accessible on three street frontages (Clunes lane, Phillips Ave, Wairoa Street); with the fourth frontage being the Cooks River.

Quantity/ Size/Shape

Provides a very flexible response through the playing fields, basketball courts, connection to the Cooks river cycleway, play equipment, leisure and aquatic centre and ice-skating rink, allowing for active recreation year-round. 7.119 ha/ 71190m2 with a regular shape. The placement of the leisure and aquatics centre/ice skating rink separates the playground from the sports fields with a car park and buildings. 47% of the parks perimeter is street frontage.

Diversity

Provides for the full range of recreation uses, and ages identified in the Draft Greener Places Design Guide.

Strategic Alignment

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: Create play space destination (relocate existing and unique quality), consider exercise equipment and half court, increase play level Plan of Management: Category Map 4, p.113 POM

Ownership

CB City/State of NSW/Alpha Distribution Ministerial Holding Corporation/Minister for Public Works

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4. Cooks River Foreshore

5. Little Tasker Park

Environmental Protection

Neighbourhood Park

Quality

Varying quality- there are areas of high quality, and areas of lower quality, encumbered by both high transmission electrical towers/ cables as well as stormwater channels.

The Cooks River is zoned as SP2- drainage (infrastructure) in current legislation. The quality of the open space is impacted by the industrial treatment of this waterway.

Contained in the north of the Campsie Analysis Catchment, the Cooks River Foreshore has Distribution/ predominantly residential frontage- with access Accessibility/ at the ends of Sixth Avenue and Beamish Street Connectivity and also has a footbridge over to Rosedale Reserve within Croydon Park. This provides a connection to the cooks river cycleway.

Quantity/ Size/Shape

Diversity

Strategic Alignment

Ownership

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Provides a limited quantity of activities, with a designated dog-off leash area and passive recreation (walking/cycling paths) catered to.

1.2Ha park, Irregular shape, between residential and the Cooks River. 9% of the perimeter is street frontage, however this open space is focused on the frontage to the cooks river, which is more significant.

Provides for some of the recreation uses and ages identified in the Draft Greener Places Design Guide. These include: trail and pathbased recreation (TPR); off-leash dog exercise area (DEA).

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: New play space in area to west of fenced dog off-leash area Plan of Management: Named as "Cooks River 4" within the POM, with Park as primary function, and natural area-Bushland and Foreshore as secondary category. Category Map 7, pg. 112 CB City/The Minister Administrating the EP&A Act/RMS

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Quality

Low amenity, low equipment provision, passive recreation with a bike track.

Distribution/ Accessibility/ Connectivity

Dense tree canopy present along the rail line. Limited Accessibility with frontage onto train line, Cooks River and residential fence line (no active frontage). Accessible via a gate from East Parade off Nowra Street.

Quantity/Size/ Shape

Local park with medium size, however with limited accessibility. 1.1Ha park with a regular recognizable shape, however, potentially subject to river flooding. 2% of the parks perimeter is street frontage, the majority is the Cooks River and the Rail Corridor.

Diversity

Despite the direct relationship with Cooks River the park is low in amenity and provides limited experiences to the local users.

Strategic Alignment

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: No recommended actions identified Plan of Management: Under the POM, Little Tasker Park is classed as a District level park.

Ownership

CB City/Minister Administrating the EP&A Act

6.Carrington Square

7. ANZAC Park

Neighbourhood Park

Neighbourhood Park

Quality

Low equipment provision, passive recreation. Community building dominates this space; creates an atmosphere of privately owned space

Street frontages surrounding the park directly are Carrington Square, Distribution/ which connect to Anglo road on the Accessibility/ east and west. Well connected to Connectivity Anzac Park, which caters to active recreation.

Quantity/ Size/Shape

Limited quantity of opportunities available, however the park is linked to a community centre. 4658m2 park with a regular, rectangular shape and size. 100% of the parks perimeter is street frontage, however the park has limited entry points and accessibility from the street.

Quality

High amenity, high equipment provision, with well-considered materiality, active recreation with a variety of play equipment available. Equipment appears new, well maintained and of high quality.

Public toilets, picnic tables and grassed areas also available.

Close proximity to the concentration of activity of Distribution/ Beamish Street, including Campsie Accessibility/ train station. Connects through Connectivity Anzac Mall to Carrington Square, street frontages to RSL

Quantity/ Size/Shape

High quantity of opportunities available for active recreationhowever the park is limited to further opportunities by its size. 4651m2 park with a regular, rectangular shape. 100% of the parks perimeter is street frontage.

Diversity

Diverse range of recreation opportunities available, catering to a broad range of users within the Draft Greener Places Guide.

Strategic Alignment

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: No recommended actions identified.

Plan of Management: Within the POM, Carrington Square is identified as having cultural significance (federation urban park). Further, the park is classified as a District Park under the POM hierarchy. Category Map 2, p.116 POM

Strategic Alignment

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: Enhance play space destination (broaden activities and include unique landscape, consider exercise equipment) Plan of Management: The park is classified as a District Park under the POM hierarchy.

Ownership

CBCITY

Ownership

CBCITY

Diversity

The park does not directly cater to any of the outdoor recreation opportunities available in the Draft Greener Places Guide, although there is a childcare centre located in the boundary which caters to Local Play for the Very Young (LPY)

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8.Harcourt Reserve

9. Lofts Garden

Neighbourhood Park

Neighbourhood Park

Quality

Mature trees provide for high amenity shading, complementing the grassed areas and play equipment, which also has a shade sail.

Corner location, with two street frontages and two residential Distribution/ frontages. Good passive Accessibility/ surveillance from two adjoining Connectivity medium-density apartment buildings.

Quantity/ Size/Shape

Some quantity of opportunities available in the play equipment and grassed areas. 4059m2 with a regular recognizable size and shape. 50% of the parks perimeter is street frontage.

Diversity

Active recreation catered to Local Play for the Very Young (LPY) and Local Children’s Play (LCP) catered to in the play equipment, limited other opportunities provided under the framework from the Draft Greener Places Guide

Strategic Alignment

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: Increase scope (play and activities), increase Play Level Plan of Management: Harcourt Reserve is classed as a Neighbourhood level park within the POM.

Ownership

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Quality

Accessible from Beamish Distribution/ Street and council buildings.

Accessibility/ Located further from the most Connectivity concentrated activity along Beamish Street.

Quantity/ Size/Shape

Some seating and passive recreational opportunities available, however limited. 4783m2 with a triangular shape, fronted by roads, car parking and the Campsie Administration Building (CBCIty).

81% of the parks perimeter is street frontage. Some of the open space is fronted onto council owned car parking.

Diversity

Limited diversity of opportunities available in the open space.

Strategic Alignment

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: No recommended actions identified Plan of Management: Under the POM, Lofts Gardens is classed as a Neighbourhood Park on Operational Land

Ownership

CBCITY

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Low amenity. Located next to the council building, and Beamish Street. Low chain fence surrounding the park.

Not always well maintained.

Has well considered plantings (rose gardens) as well as mature trees which improve the passive recreation opportunities.

10. Federation Reserve

11. Mildura Reserve

Neighbourhood Park

Neighbourhood Park

Quality

High amenity, features playgrounds, sculpture, connection to the cooks River and an outlook to Flockhart Park. The variation in topography through the park contributed to its high amenity, making the space feel more open in some parts, and private in others.

Limited access points, however, Distribution/ these allow for a greater sense Accessibility/ of privacy within the open space.

Connectivity Predominant frontage is residential.

Quantity/ Size/Shape

Local park with good size, however with limited accessibility. Quieter location could provide greater safety to younger children.

1.796ha with an irregular shape, with frontages to the Cooks River and residential. 15% of the parks perimeter is street frontage.

Diversity

Limited diversity of opportunities available in the open space. Local Play for the Very Young (LPY) & Local Children’s Play (LCP) catered to with playground, rest of park is passive

Strategic Alignment

"Playgrounds and Play Spaces: Replace, increase scope (older children, all abilities), Plan of Management: Classed as District level, with the category of park (primary), and Natural AreaBushland and Foreshore as it's secondary category.

Category Map 5, p.112 POM"

Ownership

CB City/Sydney Water Park (primary)

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Quality

Low connectivity to cooks river, good quality fenced playgroundhowever considerable space that is otherwise unutilised.

Connects over Cooks River to Distribution/ Croydon Park and other larger Accessibility/ specialist active recreation sites/ Connectivity Cooks River Cycle Way

Quantity/ Size/Shape

Limited accessibility to the park, as it is in the far north of the Campsie Analysis Catchment and further to walk. 1.438ha with a shape defined by the Cooks River and surrounding residential properties. 20% of the parks perimeter is street frontage.

Diversity

The fenced play equipment at the park, as well as the open space adjoining caters to Local Children’s Play (LCP), and allows space for running around and playing.

Strategic Alignment

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: Replace, investigate skate facility and recreation court (youth focus), increase Play Level Plan of Management: Classed as Neighbourhood level, partly crown land.

Ownership

CB City/State of NSW

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4.5 b. Open Space Profile: Pocket parks

General: 12,13,14,15,16,18,19,20,21,24

These smaller scale open spaces contribute to the network of local and district parks within the Campsie Analysis Catchment, providing greater accessibility to the network of open spaces. Some are of higher amenity (17, 22 and 23), which have been analysed individually. The remaining pocket parks have very similar qualities; and their analysis has been combined. The below diagram illustrates the network of Open Spaces without pocket parks, and the map beside clarifies the way that pocket parks can begin to address Open Space deficiencies.

Local/Pocket Parks

Quality

12. Bruce Avenue

15. Lincoln Street

14. Campsie Street & Lincoln Street

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Distributed throughout the Distribution/ Campsie Analysis Catchment, Accessibility/ these pocket parks are connected Connectivity to residential areas, often as a corner lot or a road closure.

Quantity/ Size/Shape

Low quantity of opportunities and size available, no play equipment available. Regular shapes, generally rectangular. Size varies between 320m2-1100m2.

Diversity

Very limited diversity, generally providing an opportunity to pass through open space, and increasing the pedestrian network through the Campsie Analysis Catchment slightly. Very limited outdoor recreation opportunities available.

Strategic Alignment

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: No recommended actions identified for these Open Spaces. Plan of Management:

Ownership

Generally CBCIty

16. Neate Reserve

13. Stratham Street

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Low amenity, low equipment provision, generally provide a footpath, generally less than 5 seats, some trees and plantings, and in some cases a tap.

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17. Loch Street Reserve Local/Pocket Park

Quality

High quality pocket park, with high equipment provision for it's scale. The adjoining empty lot (council owned), with access between, provides an additional grassed area for both active and passive recreation.

Distribution/ Frontages onto Loch Street and Accessibility/ Campsie Street, with other frontages Connectivity onto residential fences.

19. Tennyson Road. & Shelley Street

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Quantity/ Size/Shape

Pocket park with small size, for it's scale there is a good quantity of play equipment- and the adjoining empty lot creates some additional space for activity. 819m2 with a regular, recognizable rectangular shape. Note that adjoining empty lot is council owned- and there is a connection through the fence, which doubles the area. 49% of the parks perimeter is street frontage.

Diversity

The park offers a playground, seating and swings- and has an opening to the council-owned empty lot which adjoins the park, where there is a grassed area. The park has somewhat limited diversity, however this is relative to it's scale as the facilities provided are of good quality.

Strategic Alignment

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: Upgrade, increase scope (play), increase Play Level Plan of Management: Classed as a neighbourhood level park

Ownership

CBCITY

20. Oxley Place

24. Beaumont Street

17. Loch St Reserve

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22. Oswald Street Reserve

23. Harold Street Reserve

Local/Pocket Park

Local/Pocket Park

Quality

Medium quality, with some provision of play equipment and seating. There are some plantings, trees and a footpath connecting though the park.

Two shorter street frontages Distribution/ to south parade/the train line Accessibility/ and Oswald street, with two Connectivity residential frontages on the other sides. Located at a bus stop.

Quantity/ Shape/Size

Low quantity of opportunities and size available, limited play equipment. 974m2 with a regular, recognisable shape. 31% of the parks perimeter is street frontage.

Diversity

The park offers a limited number of seats and play spaces, and is limited in the provision on outdoor recreation opportunities (from the Draft Greener Places Guide)

Strategic Alignment

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: Consider non-replacement Plan of Management: Classed as a road reserve acting as a small park (table 6, pg. 74)

Ownership

CBCITY

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Quality

High quality pocket park, with play equipment, seating and plantings.

Frontages to two educational institutions (Campsie Public School Distribution/ and St. Mel's Catholic Primary School), Accessibility/ and two sides of Harold Street. It Connectivity is within 200m walking distance to Campsie Train Station.

Quantity/ Size/Shape

Relative to the scale, this pocket park has a high quantity of play equipment, seating, plantings and lawn to entertain children attending the primary schools adjoining either side. 1240m2 with a regular, recognizable shape. Conceived as a road closure which divides middle of Harold Street. 25% of the parks perimeter is street frontage.

Diversity

The park is high amenity, and caters to the younger age groups (Local play for the very young/Local children’s play) related to it's location adjoining primary schools.

Strategic Alignment

Playgrounds and Play Spaces: Increase scope (broaden activities, toddlers, all abilities), increase play level. Due to the direction of this Strategic Plan, Harold Park Playspace Upgrade is currently on exhibition to incorporate these recommended actions. Plan of Management: Classed as a road reserve acting as a small park (table 6, pg. 74), noting that this is a playground between two schools.

Ownership

CBCITY

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4.5 b. Open Space The existing district, local and pocket parks within the Analysis Catchment are listed in the Table beside.

Summary Open Space Analysis Park

The percentage of existing open space area within the Analysis Catchment is 8.42% of the land area including the Belmore Sports Grounds and Recreational Area, which are located on the boundary of the Analysis Catchment. The percentage of existing open space land area is very low compared to similar urban centres in Sydney such as Rhodes West (15.8%), Central Park (12%) and Green Square (10.1%) (Source: Bankstown to Sydenham Corridor Strategy: Open Space and Recreation Strategy). The overall supply of open space across the local area is regarded as low with a limited range of park settings and types. Further detailed assessment of capacity of local parks within the Analysis Catchment is provided in the subsequent sections of this report.

Size (sqm)

Recreation Focus

Total

Open

Fenced

m

m

% of total

m

% of total

1. Rudd Park

5.49

54,960

Regional/City Wide

Active

635.41

33.5

5%

601.91

95%

2. Belmore Sports Ground

9.70

97,070

Regional/City Wide

Active

495.17

108.31

22%

386.86

78%

3. Tasker Park

7.11

71,190

Regional/City Wide

Active

600.22

26.67

4%

573.55

96%

4. Cooks River Foreshore

1.20

12,000

Neighbourhood Park

Environmental Protection

83.84

53.92

64%

29.92

36%

5. Little Tasker Park

1.10

11,090

Neighbourhood Park

Passive

10.4

10.4

100%

0

0%

6. Carrington Square

0.46

4,658

Neighbourhood Park

Passive

293.81

9.72

3%

284.09

97%

7. Anzac Park

0.46

4,651

Neighbourhood Park

Active

298.35

62.75

21%

235.6

79%

8. Harcourt Reserve

0.40

4,059

Neighbourhood Park

Active

127.42

127.42

100%

0

0%

9. Lofts Garden

0.47

4,783

Neighbourhood Park

Passive

286.71

74.21

26%

212.5

74%

10. Federation Reserve

1.79

17,960

Neighbourhood Park

Passive

209.52

106.93

51%

102.59

49%

11. Mildura Reserve

1.43

14,380

Neighbourhood Park

Passive

193.97

79.33

41%

114.64

59%

12. Unnamed - Bruce Street

0.05

556

Local/Pocket Park

Passive

47.72

22.9

48%

24.82

52%

13. Unnamed - Stratham Street

0.04

442

Local/Pocket Park

Passive

52.94

52.94

100%

0

0%

14. Unnamed - Shared Zone on Campsie Street

0.08

884

Local/Pocket Park

Passive

29.2

29.2

100%

0

0%

15. Unnamed - End Of Lincoln Street

0.03

335

Local/Pocket Park

Passive

6.45

6.45

100%

0

0%

16. Neate Reserve

0.09

971

Local/Pocket Park

Passive

26.37

6

23%

20.37

77%

17. Loch St Reserve

0.08

819

Local/Pocket Park

Passive

65.15

0

0%

65.15

100%

18. Unnamed - Diagonal To Harcourt Reserve

0.11

1,106

Local/Pocket Park

Passive

76.23

76.23

100%

0

0%

19. Unnamed - Nowra Lane

0.11

1,128

Local/Pocket Park

Passive

69.95

14.69

21%

55.26

79%

20. Oxley Place

0.08

826

Local/Pocket Park

Passive

40.44

20.2

50%

20.24

50%

21. Unnamed - Nowra Lane

0.03

322

Local/Pocket Park

Passive

25.75

25.75

100%

0

0%

22. Oswald Street Reserve

0.09

974

Local/Pocket Park

Passive

42.61

42.61

100%

0

0%

23. Harold Street Reserve

0.12

1,240

Local/Pocket Park

Passive

46.15

46.15

100%

0

0%

24. Unnamed - Beaumont Street

0.06

681

Local/Pocket Park

Passive

56.62

24.2

43%

32.42

57%

30.6834

307,085

3820.4

1060.48

28%

2759.92

72%

TOTAL

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Street Frontage Length (m)

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Open Space Provision The following pages present an assessment of the capacity of existing open spaces in the Analysis Catchment Area. Based on current residential population (excluding workers), the area provides 12.53 sqm of open space per person. This ratio would be reduced if workers were accounted for.

The Table below provides scenarios of open space provision based on the projected residential population for the Campsie Analysis Catchment Area in Connective City 2036, as follows:

• Scenario 1: considers no additional open space to be added within the Analysis Catchment in future. This would result in a drop in the open space ratio to 7.81sqm per person, detrimentally impacting lifestyle and wellbeing of future population.

• Scenario 2: considers the current open space ratio of 12.53sqm per person in accordance with projected population growth. This would required substantial provision of new open spaces as part of the Master Plan process.

• Scenario 3: considers an average of open space provision between Scenarios 1 and 2 equal to 10.12sqm per person.

This analysis is aimed to inform the master planning process to ascertain the provision of adequate open space for future residents. The Analysis also considered the performance/capacity of the existing open spaces.

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49.2 ha / 492,504 sqm Open Space Ratio (additional 185,419sqm according to different 12.53 sqm per person open space) scenarios 39.9 ha / 397,777 sqm (additional 90,692 10.12 sqm per person sqm) open space)

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4.5 b. Open Space Local Open Space Performance The following pages provide an analysis of the capacity of neighbourhood and local/ pocket parks, informed by the Draft Greener Places Design Guide. District Parks have been excluded from the capacity analysis due to their role in servicing multiple neighbourhoods, with wider implications beyond the Campsie Analysis Catchment.

The analysis provides an understanding of the level of intensity of population surrounding each individual park. The demographic information is based on the ABS Census information at a Mesh Block level (dated 04/07/2017 - downloaded on 24/08/20).

The walkable catchments, consistent with the previous sections of the report, were defined using GIS software based on analysis of each individual park and based on 200m for neighbourhood and local/ pocket parks. Walkable catchments account for crossings over major roads and barriers at known points following the road network, as indicated in the walkability analysis maps.

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Parks have been considered ‘over capacity’ when a ratio of 1500 people per 5000sqm neighbourhood or local park is exceeded within the 200m walkable catchment. This distance was informed by the Guideline and based on proximity of neighbourhood and local parks in dense urban areas.

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10. Federation Reserve

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Overlaps between parks have been considered depending on the size of individual mesh blocks and their relationship within the walkable catchment.

Similarly to the analysis of Open Space provision, the worker population within Campsie Town Centre was not included in this analysis given the level of variability in the demand for open spaces.

11. Mildura Reserve

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12. Unnamed - Bruce Street

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13. Unnamed - Stratham Street

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15. Unnamed - End of Lincoln Street

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18. Unnamed - Diagonal to Harcourt Reserve

Overcapacity

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19. Unnamed - Nowra Lane

Overcapacity

Low

Underperforming

20. Oxley Place

Overcapacity

Low

Underperforming

Commentary is also offered in terms of the quality of the open spaces, as an outcome of the previous Open Space Profile analysis in this report. A matrix was generated to summarise the findings of this analysis which concludes on the performance of each of the open spaces and illustrated by the map adjacent.

21. Unnamed - Nowra Lane

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23. Harold Street Reserve

Overcapacity

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24. Unnamed - Beaumont Street

Overcapacity

Low

Limited Performance

Underperforming

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• The measurement uses a ratio of 3.33sqm/person as the limit for capacity.

• The analysis does not account for overlaps in the walking catchment. Some parks nearby one another at capacity will service the same population.

• Parks near the town centre will appear to have capacity due to the lower residential population within the walking catchment.

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Implications & Opportunities • Investigate opportunities to address the gap of open space provision areas to ensure accessibility to open space, including:

2036 & Re-imagining the Canterbury Road Corridor • Identity sites which could potentially be purchased by council to become new open spaces or sites that could increase the size of current parks, if possible

⚬ along the Canterbury Road Corridor, and between Beamish Street, Gould Street and Hill/Redman Streets;

• Identify sites for open spaces that could be provided and funded as part of private development sites.

⚬ to the North east of the Town Centre, between Moore Street & the Cooks River foreshore;

⚬ on development sites that will be subject to substantial intensification;

• The lot at 115 Campsie Street was purchased by Council through s94 development contributions. The lot is zoned RE1, and, combined with Loch Street Reserve, it creates a total park area of just under 1500m2. This could allow intensification to occur around the park, should park facilities and amenity be improved as part of Capital Works program.

⚬ on areas that will be subject to medium to high-density intensification.

• Investigate opportunity for new open spaces on sites that are zoned RE1 but are currently occupied with houses

⚬ to the South west of the Town Centre, between Evaline and Claremont Streets;

• Ensure potential high-density areas (over 60 dwellings per hectare) are within 200 metres of a good quality open space, as recommended in the Draft Greener Places Guide (GA NSW) • Assess existing level of solar amenity on parks and key streets and conduct research on solar amenity controls to inform DCP/LEP controls for different types of open spaces.

• Test Built form to ensure the desired solar amenity on parks and key streets is achieved • Enhance opportunities for linear parks along creek lines, as informed by CRC’s Water Sensitive Study, Connective City

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• Investigate opportunities and explore DCP controls for the establishment of communal gardens within development sites with input from UTCMP • A Collaboration Area will be created for the Canterbury Racecourse, led by the Greater Sydney Commission (GSC).

The Master Plan is expected to evolve ahead of the work from GSC. Master Plan and UTCMP to ensure a strong connection from Campsie to the Canterbury Racecourse; • Further investigate if any recommendations from the Belmore Sports and Recreation Precinct Master, Open Space Strategy and Playground Strategy could be implemented through LEP and DCP controls.

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4.5 c. Movement Campsie is a well-connected town centre with its proximity to both Bankstown and the Sydney CBD. With the Metro upgrade due to be completed by 2024, the time taken to travel to these destinations will decrease which in turn will attract more residents and workers. The South District Plan by the Greater Sydney Commission, highlights that “Streets are important for moving people and goods between places, but are also important places for people and street life, enhancing social and economic participation”.

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Of the 43% of people that travel to work outside of Campsie, 29% use the train which is significantly higher than the 16% average in Greater Sydney. Despite this, car usage remains high in Campsie with 50% of people travelling by car to their place of employment. The share of people who walk, cycle or travel by bus to work remain below the Sydney average.

Campsie experiences congestion along Beamish St where every mode of travel is vying for the limited space on the street.

As highlighted in the LSPS, Campsie will have limited capacity to accommodate an increase in vehicle traffic. As such, alternative non-car based transport options will be required to carry the load.

Previous studies such as the Canterbury Road Review (CRR), adopted by Council in 2017 contain actions that will be addressed as part of this Master Plan. There are also several studies/policies that are currently under development and will need to be considered in the Master Plan. These studies include Campsie Complete Streets, Campsie-Burwood Transport Study and the Draft Active Transport Plan. The following

analysis summarises key issues facing Campsie that will be addressed as part of this Master Plan.

Road Network To the South of the town centre, in the east-west direction, Canterbury Road, is a key state arterial road between Sydney’s south west and inner west. It carries 45,000 vehicles per day. During peak periods it carries up to 1300 vehicles an hour in each direction and between peaks these volumes do not decrease significantly (Source: Canterbury Road Review). This road acts as a visual and physical edge to the Campsie Town Centre. Key actions for transformation of the full extent of the road corridor are outlined in the Canterbury Road Review.

To the North and East of the town centre, the Cooks River provides a natural edge.

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accommodate greater traffic loads.

Campsie Town Centre is split by the train line. There are three vehicle crossings across the train line between the north and south located on Loch St, Beamish St and Wairoa St. Vehicles are pushed to use these streets to cross the train line and as a result these streets are heavily trafficked.

Beamish Street in particular experiences heavy congestion as pedestrians, cars and over eleven bus routes vie for space on the two lane streetscape. The remaining two lanes are used for 30 minute parking and loading zones.

The LSPS action E2.5.40 states that Beamish Street is to become a boulevard from Campsie to Kingsgrove. The Campsie Master Plan and Campsie Complete Streets will need to carefully consider how to manage movement on Beamish Street to ensure that it achieves that objective and remains a vibrant town centre street.

Surrounding lower-order streets are generally arranged in a modified grid form and provide good connectivity with the surrounding locality. Campsie’s local streets tend to have good streetscape

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4.5 c. Movement amenity due to the pedestrian scaled built form, adequate setbacks, low vehicle use and established tree canopy. The Master Plan should aim to preserve and enhance the amenity of these streets. Many of the streets contain wide carriageways that could be made narrower to accommodate tree planting, nature verges, linear parks or cycle ways. Two streets, Eighth Avenue and Anglo Road, contain a green median strip that should be preserved and enhanced.

The Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan and Campsie Complete Streets will provide directions to achieve this as part of the Master Plan.

There is an opportunity to improve pedestrian amenity and local street connections to reduce the length of blocks and improve the street network as more development occurs. The Master Plan will need to consider how this is best achieved.

There is also a need to enhance the connections to and across the Cooks River. There is opportunity to connect pedestrian paths along the river foreshore to create a loop for exercise not unlike the Bay Run in Iron Cove Bay. There is also the

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opportunity to improve the cycling and pedestrian connections to the Canterbury Racecourse Precinct. It must be noted that partnerships and alignment with agencies such as Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Transport for NSW, RMS and Sydney Water will be vital to achieving such upgrades.

Canterbury Road Review The Canterbury Road Review was adopted

by Council in July 2017. As stated previously, Canterbury Rd carries over 45,000 vehicles a day and this volume is expected to increase in the future. As stated in the review, in its current state the road is a harsh, noisy and polluted environment. Despite this, several residential developments have previously been constructed, particularly on the South side of the corridor. These developments front directly onto Canterbury Road, have little amenity and it is unlikely to improve for residents in the future.

The review identified seven junctions, of which two fall in the Analysis Catchment for Campsie. These junctions should concentrate mixed use development and streetscape upgrades pictured in Figure on

Page 93. Key actions outlined include: • Ensure consistent minimum setbacks along Canterbury Rd for potential streetscape enhancements.

• Apply a car parking rate aimed at promoting alternate transport modes • Establish planning controls to ensure a continuous network of rear laneways, parallel to Canterbury Rd (indicated on the previous page) • Establish a detailed public domain plan for streetscape upgrades in the Junctions.

The Master Plan will review and implement relevant actions from the Canterbury Road Review.

Campsie Complete Streets In November 2020, Council initiated a separate study: Campsie Complete Streets: Transport and Place Plan (Complete Streets) as a plan to guide street and transport upgrades in Campsie Town Centre. The aim of this plan will be to support the increase of residents and workers in Campsie and address the key issues facing Campsie

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City Centre, such as congestion; parking; safety at intersections; inadequate walking and cycling network; poor amenity and wayfinding challenges;; Complete Streets will provide a vision that combines smart transport planning with good design to create an attractive destination. Complete Streets is about balancing various needs of the range of people who use the streets.

As part of the Complete Streets process surveys of cars, cyclists, pedestrians, parking and public transport will be conducted. This provides an understanding of how, when and where people move around Campsie so optimisation of each transport system can occur in conjunction with future public domain improvements.

The analysis on the following pages has been done to summarise key transport issues in Campsie as a preliminary stage to the Complete Streets Study. As such, the Master Plan will inform the actions and principles to be developed by the Campsie Complete Streets Project.

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4.5 c. Movement Parking To facilitate alternative non-car based transport options a review of car parking in Campsie will be vital.

Outlined in the LSPS (Action E2.9.48), a review of parking rates in centres will be conducted to match a relative public transport accessibility.

On Street Parking Campsie has ample on street parking.

Majority of the parking that falls between 400m and 800m from the station is unrestricted. Within 400m from the station, the majority of the on-street parking is short stay. There are however pockets of unrestricted parking within this zone. The LSPS (Action E2.9.47) states that parking strategies that maximise short-stay parking on-street in centres, locating long-stay parking on the edges of centres should be implemented.

Suggestions for Town Centres in the LSPS include no on street commuter parking and minimal on street servicing. It also suggests that taxi

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and ride share spaces should be prioritised.

Off-Street Parking Almost all of Campsie’s off-street parking is located within 400m of the station.

The LSPS states that off-street parking in a centre should be undergrounded and maximum parking rates established for private development.

33% 67%

Parking Study As part of this Master Plan, an OffStreet Parking and Services study has been commissioned.

The Study will provide recommendations and actions such as maximum parking rates, alternative parking frameworks including car share, EV charging, loading and services. The Master Plan will review and implement the recommendations of the Parking Study.

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4.5 c. Movement Pedestrian & Cycle Pedestrian Network Campsie has a pedestrian catchment which is largely focused on Beamish Street. In general, within the 400m walking catchment of the train station, pedestrian access is easy and logical to all key destinations such as the Civic Centre, Campsie Centre, Woolworths, Beamish Street Retail Strip, Anzac Park, RSL Club, bus interchange etc,.

Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury Aquatic Centre and the Cooks River are outside the 400m walking catchment from the train station. Pedestrian only links and service lanes near the town centre add to the pedestrian network and enhance permeability, however there are some large street blocks in the Analysis Catchment that reduce permeability. Previous studies, including the Canterbury Road Review have highlighted the need for new streets and laneways near higher density development to enhance the walking network and break down some of the large blocks that exist within Campsie.

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Cooks River act as a barriers rather than providing pedestrian amenity. In addition, pedestrian connection to, along and across the Cooks River is limited and the open space is underutilised as a result. There is opportunity to increase pedestrian connection along the Cooks River and enhance existing connections across the river to ensure Campsie residents can access good open space. It is also important that as the pedestrian network is enhanced, that accessibility for all is carefully considered in the design process.

Safety Key intersections have signalised pedestrian crossings, while other intersections have zebra crossings or refuge islands. Most streets within the study catchment have a sealed footpath on both sides of the street. The rail corridor essentially splits the Analysis Catchment with only four pedestrian crossings over approximately 1.8km.

There have been 45 car accidents involving pedestrians and 3 involving cyclists between 2014-2018 and greater than 75% have involved serious to fatal injuries. There

are some clear clusters of accidents along Beamish Street at the intersections of Canterbury Road, Claremont Street, Evaline Street and Ninth Avenue. Other streets such as Brighton Avenue and Ninth Avenue also have clusters of accidents. Complete Streets will need to recommend actions to improve pedestrian and cyclists safety, in particular along Beamish Street. Sydney Metro will implement safer pedestrian crossings in front of the station entry, between North Parade and South Parade.

Cycle Network There are no dedicated cycle lanes within the Analysis Catchment. In addition, there is only on-street cycle path, beginning at Belmore Oval and heading South along Thorncraft Parade at the periphery of the Analysis Catchment. Across the Cooks River there is an off-street shared pedestrian and cycle path running along the Cooks River.

The Analysis Catchment is also devoid of cycling facilities such as designated bike sheds providing a protected place to park a bicycle to continue the journey via public transport. Along the pedestrian barriers adjacent to the train station, cyclists often

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leave the bikes chained to the fencing due to the lack of available bicycle parking.

Sydney Metro will deliver bike storage and bike hoops as part of the Campsie Station Metro Upgrade Project. The catchment also has limited bicycle signage and wayfinding.

There is a gap in the location and provision of cycle paths not just within the Campsie catchment but broader area. As part of the Sydney Metro development, Sydney Metro will design, fund and deliver an East-West cycle link which will add much needed cycle infrastructure to the area. Proposed cycle routes outlined in the Council’s Active Transport Plan will leverage off this link and provide connection to surrounding suburbs to the North and South of Campsie Town Centre.

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4.5 c. Movement Public Transport Rail Network Campsie is currently well serviced by public transport. Campsie station is in the core of the town centre. It is both a primary destination and an interchange node. Campsie station is serviced by the T3 Bankstown train line that provides connections to Central station via Redfern and Sydenham in the Eastern direction.

In the Western direction, the train line connects to Bankstown and then further west to Yagoona and Birrong before branching into two lines, north to Lidcombe and west to Liverpool via Cabramatta.

The bus interchanges are located to the North and South of the station and form part of the integrated public transport facilities. The existing north-south overpass (railway bridge) on Beamish Street has safety barriers that limits pedestrian access to the main station entrance.

The Southwest Metro Upgrade is expected to be operational by 2024 and will include a station at Campsie. Sydney Metro has developed a station design that will provide

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upgrades to Campsie Station. The proposed works include an upgraded station entry with awning, public plaza, upgraded station building, new footpath paving, additional bike parking and the East-West cycle link.

The station upgrade does not extend past the footpath adjacent to the station nor does it include upgrades to the overpass bridge.

There has been reservation of land for a future overbridge connection to the west of the station between Lillian Lane and the intersection of London Street & Wilfred Avenue has been safeguarded by Sydney Metro to provide a second entrance to Campsie Station and north-south crosscorridor pedestrian connectivity.

Key directions for Campsie Complete Streets and Sydney Metro will be to provide public domain upgrades adjacent to the station to create a pedestrian friendly precinct. Actions for consideration include a shared zone along the overpass bridge on Beamish street, including removal of pedestrian barriers, provision of a second station entry and overbridge and increased landscaping surrounding the station.

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4.5 c. Movement The LSPS highlights that there is a potential future Sydney Metro line connecting Hurstville to Macquarie Park via Campsie.

Future metro lines must be undergrounded and Council will need to collaborate with the NSW Government as per Action E2.2.29 in the LSPS. Bus Network Campsie has an extensive bus network and the Analysis Catchment is served by 11 bus routes connecting Campsie to areas such as Drummoyne, Balmain, Leichhardt, Petersham, Burwood, Five Dock, Chiswick, Camperdown, Ashbury and Summer Hill in the Inner West. In the South East areas such as Kingsgrove, Bexley, Earlwood, Bardwell Park, Arncliffe, the International Airport, Eastgardens, Pagewood, Mascot and Rockdale. Buses also connect Campsie to the suburbs already serviced by the train line including Bankstown and Punchbowl.

There is one route that is operated by the Punchbowl Bus Company that connects Campsie to the South-West including Roselands, Narwee, Riverwood and Lugarno.

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Six of the bus routes terminate at Campsie Station, with majority terminating at the interchange to the South of the Station. All the bus routes pass through Beamish Street.

Most of the routes have a frequency of 3-4 services an hour in peak AM, however there are a few that run less frequently with onetwo services per hour.

necessary upgrades to implement the study’s recommendations. This includes Brighton Avenue, Second Avenue and Fifth Avenue bridges. Campsie Complete Streets will review and implement relevant recommendations from this study.

An action in the LSPS (E2.7.45) includes collaborating with TfNSW to enable turnup-an-go bus services from Sydney Metro Stations. Collaboration with TfNSW will also be necessary to streamline the bus interchange and reduce congestion along Beamish St. This will be investigated as part of Complete Streets.

Campsie-Burwood Transport Study The Campsie-Burwood Transport Study is a jointly funded by CanterburyBankstown Council and Burwood Council.

The study will focus on three corridors that connect Campsie and Burwood and will investigate how to optimise public transport connections between the two centres. The three bridges that cross the Cooks River in Campsie will be reviewed to understand the existing capacity and

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• Flux consulting concludes that Campsie Town Centre is highly reliant on private car use. As employment places outside the Analysis Catchment Area may not have convenient access to public transport, reliance on private cars is likely to continue in the medium-term unless further investments in public transport and active transport is made.

• Enhance connections to, along and across the Cooks River for pedestrians and cyclists.

• Explore opportunities for a cycle loop along the river and between the river and the centre • Explore opportunities for additional pedestrian and cycle links • Implement recommendations from the Off-Street Parking Study regarding car parking rates • Develop directions for Campsie Complete Streets to: » Review and implement recommendations from the Canterbury Road Review » Incorporate recommendations from the UTCMP to enhance residential streets and pedestrian and cycle links » Review and implement relevant recommendations from the CampsieBurwood Transport Study » Review bus network and interchange » Investigate ways to fund and implement a second station entrance and rail crossing in collaboration with TfNSW » Review and implement relevant recommendations from Council’s Active Transport Plan Campsie Town Centre Master Plan: Phase One Report | Final Draft for Exhibition

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4.5 d. Activities and Uses The key activities and uses within the Campsie Analysis Catchment are mainly located along two ‘corridors’, the Beamish Street ‘main strip’ and the Canterbury Road Corridor. Other small pockets of activity are located outside these corridors, mainly between First and Second Avenue (Harcourt Public School and Wangee Park Schools), and at the north edge of Firth Avenue.

The Beamish Street ‘main strip’ is characterised by a large variety of activities and uses which occupy the narrow street shops and compose the town centre core.

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of a central location. This occurs mainly around Evaline Street and Amy Street, with the Campsie Centre Shopping Centre and the Woolworths Campsie store. Further north, the Campsie RSL Club, in Lillian Street, also enforces and frames the town centre, in proximity to the train station.

Additionally, two schools with sizable land holdings close to the town centre, Campsie Public School, the St Mel’s Catholic Primary School.

of these properties have recently been amalgamated and/or redevelopment with large mixed use (retail/commercial/ residential) buildings, up to five storeys, in accordance with the Canterbury Road Corridor strategy. The Campsie Hospital is located on the south west edge of the Analysis Catchment.

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4.5 d. Activities and Uses Aged Care

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Two Aged Care Facilities were identified within the Campsie Analysis Catchment.

They are both located north west of the train station, one along Fifth Avenue (CASS Residential Aged Care Facility), the other on Albert Street (Opal Canterbury).

A total of nine child care facilities were identified within the Campsie Analysis Catchment. They are spread across the four quadrants surrounding the train station, with only one of them being in walking distance of the train station.

Two key cultural and civic facilities are located on Beamish Street: The Orion Function Centre to the north of the station and Council’s library to the south of the station. Additional facilities include a Scouts Hall located on Ninth Avenue, Myrtellian House on Canterbury Road, Canterbury Men’s Shed and Community Centres.

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The key commercial health and fitness facilities identified through the study are located along Canterbury Road and Beamish Street. These facilities include any health and well-being services which operate on a commercial basis. This includes chemists, pharmacies, gyms and health stores. These facilities complement the Hospital and Medical services.

Two main education ‘clusters’ are identified within the Analysis Catchment. Campsie Public School and St Mel’s Catholic Primary School are connected with a high quality pocket park, and located in proximity to the town centre and train station. The Harcourt Public School and Wangee Park Schools are located at the western end of Eighth and Ninth Avenue.

A total of 30 properties are identified as vacant commercial premises. They are mainly located along Canterbury Road and Beamish Street. The vacancy of these commercial premises is more apparent on Canterbury Road, where there is less overall activity- and a blank street frontage is created. The activity along Beamish Street takes the focus away from these empty commercial premises.

A total of 26 facilities with these activities are located along Beamish Street, following the pattern of existing land uses which form part of the main axis. These are a combination of retail and service destinations, and include Spa’s, Massage, Hairdressers, Barbers and Beauty Salons.

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Fine Grain Retail refers to small scale, standalone stores (as compared with larger scale retail centres). These include grocery stores, newsagencies, travel agents, homeware stores. The distribution of Fine Grain Retail activities and facilities reflects the main activity corridors within the Analysis Catchment. The lots upon which fine grain retail occur are generally narrow and long on Beamish Street, however on Canterbury Road, they are larger lots. A total of 75 properties are identified.

Food and drink uses include cafés, bars, restaurants and pubs that offer sit in or takeaway services. These generally have options for spending a longer period at the location (e.g. Dining) These uses are mainly located around the Beamish Street corridor, in proximity to the train station. Very few of these facilities are located along Canterbury Road.

The Canterbury Hospital facility appears isolated in the south western edge of Campsie Town Centre, along Canterbury Road. The remaining Hospital and Medical uses are clustered around the Town Centre.

These facilities include destinations where prescriptions, treatments and specialist care are delivered. Some examples include Canterbury Hospital, Medical Centres, X-ray/Imaging Services and Specialist Centres. These uses are complemented by commercial health and fitness uses.

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Hotel/Club

Large Scale Retail/Auto Service

Mixed Used Shoptop Housing

A total of four hotels/club facilities were identified through in Campsie Town Centre.

Three of those are located along Beamish Street, and reinforce the character of the main street. The fourth item is the Campsie RSL Club and dedicated car park which is located on Anzac Square.

The two key large-scale retail facilities within Campsie Town Centre are the Campsie Shopping Centre on Amy Street and Evaline Street, and also, the Woolworths store between Evaline and Claremont Street. Other large-scale retail facilities are located along Canterbury Road, generally associated with automotive services or bulky goods retail premises.

These uses and activities are characterised by large parcels of land amalgamated to deliver contemporary mixed use ‘shop top’ apartment buildings. These are mainly located along the Beamish Street and Canterbury Road axis. The uses below are varied- and predominantly include combinations of food and drink, medical, and retail.

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4.5 d. Activities and Uses Shopping Arcade

Special Services

Places of Worship

An arcade is located along Beamish Street, near Evaline Street, containing small scale retail, hospitality and professional services.

For the purposes of the Activities and Uses analysis, banks, post office, Centrelink, police, real estate agencies, strata management and financial services are included as special services. They are generally distributed along Beamish Street, and some activities also occurring along Canterbury Road. The Campsie Police Station is located in Campsie Street, west of the train station.

A total of ten places of worship are identified within Campsie Town Centre.

They are mainly located on areas south of the train line. These include a mix of religious and ethnic community gathering spaces, reflecting Campsie’s religious and ethnic diversity. Five of those places of worship are located in areas adjacent to the Town Centre (Duke Street, Evaline Street, Claremont Street, Lilian Street and Army Street), supporting and reinforcing the role of the Centre as a place of gathering.

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Implications & Opportunities • Investigate urban design solutions which retain and enhance the role of Beamish Street as a ‘high street’ with a mixed offer of retail and commercial ground floor uses, with a strong sense of place • Student and Worker Needs Study to provide recommendations on the possible location of cultural and creative infrastructure within the Campsie Town Centre • Through the Student and Worker Needs Study, investigate opportunities for council owned sites to be used for the establishment of community facilities • Through the Land Use and Economic Study, address the gap in activity on Beamish Street, near the intersection with Canterbury Road, and on Canterbury Road, towards the Hospital to create a strong and vibrant activity corridor between Beamish Street, Canterbury Road and the Hospital • Investigate non-residential built form and uses on Canterbury Road as indicated by the Canterbury Road Review • Land Use and Economic Study to provide recommendations regarding the clusters of Fine Grain Retail and Food and Beverage activities along Beamish Street • Land Use and Economic Study to provide recommendations on the clusters of Aged Care, Hospital/Medical and Commercial Health and Fitness activities, in relation to the expansion of an allied health precinct around Canterbury Hospital

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4.5 e. Lot Types Lot Size

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The Campsie catchment is fine grain and does not have many large lots to facilitate large scale development. There are a few sites which have the potential to facilitate orderly redevelopment and building types that can deliver residential dwellings and commercial floorspace and facilitate a good built form outcome. These sites are located near the town centre.

381 lots, 9.6% of total lots 0% of this size is strata titled

1017 lots, 25.5% of total lots 0.4% of this size is strata titled

2018 lots, 50.7% of total lots 10% of this size is strata titled

Few lots are smaller than 250sqm in area.

These lots are located primarily on Moore St and Beamish Street. Buildings that fall on these lots tend to sit across multiple lots and are a reflection of a historic subdivision pattern.

This lot size is evenly spread throughout the analysis catchment. The predominant land use for these lots is low density residential dwellings and is generally follows the historic subdivision pattern originally established in Campsie. It is worth noting that much of the fine grained retail along Beamish Street is falls into this lot size.

This lot size is most common throughout the analysis catchment. This lot size was determined by the original subdivision pattern but has since accommodated larger medium density development. The result is a low-medium density suburb that has ensured retention of landscaping, deep soil planting and car parking. There are land owners who own multiple lots of this size adjacent to one another meaning it could be likely for them to amalgamate and redevelop.

The minimum lot size for subdivision is currently 460sqm. This size applies to the residential land use zones.

Given the small lot size across most of the analysis catchment it is more likely that lots will amalgamate than subdivide. Over 68% of lots above 800sqm in size are strata titled, which are less likely to redevelop in the near future.

Key considerations for the lot size will be ensuring that smaller lots, less than 800sqm, that get developed maintain the amenity of good setbacks and green space that exists in Campsie.

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1500-2500sqm

2500-5000sqm

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409 lots, 10.3% of total lots 61.8% of this size is strata titled

103 lots, 2.6% of total lots 78% of this size is strata titled

47 lots, 1.1% of total lots 87% of this size is strata titled

7 lots, 0.2% of total lots 57% of this size is strata titled

This lot size is most common for newer amalgamated developments, particularly medium density development around Belfield. Almost none of the town centre along Beamish Street falls into this lot size category highlighting that fine-grain retail is facilitated by smaller lot sizes. Many of these lots are also strata titled; meaning they are unlikely to change in the short term.

This lot size is most common for medium density developments and tend to have been recently developed. Lots along Canterbury Road in this size group tend to hold strata apartment buildings or 1-2 shops. It is unlikely that many of these lots will change in the near future. However, lots of this size that are not strata provide opportunity to increase density while achieving good urban design principles such as increasing connectivity, deep soil and open space if well designed.

Almost all the lots in this size group are strata titled or recently developed. It is unlikely that development would occur at this lot size.

There are few large lots that could facilitate development and most of these sites are part of institutional land holdings that provide important social infrastructure such as schools and hospitals. Campsie Public School will not change in the foreseeable future and with exception of the Campsie Centre and Canterbury Hospital the rest of the lots are strata titled residential developments. There is opportunity for the Campsie Centre and Canterbury Hospital to facilitate employment floor space.

Larger lot sizes allow for retention of natural features that set the character of a locality as well as accommodate speciality uses that could shape the structure and built form of the area.

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4.5 e. Lot Types Land Ownership A significant amount of land is under the ownership of various government organisations including CanterburyBankstown Council, Land and Housing Corporation and Department of Education, Sydney Water & the State Government.

Except for Council owned land in the town centre, much of this land will not facilitate development as it is open space.

There are 124 minor land owners who own 2-4 small lots adjacent to one another amounting to an average lot size of approx. 1200sqm. This map does not include landowners who own multiple lots where one building is sited across those lots. These lots have the potential to be amalgamated without difficulty and would easily provide medium density built form.

Lot Size

Medium sized lots in single ownership offer good opportunity for mediumhigh density developments.

124 minor land owners could make a contribution to urban renewal in Campsie Town Centre.

Residential strata titled land holdings (617 lots) are less likely to be developed in the near future.

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Major Land Owners & Strata Landowner 1 - 172,056 sqm across 123 lots Landowner 2 - 31,017 sqm across 31 lots Landowner 3 - 29,185 sqm across 38 lots Landowner 4 - 18,973 sqm across 12 lots Landowner 5 - 14,298 sqm across 2 lots Landowner 6 - 8,018 sqm across 18 lots Landowner 7 - 7,916 sqm across 13 lots Landowner 8- 7,821 sqm across 14 lots Landowner 9- 6,779 sqm across 9 lots Landowner 10 - 6,627sqm across 14 lots Landowner 11 - 5,811 sqm across 6 lots Landowner 12 - 4,429 sqm across 9 lots Landowner 13 - 4,413 sqm across 9 lots Landowner 14 - 3,917 sqm across 8 lots Landowner 15 - 3083 sqm across 5 lots Landowner 16 - 2,907 sqm across 5 lots Landowner 17 - 2,507 sqm across 5 lots Landowner 18 - 2,286 sqm across 5 lots Landowner 19 - 2,275 sqm across 5 lots Landowner 20 - 2,017 sqm across 5 lots Landowner 21 - 1,695 sqm across 5 lots Landowner 22 - 1,395 sqm across 5 lots Strata Lots Minor Lot Owners Own 2-4 lots, average 1237sqm total land ownership

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4.5 e. Lot Types Implications & Opportunities • Lots up to 450sqm should be generally preserved to ensure historic and fine grain character of Campsie is maintained.

Some of these lots could accommodate higher densities provided that robust planning and design controls are in place to achieve high quality design that maintains significant local character; • Lots ranging from 450sqm to 800sqm offer one of the greatest opportunities to accommodate higher densities to meet dwelling and jobs targets through amalgamation of lots. Amalgamation and redevelopment opportunities is further facilitated as there are several landowners who own multiple lots in this lot range adjacent to one another, amounting to an average lot size of approx. 1200sqm • Lots ranging from 800sqm to 1,500sqm provide some opportunities for intensification in Campsie as 61.8% of these lots are strata title and thus unlikely to change in the short to medium

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term. Approximately 40% of these lots, however, could accommodate higher densities.

• Lots ranging from 1,500sqm to 2,500sqm and 2,500sqm to 5,000sqm provide little opportunities for intensification in Campsie as 78% and 87% of these lots respectively are strata title and thus unlikely to change in the short to medium term. Only 20% and 10% of these lots respectively could accommodate higher densities.

Study and Land Use and Economic Study.

• Consider the outcomes of engagement with major land holders and consider the intention of existing planning proposals that are on hold during the master plan process • Major private landowners play an important role in delivering jobs and residential growth in association with public benefits, design excellence and sustainability.

• Council Civic Centre site and Canterbury Hospital, which comprise lots greater than 5,000sqm, could accommodate higher densities to meet jobs targets and deliver public benefit.

• Develop controls to define minimum lot sizes for different types of development.

Informed by the Tall Building Design Study.

• Investigate the appropriate use of Council owned land in the town centre.

This should be informed by the vision for Campsie and other technical studies such as Students and Workers’ Needs

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4.5 f. Built Form & Density Current Land Use Zones The predominant existing land use zoning within the Campsie analysis catchment is R3Medium Density Residential, with some R4High Density Residential closer to Beamish St. The town centre along Beamish Street is zoned B2-Town Centre. Parts of Canterbury Road have B2- Local Centre, B5 – Business Development and B6 – Enterprise Corridor.

Despite the substantial amount of single storey detached homes in catchment there is no R2-low density residential zoning. To provide infrastructure and related uses, certain land parcels have been zoned SP2 – Infrastructure which include the Canterbury Hospital and the rail line.

Current Floor Space Ratio Controls The current Floor Space Ratio controls vary between 0.5:1, 0.75:1 & 0.9:1 for the majority of the analysis catchment. Near Beamish St there are a few pockets of 1.4:1 FSR. This has meant that Campsie has retained a low density urban form despite its medium-high density land zoning.

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on the centre core and along the Canterbury Road Corridor where predominantly mixed use developments have occurred in the past few years. The lack of FSR controls and reliance on height controls resulted in bulky built forms with high percentage of impervious surface, lack of tree canopy and landscaping, exacerbating hear island effect.

which would allow a building of 7-8 storeys.

There is no transition from these zones to the lower height zones. Consideration needs to be given to building height limit and built form transition to the surrounding lower height areas.

Connective City 2036 sets an objective (E6.5) to rationalise the R3 & R2 zoning across the LGA. Areas that will remain R3 are to have appropriate height and FSR controls applied.

Current Maximum Building Height Campsie built form height is medium to low, with an LEP building height limit of predominantly 11.5m or less (up to 3 storeys).

This height limit has prevented sites in R3 and R4 zones to provide quality medium-density developments.

The town centre contains a building height limit of 18m with some 14m height zones acting as a transition to lower height limits outside of the town centre. Land that adjoins Beamish St, between Eighth Ave and Campsie St, has a height limit of 21 metres, which has facilitated medium-to-high density developments.

There are two zones to the West of Beamish St that have building heights equal to 27m,

FSR Legend 0.5 0.75 0.9 1.4

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The Master Plan must carefully balance increasing density to support Campsie’s transition into a strategic centre, while preserving the historic and landscaped character of Campsie and the low density residential areas to be preserved. It is important that land use, height and floor space controls are carefully aligned to achieve prosperity, sustainability and a great place for people.

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Land Zoning Legend B2 - Local Centre B5 - Enterprise Corridor

I - 8.5

R3 - Medium Density Residential

L2 - 11.5

R4 - High Density Residential

M - 12

RE1 - Public Recreation

N2 - 14

SP2 - Infrastructure

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4.5 f. Built Form & Density Site Coverage Site coverage in Campsie varies and tends to be aligned to land use. The figure ground plan beside shows building footprints in black against open spaces in white, representing the predominantly fine urban grain pattern for areas in Campsie in which a survey for building footprints has been completed.

Campsie’s suburban streets are characterised by a grid of streets containing rectangular suburban blocks typical of historic subdivision patterns in Sydney.

Campsie’s suburban streets are lower in site coverage than its commercial core. Despite subsequent development, site coverage on these streets have retained a similar site coverage to the original suburban streetscape. There is a relationship between site coverage and the amount of Deep Soil Planting which has resulted in higher tree canopy coverage in the residential streets. The residential streets have a better balance of appropriate front setbacks, good landscaping and tree canopy coverage.

near Beamish St and along Canterbury Road, has a much higher site coverage, with some residential blocks covering 100% of the site area. This amount of site coverage limits landscaping and deep soil planting which contributes to the Urban Heat Island effect.

The historic fine-grain retail along Beamish Street and commercial blocks in the Town Centre Core have site coverage of up to 80% of the site area. These sites are reliant on the public realm for provision of open space and landscaping. The Master Plan will need to consider a balanced approach between site coverage and deep soil to support tree planting and landscaping while preserving Campsie’s historic fine grain character.

Investigate appropriate site coverage based on density, built form and land use types.

Develop appropriate controls for setbacks and deep soil planting based on recommendations from the Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan.

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4.5 f. Built Form & Density Building Typologies

population in the 1920s.

Campsie has predominantly low-medium density built form. Beamish Street streetscape is predominantly two storeys, of mostly attached buildings with zero-lot setbacks to the street frontage and side boundaries. Many of the buildings date from the Federation and Interwar periods, especially the latter. Whilst there are many infill buildings of later periods, it is the earlier buildings which lend the streetscape its particular character that is treasured by the local community. On the whole, the architectural integrity of many earlier buildings is poor, owing to the replacement of shop fronts, alterations to façades such as insertion of aluminium windows, and painting of face brickwork. However, the general built form, fine grain character and some historic architectural features have been preserved.

The buildings in the streetscape, particularly the predominance of Interwar buildings, illustrate an era of growth in Campsie. The prevalence of ethnic shops and businesses is also of historic significance as a demonstration of the changing demographics and character of the area in the second half of the 20th Century.

The construction of the railway to Belmore was the beginning of a new phase in the history of the district and Beamish Street.

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Despite alterations and infill buildings, Beamish Street retains the essential form and character of a traditional main street commercial strip common in Inner West Sydney.

Low density residential areas contain predominantly Federation (early-1900s) and Interwar (mid-1900s) buildings on larger lots. Many of the historic character and architectural features of these houses are still standing with minimal changes, and are here classified as character buildings.

Contemporary low-density residential dwellings are scattered across the Analysis Catchment Area and are predominantly larger two-storey buildings.

The Master Plan should preserve lowdensity areas of significant character, but should allow densification to occur in other areas to achieve dwelling targets as outlined in Connective City 2036.

From the 1960s onwards, there was a surge of face-brick three to four storey walkups that provide more affordable housing options in Campsie. This type of housing is on slightly larger lots, with ample setbacks that provide on-grade parking at the rear and landscaping at the front and side boundaries. Often, the front setbacks have been concreted over to provide for extra parking, however many retain ample landscaping.

Medium density, when done well, maintains character while delivering additional and diverse housing types.

In the last decade, developments on the Town Centre and along Canterbury Road have been predominantly mixeduse buildings of 6 to 10 storeys. These developments generally meet minimum design standards and have not achieved a positive interface with the public realm.

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street frontage due to the services such as basement parking entrances, hydrants, substations and waste collection dominating the ground floor facade.

High-density developments in the area have not provided adequate deep-soil planting and landscaping. An increase in highdensity developments in Campsie could detrimentally impact the leafy character of the Town Centre, if not planned and designed well. Built form testing, built form controls and site coverage need to be carefully considered as part of the Master Plan to ensure intensification is achieved while preserving significant character areas and achieving tree canopy targets.

The following pages analyse building typologies in further detail to better understand the existing character in Campsie .

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4.5 f. Built Form & Density Building Typologies Single Storey Dwelling 30-60% Site Coverage Characteristics In CTC single storey detached dwellings are the most common building type, particularly along local streets. Many are character buildings from early-1900s to mid-1950s. A typical dwelling generally contains a small front yard, a low front fence, a front porch and a large backyard. This type of dwelling has front setbacks of 4-6m & side setbacks of 1-3m. Typically this type is constructed

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from brick or timber and has a pitched roof comprised of tiles or corrugated metal.

Strengths Good internal amenity and access to sun Generous setbacks give medium site coverage & landscaping Provides good amenity to the streetscape Large private open space Limitations This typology in some areas may be incompatible with Campsie’s transition into a higher-density strategic centre.

Two Storey Dwelling

painted brick and has a tiled pitched roof.

40-70% Site Coverage

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Characteristics

Good internal amenity and access to sun Generous setbacks give medium site coverage & landscaping Provides good amenity to the streetscape Large private open space

Two storey detached dwellings are most common in the north-east of the analysis catchment. Most are newer than their single storey counterparts; generally constructed post 1970. A typical dwelling contains a small front yard, many are paved/concreted with a front garage dominating the ground floor facade. This type of dwelling has front setbacks of 4-6m & side setbacks of 1-3m but tend to cover more of the site than single storey buildings. Typically this type is constructed from face-brick or rendered/

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Limitations Dominance of driveways/garages on the streetscape Some are bulky in form This typology in some areas may be incompatible with Campsie’s transition into a higher-density strategic centre.

Semi-Attached & Attached Dwelling 40-70% Site Coverage Characteristics In CTC two storey attached & semiattached dwellings are most common in the north-west (Belfield) areas in the analysis catchment. There tend to be two types of this development, the first is a subdivision of existing lot into two to provide a semiattached townhouse/terrace house. This type of dwelling has front setbacks of 4-6m & side setbacks of 0-3m. The other is a multidwelling house development comprising of semi-attached/attached housing that commonly sits on a battle-axe lot. This

is most common in Belfield. Much of the newer attached dwellings are dominated by driveways and garages at ground floor providing less amenity to the streetscape.

Strengths Good internal amenity and access to sun Lack of overshadowing to the streetscape Medium density Limitations Bulky built form Dominance of driveways/garages on the streetscape Larger developments are occurring in areas far from the station

60s Walk Ups 40-60% Site Coverage Characteristics These buildings are typically 2-3 storeys with 4-6 apartments per floor, in a simple rectangular shape. Usually they are facebrick and contain no lift access. This type of dwelling has front setbacks of 6m & side setbacks of 2-3m. The generous setbacks allow for landscaping creating great streetscapes, e.g. along Park St. Private open space is minimal but apartments tend to have good solar access. Parking tends to be on-grade at the rear or side.

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Strengths Good streetscape amenity & access to sun Larger areas for deep soil and tree planting incorporated within the lot Medium Density can facilitate the dwelling targets and maintain leafy character Robust and low maintenance materials have resulted in building longevity Limitations Not DDA compliant/ equitable access Lack of or not adequate private open space Some have front setbacks concreted Modern services must be retrofitted and end up in the front garden e.g. substation Strata-titled sites are less likely to be renewed

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4.5 f. Built Form & Density 80s Onwards Walk Ups

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Medium Rise Apartments & Shop Top

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40-70% Site Coverage

Good internal amenity and access to sun Medium Density can facilitate the dwelling targets and maintain leafy character Robust and low maintenance materials have resulted in building longevity Compliance with building standards

60-90% Site Coverage

Adhere to ADG & BCA standards Provide a mix of uses and apartment types

Characteristics This style is similar to the 60s walk-ups but there are key differences. The type of apartments are on larger sites and contain more apartments per floor. They tend to be 3-4 storeys. Most contain underground parking with entrances detracting from the streetscape. This type of dwelling has front setbacks of 3-6m & side setbacks of 2-3m.

Many have convoluted built form with an unclear front entrance. For this reason their street interface is less ideal.

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Limitations Dominance of driveways on the streetscape Strata-titled developments are likely to remain unchanged Strata-titled sites are less likely to be renewed

Characteristics Newer buildings tend to be much denser & on larger lots. Typically this typology is 6-8 storeys and many have a retail/commercial shop on the ground. Parking is almost always in a basement. The ground floor tends to have 0m setback with upper levels setback from the street. Many contain almost no planting or landscaping. Most are constructed with rendered brick.

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Limitations Strata-titled developments are likely to remain unchanged.

Poor landscaping, deep soil and tree planting Poorly integrated services - often dominate the facade Poor ground floor retail activation Materiality is not durable due to the reliance of render and paint.

1-2 Storey Shops & 1900s Shop Top

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Large Scale Commercial Block

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Character/historic buildings Pedestrian scale Fine grain retail and services Great streetscape amenity & active frontage

90-100% Site Coverage

Provides much needed retail services

Characteristics

Provides a weather protected destination point that may be attractive to some types of customers.

Characteristics Beamish Street and parts of Canterbury Rd comprise of 1-2 storey shops & early to mid 1900s historic shop top buildings. Generally, these shops contain local businesses such as restaurants, local services such as pharmacies, banks & salons. The buildings are consistent in scale and are fine grain, which creates a vibrant high street and great streetscape character.

Limitations Detracting alterations to historic buildings or demolition of historic buildings have occurred in the past, detrimentally impacting the historic character of Beamish Street and Canterbury Road.

There are not many large scale commercial blocks in Campsie. The largest is the Campsie Centre - a shopping centre that contains big anchors and smaller retail shops. Typically this type of built form is insular, with expansive rendered concrete / blank façades to the street.

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Limitations Poor street amenity Unsympathetic to the traditional fine grain character of Campsie No active façades or passive surveillance Lack of landscaping

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4.5 f. Built Form & Density Signage Beamish Street’s built form is a reflection of the rich tapestry of cultures, languages and people that make the area so distinctive.

In the early 20th century, built form was reflective of the high-street architecture found across many inner city suburbs in Sydney. Some of these buildings are heritage listed.

In more recent years Campsie has grown to become a diverse area with only 17.6% speaking only English at home. As a result, much of the signage on Beamish Street is in multiple languages, most commonly Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese. Some of the signage represents the rich tapestry of cultures that make Campsie distinctive, as per the examples in the images beside.

Generally, these signages are painted onto the facade in a manner that does not detract from the architectural quality of the building and make a positive contribution to the streetscape.

However, Campsie has a mix of signage types and the chaotic and excessive nature of it can be overwhelming in some instances. Modern signage are excessively

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lit and cluttered , which detracts from the character of the streetscape and historic architecture.

This building is not historic but contains signage in at least four languages. A reflection of the community in Campsie.

Additionally, from a heritage perspective some signage can detract from the architectural features of buildings.

Facilitating restoration of heritage features whilst ensuring signage that reflects Campsie’s diversity is retained will be a consideration for the Master Plan. Signage controls should be carefully considered to incentivise businesses to paint façades in an artistic manner.

The master plan will investigate DCP controls that facilitate restoration of heritage features whilst ensuring signage that reflects Campsie’s diversity is retained.

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A layering of signage over time has detracted from this facade and is poorly maintained

Recently painted signage with architectural features highlighted in paint.

Old painted signage that has faded over time. Signage tends to be valued when it is historic.

The remnants of a sign left on a historic facade. A remnant of the building’s previous uses that reflect changing demographics of the area over time.

This mural detracts from the architectural features, however, it appears to have been in place for a long time and may have local value.

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4.5 f. Built Form & Density Active Frontage and Awnings Active frontages and awnings help to provide a safer, more pleasant and interesting character and experience for the community.

An Off-Street Servicing DCP for Canterbury Road has been recently prepared to address some of these issues.

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Beamish St generally has consistent awnings along its main shopping strip.

However, breaks in active fronts tend to occur where services are located on the street or where excessive signage blocks views inside out. It is worth noting that some new developments have not been well integrated into the streetscape due to poorly located services and a lack of consideration of the site’s context.

Canterbury Road lacks awnings and active frontage, particulalry on recent mixeduse developments. Many shopfronts are ‘sunken’ or are blocked by services, ramps, etc, providing poor interface with the public domain. Awnings are generally located on private land, covering the front setback which often contains planting and fencing.

It does not provide whether protection for pedestrians. The front setback at ground level has become a semi-private space, rather thanbeing used for footpath widening.

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Historic built form along Beamish St

Historic built form along Canterbury Rd

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Examples of Limitations to Active Frontage & Awnings The corner of this building is prime frontage & could be open to the street, instead the electrical box is located here.

An awning is provided but does not consider its context and does not align to existing awnings.

Excessive ramps & balustrades cut the active frontage off from the street.

Sunken ground floor, poorly integrated services and no awning mean that this retail at ground floor has no active frontage.

A development that provides active frontage but no awning and poor integration of services

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New development along main streets will have to contribute to the context through good provision of active frontage, good integration of services and consistent awnings over the footpath. The Master Plan will need to consider Off-Street Servicing controls proposed and integrate them into the DCP for the Master Plan.

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Planning Proposals

Council is in receipt of four planning proposals, that have been deferred in anticipation of the finalisation of the draft Master Plan. These Planning Proposals generally seek to modify the land use, height and floor space controls to allow for higher density mixed use, residential or employment-generating development.

As part of its early engagement, Council met with Planning Proposal applicants to consider the Planning Proposals as part of the Master Planning process, allowing for an integrated consideration of each proposal.

The key objectives of this process with landowners were to: • Engage with interested parties early in the master planning process • Provide large landholders with an understanding of Council’s and the community’s aspirations for the Campsie Town Centre • Discuss opportunities on potential development sites, namely their ability to provide good urban outcomes

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Implications & Opportunities • Campsie has predominantly low to medium density built form. Master Plan to consider sophisticated design solutions to increase density while preserving significant character areas and be cognisant of and preserve the historic and leafy character of Campsie Town Centre.

• Maintain existing historic and fine grain character of Beamish Street.

• Investigate and review the current LEP controls (Land Use, FSR and Height) to ensure appropriate zoning in alignment with Connective City 2036 action E6.5 ‘Recalibrate low and medium density zones’ within the town centre. Work closely with the consultants preparing the Land Use and Economic Study and incorporate agreed recommendations.

• Test built form scenarios to inform the review and establishment of LEP standards (building height and FSR) within the Master Plan Boundary, which will support the achievement of dwelling and jobs targets for Campsie in accordance with Connective City 2036.

• Prepare a density study to inform the vision for Campsie Town Centre.

• Undertake internal workshops to discuss & agree on the built form vision for Campsie.

• Land Use and Economic Study to investigate and review the distribution of land uses mandated by the LEP in order to align development potential with current economic forecasts in terms of non-residential uses. Master Plan to incorporate agreed recommendations.

• Investigate an appropriate percentage of site coverage on various building typologies in order to maintain and enhance tree canopy. Incorporate recommendations from the Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan.

• Develop Built form DCP controls to achieve good design quality (e.g. setbacks, upper level setbacks, location and dimension of deep soil zones, maximum size of floor plate, building materials, awnings, etc.) with input from the Tall Building Design Study.

• Investigate development approvals that are yet to be constructed and planning

proposals that will contribute to the overall dwellings and jobs targets and consider whether they are appropriate for the vision of Campsie Town Centre.

• Develop signage controls on Beamish St so that signage reflects the cultural diversity of Campsie while allowing reinstatement of historic architectural features to occur.

• Develop controls to maintain and enhance active street frontage and awnings.

• Investigate appropriate street wall height, podium height and setbacks to maintain pedestrian scale, solar amenity and sky views, while allowing for higher density developments to occur.

• Adopt relevant recommendations from the Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan and Tall Building Design Study to incorporate landscaping into the built form and development sites, including tree planting.

• Increase deep soil, landscaping and tree planting on new residential, commercial and mixed use developments.

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• Develop controls to better integrate services, waste collection, building entrances, substations, hydrants, parking entrances into the built form. Review the Canterbury Road Off-Street Servicing DCP and incorporate recommendations when relevant. If required, develop further controls.

• Develop controls to allow the retrofitting of 1960s-70s residential walk-ups that do not meet current standards for accessibility and private open spaces.

• Develop controls to improve design quality and sustainability of buildings to mitigate the effects of climate change through the use of high-quality & durable materials as well as integration of landscaping, deep-soil & WSUD principles with input from the UTCMP, Tall Building Design Study and Sustainability Study.

• Develop a design excellence and sustainability clause for the LEP. • Consider the submissions made by landowners and provide planning and design direction for these sites.

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4.5 g. Heritage Existing Heritage Item (CLEP 2012)

The analysis of heritage within the Campsie Analysis Catchment has focused on existing heritage-listed items identified in the Canterbury Local Environmental Plan 2012.

Under the Canterbury Local Environmental Plan 2012 (CLEP2012) there are 30 Heritage Items listed within the Campsie Analysis Catchment. Schedule 5 of the CLEP2012 contains a detailed breakdown of all items with detailed information. The diagram explores the distribution of Heritage Items within the Campsie Analysis Catchment.

This master plan has been prepared concurrently with a city-wide heritage study, which is investigating previously identified potential heritage items, largely concentrated around Beamish Street and Anglo Road. These properties and areas under investigation are identified in the map on the adjoining page.

The map also shows a series of historic buildings from early-1900s (Federation) to mid-1950s (Inter War), here identified as ‘character buildings’, as they make a positive contribution to the character of Campsie. The purpose of this analysis is to inform the Master Plan process of potential areas for intensification and areas of significant character are preserved.

Eighth Avenue/ Harcourt Estate (Item: I48, CLEP2012)

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Existing Heritage Conservation Area (CLEP 2012) Within the Campsie Analysis Catchment, there are no Existing Heritage Conservation Areas under the CLEP 2012. Ashbury Heritage Conservation Area is located to the north of Campsie Analysis Catchment and is shown on the image below in teal.

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4.5 g. Heritage Properties Investigated for Heritage Significance

Areas Investigated for Heritage Significance

Within the Campsie Analysis Catchment, there are a number of properties being investigated for heritage significance.

These are largely within close proximity to Beamish Street and Anglo Road. There are some overlaps between properties and areas being investigated for heritage significance.

An area between Lincoln St and Albert St to the west of the town centre is currently under investigation for its heritage significance.

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Properties being investigated include the Rudd Park Gates and Campsie Public School (pictured beside).

Beamish Street, extending from Hill Street in the south, to Campsie Street in the north should be investigated for character overlay as part of the Master Plan process. This area includes the Campsie Town Centre ‘core’ activities and uses, characterised by finegrain historic shoptop.

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Implications & Opportunities • Preserve heritage items (Built and Landscape) that promote historic and cultural pride and are vital to place-making and local identity.

• Develop controls to reinstate historic architectural features in buildings that have been altered when possible.

• Incorporate recommendations from the Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Study.

• Incorporate recommendations from Council’s European Heritage Study Review.

• The analysis identified character buildings that, in their clusters, make significant contribution to the streetscape. Investigate planning mechanisms such as Local Character Areas to protect areas of significant character and develop DCP controls.

Character Buildings Within the Campsie Analysis Catchment, a series of character buildings have been identified via desktop analysis.

These buildings are largely Federation (1900’s) or Inter-War (mid-1950’s), and in concentrations create streetscapes of high quality. The Master Plan process should consider protection and/or enhancement.

• Gentrification could negatively impact the existing cultural character of Campsie.

Robust discussion and further advice is required from the Land Use and Economic Study and Council’s Economic Development team on how to support and maintain the unique cultural identity of Campsie through mechanisms beyond land use.

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h. Existing Precinct Character Existing Precinct Character Analysis

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The following Existing Precincts and Sub-Precincts Character Analysis briefly synthesises the information on Chapter 4.7 Place Character. They will form the basis of the subsequent stages of the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan, including development of Desired Future Precinct Character and Character Overlays. Further analysis and community engagement will be required to develop character overlays in accordance with the Department of Planning Industry and Environment

Campsie Town Centre is largely defined along Beamish Street, between Unara Street and Brighton Avenue and crossing over Campsie train station.

2. Town Centre Entrances

The blocks along the street are oriented north/south and generally accessible through rear laneways. This block orientation privileges solar access to both sides of the street throughout the day.

Beamish Street is lined by narrow properties and shop fronts with a diversity of retail, commercial and community facilities. These are representative of the diverse cultural backgrounds of the population within Campsie and more broadly, Sydney.

Beamish Street is a single lane, two-way street, with a median strip, dotted with pedestrian crossings at key intersections.

There is some tree planting along the street, however shade to pedestrian areas is mainly provided by awnings appended to the adjacent buildings. Two large retail areas (Campsie Centre and Woolworths) anchor the Precinct on the southwest.

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These areas are in proximity to the Town Centre and are characterised by their sense of transition between the Centre and the surrounding residential areas. Three subprecincts form the Town Centre Entrances and are illustrated on the following page: • The area formed by Beamish Street and Brighton Avenue; • Anglo Road and Anzac Park; and • Stanley Street and Marlowe Street.

Within each of these sub-precincts, the blocks follow different orientations based on the alignment of main streets. The ‘triangle’ has a predominant northeast orientation, Anglo Road/Anzac Park have a southwest orientation, and Stanley Street/ Marlow Street are parallel to Beamish Street.

All three precincts have a predominant residential use, but with some lots showing other retail or commercial uses, or types of development which are consistent with the Town Centre. There is also a transition in built

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form between more intense development and lower density residential. For this reason, these areas have transitory characteristics between established urban fabric, and contemporary developments. The Anglo Road/Anzac Park sub-precinct, however, has a significant character derived from the heritage listed parks, some historic buildings of significance, the condition of the public realm and landscaping, its low-density character and the significance of roads and subdivision layout.

3. Cooks River Foreshore and Belmore and Tasker Parks Frontage These areas are largely characterised by their proximity to the Cooks River, or high amenity Open Spaces such as Tasker Park and Belmore Sports Ground. Four subprecincts were identified: • Seventh Avenue to Cooks River; • Loftus Street and Palmer Street to Belmore Sports Ground; • Phillips Avenue along Tasker Park; and • Cowper Street to Cooks River

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h. Existing Precinct Character These areas are characterised by blocks where the orthogonal street grid meets the open spaces, at the Cooks River, Belmore Sports Ground and Tasker Park. The majority of roads terminate in cul-de-sacs at the edge of the river foreshore, which then transition to a network of open spaces by the river generally accessible only to pedestrians or cyclists.

The sides or rear of these properties create a direct frontage to open spaces, which, at times, are located in very close proximity to the River embankment. The land uses are generally residential, with a mix of larger lots and medium sized lots. There is also a mix of single residential detached houses and low-rise walk-up apartment buildings within these sub-precincts.

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Two sub-precincts were identified: • Canterbury Hospital Quarter; and • Canterbury Road.

The Canterbury Road Corridor is characterised by a mix of larger properties with light industrial, bulky goods retail or uses associated with automotive industries. The area is in transition, showing a considerable proportion of recent development. These are generally apartment buildings with a shop top housing typology of up to 8 storeys. The recent developments are interspersed with patches of single residential areas, which also surround the Canterbury Hospital quarter.

The single dwelling properties have driveways facing directly to Canterbury Road presenting a risk for owners, and vehicle traffic driving at higher speeds close by. Despite the enforcement of wide building setbacks to Canterbury Road, there is limited landscaping. The wider front setback has been privatised, containing fences, hedges, access ramps, services, fire hydrants, substations, etc. that create

a poor interface to the public domain.

The area presents low amenity, with few trees, shade or pedestrian and cycle friendly footpaths, and visual dominance of unsightly power poles and power lines.

5. Railcorp and Future Sydney Metro Corridor These areas are characterised by irregular shaped blocks and lots in proximity to the Metro/Rail corridors. Four sub-precincts were identified: • Freight Rail Corridor • Campsie Street to Metro Corridor • Frederick Street to Metro Corridor • South Parade These sub-precincts are largely characterised by residential land uses, with a mix of lot sizes and housing typologies.

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and North Parade (to the East of Campsie Station) have their frontage to the elevated train line buffered by tree planting and high bushes.

6. Residential Urban Fabric These areas are generally characterised by residential urban fabric in proximity to Campsie Town Centre, and are the dominant character within the Analysis Catchment.

Two main classifications were identified: Lower-Density and Medium-Density Lower-Density: The land uses are generally residential, with some schools. There is a mixture of lot sizes and building types, generally containing detached housing typologies of varying scales. The following areas are generally within this classification: • Shakespeare Street to Moore Street; • Evaline Street, Duke Street and Park Street; • Amy Street to Evaline Street and surrounding streets.

Medium-Density: Other parts of the Residential Urban Fabric character areas

show a mix of larger properties and a dominance of multi-storey apartments buildings, in comparison with other areas.

The following areas are generally within this classification: • South of Eighth Avenue, to the Rail Corridor; • Parry Street, Unara Street, Hill Street • Orissa Street and Claremont Street and surrounding streets The street and block patterns generally derive from Beamish Street, creating a pattern of orthogonal street grids which maximise connectivity, permeability and views along the street. The buildings have wide setbacks, on street parking adjacent to lots, and trees planted in verges lining the streets. The areas surrounding Fourth and Eighth Avenues also derives its character from the roads parallel to the heritage listed Avenues and their inter-war trees. There is a high proportion of character buildings in areas east of Beamish Street, and heritage items, particularly in areas west of Beamish Street.

7. Residential Suburban Fabric This area is located Northwest of the town centre, surrounding Rudd Park. It follows the alignment and orientation of Baltimore and Lincoln Streets. The original orthogonal street grid has been subdivided following non-standard road alignments, with the introduction of winding cul-de-sacs, to maximise accessibility to the core of each block.

The original lot sizes in this area were substantially larger than other areas in Campsie and have been subdivided to form rows or clusters of strata titled subdivisions of single detached or semi-detached dwellings, sharing a common driveway in a ‘battle-axe’ arrangement. This form of occupation retains the character of the suburb, while increasing the density.

Some of the original character buildings still remain within the urban fabric. The buildings have wide setbacks, and the streets are generally lined by established trees, planted on the verge, with on-street parking.

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8. Heritage Areas or Areas of Historic Character These areas are characterised by either the existing heritage items which are present in the area (e.g. Fifth Ave and Eighth Ave)or due to a higher concentration of character buildings identified through this report.

These buildings are largely Federation (early-1900s) or Inter-War (mid-1950s) and create streetscapes of high quality. The streetscape and built form within these areas are consistent with the Residential Urban Fabric character (lower-density) described above. The housing typologies are generally detached single dwellings, in some cases with laneway access (Clunes Lane, Emu Lane, Waratah Lane and Warrigal Lane).

The main areas identified with these characteristics are: • Frontages to Fifth and Eighth Avenue, which largely derives from the character associated with the streetscape of the heritage listed Avenues.

• Between Clissold Pde and Nowra Lane.

• Area between Redman, Gould and Wonga Streets and Clunes Lane.

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i. Opportunities The following key opportunities were identified within the Analysis Catchment.

These opportunities complement and summarise elements from the list of Implications for the Master Plan explored throughout the Analysis Report, by representing them in the adjacent map.

Within the Campsie Analysis Catchment there is the opportunity to: Strengthen the Green and Blue Webs • Establish a wider recreational and ecological corridor along the Cooks River to strengthen Campsie’s role as a lifestyle precinct; • Establish new connections over and along the Cooks River. This includes connections to the Canterbury Racecourse, proposed Cooks River Cycleway Loop and to St Mary Mackillop Reserve; • Investigate opportunities to underground existing high-transmission power lines along the river foreshore to improve amenity and increase areas for open spaces;

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• Provide new safe and pleasant pedestrian and cycle connections between open spaces and the Town Centre, and enhance existing ones, through the Campsie Master Plan and Campsie Complete Streets projects; • Establish a new pocket park along Unara Street, where the land is already zoned RE1, and has the potential to provide additional open space in a part of the Analysis Catchment where open space is lacking; • Deliver new parks or plazas on areas subject to urban intensification, either on key development sites or through land acquisitions, to ensure that existing and future population are within walking distance to green open spaces; • Sydney Metro to deliver a east-west pedestrian and cycle link along the rail corridor between Belmore Sports Ground, Campsie Town Centre, Tasker Park, and Cooks River as part of the Southwest Metro Upgrade project.

This will provide a sport and recreation corridor that complements the proposed Cooks River Loop;

• Mitigate the effects of increasingly frequent flood events by avoiding urban intensification on high-risk flood-prone land and piloting the implementation of WSUD in the built form, development sites, along the Cooks River foreshore and the public domain in accordance with recommendations from CRC Study for Campsie and the Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan and Landscape Controls; • Adopt the recommendations of the Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan and Landscape controls to preserve and increase tree canopy and to incorporate greenery within the built form and on development sites; • Investigate mechanisms to underground powerlines and to relocate existing underground services when required to allow street tree planting; • Metropolitan Green Space Program to enhance the ecological significance and recreational opportunities along the River foreshore and to incorporate relevant opportunities listed above.

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Strengthen the role and character of the town centre • Rethink Campsie as a riverfront Centre, enhancing visual and physical access to and from the river, providing high-quality recreational opportunities along the river and promoting more people to live by the river; • Beamish Street to evolve into one of Sydney’s premier main street destinations. Building on the strength and character of Beamish Street as a high street and increase its attractiveness as a 24-hour destination; • Strengthen the existing connections at Brighton Avenue and Clissold Parade.

Provide new connections between the town centre, Cooks River and Canterbury Racecourse; • Leverage from key sites (government and privately owned) to act as catalysts urban renewal, such as the Civic Centre site along Beamish Street. Review the master plan for the Campsie Civic Centre site and establish high-level urban design parameters based on technical studies

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Campsie Station Existing Open Space Potential areas for sensitive urban intensification to be investigated Areas of Historic Character (low-density) Beamish Street and Canterbury Road Activity Spine Improve connections to and from the Cooks River Leverage from Key Sites Existing Road Bridges to Investigate for Enhancement Existing Pedestrian Connections across the Cooks River Future Metro Line and East-West Pedestrian and Cycle Link Potential Open Space on RE1 zoned land Existing Heritage Listed Items Existing Open Space Heritage Listed Wider environmental and recreational corridor along Cooks River - opportunities for WSUD Minor Land Owners Pedestrian and Cycle Trail along Cooks River Provide connectivity to Canterbury Racecourse

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i. Opportunities prepared as part of the master plan process; • Develop detailed master planning for Campsie Civic Centre site post-adoption of the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan; • Leverage from established urban structure formed by Beamish Street, Train/Future Metro Station and Canterbury Road to provide a variety of land uses and diverse urban environments; • Address the gap in activity on Beamish Street, near the intersection with Canterbury Road, and on Canterbury Road, towards Canterbury Hospital to create a strong activity corridor (Health Precinct) between both areas; • Develop criteria for solar amenity controls in the public realm and establish built form controls which retain solar access to open spaces (such as Anzac Park, Carrington Square and Eighth Avenue). This may preclude certain types of development to occur around parks or other important public domain areas; • Strengthen the provision of medical/

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healthcare services to enhance the level and diversity of activity along Canterbury Road; • Leverage from the Future Southwest Metro Line and associated upgrades to the train station; Place people in proximity to public transport corridors and open space amenity

who own five or more lots in the Analysis Catchment to deliver urban intensification near transport corridors or open space amenity

Careful intensification and diversification of the urban fabric

• Promote densification with direct accessibility to both public transport corridors and existing or new green open spaces, while recalibrating planning controls for medium density;

• Implement sophisticated design solutions to increase density while preserving the significant heritage items and historic and leafy character elements (built, cultural and landscape) of Campsie;

• Learn from recent development along Canterbury Road, review, further test and adopt relevant actions and recommendation from the Canterbury Road Corridor Review, and establish a framework for improved outcomes;

• Spread new dwellings to maintain human scale. Maintain local character by distributing the new dwellings through a wider area of Campsie, while providing a range of housing typologies to support the needs of the diverse population;

• Promote lot amalgamations within areas of Campsie where the conditions are adequate in terms of lot size, lot ownership and or location of heritage items or character buildings;

• Strengthen the cohesiveness of Campsie by defining precincts with distinctive identities; • Enhance the unique characteristics of all precincts by using sensitive design

• Leverage from minor landholders

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transitioning between new and existing developments and heritage items; • Preserve the historic character of the areas around Beamish Street and Anglo Road; • Preserve the special character of lowdensity areas that present a higher concentration of buildings of the Federation (early-1900s) and Inter-War (mid-1950s) styles.

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j . Constraints The following key constraints were identified within the Analysis Catchment.

These constraints complement and summarise elements from the list of implications for the Master Plan explored throughout the Place-Character analysis, by representing them in the adjacent map.

• There are existing residential areas located on high-risk flood-prone land (1:100 flood events or overland flow path). Areas with flood depth equal or higher than 1.0m should not be subject to urban intensification; • There are areas with limited access to open spaces or poor quality open spaces. Open space deficiency has been identified in the following areas: » Along the Canterbury Road Corridor, and between Beamish Street, Gould Street and Hill/Redman Streets » North east of the Town Centre, between Moore Street & the Cooks River foreshore » West of the Town Centre along Ninth Avenue in smaller pockets

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» South west of the Town Centre, between Evaline and Claremont Streets If urban intensification is proposed in those areas, provision of additional open spaces and/or improved accessibility to existing open spaces are required; • There are several encumbered open spaces along Cooks River which preclude accessibility and has poor amenity due to high-transmission powerlines; • There are several pinch points along the Cooks River due to the historic subdivision pattern, having properties within less than 30m from the river embankment. This precludes connectivity and the provision of riverfront parkland. Some of these properties are on high-risk flood-prone land; • There is limited connectivity across the precinct, with Canterbury Road, the train line and Cooks River acting as barriers with limited opportunities for crossing over or under;

• The ‘patchwork’ and diversity of lot sizes, buildings types, dwelling types, density and heritage items in Campsie requires a careful approach to urban intensification to maintain the diverse character and achieve appropriate built form transitions; • There is an identified mismatch between planning controls in areas surrounding the town centre, with areas zoned R4high density residential, but with FSR and Height of Building controls consistent with low density developments.

• There is a lack of FSR control in the Town Centre, which enables bulky buildings to be developed; • There is a high proportion of strata titled lots that are unlikely to change and precludes urban intensification; • There are areas with concentration of historic character buildings of the Federation and Interwar eras and some heritage listed items that should be preserved to maintain existing significant

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character areas; • There is lack of amenity along Canterbury Road with limited landscaping and tree planting, shade or pedestrian paths; • There is a visual dominance of power poles and overhead power lines on the streets, detrimentally impacting streetscape quality and precluding tree planting; • Beamish Street is heavily trafficked, precluding a more pedestrian-friendly high-street for Campsie

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Campsie Station Existing Open Space Limited Connectivity Lack of Accessibility to Neighbourhood Parks Lack of Accessibility to any open space (critical deficiency) Likely Flood Prone Areas Intensification - Ulikely to change Poor amenity along Canterbury Road Poor amenity and noise from freight corridor High Voltage Powerlines

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