Revised Draft Campsie Master Plan

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February 2022 |Master Plan | Draft for Community Consultation

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.

Following community engagement, this plan will become the framework for changes to planning controls in the Campsie Town Centre.

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

A Plan for Campsie Town Centre The Vision Campsie is a thriving food, cultural and lifestyle destination. The Campsie Town Centre Master Plan aims to leverage on Campsie’s existing urban qualities and transform the Town Centre from a main street to a prosperous health and lifestyle precinct.

With the conversion of Campsie Station to a Metro Station, the Master Plan provides the opportunity to create significant employment and housing growth within a key junction between Inner and Western Sydney.

Creating a liveable, vibrant, sustainable and accessible place that supports attracting jobs and investment is central to the Master Plan. Well planned growth will help reinforce Campsie’s existing qualities. Its streets will be pedestrian friendly, lively places in the day and night, contributing to a sense of safety, attractiveness and inclusiveness.

Higher density living and jobs growth will be well located around the future Metro Station and Cooks River, close to amenities, services and infrastructure. The Master Plan is an innovative framework which will set Campsie’s path of becoming a genuine health and lifestyle precinct.

The Master Plan directly responds to a number of drivers for change, including: · Jobs growth, which leverages off key government and institutional investments in transport, education and health and creating a genuine health precinct surrounding Canterbury Hospital · Strengthen the retail and commercial function of Beamish Street by making it a people-centred street and drawing northsouth vehicular traffic away from its main thoroughfare.

· Embracing the centre’s location along the Cooks River through enhanced public access along the riverfront and increased opportunities for residential living next to the river · Development of a central civic and cultural hub in the vicinity of Council’s current administration building which will bring together new and existing community and cultural facilities into a focal point for the town centre.

· Housing affordability, by providing a range of housing types, and introducing mechanisms for the delivery of affordable housing · A growing population, with diverse needs in terms of housing types and access to infrastructure and services · Demand for sustainability and resilience, improving the environmental performance of the Centre and managing the impacts of climate change

human scale and the existing urban character.

How the Master Plan Works ABOUT CAMPSIE AND THE MASTER PLAN MASTER PLAN FRAMEWORK

VISION AND PLAN

Forms the basis of the Master Plan based on Vision, Spatial Moves and Intensification Principles

VISION The vision sets the direction for the Campsie Town Centre that our community wants

Campsie will transform from a main street into a thriving lifestyle and medical precinct that brings together the vibrancy of Beamish Street, Canterbury Hospital and the amenity of the Cooks River foreshore.

This evolution will be underpinned by development that responds to

11 SPATIAL MOVES Organise how the Town Centre will be structured

Campsie will become a significant centre within Canterbury-Bankstown, with significant investment in jobs and housing, which will attract

residents, visitors and workers alike. Future development

will be supported by improved transport connections, an activated

riverfront and green streets.

civic and cultural hub for inner Sydney, Campsie will become a

10 DIRECTIONS

5 INTENSIFICATION PRINCIPLES Establish the most appropriate locations for increases in density

Ten Directions lay out how Council will implement the Master Plan in key areas including infrastructure, design, jobs growth, public places and spaces, transport, sustainability, heritage and culture, housing and governance

supported by its close proximity to Central Sydney. The centre will have new and enhanced

community, arts and cultural facilities complementing a growing night time economy as a visitor destination.

The Plan

Connectivity Proposed Strategic Streets East-West Cycle Link (Sydney Metro) Existing Vehicular Bridges/Underpasses Existing Pedestrian/Cycle Bridges Proposed Pedestrian/Cycle Bridges Key links to Burwood Potential New Pedestrian/Cycle Links/ Service Laneways Cooks River Foreshore Trail Open Space Existing Open Spaces Proposed Open Spaces Open Space To Be Upgraded Cooks River Foreshore Landscape Management Area Built Environment Corner Shop High Intensification Areas High Intensification Areas (sensitive to heritage and character) Medium Intensification Areas Medium Intensification Areas (sensitive to heritage and character) Low Intensification Areas Areas of Special Character Limited Intensification (current planning controls apply) Existing Hospital + Educational Facilities Existing Heritage Items (CLEP 2012) and properties under investigation for Heritage Significance

Area subject to future investigation and detailed master plan

Contents Introduction & background About the plan

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The centre

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Historic overview

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Setting the scene

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Drivers for change

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Community engagement

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Vision & Plan Vision

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Spatial Moves

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Intensification Strategy

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Urban Design Framework Plan

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10 Directions

Artist impression illustrating the vision for Beamish Street

Direction 1 A Centre that Aligns Growth with Public Benefit

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Direction 2 A Centre for People

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Direction 3 A Centre that Attracts Health and Lifestyle Investment

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Direction 4 A Well-Designed Centre

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Direction 5 A Riverfront Centre with Nature at its Heart

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Direction 6 A Centre at the Crossroads of Inner Sydney

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Direction 7 A Resilient and Carbon Neutral Centre by 2050

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Direction 8 A Centre Proud of its Heritage and Culture

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Direction 9 A Centre with Housing for All

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Direction 10 A Centre with Collaborative Governance

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Introduction & background

1.1 About the plan Campsie Town Centre is undergoing significant transformation. Identified 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 Inner and Western Sydney.

Unlocking Campsie’s connectivity will attract significant employment and housing growth.

Employment growth will be underpinned by a health precinct surrounding Canterbury Hospital and strengthening the retail and commercial function of Beamish Street. New housing will be supported by quality urban design, green streets, and sustainability targets. Council is proactively planning to reinforce the role of Campsie as a Strategic Centre by consolidating Council’s community and cultural infrastructure into a new activated hub at the Civic Centre site, funded by the leveraging of Council’s property assets.

Central to re-imagining Campsie is embracing the centre’s location along the Cooks River through enhanced connectivity to, and public access along the riverfront, and the development of a central civic and cultural hub which will bring together new and existing community and cultural facilities into a new focal point for the centre.

The Campsie Town Centre Master Plan is a growth strategy that builds upon the existing attributes of Campsie and planned infrastructure delivery to re-imagine the centre as a genuine strategic hub. It delivers on Canterbury Bankstown’s Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) vision for Campsie as a vital component CBCity’s Eastern Lifestyle and Medical Precinct.

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To realise this future of Campsie, this Master Plan will: · Set a 15-year vision for Campsie (to 2036). · Translate the 15-year vision into place specific design principles. · Establish a spatial framework for growth and change across the centre. · Outline 10 key directions with implementable actions to guide change . · Inform future changes to planning controls. · Assist Council to advocate for infrastructure delivery and investment.

The Campsie Master Plan builds upon Council’s broader strategic planning framework. The diagram overleaf emphasises the alignment between the key directions of the Campsie Master Plan and the key directions and aspirations of Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement Connective City and Community Strategic Plan CBCity 2028.

The relationship between these strategies is interconnected and integrated, with all strategies sharing a consistent approach to city shaping.

Planning for jobs and housing growth in Campsie is part of a broader City-wide approach to concentrate the highest levels of growth in the City’s Strategic Centres of Bankstown and Campsie, followed by other local and village centres, whilst maintaining the low-density character of our suburban neighbourhoods.

Following community engagement, the Master Plan has been reviewed and finalised to become the foundation package of planning controls and policies to guide Camspsie’s growth over the next 15-20 years.

These include: · A Planning Proposal to amend the Canterbury Bankstown Local Environmental Plan. · Amendments to the Canterbury Bankstown Development Control Plan to inform built form and design outcomes. · Integration into the Canterbury Bankstown Contributions Plan to support the funding and delivery of infrastructure. · The introduction of an Affordable Housing Scheme for sites receiving density uplift.

This plan is supported by a Technical Analysis Report (Phase 1 Report), which provides an overview of the analysis, opportunities and constraints which underpin this master plan, along with a series of technical studies which provided guidance on the Master Plan Directions. These include studies to inform indigenous culture and heritage, economic land use, sustainability, transport and parking, building design, infrastructure, urban tree canopy and water management.

The Master Plan will provide clarity and a way forward for a number of Planning Proposals submitted to Council within the study area.

This Master Plan has considered each proposal on its merits in the context of the desired future character and the vision for Campsie Town Centre as a whole.

This Master Plan will not result in changes to the planning controls in Campsie. Changes to Council’s planning controls are required to go through a defined process under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, which will include further community engagement beyond this Master Plan.

Moving forward, the master plan will provide a clear vision and framework for development in Campsie. It sets clear expectations for improved development outcomes and creates certainty for the community, industry and government in how Campsie will grow and change over the next 10-15 years and beyond. Existing planning controls in Campsie already allow for growth however without contemporary and best practice standards as a basis. This plan also provides for growth in jobs and housing however redistributes this growth in such a way that it protects the high street character of Campsie, enables intensification where appropriate and is supported by a plan that will deliver improved infrastructure, advocacy, new and enhanced open spaces and facilities and high benchmarks for quality, sustainable development.

CAMPSIE MASTER PLAN DIRECTIONS

CONNECTIVE CITY 2036 EVOLUTIONS

CBCITY COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN 2028 DIRECTIONS

Evolution 1

Coordination, Community, Collaboration and Context

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A Centre that Aligns Growth with Public Benefit

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Safe & Strong

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Movement for Commerce and Place

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A Centre for People

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Clean & Green

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Places for Commerce and Jobs

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A Centre that Attracts Health and Lifestyle Investment

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Prosperous & Innovative

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Blue Web

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A Well-Designed Centre

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Moving & Integrated

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Green Web

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A Riverfront Centre with Nature at its Heart

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Healthy & Active

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Urban and Suburban Places, Housing the City

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A Centre at the Crossroads of Inner Sydney

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Liveable & Distinctive

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Cultural Places and Spaces

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A Resilient and Carbon Neutral Centre by 2050

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Leading & Engaged

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Design Quality

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A Centre Proud of its Heritage and Culture

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Sustainability and Resilience

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A Centre with Housing for All

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Governance and Funding

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A Collaboratively Governed Centre

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1.2 The Centre Campsie is a cultural, retail and local employment hub in the CBCity’s east that provides cross-regional links to metropolitan centres to the North, East, South and West.

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The Campsie study area is located on the land of the Wangal people - a clan of the Darug (sometimes spelt Dharug, Dharuk or Daruk) tribe or language group. The area surrounding the Cooks River, including where Campsie stands today, has provided food, water and culturally significant meeting places for over 60,000 years.

Located 12km from the Sydney Business District, Campsie is situated at the junction of Inner and Western Sydney. The study area is centred around a retail and commercial strip running north-south along Beamish Street.

The commercial strip contains fine grain built form with one to two storey buildings together with recent four to six storey shop top housing developments. Beamish Street is bisected by the T3 Bankstown train line, which will be upgraded into a Metro line in 2024. While the train line enables public transport access, it limits North-South connectivity within the study area.

The residential areas surrounding the commercial core primarily consists of two to three storey red brick walk ups alongside federation and post war homes. The Cooks River is a significant natural asset that wraps around the east and north of the study area and offers access to blue and green space.

To the south of the study area is Canterbury Road, a major arterial road providing vehicular access to Campsie from the east and west.

Canterbury Hospital is located on Canterbury Road at the south west corner and acts as an anchor to an emerging health and lifestyle cluster.

Open spaces are scattered across Campsie from pocket parks to higher profile spaces, such as Anzac Park in the Campsie core, and Tasker Park, which sits adjacent to the soon to be renewed Canterbury Aquatic Centre. These spaces provide places for respite, exercise, and socialising.

As the second largest centre in CBCity, Campsie plays an important economic role in the broader area. Campsie is home to 4,800 workers employed in around 740 businesses – most of which are small, family run businesses based in the core, alongside larger anchor of Canterbury Hospital, and the Campsie Centre.

The face of Campsie has grown and changed over the years. Today, the centre is a cultural and linguistic mosaic with over 65% of the community being born overseas. A proud Chinese community has helped to create Campsie’s distinct sense of place through commerce, city life and use of space. The people of Campsie are the heart of this centre.

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1.3 Historic overview 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. The Wangal clan used the Cooks River as a significant source of food and water, and would collect eel, molluscs and fish by canoe or from the river bank. The walking tracks of first nations people are reflected in the contemporary urban landscape, Old Canterbury Road, Georges River Road and Beamish Street are thought to follow traditional Aboriginal pathways.

The arrival of European settlers from 1788 onward irrevocably changed the lives of Wangal clan through the forceful acquisition of their lands, which was divided for farming purposes and given to European settlers through land grants.

The urbanisation of Campsie begun around 1879, when the Municipality of Canterbury was established. The proclamation of the Municipality coupled with plans for a railway line, led to land speculators buying up farmland to subdivide. Many of the resultant subdivision patterns remain intact. The legacy of these subdivision patterns is a poor interface with the Cooks River. Due to health of the river at the time, dwellings were designed to turn away from the riverfront and few access routes to the river were established.

In 1895, Campsie train station opened, when the existing railway line was extended from Sydenham to Belmore breaking the existing grid pattern and bisecting the centre. This divide remains today, with only limited vehicular and pedestrian opportunities to cross the railway line.

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In the early 20th century, cheap land and presence of a train station attracted both working class residents and middle-class professions to the centre. Much of the housing developed at this time was in a Federation style. Canterbury Hospital was built in 1929 with just 28 beds and after utilising the verandahs to place patients, it was soon expanded. The population of Campsie grew until the Great Depression when development slowed until the end of World War II. The end of World War II triggered a change in national migration policy that helped transform Campsie into the ethnically diverse centre it is today. New migrants from Europe and then from Asia settled in the area, including large Chinese and Korean communities.

During this time, the introduction of the Strata Title Act 1961 created an opportunity to cater to Campsie’s growing population.

Throughout Campsie, federation homes were replaced with two to three storey apartments blocks. These apartments were primarily rented, a trend that continues today.

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

Beamish St, Campsie c.1900-1927

Campsie bridge construction

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1.4 Setting the Scene Six key state and local-level strategic planning documents inform land use planning within the Campsie Town Centre and collectively create the strategic line of sight from a region to local level.

South District Plan

These include: · The Greater Sydney Region Plan: Greater Sydney Commission, 2018 · Future Transport 2056: Transport for NSW, 2018 · South District Plan: Greater Sydney Commission, 2018 · Community Strategic Plan, CBCity 2028: CBCity, · Local Strategic Planning Statement, Connective City 2036: CBCity, 2020 · Canterbury Road Review, CBCity, 2017

The South District Plan is a 20-year plan that implements the directions contained in the Greater Sydney Region Plan. The Master Plan responds to the actions of the South District Plan through the following actions: · Build upon Campsie’s role as a thriving commercial centre with a range of medical services and a high level of amenity and connectivity.

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A Metropolis of Three Cities The Greater Sydney Regional Plan sets a 40-year vision for Greater Sydney. The plan designated Campsie as a Strategic Centre.

Strategic Centres play a key role in a region’s centre hierarchy and are expected to accommodate high levels of private sector investment and growth. This designation acts as a transformational opportunity for Campsie. Campsie will transition from a main street into a broader employment precinct.

· Encourage activation of secondary streets by providing planning controls and public domain improvements to activate street life. · Strengthen links to Canterbury Hospital and surrounding allied health services. · Increasing housing supply and diversity in the right locations to contribute to the South District’s housing target. · Deliver new or upgraded social infrastructure that reflects the needs of the community including open space and community facilities. · Introduce an affordable housing contribution scheme following feasibility testing. · Manage traffic and parking to reduce impacts on pedestrian amenity, especially on Beamish Street. · Protect and conserve heritage and local character through recommended heritage

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· Reduce urban heat and improve water health through increased tree canopy and water sensitive urban design in the public domain and new private development. · Achieve a low carbon precinct by incentivising increased energy and water performance buildings through planning controls above legislated targets.

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Connective City 2036 is Council’s vision for Canterbury Bankstown to guide future growth. Key actions of this Strategy that will be implemented through the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan include:

· Position Campsie as the anchor of the Eastern Lifestyle and Medical Precinct and Future Transport support a health and medical precinct around Canterbury Hospital.

2056 · Provide capacity for 7,500 jobs in the Town Centre by 2036.

· Increase job capacity to meet the upper total jobs target for Campsie of 7,500 by 2036. · Strengthen Beamish Street’s role as an eat street to grow the night-time economy.

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items, heritage conservation areas and planning controls to protect character of special precincts.

Future Transport 2056 outlines the transport vision for Greater Sydney. The Plan identifies Campsie as forming part of a centre-serving transport corridor that supports buses, walking and cycling. Key actions of Future Transport 2056 that informed the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan include:

· Protect the character and fine grain along Beamish Street and maintain retail and commercial usage along the street. · Provide housing choice to suit each life stage through a range of housing appropriate scale, and the links between them. · Recommend new sites and areas for heritage listing and character.

· Upgrades to stations along the T3 Bankstown Line as part of the commitment to deliver Sydney Metro City and Southwest.

· Enhance the Green and Blue web.

· Improved cycling connectivity from Campsie to the broader bicycle network.

· Advocate for and participate in the delivery of joint-use and shared facilities with relevant agencies and private sector stakeholders.

· Consideration of longer term north-south connections including a potential train/ mass transit link from Hurstville (or Kogarah) to Burwood and Strathfield and then onto Rhodes and Macquarie Park in the next 20+ years.

· Deliver cultural places and spaces that meet community needs through the Civic Centre hub.

· Develop a night time economy through actions to reduce regulatory requirements for late night trading and temporary cultural activities. · Develop design controls and guidelines for design and sustainability excellence. · Increase Electric Vehicle parking capacity through Development Control Plan controls. · Implementation of higher BASIX and sustainability targets by amending the current sustainability bonus mechanism.

· Apply a car parking rate for all new developments aimed at promoting alternative mode choice.

Canterbury Road Review, CBCity 2017 · Establish appropriate planning controls and funding mechanisms to ensure a continuous network of rear lanes, parallel to Canterbury Road.

· Provides directions for DCP controls Affordable Housing to increase housing choice; including Strategy specifying bedroom mixes in multi-dwelling Affordable Housing Strategy developments.

CBCity 2020 · Develops design excellence provisions in the LEP and DCP to ensure high quality built form housing outcomes.

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· Concentrate the majority of housing growth · Outline the need to investigate road The Canterbury Road Review was a traffic in the City in centres, whilst maintaining management measures aimed at and urban design study that looked at how the low density character of suburban rebalancing the priority of the arterial road Canterbury Road could best accommodate neighbourhoods. function of Canterbury Road as part of population growth while minimising Campsie Complete Streets Transport and increased traffic. The review was a Place Plan. collaborative project between Transport Employment Lands for NSW, Roads and Maritime Services and Strategy Council. The review examined land uses Employment Lands Strategy for properties fronting Canterbury Road Housing Strategy CBCity 2020 between Hurlstone Park and Bankstown and made a series of recommendations about Local Housing Strategy the planning framework to guide future CBCity 2020 development and improve design quality and road function.

The Employment Lands Strategy proactively guides future employment growth in The review recommended that residential Canterbury Bankstown. The Strategy development along the corridor be The Local Housing Strategy provides a provides a key action to deliver a total of concentrated around seven junctions. Two vision for housing in the City of Canterbury 7,500 jobs in Campsie Town Centre by 2036, of these junctions are within the Campsie Bankstown. It sets a target to deliver 50,000 as envisaged in the LSPS and South District Master Plan study area. Including a key new homes in Canterbury Bankstown by Plan. The following actions of the Strategy junction at intersection of Beamish Street 2036. The Local Housing Strategy sets a will be executed in this Master Plan: and Canterbury Road and a smaller junction specific target of 5,600 additional dwellings, immediately west of the Cooks River. or 11% of Canterbury Bankstown’s total · Introduction of a B4 – Mixed Use zone in dwelling growth to Campsie Town Centre, Campsie Town Centre to elevate the centre Key recommendations of the review that will with additional housing growth forecast from a local centre to a genuine strategic be implemented through the Campsie Town around the node of Beamish Street centre and protect areas for employment Centre Master Plan include: and Canterbury Road. The Master Plan uses. implements the following actions to achieve · Introduce an LEP control that requires no · Concentrate residential development at the vision of the Local Housing Strategy for net loss of commercial floor space through the intersection of Canterbury Road and Campsie Town Centre: redevelopment.

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· Exclude multi-storey housing from land fronting Canterbury Road by removing the permissible residential accommodation in the B5 Business Development zone.

· Proposes to amend height and FSR controls to increase dwelling capacity to accommodate the centre’s housing targets by 2036.

· Recommend the application of an FSR control for land along Canterbury Road

· Defines twelve desired local character areas to ensure new dwellings are designed to conform to the desired character of the area.

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

· Increase residential population in the town centre to support local businesses. · Improve the amenity, public domain and built form outcomes of Campsie to attract and retain jobs and businesses in the centre.

The aim of the Affordable Housing Strategy is to contribute to the reduction of the level of housing stress experienced by residents across the City of Canterbury Bankstown.

Council’s Affordable Housing Strategy identifies a range of mechanisms to deliver affordable housing in Campsie Town Centre.

The Master Plan implements the Affordable Housing Strategy by establishing an affordable housing contribution scheme in the LEP of up to 3% of all new dwellings in conjunction with achieving the incentive FSR and Floor Space Ratio. Alternative to the dedication of dwellings, it enables developers to provide a monetary contribution per square metre of total residential gross floor area.

The Strategy set an action for master plans to test the feasibility of providing up to 15% of residential floor space as affordable housing. The feasibility analysis undertaken as part of this Master Plan determined that the rate of 3% was the upper limit within this scheme that maintained the feasibility of development. A staged implementation approach will be taken.

This Master Plan will require up to 3% of all residential floor space in applicable areas to be Affordable Housing. It is noted that targets set by the State Government for 5-10% Affordable Housing are for ‘floor space uplift’ only.

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1.5 Drivers for change Housing Affordability Across Greater Sydney there are increasingly fewer areas where housing is affordable, which is challenging for many households. At present, the Campsie Town Centre provides more affordable housing compared to many of the surrounding suburbs. This relative affordability of Campsie has enabled many lower income households to live in the centre - nearly a third of Campsie households make less than $1,000 a week (< $51,999 per year).

Future growth in Campsie has implications for housing affordability. While urban renewal has many benefits, this process can impact housing cost through the replacement of older housing with newer, more expensive housing stock. To help mitigate the impacts of rising housing prices on Campsie’s lower income households, Council has committed to delivering affordable housing in Campsie.

The Master Planning process will test the viability of delivering affordable housing in Campsie. Increasing affordable housing supply in the study areas is a key consideration for the master plan.

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New housing growth needs to cater to a range of different household types. This Master Plan includes initiatives to ensure housing diversity and deliver homes suitable for both large households (couples with children and group households) and smaller households (couples with no children, single parents, single people).

Health, well-being and lifestyle economy Council’s Employment Strategy sets a jobs 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 81,890 sqm of suitable floor space.

It is important to create capacity for new housing in the right locations. The State Government has identified strategic centres receiving investment in mass transit as ideal places for housing growth. As a strategic centre receiving a Metro Station, Campsie has an important role to play in housing delivery.

Central to achieving this job target will be delivering CBCity’s Eastern Lifestyle and Medical Precinct. As outlined in Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement, The Eastern Lifestyle and Medical Precinct will provide high quality public areas and civic, community and employment opportunities for people and businesses in the east of the CBCity. Canterbury Hospital will act as the anchor of this precinct by supporting the clustering of medical uses. This will require ongoing investment by State Government into the expansion and improvement of Canterbury Hospital including health and related services and facilities.

Accordingly, CBCity’s Housing Strategy has identified a need for 6,360 new homes, including 5,600 new homes in the Campsie

This Master Plan ensures Campsie can support a Lifestyle and Medical Precinct by planning for sufficient floor space capacity

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core alongside 760 new homes the node between Canterbury Road and Beamish Street. This housing growth is required to accommodate CBCity’s growing population.

and ensuring infrastructure is provided to attract workers in the health sector and retail and personal services jobs. To successfully support the planned jobs growth in the centre, there will also be a focus on creating active streets and facilitating a strong nighttime economy.

A lifestyle-focused centre also requires investment in civic, community and cultural infrastructure. The Campsie Civic Precinct will become a hub of new and consolidated facilities that support residents and workers, as well as visitors from Greater Sydney and beyond.

Demand for sustainability and resilience Climate change is a serious and defining environmental challenge. The largest contributor to climate change is the burning of fossil fuels, which creates greenhouse gases. Under the status quo, greenhouse gas emissions are predicted to increase in the Campsie Town Centre by 40%. The impacts of climate change include hotter and more extreme weather events and infrastructure failure. All of which pose significant risks to people, property, the environment, and the economy.

It is imperative that Council plays a role in reducing the adverse impacts of climate change through new developments and public domain upgrades. This Master Plan includes initiatives to tackle climate change and its effects. New development will be required to meet energy and water targets, while urban greening will be implemented in the public domain. These initiatives will help cool Campsie and help reduce greenhouse emissions.

Moving better Campsie will experience significant improvements in 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 planned Sydney Metro line will reduce travel times between Campsie Town Centre, Bankstown City Centre and Sydney CBD. Additionally, The Metro will provide new connections to hubs such as Barangaroo, North Sydney, Chatswood and Macquarie Park. Travel times between Campsie to Central Station will be reduced to 18 minutes, and services will run every 4 minutes during peak hours.

Improved transport options will strengthen economic links between Campsie and the Eastern Economic Corridor (which extends from Macquarie Park to Sydney Airport, and contains close to one-third of Greater Sydney’s jobs) and attract workers to the centre. Improving Campsie’s connectivity will also reduce car dependency and provide opportunities for transport orientated development. Housing and jobs will primarily be concentrated around Campsie Metro Station to promote walking, cycling and public transport usage.

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The Sydney Metro Network as planned (2021)

Improvements to the local and regional road network will contribute to an enhanced and traffic calmed Beamish Street which can prioritise pedestrians and public transport.

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1.6 Community engagement We engaged with residents, businesses, students, workers, landowners and members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to inform the Master Plan. Through these conversations we collected important insights into what the community want to see in Campsie.

Who we engaged

“Wider footpaths, and more trees would make me visit Campsie more.”

engaged the community with:

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· An online community survey. · An interactive online map. · Call an expert service. · Landowner engagement. · Have Your Say page.

What do you want for Campsie?

Stage 3 – Targeted Engagement In the development of the master plan, Council has engaged with 2,092 members of the community.

How we engaged Stage 1 – What we’ve already been told As a first step, this master plan considered what the community has already told Council on previous projects in relation to Bankstown City Centre. Some of the key messages coming from previous engagement include: · Create a clean, attractive centre. · Attract more and diverse retail and dining options that are open later. · Preserve the unique character of the wider centre. · Create connections to the Cooks River. · Line streets with trees to create a cool, shady centre. · Create high quality, welcoming open space. · Improve pedestrian safety in the centre.

Stage 2 - Early Engagement In Stage 2 we connected with the community and landowners to learn more about what the community likes about Campsie and where improvements are needed. In this stage we

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In stage 3 we tested key ideas with a community and industry groups to collect feedback to help us refine the Master Plan. In this stage we engaged the community with:

“High quality public squares that encourage community activity and provides a central meeting point is needed.”

· Student and worker focus groups. · Industry engagement. · Landowner engagement. · Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander group engagement. · Direct stakeholder engagement with government agencies.

Stage 4 – Public Exhibition The draft Master Plans were exhibited for a period of seven weeks (March to May 2021) in order to understand the community’s view of the proposed changes. The community’s input has informed a number of Master Plan changes, summarised in a separate Submission Report (August 2021).

Further, formal public engagement will occur as part of a future Planning Proposal for the Campsie Town Centre in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the supporting Regulations and Council’s Community Participation Plan.

Ara “I can picture Campsie as a rival to Chatswood as a great place to live and work and as a popular shopping and dining destination for people in the surrounding areas.”

“Campsie might become more gentrified, but I hope it doesn’t lose the great food and fresh grocers”

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Sai “I would like to see a blend of a commercial space that is open past 6pm together with well-lit communal areas that are safe and clean.”

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What we heard

“Campsie has a good mix of nature with Anzac Park and busy streets with Beamish St. I enjoy watching the area evolve over time.”

Buildings should be energy efficient to reduce environmental impact and living costs

Wang “It’s bustling, busy, interesting… there are few high streets in Sydney that share a similar vibe.”

Clara

Apartment living needs to be family friendly

“My favourite places are the diverse cuisines and restaurants on offer along Beamish Street.”

People want to be less car dependent

Master Plan Directions

What we’re doing

Encouraging a variety of homes in the town centre that are well built and create a great quality of life for everyone.

Requiring all new buildings to meet high sustainability targets.

Requiring a higher standard of design, particularly for high density development.

Making the city centre easier to get around on foot or by bike, and making the most of the new Sydney Metro coming to Campsie.

Improving the experience for pedestrians using the City Centre.

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4,426 people have engaged

with Council through the development of the Master Plan between August 2020 and June 2021.

“It would be great to have outdoor seating on the streets and in the plaza that could be public or shared by many restaurants”

Having parks, tree cover, and access to the river close to home will make Campsie a better place to live

Creating new parks as the city grows.

Creating new parks and upgrading existing parks to meet the diverse needs of the resident, worker and student communities.

The centre should be a vibrant place both day and night

Welcoming activity after dark through the creation of a night-time precinct for evening activation.

Preserve the areas of Campsie with special character

Creating areas where our special character is protected and celebrated.

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Vision & Plan

2.1 Vision

Campsie will transform from a main street into a

thriving lifestyle

and medical precinct that brings together the vibrancy of Beamish Street, Canterbury Hospital and the amenity of the Cooks River

foreshore. This evolution will be underpinned by development that responds to

human scale and the existing urban character.

Campsie will become a significant centre within Canterbury-Bankstown, with significant investment in jobs and housing, which will

attract

residents, visitors and workers alike. Future development will be supported by improved transport connections, an activated riverfront and green streets.

Campsie will become a

civic and cultural hub for inner

Sydney, supported by its close proximity to Central Sydney. The centre will have new and enhanced community, arts and cultural facilities complementing a growing night time economy as a visitor destination.

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2.2 Spatial Moves What are the Spatial Moves for Campsie?

1. Define & Celebrate Unique Character Areas

2. Celebrate and connect to the river

Eleven Spatial Moves guide the Master Plan.

The Spatial Moves underpin the Vision for Campsie and represent a conceptual and physical translation of the planning and urban design principles which informed the preparation of the Intensification Strategy and Urban Design Framework.

Strengthen the cohesiveness of Campsie by defining precincts with distinctive identities. Prioritise heritage conservation, enhance streetscapes and Beamish Street’s bustling, active nature. Enhance the unique characteristics of all precincts by using sensitive design transitioning between new and existing developments and heritage buildings.

Rethinking Campsie as a river-front Centre, and building on the foundation provided by the new Sydney Metro East-West Link, extend the cycling network along the river, and generate a ‘loop’ around the town centre connecting the river and key areas of public open space and recreation.

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Strengthen the existing connections at Brighton Avenue and Clissold Parade. Provide new connections between the town centre and the Cooks River and extend these connections to Canterbury Racecourse.

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Campsie currently has a significant shortfall of green space. The aim of the Master Plan is to enhance existing open space and establish new open spaces to ensure the existing and future community has better access to a network of connected parks and green spaces, particularly those areas which are in close proximity to higher density residential areas. To achieve this a network of ‘Strategic Streets’, through site links and laneways are proposed to improve connections between existing and proposed open spaces and key destinations within Campsie.

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 providing a range of activities and uses both day and night- ranging from outdoor dining, to entertainment, retail and events.

Leverage from the delivery of the Campsie Metro Station to provide greater accessibility within Campsie and beyond through transit-oriented development. Density will concentrate close to mass transit public transport, particularly in areas located between Anzac Park and Lofts Gardens.

Creating an easily accessible town centre for workers, residents and visitors.

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Strengthen the role of Canterbury Road in providing a key connection between Canterbury, the south of Campsie and Beamish Street, and being the key spine of the Campsie Medical Precinct. By extension, linking to other key centres such as Burwood and Kingsgrove.

Leverage the area around Canterbury Hospital to attract and establish health and lifestyle related uses and activities that become unique to Campsie, including investment in allied and private health. Colocate healthcare services with opportunities for recreation and well-being, such as the Cook’s River and Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Centre.

Promote the enhancement of a resilient urban tree canopy throughout the centre by creating the conditions for every property to plant trees, supplemented by a network of street-trees, to create a green and leafy town centre.

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9. Spread new dwellings to maintain human scale

10. Make it nicer to be there and easier to walk around

11. Sun in parks and eat streets

Seek to 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.

The overall experience of being in Campsie will be improved through improved building and public domain design which will encourage cleaner, nice streets and public spaces.

Establish the conditions for the retention of solar access to existing parks and eat streets, maintaining the existing amenity and character of the key places within Campsie including ANZAC Park, Carrington Square, Beamish Street, Lofts Gardens.

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These Spatial Actions were combined to formulate the Intensification Strategy for Campsie.

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2.3 Intensification Strategy What is an Intensification Strategy?

What are the key outcomes of this Strategy?

The Intensification Strategy identifies the areas of Campsie that are seen to have the potential to respond to the increased demand for dwellings and employment. The areas identified will require updated planning controls and will help establish Campsie as a Strategic Centre. The Intensification Strategy is based on the analysis of opportunities and constraints included in the earlier phases of this Master Plan, the analysis performed as part of the Tall Buildings Study, and finally the Spatial Actions, identified in the previous section of this report.

The key aim of this strategy is to distribute development intensification across a wide area of Campsie, so as to accommodate the employment and housing growth envisaged for Campsie in Connective City 2036 and Council’s Housing Strategy and Employment Lands Strategy. Intensification will need to:

Why has it been prepared?

The Intensification Strategy guides the planning and urban design decisions that informed the Urban Design Framework Plan, the and support Directions explored in subsequent pages of this report.

How is it structured?

The Intensification Strategy sets out five specific principles for urban renewal in Campsie: · Intensification within walking distance of the Metro Station (400m).

· Respond to the existing urban context and character of Campsie. · Align with Campsie’s role as a smaller Strategic Centre with a localised job function (density should be of a smaller scale than larger Strategic Centres such as Burwood and Bankstown). · Tall buildings should be slender and in proportion to surrounding built form.

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Intensification within walking distance of the Metro Station

· Leverage from proximity to train station and position people close to public transport and support the public investment made in the upgrades to Sydney Metro Southwest. · Leverage key sites under single ownership, as key land holders which can have a positive role in achieving the vision for Campsie. · Retain the character of Beamish Street, by maintaining the active frontages and multiple shops along the street. Beamish Street is rejuvenated, benefiting from the increased patronage and movement.

· Retain solar access to key parks -particularly ANZAC Park, Carrington Square and Lofts Gardens.

Following early community and stakeholder engagement on the draft Master Plan, the areas for intensification have been amended to reflect and respond to submissions received. In some areas, areas, such as west of Beamish Street around Ninth, Eighth, Fifth and Sixth Avenue, Amy Street and Evaline Street, areas of intensification have been expanded, whilst in other areas, such as around Tasker Park, areas of intensification have been reduced.

· Intensification within walking distance of key open spaces and improved connections to open spaces. · Intensification within key node of Canterbury Road and Beamish Street. · Low intensification of areas between the key nodes (town centre, river, Canterbury Hospital). · No intensification - Maintain existing built form controls in special character and low density areas.

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Suited for intensification Intensification sensible to character and heritage along Beamish Street Retain solar access to key parks Existing Open Spaces

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Intensification within walking distance of key open spaces and improved streets connecting to open spaces

· Allow for density near the amenity – Promote the establishment of increased density along the Cooks River leveraging proximity and access to amenity of open spaces, promoting health and well-being. · By positioning taller buildings adjacent to large areas of open space the sense of bulk and scale established by the new buildings is reduced, as the built form is viewed and perceived within its wider context.

· Align areas for intensification with public benefit - leverage from the establishment of the Cooks River Trail, and connections to amenities and open spaces.

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Intensification within key node of Canterbury Road and Beamish Street

· Celebrate the intersection of Beamish Street and Canterbury Road- place a taller building at the node, establishing a landmark at this key intersection and defining the entrance to Campsie Town Centre from the south. · Encourage the establishment of employment-generating land uses – leverage from the location of Canterbury Hospital to attract and promote the location of health and lifestyle uses in areas of Canterbury Road between the Hospital and the Beamish Street node.

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Low intensification of areas between the key nodes (town centre, river, Canterbury Hospital)

· New dwellings at the periphery of the centre core at human scale and no higher than the tallest trees – Promote a scale of buildings which are of a human scale and nature. · Human scale street wall height and diversity of building typology – For taller developments promote the establishment of a street wall height which is in context with the surrounding buildings which will be retained or not developed.

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· Some areas will grow with a lower intensity of redevelopment in order to maintain and enhance the existing and diverse local scale urban fabric that surrounds the Campsie Town Centre core. This will allow for density that is keeping with the existing character and urban context.

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No intensification - Maintain existing built form controls in special character and low density areas

· In areas outside the ones previously mentioned, urban renewal is anticipated to occur within the current planning regulations. · These areas will continue to grow and develop under current planning controls, also contributing to housing growth in the centre.

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Combined Principles This diagram identifies the ideal locations for intensification and built form density by overlaying the strategy’s 5 principles.

The optimum location for increasing development intensity in Campsie is underpinned by proximity to public transport and public open space, preservation of adequate solar access to public open space, protection of important cultural destinations and heritage and suitable built form transitions to surrounding areas.

Intensification will need to respond to the existing urban context and character of Campsie. Tall buildings will need to be slender.

Intensification Strategy Map Retain solar access to key parks Area 1:

Leverage from proximity to train station Leverage key sites under single ownership Retain character of Beamish Street

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Retain character if ANZAC Park and Carrington Square and historic single storey dwellings Proximity to Cooks River - density near amenity sense of scale ameliorated by large open space Align areas for intensification with public benefit Celebrate intersection of Beamish St/Canterbury Road- place height at the node Encourage the establishment of employment generating-uses including health services along Canterbury Road New dwellings away from centre at human scale and no higher than the tall trees Human scale street wall height and diversity of building typology Lower intensity of redevelopment to contribute to existing character

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2.4 Urban Design Framework Plan

What is an Urban Design Framework?

How is it structured?

Proposed Strategic Streets

The Urban Design Framework translates the broad aims of the Local Strategic Planning Statement, Spatial Actions and Intensification Strategy to practical urban design outcomes for Campsie.

The Urban Design Framework for Campsie was prepared with consideration for the following key Urban Design items:

The aim of the Master Plan is to promote the establishment of a network of high performing Complete Streets within Campsie. These are walkable and cyclable streets and pathways connecting the key destinations while also performing an enhanced role in terms of Water Sensitive Urban Design and responding efficiently to vehicle movements and parking. This will be further reinforced by the ‘Complete Streets’ initiative for Campsie, being prepared by Council in 2021.

The Urban Design Framework Plan underpins and guides urban renewal by promoting new pedestrian and cycle connections, new open spaces and consideration of existing and proposed elements within the built environment. The location of such elements are still considered flexible rather than providing finite solutions.

Why has it been prepared?

The Urban Design Framework Plan illustrates an integrated design vision for the desired future development of the Strategic Centre of Campsie, with the aim to enable communication and testing with stakeholders and the local community. It conveys the physical translation of the Spatial Actions and Intensification Strategy into an Urban Design concept.

· Connectivity – focuses on movement networks such as roads, pedestrian paths, cycle paths. · Open Spaces – identifies new areas of open space and existing open spaces to be upgraded as part of the Master Plan, as well as key areas of open space dedicated to mitigating flooding and managing stormwater along the Cooks River. · Built Environment – identifies the areas of intensification and the different levels of intensification being considered, as well as key nodes of mixed use within low intensification areas (corner shops) and key heritage items and conservation areas (existing and proposed).

This framework plan underpins the 10 Directions of this Master Plan.

Connectivity The following key items are considered for reinforcing the local connectivity within and surrounding the Campsie Town Centre: · Proposed Complete Streets; · Cooks River Cycle and Pedestrian Trail. · Pedestrian/Cycle Through Site Links. · Local access and service laneways; and · Bridges and Crossings.

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The network of Proposed Complete Streets is formed by: · Beamish Street connecting Canterbury Road to the Cooks River. · Brighton Avenue and Clissold Parade connecting the town centre to the Cooks River foreshore and Canterbury Racecourse. · Evaline Street and Wonga Street connecting Belmore Park to Tasker Park. · Anglo Road, surrounding Carrington Park, ANZAC Park and connecting Belmore Park to the Town Centre. · Loch Street and Orissa Street, following land currently zoned for infrastructure purposes, to establish connections to Campsie Street, Ninth Avenue and Harcourt Public School, and potentially providing an alternative connection for through-traffic to move off Beamish Street.

· Fifth Avenue and Eighth Avenue, reinforcing the sense of place within the heritage listed avenues. · Campsie Street, connecting the town centre to Loch Street and indirectly to Belmore Park.

Cooks River Cycle and Pedestrian Trail A pedestrian and cycle path surrounding Campsie town centre along the southern foreshore of the Cooks River that aligns with open space improvements, and flood mitigation works. This will improve connectivity along the river and to the Canterbury Local Centre and Canterbury Racecourse.

The network of ‘Proposed Complete Streets’ will also consider opportunities for cycleways to connect key open space areas and public infrastructure within Campsie, such as Harcourt Reserve, Rudd Park, Harcourt Public School, Belmore Sports and Recreation Precinct and Tasker Park.

Proposed Local Connections

Bridges and crossings

· Proposed Open Spaces.

The main proposed open spaces are:

The Framework Plan proposes a range of local connections in several locations of Campsie.

The Urban Design Framework Plan considers possible upgrades to vehicular bridges on Second Avenue, Burwood Road and Brighton Avenue. Such upgrades are subject to further study, and it is anticipated investment will be derived from the possible enhanced connectivity to Burwood Town Centre. It is proposed the level of upgrade to the selected bridge include consideration of wider pedestrian access and dedicated cycleway. This will allow to maximise direct connectivity between Campsie and Burwood and facilitate a future dedicated public transport connections.

· Open Spaces to be upgraded.

· Expansion of Lofts Gardens with renewal of Campsie Civic Centre.

The aim of these connections is to increase the level of pedestrian and cycle movement permeability throughout the urban fabric, increasing connectivity between key locations such as Campsie Civic Centre and the Cooks River Foreshore, or the existing Woolworths site and the train station, crossing ANZAC Park. These links also provide improved connections to new or existing parks and green spaces.

Service laneways are proposed in areas where vehicle traffic and access to individual development sites is currently constrained.

This is relevant particularly for sites fronting to Canterbury Road, where the number of driveways and vehicle entrances to individual sites needs to be avoided for safety reasons.

A new civic and cultural hub The Urban Design Framework Plan has a new Civic and Cultural Hub at its heart, located at the existing civic precinct. This hub will include an expanded Loft Gardens, adaptive reuse of the Orion Centre, new community civic and cultural facilities included a new and expanded library, multi-purpose facilities and the consolidation of other community facilities from across Campsie. This precinct will also have capacity for institutional and employment-generating development which can support and catalyse growth for Campsie as a Strategic Centre.

The existing network of pedestrian and cycle bridges crossing the Cooks River is largely proposed to be upgraded or renewed. It is also proposed to establish a new pedestrian and cycling bridge connection extending from Clissold Parade and connecting to Canterbury Racecourse, should this site cease to operate as a racecourse.

Further detail and specific objectives regarding Connectivity in Campsie are provided with Direction 6 – A Centre at the Crossroads of Sydney.

Natural Environment The following key elements are proposed to increase the provision and quality of open spaces in Campsie. · Cooks River Foreshore Landscape Management Area.

The Campsie Master Plan proposes the establishment of the Cooks River Foreshore Landscape Management Area, with focus in areas between Canterbury Road and Beamish Street. The aim of this Area is to promote and enhance the amenity and access along the water edge. This will be achieved by extending the existing mangrove system and riparian corridor along the foreshore, with opportunity to naturalise the river edge and extend from areas further upstream, between Punchbowl Road and Third Ave. · This will require ongoing work with Sydney Water and the Cooks River Alliance.

This will allow mitigation of biodiversity degradation and impacts of flooding events along the foreshore of Cooks River, as well as overland flows from the adjacent urban areas. It will also promote and increase the level of public accessibility and connectivity, derived from the Cooks River Foreshore Trail, with opportunities for passive and active recreation along the foreshore and connecting to Canterbury Racecourse.

Proposed Open Spaces The Urban Design Framework Plan proposes the introduction of a network of neighbourhood, pocket parks and small urban plazas or pedestrian malls, along with the extension of existing open spaces. This is a direct response to the poor public open space network currently servicing Campsie.

· Expansion of Harold Street Reserve to the north, approximately doubling in area. · Large development sites within high intensification areas to provide small urban plazas, preferably co-located with Deep Soil Zones. · Duke Street Pocket Park to be completed. · New neighbourhood park between Dryden Street and Burns Street. · Expanded foreshore open space along the Cooks River.

Open Spaces to be Upgraded Several of the existing neighbourhood and pocket parks within Campsie are underperforming due to their size and capacity. The Master Plan provides the opportunity to rethink and upgrade some of those parks, particularly in areas of intensification.

Enhancements are also proposed for Regional and District Parks. Further detail and specific objectives regarding Built Environment in Campsie are provided within Direction 5 – A Riverfront Centre with Nature at its Heart.

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2.4 Urban Design Framework Plan

Built Environment

High Intensification Areas

Medium Intensification Areas

Areas of Special Character

The following key elements define the approach to built environment as part of the Campsie Master Plan Urban Design Framework:

These are the areas where the highest level of intensification is proposed as part of the Master Plan. They are generally within walking distance of the train station and key social infrastructure.

Medium Intensification Areas relate to the areas of Campsie where intensification can occur but are outside the immediate core.

They include the areas between the Campsie Civic Centre and the Cooks River Foreshore, as well as areas along Canterbury Road, outside the Beamish Street/Canterbury Road, which will form part of the medical precinct.

These areas include

· Proposed ‘Corner Shops’. · Areas for intensification. · Heritage items and conservation areas.

Proposed Corner Shops The Urban Design Framework Plan identifies and proposes a group of sites which due to their location within the urban context, and proximity to key areas of amenity, such as the Cooks River, are considered to provide good conditions for corner shops, including small scale retail and cafe activities. Corner Shops are also proposed at the intersection of Beamish Street and Canterbury Road, in line with Connective City 2036 and Council’s Housing Strategy.

There is also opportunity for improved activation around Tasker Park and the Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Centre, planned for renewal.

The redevelopment of the Canterbury Aquatic Centre provides the opportunity to activate both the Park and the River.

As described previously, the Intensification Strategy was formulated with specific principles applicable to four main areas of Campsie. These are detailed in the following paragraphs.

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These areas have been identified as the most appropriate location for higher density, and will accommodate buildings with a height above 25 metres. These taller buildings will be subject to carefully developed design controls to ensure they maintain a humanscale at street level and maintain a high standard of amenity for the Town Centre.

A high intensification area is also proposed in the node surrounding Beamish Street and Canterbury Road, supported by small scale retail uses, previously described.

Medium Intensification Areas (sensitive to heritage and character) These areas include properties within Campsie which are included in Heritage Conservation Areas Under Investigation, affected to Heritage listed Items or there is a perceived heritage and character value which needs to be carefully considered, such as the areas surrounding ANZAC Park and Carrington Square. Proposed developments in these areas will require best practice in design excellence and consideration of the unique local character.

Low Intensification Areas Through the analysis, it was identified that these areas can support some intensification by aligning the planning controls (Height and Floor Space Ratio) with other areas of Campsie.

This adjustment is seen as a sensible approach to unlock potential amalgamation of existing single storey housing and promote the development of low-rise apartment buildings which are sympathetic with the existing character in those areas.

· Gould Street, Redman Street and Wonga Street. · Blocks west of Carrington Street.

These areas are largely intact, low scale, low density areas on the edges of the Campsie Town Centre. It is proposed that their existing character and built form be retained.

The zoning will also be amended to reflect the low scale and density of these areas.

Limited intensification (current Planning controls apply) In general, areas outside the key intensification areas still allow for some level of intensification to occur under the current zoning, height and floor space controls.

Heritage Items and Properties under Investigation for Heritage Significance Heritage investigations are progressing as part of the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan and Planning Proposal. Preliminary investigations indicate a number of sites be considered as Potential Heritage items and Potential Heritage Conservation Areas. These items will be considered as part of a citywide heritage review.

Further detail and specific objectives regarding Built Environment in Campsie are provided with Direction 4 – A Well Designed Centre and Direction 8 – A Centre Proud of its Heritage and Culture.

Area subject to future investigation and detailed master plan

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Direction 1 A Centre that Aligns Growth with Public Benefit Campsie’s residents, workers, and visitors will have a multitude of infrastructure that supports their health, well-being and livelihood.

Significant committed and planned infrastructure investment in and around Campsie, such as the Sydney Metro City and Southwest Line Upgrade, renewal of Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Centre and upgrades to Canterbury Hospital will support the liveability of Campsie. These infrastructure investments will stimulate and leverage opportunities for jobs and housing growth, transforming Campsie into a health and lifestyle precinct.

High quality community and cultural infrastructure including libraries, community centres and open space will be provided through the consolidation of Council’s community facilities into a new activated hub at the Civic Centre site, development contributions and the renewal of Council assets.

New community facilities will be provided alongside upgrades to open space. The Master Plan will increase open space provision and access. A series of new links will connect Beamish Street and the Cooks River. The Cooks River foreshore will also be re-imagined, with a walking and cycling trail along the riverfront, allowing residents, workers and visitors unencumbered access to this natural asset.

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What do we know?

What are we proposing?

· The residential and worker population of Campsie is growing.

Campsie needs new and upgraded community and cultural facilities to support a growing and evolving community. Places to gather and socialise and help to build strong, healthy, cohesive and resilient communities are crucial. Infrastructure in Campsie will service the local resident and worker population, alongside other users from across CBCity and beyond.

· Campsie will experience NSW State Government infrastructure investment with the new Metro line and upgrades to Canterbury Hospital. The centre will leverage off this investment to increase in local jobs (+2,700 by 2036). · Despite State Government investment, by 2036 there will be a shortfall of community infrastructure to support community needs including high quality open space and road infrastructure. · Council will upgrade Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Centre into a regional leisure, health and aquatic facility. · Spaces for culture, creativity and recreation are essential for health and wellbeing. Connective City 2036 seeks to create distinctive and valued cultural places and spaces that support social networks and encourage connection, community expression and healthy lifestyle choices. · Council will continue to advocate for investment in State infrastructure to support a changing and growing Campsie, including Schools and Canterbury Hospital.

Over the next 15-20 years, Campsie will need ongoing investment in the development and renewal of infrastructure. This will require Council to work with other levels of Government to deliver infrastructure improvements such as upgrades to road infrastructure to remove through traffic from Beamish Street, improvements to the Cooks River foreshore, school upgrades, future mass transit connections and community services.

The Master Plan presents an opportunity to utilise Council’s existing assets, such as car parks and community facilities, to realise their value and re-invest that value into new or upgraded community assets such as the Civic and Cultural Hub or the provision of new parking within the centre.

Mechanisms will be implemented to have infrastructure delivered through development, or works-in-kind. This infrastructure will include laneways, open spaces and through-site links.

Certain infrastructure will need to be prioritised. In some cases, development will contribute to affordable housing, however as per Council’s Affordable Housing and Planning Agreement Policies, in some instances, infrastructure will be provided in lieu of affordable housing.

This master plan sets a framework for the delivery of infrastructure over the next 15-20 years, ensuring infrastructure is delivered at the right time and in the right place. Some infrastructure delivery will rely on Council working with the private and community sectors to ensure the community have access to a broad range of facilities and spaces.

Objective 1.1 Campsie’s residents, workers and visitors will have access to quality community, creative and cultural infrastructure

As Campsie changes, we need to ensure that everyone can access community and creative/cultural facilities that improve quality of life and strengthen social capital.

Providing new and upgraded community and creative and cultural infrastructure is essential to creating a livable, productive and sustainable Campsie Town Centre. Council must ensure that the right infrastructure is in place to support the resident and worker population as it grows and incorporates more high-density living and employment.

The draft Resident Needs Study (Ethos Urban, 2019) and draft Student and Worker Needs Study (Ethos Urban, 2021) identified a shortfall of creative/cultural, sports, communal and recreation facilities in Campsie for its projected resident and worker population to 2036. The following infrastructure is required for Campsie by 2036 to address this shortfall: · Enhancements to the existing open space network. · An accessible open space corridor with a continuous path way and recreation nodes along the Cooks River. · New pedestrian connections to and across the Cooks River. · Shared use/dual use with Wangee Park School’s indoor sports facility. · Planned improvements to the Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Facility. · Additional floor space for library facilities. · Cultural and creative spaces. · New park between Dryden and Burns Street.

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Council, along with key partners in the private and community sector, will deliver a range of new and upgraded community infrastructure projects. Infrastructure will be funded and delivered through development contributions, an incentive height and floor space scheme, partnerships with the private and community sectors, strategic renewal of Council properties and other sources.

For some infrastructure items, particularly regional roads, mass transit, commuter car parking, schools and hospitals, Council will be required to continue to advocate to the NSW State Government for delivery of new or enhanced infrastructure.

The infrastructure needed for a growing Campsie Town Centre will be incorporated into the development of a city-wide contributions plan. This funding source will only contribute to a portion of the infrastructure funding required to meet the need in Campsie by 2036. Council will require a mix of funding to ensure the delivery of infrastructure, including: · Developer contributions under Section 7.11 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 · Renewal of Council’s property assets. · Infrastructure delivered through development. · Shared use of school facilities. · Opportunities to leverage Council’s assets for ongoing income. · Grants and funding from other levels of Government. · Advocacy to State government.

Central to Campsie’s transformation will be a new Civic and Cultural Hub within the current Council civic precinct.

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Provide amendments to Council’s contributions planning framework to reflect the forecast growth and infrastructure needs for Campsie 1.1.2 Enable access to and along the Cooks River though a combination of development contributions, land dedication and embellishment of existing open space.

1.1.3 Consider the opportunities to realise value in Council’s existing assets such as car parks and community facilities, to fund new and renewed facilities and car parking close to the centre.

1.1.4 Relocate Council facilities out of Carrington Square, and return area of existing Carrington Centre to the park.

1.1.5 Work with State Government to identify future infrastructure for commuter parking on State Government land.

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Objective 1.2 Deliver a Civic and Cultural Hub in Campsie

The centre-piece of the Campsie Master Plan will be the creation of the Campsie Civic and Cultural Hub on Council’s existing Civic Centre site. The site is currently occupied by Canterbury Bankstown Council - Campsie Branch. As a large site in Campsie’s core, it presents an exciting opportunity for re-development to catalyse Campsie’s transformation into a ‘lifestyle’ precinct.

Council’s existing community and cultural facilities will be consolidated on the Campsie Civic and Cultural Hub to support both the existing and future populations. This aligns with best practice in community facility design and provision, which recommends a range of different spaces and functions be provided on a single site. It is envisioned that the Campsie Civic and Cultural Hub will provide for: · The relocation of Campsie library · Green space, including an expanded Loft Gardens · General community use space for meetings, activities or events, including spaces to hire · A base for the delivery of local community services and programs · Services, programs and activities for different user groups, such as young people or older people and multi-cultural communities · Adaptive re-use of the Orion Theatre · Specialist arts and culture spaces and facilities · A mix of other uses including employmentgenerating floor space or mixed use development

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The co-location of services will enable the pooling of resources and a more integrated and innovative approach to service delivery.

The concentration of compatible services also maximises the efficient use of land, for instance through shared, rather than separate, parking areas.

The Campsie Civic and Culture Hub provides an opportunity to locate community facilities close to public transport and leverage the activity generating uses along Beamish Street. The Campsie Civic and Cultural Hub will provide activity day and night supporting a wide array of user groups. The Campsie Civic and Culture Hub will also respond to the Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement vision to deliver arts and community uses on a consolidated site in Campsie.

A site-specific master plan will be prepared for the Campsie Civic and Culture Hub. Integral to future master planning will be investigation into sustainable funding, management and maintenance arrangements. Council intends to fund the Campsie Civic and Culture Hub through the re-development of part of the Council’s site for residential and commercial purposes.

Such funding may involve partnerships with the private sector or institutions that will help catalyse Campsie’s emergence as a Strategic Centre. This type of development cannot fund the required infrastructure in its entirety. It will likely need to be supplemented by other funding means.

Further master planning of the Campsie Civic and Culture Hub will consider appropriate heights and floor space ratios alongside how best to meet community needs.

Detailed master planning will protect existing items of heritage significance and assess the significance of other existing buildings on the site that may have heritage value in the context of a broader, comprehensive redevelopment of Council’s facilities, community and infrastructure in this precinct.

Action 1.2.1 Undertake detailed master planning to deliver a Civic and Cultural Hub in Campsie 1.2.2 Consolidate existing community facilities and services into the Civic and Cultural Hub.

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Objective 1.3 Continue to advocate for the funding and delivery of important State infrastructure

It is anticipated that Campsie will experience significant jobs and housing growth. This growing population of users of Campsie will place increased pressure on schools, hospitals, regional roads and the public transport system. The service and infrastructure delivery of these are the responsibility of the NSW Government. As such, it is important that Council continues to play a role in advocating on behalf of the community to ensure these infrastructure items are upgraded or delivered.

The NSW Government is investing in the delivery of Sydney Metro Services and a $6.5 million upgrade to the emergency department of Canterbury Hospital. There are also commitments to upgrade the capacity of local schools. The proposed growth for Campsie will require further investment by the NSW Government in infrastructure. These include: · Delivering street improvements to reduce through traffic on Beamish Street. · Providing access to NSW Government owned land to deliver of the Cooks River Foreshore Trail. · Investigating whether Sydney Water stormwater infrastructure could be improved or moved to encourage continuous access along the Cooks River with improved ecological outcomes. · Advocating for the undergrounding of transmission lines along the Cooks River foreshore and of power lines along Beamish Street.

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· Providing funding opportunities to improve and increase access to regionally significant open space along the Cooks River alongside bank naturalisation. · Advocating for ongoing review of school capacity to ensure investment in Schools Infrastructure as the population grows. · Advocate for significant investment, enhancement and expansion of Canterbury Hospital to ensure health services are commensurate with the planned population growth for Campsie and surrounding areas, and also reflect Campsie’s role as a Strategic Centre. Council will maintain a flexible planning framework for this site to facilitate such investment and expansion. · Working with Health Infrastructure to attract investment in private and allied health sectors around Canterbury Hospital. · Advocate and work with the Cooks River Alliance and Sydney Water for the naturalisation of the Cooks River, along with water quality improvements. · Advocate for the provision of commuter parking on State Government owned land within close proximity to Campsie Metro Station. · Work with Sydney Metro on the delivery of enhanced active transport connectivity to connect to the east-west Sydenham to Bankstown Active Transport Corridor.

· Advocate to Transport for NSW for improved North-South connectivity, consistent with Future Transport 2056, and in the short term, focusing on connectivity between Campsie and Burwood.

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Continue to advocate for the funding, enhancement and delivery of State Government infrastructure, particularly relating to health, education and movement.

1.3.2 Advocate to Transport for NSW to deliver alternate regional traffic routes through Campsie, whilst calming traffic along Beamish Street to prioritise pedestrians and public transport.

1.3.3 Advocate for significant investment, enhancement and expansion of Canterbury Hospital.

1.3.4 Advocate for the Department of Education (DoE) to monitor school enrolments and school capacity to ensure that students can enrol in their local school.

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Objective 1.4 Implement an incentive height and floor space system

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A Planning Proposal for Campsie Town Centre should include an incentive height and floor space provision which defines the conditions for increased density based on the delivery of one or more of following: · On-site infrastructure · Affordable housing · Employment-generating floor space (at least 50% of gross floor area) An infrastructure delivery map should be provided within the Development Control Plan for Campsie Town Centre, to ensure certainty for the property industry and property owners in the location and extent of on-site infrastructure required.

Prepare an Affordable Housing Scheme which outlines the process for contributing towards the delivery of affordable housing.

Investigate planning controls that permit limited underground floor space for supermarkets, clubs and similar uses on suitable sites.

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A primary objective of the Greater Sydney Region Plan, South District Plan and Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement, is to align growth with infrastructure delivery. The delivery of on-site infrastructure, affordable housing and employment generating uses often come in direct competition to achieving ‘highest and best use’ on a site, which in many instances results in residential flat building or shop top housing development. The incentive height and floor space system provides an opportunity for increased development potential that delivers on the aspirations for Campsie, in becoming: · A more inclusive city, where existing residents are not displaced by the new community due to housing affordability. · A centre well serviced by infrastructure. · A more accessible centre through an enhanced network of through-site links and green spaces. · A genuine employment hub.

This Master Plan is proposing to increase development capacity on sites in parts of the Campsie Town Centre to achieve the targets for jobs and housing growth. This growth will put pressure on existing infrastructure, housing affordability and the need for more employment-generating floor space. For this reason, the Master Plan proposes an incentive height and floor space system, whereby for sites that receive a floor space ratio uplift of more than 1:1 above the current maximum FSR controls, the delivery of one of the following will be required:

· The delivery of on-site infrastructure. · The delivery of affordable housing. · The delivery of substantial employment generating floor space.

This incentive system will work collectively with the planned sustainability incentives, discussed further at Objective 7.3. Each of these items is discussed further below.

This approach is an innovative one that builds on the successful implementation of similar systems in other Sydney centres, and ensures planned growth supports the city’s aspirations. This system ensures that density increases are commensurate with meeting the changing social, environmental and economic needs of the centre.

On-site infrastructure The delivery of on-site infrastructure will make an important contribution to the functioning of Campsie. As shown on the Campsie Infrastructure Plan, sites across the city are req uired to provide: · Through-site links. · Open space to ensure continuous access along the Cooks River.

These features will contribute to the desirability of Campsie as a place to live, work, and visit. For these sites, the floor space ratio will be appropriately set to ensure sites are able to re-develop and open spaces and links can be dedicated to Council. To ensure certainty for property owners, it is recommended that an infrastructure map be included in the

Campsie Development Control Plan to support a future incentive height and floor space clause.

Some sites will be required to deliver service laneways to service their own development.

Relevant controls will be outlined in the DCP. Affordable Housing Council’s Housing Strategy and Affordable Housing Strategy identify a clear need for the delivery of affordable housing in Canterbury Bankstown. This is discussed in detail under Direction 9 – A City with Housing for All. As per the affordable housing directions in the South District Plan and Council’s Affordable Housing Strategy, in areas of uplift, it would be expected that development contribute to the delivery of affordable housing where viable.

Feasibility testing recommends that up to 3 per cent of gross floor area in residential developments can be dedicated to Council or paid as a monetary contribution to Council for the delivery of affordable housing before most development becomes unfeasible. Given the imposition of this new levy on development, it is proposed that the Affordable Housing Contribution be implemented in a staged manner, that is: · A 1% contribution for development approved within 12 months of the Campsie Town Centre Local Environmental Plan amendments being gazetted. · A 2% contribution for development approved after 12 months but before 24 months of the Campsie Town Centre

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Local Environmental Plan amendments being gazetted. · A 3% contribution for development approved after 24 months of the Campsie Town Centre Local Environmental Plan amendments being gazetted.

Development that is providing on-site infrastructure, or employment generating floor space, being more than 50 per cent of total gross floor area, will not be required to contribute to affordable housing.

Employment generating floor space Council has adopted an job target for Campsie of 7,500 by 2036. Meeting the target requires substantial investment in employment-generating floor space.

Council’s approach to delivering this floor space is detailed further in Direction 3 – A Centre that Attracts Investment and Jobs.

The delivery of employment-generating floor space will play a significant role in the transformation of Campsie into a genuine employment centre.

Types of employment uses may include health services facilities, commercial offices, retail premises, community facilities and shops. To encourage and incentivise investment in these uses, it is proposed that the incentive height and floor space provisions will apply to development providing more than 50 per cent of floor space within a development as employment generating floor space.

that site, however, on-site infrastructure provisions will continue to apply.

Site frontage It is noted that sites will require a frontage of at least 30 metres and an area of 1,500 sqm in order to achieve a height of over 25 metres (approximately 8 storeys). This means that sites with a frontage of less than 30 metres and an area of less than 1,500sqm may not be capable of achieving the maximum height and floor space ratio recommended under this plan.

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Underground floor space On larger sites in the core of Campsie, there is opportunity for limited uses, such as supermarkets, registered clubs, community facilities, art galleries and the like, to be located underground. This can improve street activation, avoid large expanses of blank walls at street level, and provide a great diversity of uses on a site. Future planning controls should consider this opportunity in limited circumstances where sites a large enough, and limited additional floor space above that prescribed on the FSR Map, can be provided for underground.

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Direction 2 A Centre for People Campsie will become a destination where people want to be. Places where public and private buildings, open spaces, civic spaces, streets and the areas between buildings are sustainable, well designed and built for present and future generations.

A human-centred design approach will create inclusive, safe and inviting places that are built at a human scale, promote street life and enhance civic pride. A range of experiences will be offered, connecting people to Beamish Street, the Cooks River, hospitals, schools, community facilities, services, jobs and parks.

Safe, easy, integrated and enjoyable streets, lanes and walking and cycling paths and a pedestrian and cycle loop along the Cooks River will encourage physical activity. A variety of interconnected green open spaces, outdoor recreation areas and community facilities will improve the community’s well-being, encourage social interaction and lead to a safer City Centre.

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What do we know? · Campsie has been defined as a Strategic Centre by the South District Plan and the Canterbury Bankstown Local Strategic Planning Statement, carrying with it a significant level of expected change to the character of the local area and community in the next 15 years. · Campsie is home to a diverse community with a significant amount of street life and pedestrian activity along Beamish Street, and flowing onto the secondary streets behind it. · The Centre has a highly legible urban network where main streets lead to key destinations. · The centre is marked by a unique sense of place and character derived from it’s positioning and relationship to the Cooks River.

Objective 2.1 Celebrate and enhance the unique character areas of Campsie

To support this objective a place-based approach was taken to identify a group of future character areas with unique qualities. This approach seeks to achieve different objectives in each area. Each proposed character area is defined by a desired future character statement. These areas are identified in the Character Areas map adjacent and further described and illustrated in the following pages.

Local Character and Place Guideline The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has recently prepared the Local Character and Place Guideline (2019).

This document has been considered in the preparation of the following section of the plan. The Guideline proposes a sequence of five steps to prepare a local character assessment which can then be incorporated into a local character statement as part of Council plans. The preparation of the Campsie Master Plan is following those steps, aiming at incorporating the local character statements for Campsie into planning controls.

Step 1 – Hearing from the Community This step will be considered and addressed through the Master Planning process, during the community engagement period. To date, the community, landowners, students, workers and the industry have been engaged with to inform the plan.

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Step 2 - Identifying an area’s character and Step 3 Map Local Character These two steps are addressed thorough analysis undertaken to inform this Master Plan, where the local character of Campsie was mapped and identified, with local character descriptions prepared for each of the existing character areas within Campsie.

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Establish planning and development controls based on specific parameters derived from placebased approach and character areas unique to Campsie.

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Council to include Local Character Overlays within the Local Environment Plan and Development Control Plan consistent with the recommendations of the Department of Planning Industry and Environment Local Character and Place Guideline.

Step 4 – Setting Desired future Character The descriptions in the following pages are the first approach to the Desired Future Character for these areas.

Step 5 – Producing a Character Assessment This step will be considered through the conclusion of the Master Plan and Planning Proposal process. As part of the integration of Local Character onto the Local Environment Plan and Development Control Plan for Campsie, following tasks will be considered: · Zoning and development controls will be adjusted as part of the Master Planning process and in response to outcomes of the community engagement process. · Controls will be reviewed and aligned with the propositions of the Master Plan, in a mixture of prescriptive and performance based controls.

The final local character statements will inform the objectives, standards and controls for Campsie.

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The Beamish Street High Street Character Area is defined by a high energy, fine grained commercial/retail environment with high levels of pedestrian activity, located between Unara Street (south) and Brighton Avenue (north). This area feels safe, vibrant and reflects Campsie’s cultural diversity.

The existing character will be retained and enhanced by the introduction of sensible shop-top development typologies which retain the fine-grain of the urban fabric. The livelihood and character of Beamish Street as the key spine of Campsie will be built upon while respecting the key parameters and features which make it unique.

· The level of activity along the street will increase which will reinforce the establishment of shops and active uses along the ground floor of the buildings. · The streetscape condition along Beamish Street will require adjustment with the possible introduction of traffic calming measures and dedicated bus lanes/routes.

Necessary public realm upgrades will need further investigation and detail design within the ‘Complete Streets Campsie’ project.

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The Campsie Town Centre (North) Character Area encapsulates two parts of Campsie, north of the train line between Butler Avenue, Shakespeare Street, Brighton Avenue and Ninth Avenue (excluding buildings fronting onto Beamish Street) . This area is expected to be subject to intensification and will transform from the current low to medium density condition, marked by low rise and walk-up apartments, to a high density urban fabric, with mid-rise buildings, supported by the existing network of streets and lanes.

The area will be marked by a new community civic and cultural hub within the Civic Centre site, and increased open space anchoring the northern edge of Beamish Street.

This area includes two Council car park sites along London Street. These sites offer the potential for renewal with surrounding sites, with parking to either be relocated, consolidated or provided as part of future development.

The area will have increased connectivity to the train station by the introduction of new pedestrian/cycle lanes and new open spaces at key intersections.

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The Campsie Town Centre South Character Area includes properties along Evaline and Claremont Street, adjacent to the Campsie Centre and Woolworths. The future character of this area will be largely defined by the transformation of two key sites into a midrise retail, commercial and residential centre, which supports much of the growth in this area. The built form will transition from the taller elements on the two sites to the single residential housing along on the western most edges of Amy Street, Evaline Street and Claremont Street.

A new pedestrian mall connects Claremont Street, near Sydney Central Baptist Church and Campsie Fire Station, directly to ANZAC Park and beyond, with a possible second access to the train station.

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ANZAC Park

The ANZAC Park Character Area includes properties directly facing ANZAC Park and Anglo Road, east of Carrington Square, which are subject to redevelopment given this area’s close proximity to the future metro station. The future of this area will be defined by buildings responding to the nature and character of ANZAC Park and proximity to Beamish Street. The area will transform from single storey housing to low to medium-rise apartment buildings, located in sites where the conditions are appropriate and do not detrimentally impact the character and amenity of ANZAC Park.

The streets and public realm will be upgraded, as identified in the Master Plan.

They will also be further investigated and detailed within the ‘Complete Streets Campsie’ project, allowing for increased pedestrian and cycling mobility and amenity within the public realm.

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Height and density in this location should be appropriately located to ensure a sensitive transition to lower density development and the special character area around Carrington Square.

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Campsie Medical Precinct

The Campsie Medical and Lifestyle Precinct Character Area includes the blocks and properties fronting Canterbury Road between Thorncraft Parade and Orissa St and Stanley and Una Street. The area will transform from existing low density residential and business development uses to a medical precinct anchored by Canterbury Hospital.

Built form in the medical precinct will contribute to an `urban frame’ along Canterbury Road. This `urban frame’ will transition to into adjacent residential areas through lower rise mixed use buildings. A core component of the Campsie Medical and Lifestyle Precinct Character Area will be a network of pedestrian lanes and open spaces which promote connectivity beyond the precinct.

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The Entrance Future Look and Feel

The Entrance Character Area includes properties that form `the node’ at the intersections of Beamish St and Canterbury Road. The intensification of this area was considered within the Canterbury Road Review and signifies the entrance to Campsie Town Centre.

Buildings will be designed to promote frontages that `face away’ from Canterbury Road and will be encouraged to provide commercial uses that complement the medical precinct surrounding the node.

It is anticipated the area will transition from medium rise and medium density to a medium/high density condition with the introduction of mixed-use buildings of 8 to 12 storeys.

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The Leafy Residential Character Areas are located in two different sectors of Campsie, on the southwest and northeast of Campsie train station. They are characterised by existing low rise residential buildings (single dwellings or residential flat buildings). These areas allow for some level of change in keeping with the existing low rise (3 storeys) while retaining the leafy spacious character of the public realm.

The height of buildings in this locality will be of a low scale that will be within or below the height of tall trees, contributing to its leafy character.

Within the southwest area, between Amy Street and Fletcher Street, some change is proposed by allowing for three storey buildings to be developed interspersed within the existing fabric.

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Cooks River Foreshore

The Cooks River Foreshore Character Area will leverage from the high amenity provided by the proximity to the Cooks River, open spaces and riparian corridor, as well as improved connectivity provided by the proposed Cooks River Cycle Trail. A greater level of intensification is anticipated for the areas east of Cowper Street, north of Clissold Parade and adjacent to Tasker Park near the Aquatic Centre. The areas are expected to transition from existing low rise, low density to medium/high density with the introduction of apartment buildings up to 8 storeys which will allow for the dedication of up to 30 metres of Cooks River foreshore to the public.

In certain areas, planning controls will need to be reviewed to allow for shops and/or cafes along the river to contribute to its activation.

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Schools and Learning

The Schools Character Area includes the two blocks east of Beamish Street where Campsie Public School and St Mel’s Catholic School and Church are located. Some of the properties within this block have the potential for urban renewal. There are currently several heritage items and properties under investigation for heritage classification within these two blocks. The future character will be determined by buildings which are sympathetic with the existing heritage items and schools buildings.

Renewal in this area brings with it the opportunity to extend Harold Park and create a genuine shared space for the community, Campsie Public School and St Mel’s Catholic School.

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Canterbury Road Commercial

The Canterbury Road commercial area will encompass all existing B5 zoned areas between the Cooks River and Canterbury Hospital.

It is anticipated the area will transition from mixed-use buildings of differing densities to a purely low-medium density commercial precinct as defined by the business zoning.

Built form in this area will be encouraged to activate the ground floor with commercial uses, increase their setback to Canterbury Road to deliver an enhanced public domain interface and provide rear servicing lanes.

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The ‘Avenues’

The Avenues character area is defined by triangular block formed by Beamish Street, Brighton Avenue and Clissold Parade.

These areas are generally characterised by single detached or small walk-up apartments, in proximity to, and connecting between, Campsie Civic Centre and the Cooks River Foreshore. Brighton Avenue is a connector street linking Campsie to Croydon Park.

Beamish Street north of Eighth Avenue transforms into a quiet local traffic street.

Clissold Parade will have an enhanced role in connecting to the Canterbury Racecourse precinct. All these streets have the potential to transform into tree lined connector streets framed by low-rise apartment buildings which step with the topography and embrace the views to the Cooks River.

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Special Character Areas

Two areas are identified as special character areas given the number and distribution of relevant character buildings. They are generally characterised by single detached housing, with features originating from an Inter-war period, which can be tied in with the original urban fabric in Campsie. The aim in these areas is to retain their character and for future change to be sensitive and responsive to that character. As such there is limited intensification proposed, and it is recommended these areas be considered for low density land uses.

These areas are: · Carrington Square and surrounding properties; · Gould Street, Redman Street and Wonga Street, near Tasker Park.

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The future character of these areas will remain aligned with the existing character of the urban fabric, subject to low levels of intensification and will be in keeping with the surrounding context, derived from no proposed changes to the current planning controls. Buildings are not anticipated to rise above 2-3 storeys (unless already permitted under the current controls) and the character of the leafy streetscape is to be retained.

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Direction 3

A Centre that Attracts Health and Lifestyle Investment Campsie will become a genuine employment hub by providing a total of 7,500 jobs by 2036. New jobs will be in health, education, retail, hospitality and professional services.

Canterbury Hospital will act as the anchor to an emerging health precinct. Commercial activity along Beamish Street will be enhanced to service the local community.

The creation of a Civic and Cultural hub and the re-development of Canterbury Aquatic Centre will provide amenity and services to incoming workers and help attract businesses to Campsie.

Reduced restrictions to trading hours will facilitate an evening economy that supports the needs of residents and workers. Nighttime activity will be an important factor to Campsie as a health and lifestyle centre.

What do we know? · Campsie is the second largest centre in the CBCity. · Greater Sydney Commission’s South District Plan designates Campsie a Strategic Centre.

Strategic Centres will have high levels amenity, accessibility and private sector investment. Strategic Centre will also colocate residential uses and commercial uses. · The Local Strategic Planning Statement adopts a vision for Campsie as the anchor of the Eastern Lifestyle and Medical Precinct spanning from Campsie to Kingsgrove.

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· The NSW State Government has identified a job target for Campsie of 7,500 by 2036 (from a base of 4,800 jobs in 2016). · To meet Campsie’s employment target, approximately 2,700 additional jobs will be needed, requiring an additional 81,890 sqm of suitable floorspace.

What are we proposing?

The Master Plan recommends a series of changes to Council’s planning controls to transform Campsie into a health and lifestyle precinct. Campsie will need to attract significant employment growth to reach its jobs target. Planning controls will need to protect existing employment floor space and ensure there is enough capacity and flexibility in planning controls. This will create the conditions for growth and encourage the delivery of retail, health facilities and creative/cultural uses. The role of Beamish Street as an eat street will need to strengthen to support a vibrant night-time economy.

For Campsie to thrive as a genuine strategic centre, changes to planning controls need to be coupled with NSW State Government investment. Canterbury Hospital is a major employer for Campsie and acts as the key anchor to the emerging health precinct. A $6.5 million upgrade to the emergency department of Canterbury Hospital is currently under construction. Leveraging the presence of the hospital and strengthening links to this anchor institution will support the development of a health cluster in Campsie.

Health precincts anchored by key public hospitals provide opportunities for clustering of public, allied and private health to co-exists to support the community’s health needs and spur employment growth.

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Campsie has been designated as a Strategic Centre in regional, district and local strategic plans. Land use zoning within Campsie’s core should be commensurate with this designation. Applying a B4 Mixed Use zone across the centre aligns with government aspirations and will help elevate Campsie from a local centre to a genuine strategic centre. This will establish Campsie’s status in the broader centre hierarchy to help generate employment growth.

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Notwithstanding, where land is zoned to allow ‘mixed use’, the market tends to deliver housing over employment. Should this trend continue it is conceivable that centres like Campsie will deliver high concentrations of housing at the expense of employment generating uses.

To ensure the B4 Mixed Use zone delivers employment generating floor space Council will: · Require a minimum provision of employment floor space in the B4 zone.

This will be achieved through Local Environmental Plan provisions requiring the ground floor of mixed-use developments to be used for non-residential purposes. · Expand the size of the Campsie employment core. The proposed B4 Mixed Use zone will expand beyond the boundary

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of the existing B2 Local Centre zone. The B4 zone will travel down Beamish Street towards Canterbury Road. Expansion of the centre will increase opportunities for employment delivery. · Introduce a ‘no net loss of employment floor space’ clause in the Local Environmental Plan. With any redevelopment in the B4 Mixed Use zone, if sites have more than the minimum required employment floor space within existing development, the redevelopment will be required to accommodate the equivalent quantum of employment floor space as a minimum.

Council will also incentivise additional floor space delivery through incentive height and floor space, which are discussed in Direction 1 – A Centre Simulated and Support

by Infrastructure. A multi-faceted approach to employment generation will help Campsie achieve its jobs target and encourage the delivery an additional employmentgenerating floor space.

The B2 Local Centre Zone will be maintained and expanded around the Canterbury Road and Beamish Street node, providing a link between Beamish Street and the proposed medical precinct.

Actions 3.1.1

Introduce a B4 Mixed Use in Campsie Town Centre (refer to land use zoning map).

3.1.2 Require the ground floor of mixed-use development to accommodate non-residential uses.

3.1.3 Introduce a no net loss clause of existing employment floor space in the Local Environment Plan.

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Objective 3.2 Deliver a medical precinct along Canterbury Road anchored by Canterbury Hospital

Central to achieving the health and lifestyle vision for Campsie is creating a medical precinct along Canterbury Road. A key characteristic of a successful medical precinct is the presence of anchor institution. Canterbury Hospital is therefore a significant asset for Campsie. The hospital is a major employer and provides opportunities for allied services to grow around and support the Hospital. Development of a private hospital as part of the health precinct would be beneficial to establishing a genuine health cluster and attracting knowledge based and population serving workers.

Actions 3.2.1

Amend the planning controls along Canterbury Road to encourage a the realisation of a medical precinct anchored by Canterbury Hospital.

3.2.2 Continue to work with and advocate to NSW Health for investment into the expansion and enhancement of Canterbury Hospital to service a growing population and underpin the success of the medical precinct in Campsie.

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Important to the success of this objective is investment in the enhancement and expansion of Canterbury Hospital, to ensure its size and operations adequately serve the local area, and are commensurate with planned population growth and Campsie’s important strategic role. The current hospital is experiencing significant pressure on services, and requires urgent and ongoing investment. Council will continue to advocate to and work with NSW Health to facilitate this investment and improved services.

The Master Plan proposes to rezone sites along Canterbury Road (between the Hospital and Beamish Street) for commercial purposes. The proposed re-zoning will spatially connect Canterbury Hospital to Beamish Street and introduce a linear corridor able to accommodate health sector employment growth. The medical precinct will include three distinct land uses zones deigned to deliver jobs in the right locations and respond to local context.

The main component of the medical precinct will be a new B4 Mixed Use zone adjacent the Hospital that extends along Fletcher Street.

This will activate the land around Canterbury Hospital and provide employment floor space capacity for medical and allied health purposes (among other land uses). The proximity of the new B4 Mixed Use zone to the Hospital will help support co-location of health and lifestyle uses.

expand the B2 Local Centre zone along the northern side of Canterbury Road towards the Hospital. The proposed rezoning is consistent with the recommendations of the Canterbury Road Review. Expansion of the B2 Local Centre zone will create a stepped down transition between Beamish Street and Canterbury Road and help reduce the physical disconnect between the medical precinct and Campsie Town Centre.

The Master Plan proposes to rezone sites fronting Canterbury Road (between the Hospital and Beamish Street) to B6 Enterprise Corridor. B6 Enterprise Corridor zoning is appropriate for encouraging a range of employment uses including business, office, retail and light industrial uses. This zone will enable additional commercial and health services to be located proximate to the Hospital while ensuring land uses along Canterbury Road do not hinder its function as a key arterial connector, consistent with the objectives of the Canterbury Road Review.

The changes proposed around the hospital and along Canterbury Road will help solidify a medical precinct and diverse job opportunities in Campsie. This sets a change in direction for this part of Campsie and Canterbury Road compared to what was envisaged under the Canterbury Road Review, however it responds to the changing strategic direction and transformation of Campsie into a Strategic Centre anchored by medical and lifestyle investment.

This was reviewed during the early community and stakeholder consultation phase. The B6 Zone will ensure long term protection of employment land availability and capacity to support a growing medical cluster. Alternative zonings that allow residential development are likely to impact this long term vision through development of residential-dominated development at the expense of future jobs growth.

The final component of the health precinct is the expansion of the B2 Local Centre zone at the intersection of Beamish Street and Canterbury Road. It is proposed to

The Local Strategic Planning Statement also outlines a vision for an expanded Health Precinct south of Canterbury Road. This area will be subject of separate structure planning in line with the Local Strategic Planning Statement directions.

Objective 3.3 Introduce a Night-Time Economy Core in the core of Campsie and de-regulate night time and cultural activities

The night time economy generally refers to the mix of business, leisure, social and cultural activities and experiences that take place after 6.00pm. These include, but are not limited to, food, drinking and entertainment focused core activities such as restaurants/cafes, pubs, bars, theatre, festivals, markets and live music. The night time economy also consists of non-core activities such as transport, retail, service industries, educational establishments and libraries.

Beamish Street currently has an established ‘eat street’ based night-time economy, with restaurants and shops attracting residents and visitors alike. The existing night time economy offers a range of opportunities for restaurant providers and users and celebrates Campsie’s dynamic cultural mix.

However, consultation for the Student and Worker Needs Study found that workers and students desire Campsie Town Centre to be more activated and livelier during the day and night. Expanding services offerings after dark, particularly in the arts, culture, retail and entertainment sector alongside enhancing food and beverage was identified as a way to achieve this goal.

During community engagement for Council’s draft Night Time Economy Action Plan, businesses state that once there is a general practice of closing by a certain time, it becomes more difficult for individual businesses acting in isolation to justify extending their trading hours. Reductions in regulatory approval processes to trading

hours will encourage a clustering of latenight business trading by enabling certain retail and business uses within a precinctwide area to trade later.

The Master Plan seeks to build upon existing night time activity. It is proposed to reduce regulatory approval processes for retail and business uses and temporary cultural events to trade later into the evening. New controls for night time trading and the undertaking of cultural activities will work hand in hand with active frontage controls for Campsie. Refer to Direction 2 – A Centre for People for detail.

It is also proposed to introduce a night time section and map in the Development Control Plan, with accompanying information in Planning Certificates which define parameters relating to late night trading hours, activities, noise and venue management to encourage late night trading whilst minimising adverse amenity impacts to residential development. This will provide greater certainty to the market of where night time trading is acceptable. It also sets a level of expectation within the community of where late-night trading will occur.

Consultation with Sydney Metropolitan Councils outlined that where there are expectations of late-night trading, there is generally a greater level of acceptance of such activity.

Actions 3.3.1

Introduce exempt provisions in the Local Environment Plan for extended trading hours of business premises, retail premises in the B4 - Mixed Use Zone.

3.3.2 Create a Night Time Economy map and section in the Development Control Plan with accompanying objectives and controls that define parameters relating to noise and venue management to encourage late night trading whilst minimising adverse amenity impacts to residential development.

3.3.3 Introduce a night time economy map and definition in Planning Certificates.

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Direction 4 A Well-Designed Centre Quality design in public and private areas will deliver a sustainable, liveable, healthy, and attractive Town Centre. This will protect and enhance the historic and cultural character of Beamish Street, the Cooks River, built and natural heritage items and areas of significant character. The fine-grain and diverse built form that exists in Campsie will be protected and enhanced.

The role of design excellence will be elevated through implementation of additional design excellence and sustainability standards for Town Centre development and establishment of a design review panel. The panel will set clear expectations for Council, the community and the development industry of their role in designing and delivering great places and buildings for people. Design excellence will be managed and delivered throughout the lifecycle of development approvals and construction.

What do we know? · There is a wide variety of different sized sites and building typologies across Campsie which add significantly to the character of the area. · The Centre is largely supported by a low to medium density urban fabric. · There is a concentration of heritage items and conservation areas closer to the train station. · There is limited number of large sites capable of redevelopment. · Redevelopment in Campsie will need to be responsive and in keeping with the existing context and character of the urban fabric.

Design-led built form testing will inform planning and design controls to promote and support innovation and design excellence, creating a culture of design and architectural quality.

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Objective 4.1 Diversify the urban fabric in Campsie

Derived from the proposed character areas (see Direction 2), a range of building typologies is proposed to add further richness, diversity and quality to the built environment in Campsie.

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This built form is proposed in high intensification areas, within the Town Centre North and South Character Areas, on key sites surrounding the train station and along Canterbury road. These are considered as the key areas within Campsie and have the characteristics required to achieve a higher level of intensification on a single site, while also accommodating a variety of uses.

This built form is proposed on sites along Beamish Street, where intensification needs to be respectful of the local character, in line with the desired future character of the Beamish High Street Character Area. The aim of this built form is to promote the sensible urban renewal of Beamish Street, responsive to the existing fine-grain condition stemming from the narrow shop fronts. Shop Top Housing built form is also proposed along the areas of Beamish Street south of Hill Street to Canterbury Road, and some of the blocks facing Canterbury Road around the medical precinct.

The Master Plan considers a wider range of building typologies which expand on the diverse urban fabric of Campsie.

High quality design will be at the forefront of new developments in Campsie. The relationship of taller building elements to the street will be defined by appropriate human-scale street wall heights. A small number of sites have the potential to redevelop with a mid-rise podium typology.

Alternative typologies that respond to the characteristics of individual sites will be expected on other sites.

This will deliver on Council’s commitment to achieve design excellence through robust and clear planning controls that set clear expectations for Council, the community and industry.

Careful consideration of the context of each building and adequate built form transition to the neighbouring sites and adjacent streets is required.

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Proposed Building Typologies Map Building Typologies Mixed-use podium with tower’ Fine grain shop top housing Standard shop top housing Residential flat (up to 8 storeys) Residential flat or walk-ups Social infrastructure / Institutional facilities Low rise multi storey commercial buildings Retained existing typologies (single residential and walkups) Retained Existing Typologies (other) Open Spaces Existing open spaces Proposed open spaces Cooks River Foreshore Landscape Management Area 1:10,000 (A3)

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This built form is proposed on sites along Beamish Street, south of Unara Street.

The aim of this built form is to promote the sensible urban renewal of Beamish Street, responsive to the existing fine-grain condition stemming from the narrow shop fronts, existing heritage items and heritage buildings under investigation.

This built form is proposed on areas of transition between high intensification areas closer to the town centre, and surrounding areas where lower intensification is proposed.

This built form is proposed for the facilities which incorporate existing schools and also within the Campsie Civic Centre, where a new community facility is proposed.

The establishment of the Campsie Medical and Lifestyle Precinct is anticipated to increase the demand for office space within and surrounding the town centre.

Commercialbuilding typologies are proposed in the areas adequately zoned, along Canterbury Road, east of Campsie.

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Actions 4.1.1

Review the Local Environment Plan and Development Control Plan controls for Campsie based on specific built form outcomes, focusing on height, setbacks, upper level setbacks and street wall heights.

In areas of limited intensification, it is expected redevelopment will be in keeping with the existing character and built form, namely responding to the single dwelling or detached walk up apartment building typologies which currently dominate within Campsie’s urban fabric.

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Objective 4.2 Performance based urban design outcomes

The aim of the Master Plan is to promote urban renewal in Campsie while seeking to maintain and protect the existing character within the urban fabric. For this, the Urban Design Framework is underpinned by a set of proposed built form controls which are responsive to the existing urban context.

Actions 4.2.1

The Master Plan proposes the introduction of urban design controls regarding street wall heights to provide street frontages which frame the main areas of public realm, while stepping the building to a human scale, and promoting solar access to the main streets and public spaces.

Review the Local Environment Plan and Development Control Plan controls for Campsie based on tested built form with known and controlled impacts on the public realm and surrounding urban context.

The proposed built form has been tested to preserve solar access between adjacent properties while providing transition between taller buildings and surrounding lower buildings, in accordance with Intensification Strategy and principles supported by the Tall Buildings Study.

The Master Plan also proposes street setbacks which promote vibrancy and articulation of the public realm. This will promote a transition between the shop frontages along Beamish Street and Canterbury Road, and the deeper setbacks of the existing urban fabric. Deeper setbacks on lower intensification areas will also promote the retention of the streetscape character currently enjoyed in Campsie.

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Proposed Building Heights Proposed building heights per building typology Up to 3 storeys Up to 4 storeys Up to 5 storeys Up to 6 storeys Up to 7 storeys Up to 8 storeys Up to 10 storeys Up to 12 storeys Up to 15 storeys Up to 16 storeys Up to 20 storeys No change to height as part of this plan Subject to further testing through a separate Planning Proposal Heritage Existing Heritage Items (CLEP 2012) and properties under investigation for Heritage Significance Open Spaces and Connectivity Existing Open Spaces Proposed Open Spaces Cooks River Foreshore Landscape Management Area Potential New Pedestrian/Cycle Links/Service Laneways Building heights in meters will vary according with land use The heights shown on this plan are inclusive of all incentives

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Objective 4.3 Increase interaction between people and public realm

The Master Plan proposes the introduction of urban design controls to maximise the opportunity and length of active frontage along main streets and intersections, such as Beamish Street and the intersection of Canterbury Road/Beamish Street, as well, of the designated Village Centres, as per the Urban Design Framework Plan. The intent is also to minimise the length of primary façade dedicated to building services, promoting the location of such elements away from the main interactions between the building and the public realm.

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The design quality process is being undertaken independently to the Master Plan, however it should appropriately capture development within the centre, and the unique characteristics of development in Campsie.

Actions 4.3.1

Establish planning and development controls to guide the establishment of active frontages along key streets within the centre.

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Objective 4.4 Promote Design Excellence

Council is separately, establishing a Design Review Panel whilst also working towards the preparation of design-related controls for a site-specific Development Control Plan for Campsie.

Council will implement a range of measures to promote design excellence. Buildings within the Campsie Town Centre will be subject to higher standards of design and sustainability. These, supported by design related and site specific controls, and the implementation of Council’s Design Review Panel, will help achieve this objective.

The Exchange, Darling Square, Sydney, Kengo Kuma Architects

Actions 4.4.1

Implement appropriate design standards within the Development Control Plan for new development within the Campsie Town Centre.

4.4.2 Ongoing implementation of the Design Review Panel to review and advise on large development within the Campsie Town Centre.

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Direction 5 A Riverfront Centre with Nature at its Heart Nature and ecology is an important part of Campsie’s future. As such, a high standard of urban greening and biodiversity will be achieved within the public and private domain to enhance the community’s wellbeing, improve urban aesthetics, minimise urban heat and improve ecosystem biodiversity and resilience.

People will live, work and play close to quality and interconnected green open spaces. High quality landscaping, tree canopy and water management practices will be incorporated into the built form, development sites, streets and open spaces. Urban tree canopy will be maintained and increased in the public and private realms of Campsie.

Campsie will be transformed into a water sensitive precinct. Enhanced pedestrian and cycle connections to, along and across the River will improve waterfront accessibility and elevate the role of the River as a key destination in Campsie. The riverfront will be activated with a mix of land uses and high-quality buildings that benefit from water views, northerly and north-easterly aspect and proximity to major open spaces.

Wetlands and bushland on the River corridor will be re-established to better manage and retain water in the urban environment and improve amenity and biodiversity.

Open spaces will be enhanced to deliver quality riverfront recreational activities. A pedestrian and cycle loop along and across the river will link Campsie to Canterbury Town Centres and provide opportunities for active recreation.

What do we know?

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· Campsie’s urban fabric and sense of place is highly influenced by the presence of the Cooks River. However, large portions of the foreshore are currently land locked, inaccessible or under several land ownerships, with challenges in terms of access, operation and day to day management.

· Campsie has an overall tree canopy cover of 13%. Within the areas along Beamish Street canopy cover is lower than the average, achieving 6% canopy cover. This is largely a result of the more constrained street typology and greater site coverage typical of the urban character of this area.

Higher proportions of canopy cover can be found in ANZAC Park, Little Tasker Park, and the areas between Ninth Avenue and Seventh Avenue. · The Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, supported by the Local Strategic Planning Statement and CBCity 2028, identify Campsie as a potential pilot precinct for achieving a water sensitive city.

· Open space analysis shows there are considerable areas of Campsie which lack accessibility to quality open spaces. · In terms of performance most of the neighbourhood and pocket parks are at capacity or too constrained in size to service a growing population. · The overall supply of open space across the local area has a limited range of park settings and types. Key sites such as ANZAC Park and Lofts Gardens service more regional catchments, restricting opportunity to meet the needs of local residents.

Artists Impression of the Cooks River Foreshore proposed bridge connection to Canterbury Racecourse

Objective 5.1 Align urban renewal with delivery and improvement of open spaces

The delivery of this objective is in accordance with the South District Plan’s Planning Priority S16 “high density development should be located within 200 metres of quality open space”.

The Master Plan proposes areas of intensification are within walking distance of considerable areas of open space such as the Cooks River Foreshore, Tasker Park, ANZAC Park and Lofts Gardens.

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Council to develop a program for the enhancement of existing neighbourhood and pocket parks within Campsie Town Centre, supported by development contributions.

Council to establish planning mechanisms for the delivery of infrastructure on individual sites in the form of open spaces or through site links in accordance with the Urban Design Framework Plan.

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To re-enforce the role of these open spaces, a network of pedestrian through site links, pocket parks and corner plazas are proposed in areas of greater intensification, such as the areas of the Town Centre North, Town Centre South and Campsie Medical and Lifestyle Precinct. The aim of these open spaces and through site links is to ‘balance’ the intensity of redevelopment with the delivery of amenity for residents and workers of those areas. This will also address the gaps in open space provision by improving connectivity to open spaces by introducing new pedestrian, cycle ways and shared paths to the existing and proposed open spaces to ensure the parks are within 200-400m catchment in accordance with the Draft Greener Places Guide (Government Architect NSW).

The location of open spaces on the Campsie Centre, Woolworths site and other ‘pocket parks’ are indicative.

Future Development Control Plan provisions will provide guidance on the quantum and location of open space on key sites. They will be subject to detailed design. The Urban Design Framework allows for flexibility

in design while maintaining the intent of connectivity to, and distribution of open space.

The delivery of the open space on Duke Street/Unara Street is seen as a key missing open space to complement the provision of open space within the area of Campsie which is further away from substantial pieces of open space.

Several parks within or in proximity to the Town Centre were considered to be

underperforming in their role of open space.

This will require a comprehensive program for the upgrade and enhancement of the existing neighbourhood parks and pocket parks within Campsie. This will also be in line with the provisions of the Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan.

By 2036, almost all of the Campsie Town Centre would be within a 200-400 metre walk of open space. Overall, the Master Plan envisages over 3 hectares of new publicly accessible open space and through site links.

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Objective 5.2 Establish the Cooks River Foreshore Landscape Management Area

· Create a high quality, high amenity river foreshore precinct that becomes a focal point for Campsie.

A key item within this proposal is also the establishment of the Cooks River Foreshore Trail. The proposed trail extends north along the foreshore from Canterbury Road and the East-West Cycle link, to Beamish Street near Byron Street, connecting to the existing network of cycle and pedestrian paths leading to Federation Reserve. The establishment of the Cooks River Foreshore Trail will also promote a new bridge connection between Clissold Parade and the Canterbury Racecourse precinct should the site cease to operate as a racecourse.

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5.2.5 Assess, review and respond to the potential risks associated with fuel/oil pipelines along the Cooks River through the Planning Proposal process.

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Masterplanning, design and construction of environmentally friendly riverbank to replace deteriorated concrete channel at three sites along the Cooks River.

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ProposedCroydon Strategic Streets Park, Belfield and Campsie on the Cooks River, inner south western Sydney.

Cost and time

Existing Vehicular Bridges/Underpasses $8.6 million total budget. Planning 2007-2011. Design 2011-2014. Cup and Saucer Wetland Construction 2010. Riverbank Construction 2014-2015.

Existing Pedestrian/Cycle Bridges For the $900,000 Cup and Saucer Wetland at the Campsie site:

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$265,000 from Canterbury City Council (now City of Canterbury Bankstown).

Proposed• Pedestrian/Cycle Bridges • $335,000 from the Australian Government.

• $300,000 Sydney Water Connections contribution.

Existing Pedestrian/Cycle Key project facts and outcomes

1.1km of deteriorated concrete channel replaced with natural banks stabilised with sandstone

Cooks River Foreshore Trail and native plants. Over 100,000 local native plants. A 0.25 hectare constructed wetland to treat

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Parsons Brinckerhoff - Flood study, flood impact assessments and hydraulic design.

ProposedThompson CornerBerrill Shops Landscape Design - Naturalisation masterplanning, concept design, detailed concept design and construction supervision.

Total Earth Care - Cup and Saucer Wetland construction.

Josa Constructions - Riverbank construction.

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· Ameliorate and mitigate the visual impact of the existing power lines along the Foreshore.

· Cooks River Foreshore Cycle Trail. · New bridge connection to Canterbury Racecourse at the end of Clissold Parade for delivery of any future change in use on the site, should the Racecourse cease current operations, and the associated Planning Strategy also identifying this as an important connection. · Landscape Management Area between the river and existing built form. · Upgrades and naturalisation of the river edge. · Screening and mitigation of visual impact of existing power lines.

5.2.2 Advocate for the removal or undergrounding of high voltage power lines along the Cooks River.

5.2.3 Appropriate planning mechanisms to be implemented to deliver a 30 metre wide, publicly accessible open space along parts of the Cooks River that are currently constrained in terms of access.

5.2.4 Continue to work with the Cooks River Alliance and Sydney Water to achieve the vision for the Cooks River Foreshore.

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Objective 5.3 Maximise opportunities to increase tree canopy

The Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan establishes a canopy cover target of 15% for commercial centres, and a canopy cover target of 25% for urban residential areas, to meet current outlined in Draft Greener Places Guideline (2020).

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To achieve such targets, both public land in the form of streets and open space, and private land will need to contribute to tree canopy cover. The tree canopy cover target for streets and open space is 40%, whilst the target for private land is a minimum of 5% in commercial centres and 20% in urban residential areas.

The Campsie Complete Streets Project will further investigate the potential for provision of tree canopy along with the overall improvement of the public realm. The updated Development Control Plan for Campsie will include development controls which consider the achievement of the targets within private properties.

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Subject to findings from Complete Streets and detailed design of the public realm, Council will establish a program for street tree planting within the Centre.

Review the Local Environment Plan and Development Control Plan controls for Campsie based on recommended targets for establishment of deep soil zones, tree canopy on ground and tree canopy on structure where practical.

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Objective 5.4 Improve stormwater management within the Town Centre

The Master Plan proposes the introduction of water sensitive urban design controls to improve stormwater management and address flooding issues.

The principles conveyed by the CRC study informed the Master Plan Framework, particularly in areas Campsie adjacent to key sites such as of Campsie Centre and Woolworths. Wider setbacks are proposed along drainage areas, allied with introduction of deep soil zones, and possible co-location with small pocket parks, which are designed with Water Sensitive Urban Design principles, to allow for mitigation of the impacts of overland flow along the edges of the properties.

No development intensification has been proposed in medium or high flood risk areas associated with the Cooks River. Following finalisation of the Master Plan, Council will review and update its current flood information to inform appropriate planning controls.

Actions 5.4.1

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Review and update Flood Study and Floodplain Risk Management Study & Plan to inform future planning controls.

Introduce Water Sensitive Urban Design controls for areas adjacent to Cooks River, Canals and new public or publicly accessible open spaces.

Council to prepare an up to date drainage and stormwater plan based on the recommendations of the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan.

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Objective 5.5 Maximise solar access to parks and main streets

It is anticipated an increase in building heights will occur, within the intensification areas, adjacent to parks and open spaces.

This increase requires careful consideration of solar access to open spaces. This is particularly relevant in existing parks such as ANZAC Park and Lofts Gardens.

Within the intensification areas the Master Plan proposes the introduction of development controls which determine the minimum number of hours which the park should retain in solar access. This will promote the retention of existing tree canopy and the establishment of future tree canopy within those parks. The built form controls, including height and floor space ratios, will be appropriate set to achieve solar amenity to parks.

Area subject to future investigation and detailed master plan

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Review the Local Environment Plan and Development Control Plan controls for the Centre based on recommended targets for establishment of adequate solar access to parks and main streets.

Intensification Areas Open Space Existing Open Spaces Proposed Open Spaces Solar Amenity Targets Local Parks, Min 2hrs Sunlight for 50% of the park, Winter solstice Neighbourhood Parks, Min 5hrs Sunlight for 50% of the park, Winter solstice Key Streets, Min 2hrs Sunlight for 50% of the park, Winter solstice

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Direction 6 A Centre at the Crossroads of Inner Sydney Campsie is a strategically placed and wellconnected centre at the crossroads of Burwood to the north, Hurstville to the South, Inner City to the East and Bankstown to the West, and Central Sydney. Future transport connections, including the Sydenham to Bankstown Metro upgrades will improve east-west connections, reinforcing the role of Campsie as a key destination for living and working. Getting to, from and through Campsie will be easier, convenient, and seamless. The transport system will be designed to prioritise the movement and safety of people.

The Campsie Complete Streets: Transport and Place Plan, which is already in progress, will involve a holistic review of the transport network in Campsie. This study will prioritise pedestrians first and seek provide improved public domain, further improve public transport connections and movement through the centre.

The southern edge of the Campsie Town Centre also abuts Canterbury Road, an important regional road connecting Inner Sydney to South-West Sydney. In 2018, Council endorsed the Canterbury Road Review, an important guiding document for traffic and land use management along this corridor. Progress since this time by, State and local government strategies, and significant investment in road infrastructure such as the M5 East and M8 projects have prompted further review of this Corridor adjacent to Campsie.

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What do we know? · The Sydney South West Metro Upgrade is expected to be completed by 2024. This will improve the frequency, quality and capacity of public transport to and from Campsie. · Campsie is heavily car dependent. Around 67% of local workers travel to work by car.

This contributes to the high volume of traffic along Beamish Street. · While local workers are car dependent, around 35% of local residents use public transport to get to work, with many residents catching the train into the Sydney CBD. · The proportion of people travelling to and from work by walking and cycling is currently low. There is no connection to regional cycling links and an absence of dedicated cycle lanes in Campsie. · Campsie’s key natural asset, the Cooks River is disconnected from the Town Centre with unattractive and low-quality connections that preclude active travel. It is noted that the Cooks River Corridor which is a busy cycling and active transport corridor, with opportunity for better connections into Campsie. · Due to the poor north-south connectivity of Campsie and the surrounding area, many cross regional links rely on Beamish Street.

The outcome is a congested high street with poor amenity for pedestrians. · Poor pedestrian amenity along Beamish Street is exacerbated by the high volume of buses that navigate through the centre.

· There is short term car parking within 400m of the station, which encourages more driving and congestion. · The Sydenham to Bankstown Active Transport Corridor will be delivered by 2025, providing a regionally connected active transport spine through the centre. · Beamish Street is currently playing a role in facilitating regional through-traffic.

What are we proposing?

Objectives and actions seek to change the way people move through Campsie to encourage more people to walk, cycle and use public transport as a preferred mode of travel. New pedestrian links and separated cycle lanes will position active transport as the most convenient, safe and attractive movement choice for moving around the centre.

The Master Plan prioritises urban intensification within close proximity to the future Campsie Metro Station, ensuring public transport is a viable transport option for residents, workers and visitors.

The Master Plan recommends minimum bicycle and electric vehicle parking to ensure ecologically sustainable transport becomes an accessible and attractive option. This proposal will require the storage and parking capacity of these types of transport in private developments.

The objectives of this master plan are to maximise the separation of loading and servicing activity from the experience of

people moving through and using the centre.

These arrangements will allow loading and servicing activities to function efficiently whilst protecting the liveability and amenity of Campsie.

The Master Plan also builds on, implements and tests the Canterbury Road Review to ensure appropriate place-making and transport outcomes can be achieved.

It is proposed the regional through-traffic be diverted away from Beamish Street, so that it can function as a local, pedestrian and public transport focused main street. This will require investment in alternative throughroutes.

Campsie is strategically located at the intersection of two key axis within the wider context of south Sydney.

The introduction of Sydney Metro allows for 18 minutes travel time by public transport to Central Station, and 10 minutes to Bankstown Station.

Current driving times to Hurstville and Burwood range between 10 and 20 minutes.

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Objective 6.1 Prepare Campsie Complete Streets Transport and Place Plan

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Growth in Campsie will place pressure on existing streets, car parking, the public domain and broader transport network. A ‘business as usual approach’ to transport planning and design could exacerbate congestion and reduce Campsie’s amenity and attractiveness.

To ensure growth is supported by transport improvements, Council will prepare an integrated transport and streetscape plan called Campsie Complete Streets Transport and Place Plan will address transport challenges through a place-based approach as outlined in the diagram to the right.

Campsie Complete Streets Transport and Place Plan is being developed to ensure the centre’s road and transport network is designed to achieve the vision for the centre, and that appropriate road and transport upgrades are identified for the short, medium and long term to ensure management of growth. This project will be undertaken during 2021/22. Initial traffic modelling work has been undertaken to guide the direction of the Master Plan and Complete Streets.

Campsie Complete Streets Transport and Place Plan 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, by:

· Considering the needs of all ages, backgrounds and abilities including people with mobility impairment. · Integrating active, public and private transport options. · Plan for staying, moving, socialising, and exploring. · Ensuring safety and right of way for people first. · Considering and managing the growth forecasts envisaged through this master plan.

INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PLANNING AND CITY DESIGN

ADDRESS TRANSPORT CHALLENGES USING THE SMARTEST SOLUTIONS POSSIBLE

The Campsie Master Plan identified a series of important streets with potential to provide green boulevards and cycle routes.

The future role of the strategic streets will be investigated as part of the Campsie Complete Streets Transport and Place Plan in conjunction with the following: · To build upon the East-West Active Transport Corridor being delivered as part of the Sydney Metro City and South-West Project, by proposing upgrades to and expansion of the existing bicycle network. · Public domain upgrades including the greening of streets and investigations into the appropriateness of pedestrian only streets.

ENHANCE CAMPSIE AS A PLACE WHICH PEOPLE LOVE AND CHOOSE TO LIVE IN

KEY BENEFITS OF COMPLETE STREETS INCLUDE · Analysis and guidance on road improvements that draw north-south traffic away from Beamish Street.

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· Improvements to traffic flow through road and intersection upgrades. · Guidance on the location and quantum of car parking required for the centre to function, including commuter parking provided by the NSW Government. · Opportunities to optimise the public transport network by investigating bus priority corridors and bus layover locations for modal switching.

SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS AND MOTORISTS

· Recommendations of freight, loading and servicing of the centre and broader freight network.

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· Integration of future mobility technologies. · Consider opportunities to safeguard future north-south mass transit connections envisaged by the LSPS.

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6.1.2

Finalise Campsie Complete Streets Transport and Place Plan to ensure an integrated transport and place plan for Campsie Town Centre.

Upon completion of the Campsie Complete Streets Transport and Place Plan, update Council’s contribution plan to incorporate necessary transport and public domain works.

MORE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY AND IMPROVED CITY IMAGE BENEFITS BUSINESSES

MORE TREES AND SHADE, COOLER STREETS, REDUCED CARBON EMISSIONS

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Objective 6.2 Enhance connections to the Cooks River Foreshore

One of Campsie’s greatest assets is its proximity to the Cooks River and surrounding parklands. However, the river and parklands are disconnected from the main streets within the town centre. The existing street network contains long blocks that prevent direct pedestrian connections to the river.

Additionally, continuous access along the river foreshore is limited due to a presence of dwellings abutting it.

The Master Plan proposes new pedestrian and cycle links that enhance connection to the foreshore and improves access to the Metro station and town centre. These links will leverage off existing pedestrian connections to provide increased permeability of the wider pedestrian network.

New pedestrian and cycling bridges are proposed as part of the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan to enhance connectivity.

A new pedestrian bridge is proposed to connect from Clissold Parade to the Canterbury Racecourse precinct, should racing activities cease on the site and it be utilised for alternate uses, including open space. This bridge will complement the pedestrian bridge from Tasker Park to Canterbury that will be delivered by Sydney Metro as part of the East West Cycle Link.

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The presence of multiple links will improve the functionality and use of the green space along the Cooks River.

Within the Campsie core, a second bridge has been safeguarded by Sydney Metro as a future crossing at the western end of Campsie Station. This rail crossing is located between Dewar Street & London Lane and will provide a second entrance to the future Campsie Metro Station. Given Campsie’s limited north-south connections, this crossing is essential to improving pedestrian movement and flow through Campsie.

Collaboration with relevant agencies including Sydney Metro and Transport for NSW will be pivotal to establishing this new rail crossing.

Actions 6.2.1

Provide new through site links as part of development through land dedication in Campsie Town Centre.

6.2.2 Identify the location of new through site links within the Development Control Plan for Campsie Town Centre.

6.2.3 Deliver a new pedestrian bridge to connect Clissold Parade to Canterbury Racecourse should racing activities cease on the Canterbury Racecourse site.

6.2.4 Collaborate with Sydney Metro and Transport for NSW to deliver a rail bridge connecting Dewar St and London Lane and create a second station entrance.

6.2.5 Review and identify land required to remove barriers along the Cooks River and create a continuous pedestrian/cycle trail that connects to the existing network.

Proposed and Enhanced Connections Proposed Strategic Streets East-West Cycle Link (Sydney Metro) Existing Vehicular Bridges/Underpasses Existing Pedestrian/Cycle Bridges Proposed Pedestrian/Cycle Bridges Key links to Burwood Commuter parking on state-owned land Existing Pedestrian Connections Potential New Pedestrian Through-Site Links Desire lines for new Pedestrian Through-Site Links Proposed Pedestrian/Cycle Streets Proposed Service Laneways Cooks River Foreshore Trail Possible Expansion of North-South Connections (under investigation) Open Space Existing Open Spaces Proposed Open Spaces Cooks River Foreshore Landscape Management Area

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GENERAL CAR PARKING

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The commencement of Sydney Metro services will place Campsie within 18 minutes of Central Station. This, combined with Campsie’s proximity to regional northsouth bus routes, makes it one of the most accessible centres in the City.

earlier study in Daniels and Mulley (2013)3 .4 As such, maximum parking rates could be more restrictive closer to the station and less restrictive further out and vice versa for minimum parking rates, based on the average walking distances reported in van Soest et al. (2019).

Reduced minimum parking rates could be prescribed for the area beyond the Bankstown or Campsie core city centre but within the wider city centre to provide community confidence that a minimal quantum of parking will be supplied to support land uses within these more sensitive residential areas. Given development patterns in the wider city centre areas, it is expected that developers would likely provide parking beyond the prescribed rates and within the set maximums, so the proposed minimums are unlikely to be binding.

Based on this approach, the following variable maximum and minimum parking rates are proposed in Table 4.16.

Recommended Minimum and Maximum Parking Rates for Campsie

Table 4.16: Recommended variable maximum and minimum parking rates

The Campsie Master Plan will enhance liveability by upgrading pedestrian amenities, improving pedestrian safety and increasing the overall space for pedestrians. This will be achieved by reducing the demand for car use and a number of parking spaces. Where car use is still required, Council has a role to play in encouraging zero-emission vehicles (such as electric vehicles) to contribute to our netzero emission targets by 2050.

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· Car parking rates in the private domain will be reduced to correspond to the relatively high accessibility of Campsie by public transport. · Introduce a maximum parking rate in the inner core area (approximately 400m walking distance from Campsie Station).

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In order to encourage more sustainable transport movements, an Off-Street Parking and Servicing/Loading Study was undertaken to inform the Master Plan. It is recommended the following approach to car parking be applied in future planning controls.

· Outside this core area, introduce a reduced minimum and upper maximum parking rate.

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Source GTA, 2020 Daniels, R. & Mulley, C. (2013). Explaining walking distance to public transport: The dominance of public transport supply. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 6(2), 5-20 4 van Soest, D., Tight, M. & Rogers, C. (2019). Exploring the distances people walk to access public transport. Transport Reviews. 40. 123.

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spaces provided, starting at 5% of all parking spaces. This is a conservative rate informed by Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) modelling for new EV sales in Australia by 2030.

current planning controls in most centres, set numbers of parking spaces are allocated to each apartment, meaning even those who choose not to own a car, are forced into purchasing the space – increasing the cost of purchasing a home.

· Future proof EV charging for future car parking spaces that don’t have Private EV Connections (EV Ready Connections).

This is where spaces are set up to enable Private EV connections in the future through electric infrastructure capacity and connection points as uptake of these vehicles increases.

Providing a quantum of parking that is aligned with the current Development Control Plan rates for Campsie’s future growth will work against the aim of encouraging public transport use, walking and cycling, and not provide flexibility. Furthermore, constructing the parking required to meet higher, set parking rates will impact on viability and negatively impact on the delivery of affordable housing and infrastructure.

· Require fast or rapid charging for all commercial developments (60 minutes or less to fully charge).

Electric Vehicles Slowly, but increasingly, car manufacturing is shifting from fossil fuels to electricityrun engines, which will over time reduce emissions generated by cars. As technology changes, it is important that the provision of parking is future-proofed, to avoid expensive and potentially unaffordable retrofitting of car parking to accommodate electric vehicle charging. This builds on the The SMART CBCity Roadmap, which calls for building a culture of innovation by enabling future modes of transport such as broader use of Electric Vehicles (EVs). In response, it is proposed by the Master Plan to: · Introduce a minimum requirement for private EV Charging facilities in residential development as a set ratio of all parking

Unbundled Car Parking It is proposed to introduce unbundled parking for private developments.

Unbundled car parking refers to the separation of the car parking spaces from a development’s strata titling, whereby the parking spaces are on separate titles to the individual dwellings or commercial units and as such are able to be purchased, sold or leased separately. In a situation without minimum parking requirements and the introduction of separation of parking, there is greater flexibility for home purchasers and developers in the allocation of parking to each apartment. This means that those who don’t need or want a space, can forgo parking and the associated costs. Under

Maximum parking rates within a 400m walking catchment from Campsie Station and reduced minimum parking rates beyond the 400m walking catchment will disincentivise individual car ownership, car parking and act to reduce private vehicle travel by restricting the supply of parking and relative convenience of car ownership. This in combination with better active and public transport alternatives, will induce demand for alternative modes of transport.

This approach will act as a pilot for the City.

During early engagement activities, this was discussed with industry who indicated broad support for this type of scheme.

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Adopt maximum parking rates in Campsie within a 400m radius from Campsie Station, with the rates to be informed by GTA’s Off-Street Parking and Servicing/Loading Study (2020) Adopt reduced minimum and upper maximum parking rates in Campsie outside the 400m radius from Campsie Station, with the rates to be informed by GTA’s Off-Street Parking and Servicing/Loading Study (2020).

Introduce a provision in the Development Control Plan which enables unbundled parking within new developments.

Require 5% of parking provided in new private developments to provide Private EV charging.

Future proof 100% of new parking in private developments to have EV Ready Connections in the event that changing owner/occupant preferences require a Private EV Connection.

Require fast or rapid charging for all commercial developments (60 minutes or less to fully charge).

Introduce DCP provisions for bicycle and other parking, loading and servicing requirements.

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Objective 6.4 Implement efficient servicing/loading systems

In dense urban environments, waste storage and collection that is not managed well can lead to poor odour, visual and acoustic amenity outcomes and short-term traffic congestion. Often, waste collected is stored away from principal street frontages (either on-site or via a rear laneway) can ameliorate these impacts. However, rear access lanes or on-site collection are largely located in core town centre areas, and not within residential areas. Waste collection is usually constrained in this areas due to limited or no access to secondary street frontages.

The following parameters for on-site waste collection achieves an appropriate balance between protecting efficient waste and loading/unloading operations, protecting public and place amenity and avoiding excessive costs on developments whose scale may not justify an on-site loading facilities.

Providing clear guidance on waste and loading/unloading controls upfront in the Development Control Plan provides the developer and Council greater certainty on required design outcomes. This enables the developer to factor this into their feasibility and design modelling earlier in the development process to ensure better design outcomes. It also reduces any difficult negotiations and amendments with developers that have not factored in loading requirements later in the development stage.

As the residential, worker and visitor population grows, so too will the waste and the movement of service vehicles like delivery truck and courier vans. If not managed well this can have a negative effect on the way a centre looks, feels, smells and functions day and night. Creating a system that works to minimise the impact on residents, workers, visitors and businesses as well as the public domain is an important focus the Master Plan.

Waste Waste collection in urban environments is typically either done through kerbside pickup for street fronting land uses without onsite waste collection facilities (e.g. detached houses, main street shops), rear access lanes for land uses that benefit from this facility and on-site waste collection facilities (e.g. in a separate area within a car park).

The Master Plan includes a requirement for on-site waste collection within new developments under the following parameters: · For residential developments with no rearlane access, on-site waste collection or an appropriate waste storage solution for onstreet collection is required that does not involve large numbers of bins stored on the kerb for collection. This is subject to further urban design and operational testing prior to implementing an amended Development Control Plan. · All commercial waste is to be stored and collected on site, with exceptions in limited circumstances (e.g., where sites have the physical space to accommodate collection or alternative arrangements are available, such as rear lane access). Commercial waste should be collected on site where possible due to the intensity and scale of waste that is potentially produced from these land uses. Commercial developments also have more flexible waste collection options under private contractors in relation to vehicle size and frequency.

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Australia Post Parcel Lockers, Amazon Parcel Lockers and ParcelPoint are but a few examples. Council needs to remain vigilant to the continued proliferation of consolidated freight facilities and methods of freight access to these locations, which involve conventional and non-conventional transport modes including bicycle delivery and electric cargo bicycles. This report has avoided concrete recommendations in this regard mainly due to GTA’s informed industry knowledge that TfNSW will soon be publishing guidance on the Last Mile Freight Toolkit, which will fall under the NSW Movement and Place Framework. It is recommended any Bankstown or Campsie-specific last mile and consolidated freight guidance be developed following the release of this toolkit.

Loading/Unloading Loading activity is also diverse; different types of land uses, and user groups will require different loading times and vehicles.

Similar to waste, on-site loading is ideal from a convenience, safety and amenity perspective and is ideally accommodated on-site where practicable. The approach taken in the Master Plan is to strike an appropriate balance in terms of the number of loading bays needed for different land uses and provide direction on the appropriate loading requirements for new development.

Loading requirements in the Development Control Plan for Campsie are currently unclear in terms of the loading spaces required for different types of activity. Poor development outcomes can result, where user groups are left without on-site loading options and/or loading is undertaken in obstructive locations.

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Loading Bay Requirements for land use types

Table 8.4: Recommended on-site loading bay requirements La n d use

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L oa di ng ba y re qui re m e nt  0 -100 dwellings = Council discretion as to whether can be done on-site or on-street  100 - 200 dwellings = 1 bay  200 - 500 dwellings = 2 bays  500 - 1000 dwellings = 3 bays  1,000+ dwellings = 4 bays

· Sites without sufficient rear lane access for Council waste trucks; and

It is recommended that a loading bay booking system is implemented by the strata to manage use of the loading bay(s) Commercial – Retail

1 bay per 5000sqm*

Commercial – Office

1 bay per 15,000sqm*

Adopt the following requirements for onsite waste collection in the Development Control Plan subject to operational and design testing and considerations with the following parameters: On-site residential storage and waste collection is required for:

· Sites with a minimum frontage of 30m; and · Developments with a minimum of 30 dwellings

* The above rates for commercial land uses would typically assume implementation of a loading dock management plan which theo retically reduce Thedemands above rates commercial would typically assume implementation of a loading dock peak by 20 tofor 50 per cent based onland GTA’s uses industry experience.

management plan which theoretically reduce peak demands by 20 to 50 per cent based on GTA’s industry experience.

Loading bays and vehicle access to loading bays must provide at a minimum for a small rigid vehicle (SRV)

· On sites that do not achieve the above, an appropriate, alternate solution is required

Source 2020 (6.6 m GTA, length x 2.1 m width x 4.3 m height).

· that does not involve large numbers of bins stored at the kerb for collection.

On-site commercial storage and waste collection

The Master Plan proposes minimum requirements for on-site loading bays for residential and commercial development as per the table overleaf. It is noted that further design work and testing is required to confirm a final approach to loading and servicing to inform the Development Control Plan.

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· All commercial developments should have on-site waste collection with the exception of sites without the physical space for the activity or sites with suitable alternative arrangements (such as smaller commercial developments with rear lane access, fine grain or other challenging sites).

Adopt minimum on-site loading bay requirements for residential and commercial developments where practicable.

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Objective 6.5 Re-Imagine the Role of Canterbury Road in Campsie

Canterbury Road is a major arterial road and freight corridor between Sydney’s south west and inner west. The road supports heavy traffic volumes, with over 45,000 vehicles per day. Numerous six and eight storey residential developments have been built along the corridor. In response to the type and scale of development, Transport for NSW, (including former Roads and Maritime Services), Greater Sydney Commission and Council undertook the Canterbury Road Review (2017). The Canterbury Road Review was a traffic and urban design study that looked at how Canterbury Road could best accommodate population growth while minimising increased traffic.

The review recommended that residential development along the corridor be concentrated around seven junctions. Two of these junctions are within the Campsie Master Plan study area. These include a key junction at intersection of Beamish Street

and Canterbury Road and a smaller junction immediately west of the Cooks River.

Alignment of the Canterbury Road Review and the Master Plan is critical to preserving the arterial function of Canterbury Road, particularly given that the Canterbury Road Review was informed by a traffic and transport study. The following summary outlines how the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan aligns with the Canterbury Road Review. The summary also outlines the instances and a rationale for areas where the Master Plan has deviated from the Canterbury Road Review due to a change in the strategic context of Campsie. Some of the recommendations are omitted where they don’t apply to the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan, or further investigation is proposed as part of the Campsie Complete Streets Transport and Place Plan.

Key Canterbury Road Review Recommendations

For the smaller junction immediately west of the Cooks River, the residential portion of this node will continue to be R4 High Density Residential, while the B5 Business

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Potential New Pedestrian Through-Site Links

The Master Plan expands the existing B2 zoning along Canterbury Road to concentrate development at the Beamish Street and Canterbury Road junction, which will provide for medium and high-density housing as part of mixed-use developments.

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Proposed Strategic Streets Existing Pedestrian Connections

Recommendation 1: Concentrate residential development west of the Cooks River at 7Junctions at the intersection of Canterbury Road and identified northrunning streets, as shown in the map below.

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It is noted that since the review, the M5 East and M8 projects have opened, which may reduce traffic movements along Canterbury Road. However, testing of this improvement will take time as road users familiarise themselves with alternative routes.

Proposed Service Laneways Open Space Open Spaces Cooks River Foreshore Landscape Management Area Built Form

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Development portion of this node will be retained to encourage bulky goods retail and light industry, which aligns with the overall aim on the Review, which is to support Canterbury Road’s function as an enterprise corridor.

junction. Much of the existing development along this portion of Canterbury Road is 5 to 6 storeys. Adopting a higher height limit allows the junction to be a distinct node along Canterbury Road and acts as the focal point entry way into the Campsie Town Centre.

Recommendation 3: Exclude multi-storey housing from other land fronting Canterbury Road.

The aim of these proposals is to encourage a scale of development which will promote a coherent street wall along the road, and minimise driveways along Canterbury Road, and support the establishment of a health and medical precinct along Canterbury Road between the node at Beamish Street and Canterbury Hospital.

The Master Plan removes the permissibility of residential accommodation in the B5 Business Development zone. This reinforces the current and future role of Canterbury Road as an enterprise corridor.

Recommendation 4: Investigate potential for bulky goods retail and light industry on the ground plane of mixed-use residential developments on Canterbury Road.

A key objective of the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan is to promote a health and lifestyle precinct. For this reason, medical and commercial uses have been prioritised on the ground floor, particularly between the existing Canterbury Hospital and the intersection of Beamish Street and Canterbury Road.

Recommendation 6: Improve delivery of medium density housing types such as semidetached and town housing developments on R3 zoned land within the Greater Canterbury Corridor area and south of Canterbury Road.

The Master Plan proposes up to 12 storeys at the Beamish Street and Canterbury Road

Recommendation 7: Apply an FSR control and related design controls to all land along Canterbury Road zoned for mixed-storey housing developments.

The Master Plan and forthcoming Planning Proposal will adopt appropriate FSR controls for land uses along the corridor in response to detailed urban design analysis.

Recommendation 8: Ensure a consistent minimum setback from Canterbury Road for potential streetscape enhancements.

The Master Plan is generally consistent with the local connectivity framework proposed by the Canterbury Road Review in Campsie.

The aim is to ensure consistent street setback to allow for public domain upgrades.

Recommendation 9: Apply a car parking rate for all new developments aimed at promoting alternative mode choice and develop policies to ensure the allocation of

car share spaces within new developments and in strategic, on-street locations.

A car parking rate aimed at promoting alternate transport modes will be adopted along Canterbury Road, as outlined in Objective 4.

Recommendation 10: Establish appropriate planning controls to ensure a continuous network of rear lanes, parallel to Canterbury Road.

The Master Plan includes recommendations for a rear service lane parallel to Canterbury Road. These lanes will be delivered by land dedication. An infrastructure delivery map will be provided within the Development Control Plan to ensure certainty for the property industry and property owners in the location and extent of the rear lanes.

Recommendation 13: Prepare a detailed public domain plan for new lanes and streetscape enhancements within each of the 7 Junctions, on the north running streets that form part of the 11 Localities and for the wider range of open space and public domain improvements in the Greater Canterbury Corridor.

The Master Plan establishes rear service lanes parallel to Canterbury Road and ensures consistent street setback to allow for public domain upgrades.

Recommendation 14: Advance consideration of the urban form possibilities in the Greater

Canterbury Corridor, aimed at addressing the critical shortage of open space, urban amenity and street connectivity.

The Master Plan has undertaken a broader analysis of open space needs and considered need within the Campsie Town Centre holistically. Further details are provided in Direction 5.

Recommendation 2, regarding localities, recommendation 5, regarding the concentration of office developments, and recommendation 15, regarding revision of planning proposals, are not relevant to the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan.

Recommendation 11, regarding funding for targeted streetscape enhancements, and Recommendation 12, regarding road management measures will be further investigated as part of the Campsie Complete Streets Transport and Place Plan.

The proposed actions in the Master Plan will ensure that Canterbury Road can continue to function as major east west connector while providing for design and quality.

Actions 6.5.1

Prepare new LEP and DCP controls that reflect the intent of the Canterbury Road review as amended by the strategic vision established by the Master Plan.

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Objective 6.6 Promote, improve and safeguard north-south transport connections

In Campsie, private vehicles are the primary means of transport between key destinations to the north and south. Due to the scarcity of alternative routes, vehicles use Beamish Street as the main connector, resulting in congestion along Campsie’s key spine. To promote Beamish Street as pedestrian and public transport orientated corridor, it is necessary to improve north-south vehicular movements and safeguard routes for future mass transit to promote public transport patronage.

The NSW State Government’s Future Transport Strategy 2056 proposes mass transit including the future Kogarah to Macquarie Park via Campsie and Strathfield and optimised bus connections between Burwood and Campsie. It is important that further transport planning considers these proposed transport projects by safeguarding routes. Ongoing collaboration with Sydney Metro, Roads and Maritime Services, Transport for NSW, NSW Department of Planning and Environment and neighbouring Council’s will be key to seeing these mass transit projects come to fruition. Canterbury Bankstown City Council has been working with Burwood Council to investigate enhancements of public transport connectivity between the two centres.

Currently, Beamish Street acts as one of the key north-south streets along the transport corridor between the M5 Motorway (south) and Hume Highway (north). Alternative vehicle routes that draw traffic and freight movements away from Beamish Street will need to be investigated as part of Campsie

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A possible road expansion to the west of Beamish Street has been safeguarded for this purpose. The connection runs from Canterbury Road, along Loch Street and Second Avenue to the Cooks River. Multiple properties have been acquired to date, while other privately-owned properties along this route are identified as land for acquisition for a classified road. There is also an alternate route via Wonga Street, Canterbury which provides a north-south traffic connection that diverts traffic away from Beamish Street.

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Improving north south connections between the M5 Motorway and the Hume Highway is beneficial for the efficient movement of traffic in the broader region and will also assist in realising the local. Council will continue to advocate for improved northsouth regional road connections to Transport for NSW.

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Collaborate with relevant State government agencies and neighbouring Councils to ensure future north-south mass transit corridors through Campsie are protected and delivered in the long term.

Advocate to Transport for NSW for the delivery of improved regional north-south road connections.

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Map Extract from Connective City 2036 indicating Council Preferred Mass Transit Routes through Campsie

Beamish Street and Alternate Route: Current v Future CURRENT CURRENT

Current Traffic Conditions Regional Through Traffic

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Regional Regional throughthroughtraffic traffic Local Local traffic traffic

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Direction 7 A Resilient and Carbon Neutral Centre by 2050 As the centre grows, it will be ever more important that its carbon footprint is contained. Resilience and working towards a Carbon Neutral centre by 2050 is consistent with Council’s broader strategic vision.

To manage the environmental effects of a growing community and economy, Council will play a role in reducing the impacts of climate change through the integrated planning of our urban and natural environment.

The Master Plan proposes a reduction in reliance on the consumption of fossil fuels in new buildings while renewable energy sources will be maximised. The role of building insulation, acoustics, crossventilation, sun light and efficient internal layouts will be elevated. A waste-to-energy system will be investigated to reduce food waste and to supply electricity to the Centre.

Campsie will be more resilient to urban heat and flooding events through sustainable development and water sensitive landscapes. Buildings will be constructed with dual water reticulation to future-proof the supply of both drinking water and recycled water. Water will be retained in the urban environment through landscaping, tree planting and water management practices.

The application of a sustainability bonus, robust sustainability assessment and postconstruction monitoring processes will facilitate the higher sustainability standards.

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What do we know?

Connective City 2036, adopted by Council, aims for a resilient, responsive and sustainable city with buildings, spaces and people that use and manage energy, water and waste efficiently. · Canterbury-Bankstown emits approximately 2.5 million tonnes of CO2-e per year, the fourth-largest emitter by local government area in Greater Sydney – this is 6% of the city’s total emissions. · Greenhouse gas emissions will increase by 40% in Campsie Town Centre base on targeted growth by 2036. · Heat added from air conditioning and vehicle use will increase by 80% in Campsie Town Centre. · Despite its proximity to the river, Campsie is the third most vulnerable centre in the LGA to increasing urban heat. · Water use will increase by 64% in Campsie Town Centre.

What are we proposing?

Council will lead climate action and build resilience in Campsie to become carbon neutral by 2050. Aspiring collaborative efforts from public and private sectors will be necessary to deliver this commitment.

This Master Plan aims to advance governance tools that regulate our urban environment to ensure sustainability standards are met and positive environmental outcomes achieved.

Objective 7.1 Powered by 100% Renewable Resources by 2050

Actions 7.1.1

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7.1.3

7.1.4

Adopt and implement Development Control Plan controls recommended as mandatory for all development in the Sustainability Study.

Apply a sustainability incentive scheme which incentivises sustainability excellence in development, based on development exceeding the mandatory measures, as set out in the sustainability study.

Recalibrate Development Control Plan parking rates per land use.

Transition all Council-owned properties and public domain fittings, such as street lights, to be powered by renewable energy.

Buildings are a significant generator of greenhouse gas emissions.

Council is committed to promoting sustainable development which uses energy efficiently and minimises nonrenewable energy usage in the construction and operation of buildings. This will help to ensure that development contributes positively to an overall reduction in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

It will also reduce energy bills, air pollution and the whole of life cost of energy services.

Potential Mandatory Sustainability Measures This master plan recommends a number of mandatory sustainability measures for all new buildings in the Campsie Town Centre.

In addition, further sustainability measures are proposed as part of an incentive scheme, which will provide for additional floor space of 0.25:1 for development with an FSR of less than 1.5:1, or 0.5:1 for development with an FSR of 1.5:1 or more. for development that exceeds the mandatory measures.

Development seeking to apply the Sustainability Incentive Scheme will achieve high standards of energy and water efficiency, benchmarked against top performing buildings for sustainability.

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All-electric buildings

Maximising Rooftop Solar Panel

The most significant strategy to place Campsie on a net-zero emissions trajectory will be ensuring that all buildings are electric only. This will provide our community ongoing economic and health benefits. A higher than BASIX Energy Score for apartments will be required, ensuring benefits for residents and workers alike.

The Master Plan proposes the introduction of a new Development Control Plan control that requires a minimum coverage rate of solar panels on rooftops. This will maximise on-site collection of renewable energy.

For developments not seeking to apply the sustainability incentive, the use of nonelectric energy sources such as gas, may be permitted if it is demonstrated a service requires this source.

Embracing electric vehicles Planning for the wide spread take up of Electric Vehicles (EV) is required. The introduction of a new Development Control Plan control will ensure installation of essential infrastructure for electric vehicle charging within new homes and workplaces; future proofing our transition to EV ready city.

It will be mandatory that 40% of rooftops are covered in solar panels, however for developments receiving the sustainability incentive, 60% will be required.

Improve natural ventilation Natural ventilation is an effective means to cool a home. However, due to preference for winter gardens, narrow building threshold proportions and non-transparent NatHERs thermal modelling methodology, apartments are under performing in this aspect. The Master Plan will introduce winter gardens controls and compliance checking for windows and NatHERs Certification.

Objective 7.2 Minimise Heat Island Effect

Climate change will lead to a 1ºC increase in average maximum daily temperature by 2036. If these trends continue, Campsie will experience increased days of extreme heat.

A benchmarking comparison study of the distribution of Land Surface Temperature (LST) shows that Campsie is markedly hotter than the broader LGA and Greater Sydney region. Up to 30% of the centre is hotter than parks by 7-9 degrees. The Sky View Study that assesses the level of solar radiation affecting the Centre confirms that Campsie will be increasingly hotter due to increased density.

Trees are a key asset for reducing Urban Heat Island Effect as they keep streets and buildings cool. The Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan (UTCMP) developed for Campsie will provide guidance for Council to meet effective canopy targets (refer to Direction 5).

Embedding the vision of Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan into Council plans and budgets, public domain upgrades and Development Control Plan controls to assist in increasing tree canopy. Some key recommendations include:

Actions 7.2.1 7.2.2

7.2.3 7.2.4

Land Surface Temperature - Campsie

Increase community knowledge and engagement on sustainability Further investigate recommendations from Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan Develop a green infrastructure assessment tool Implement the following into the Development Control Plan for all new buildings: · Setback, solar amenity, deep soil landscape controls for mature trees · Reduce heat reflectivity, absorption and rejection controls of new buildings · Revised natural ventilation controls · All cooling systems to use natural refrigerants · Green roofs and green wall design

· Ensuring development is appropriately informed by landscape architects, arborists and ecologists where appropriate. · establishing a Design Review Panel to provide expert advice in development assessment. · Investigate opportunities to improve post occupancy monitoring in developments.

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Land Surface Temperature (LST) measures the difference in surface temperature to a non-urban vegetated reference within the Greater Sydney Region. Campsie is hotter compared to the Greater Sydney and the broader LGA. The elevation in LST caused by denser development. It also shows the benefit of parks and green public open space in moderating surface temperature elevation. Source: Flux Consulting (2020)

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Objective 7.3 Redesign the Sustainability Incentive Scheme

A Sustainability Incentive Scheme currently applies to some development in the Bankstown City Centre, whereby buildings achieving certain sustainability standards receive a floor space ratio bonus of 0.5:1.

The Master Plan will revise built form controls and provide a similar incentive for developers to innovate and exceed the minimum energy efficiency and water conservation requirements for better performance of the Sustainability Scheme.

Actions 7.3.1

Develop sustainability incentive criteria that considers the following: · Exceeding DCP and BASIX requirements. · Reflectivity of surfaces in to the public domain. · Heat absorption and rejection. · Energy and water efficiency rating. · Exclusive connection to electricity. · Use of renewable energy sources. · Relate targets to industry standard measurement tools. · Specific targets relevant to building usage types

It is recommended that the Sustainability Scheme be integrated into the Design Quality Framework. Developments applying for the Scheme will be subject to Design Review Panel guidance. Investigation into improved post-occupancy performance monitoring of buildings should be undertaken.

7.3.2

Integrate with Design Excellence process, with developments under Sustainability Scheme to be reviewed by Design Review Panel.

7.3.3

Investigate mechanisms for improved post-occupancy monitoring of environmental performance in buildings.

This building in Sydney CBD uses an innovative facade system that manages natural light to reduce energy usage. The building achieves a 5 star NABERs energy rating.

FSR bonus provision to incentivise the uptake of the redesigned Sustainability Bonus Scheme, especially in residential sector.

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Objective 7.4 Increase Water Efficiency & Flood Resilience

Campsie is a pilot water sensitive centre.

Water efficiency can be achieved through optimising water conservation and adopting water sensitive urban design within public and private developments.

The Master Plan introduces initiatives to reduce water consumption, waste and stormwater water discharge, exceeding water and waste water efficiency targets.

Rainwater harvesting The Master Plan will require new development to provide rainwater storage infrastructure and reuse up to 90% of all water that falls on roof each year for non-drinking water use.

Dual reticulation systems Dual reticulation systems service both non-drinking and drinking water needs.

Developments will be required to build in dual reticulation systems that allow for a future changeover to an alternative water supply. This can be achieved without significant civil or building work, disruption or cost.

Together approximately 40% of water usage can be provided by recycled rainwater.

Naturalise Cooks River and stormwater infrastructure Introducing a wider setback from the Cooks River’s edge, aligning to requirements for tidal rivers, will assist in allowing future naturalisation of the river’s edge. The natural buffer will retain overland flow and stormwater run-off longer in our urban environment (Refer to Objective 5.4). This will relieve our drainage system in heavy down pour, reducing flood risk and impacts on homes whilst also enhancing public access to the River foreshore. WSUD elements on public streets and wider deep soil areas along drainage channels will assist with retaining water in the urban environment.

Actions 7.4.1

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7.4.5

7.4.6

Review and update flood study and floodplain risk management study & plan to establish requirements for flood mitigation infrastructures.

Enhance water sensitive urban design strategies in public domain - applying principles from Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities study.

Introduce a minimum BASIX water score for all new buildings – including plumbing fixtures and appliances.

Require best practice water saving measures for all new buildings not subject to BASIX. Require cooling towers to meet best practice guidelines for water consumption.

Require all new buildings to provide on-site rainwater collection and dual reticulation system for future or immediate connection a recycled water system.

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Objective 7.5 Become a Waste Smart City

Reducing waste production is essential and Council is committed to integrating smart waste management into the our centres.

This includes identifying ways to reduce and deal with waste that are safe and efficient, maximise waste reduction, increase recycling and contribute to the built form and liveability. Improving collection and processing systems, particularly for organic waste, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Actions 7.5.1

7.5.2

Continue Waste reduction education to raise awareness within our Community.

Introduce new waste management controls in the Development Control Plan recommended in the Sustainability Report: · Provision for organic waste storage facilities and communal area for organic waste composting · Provision of separate recycling chutes

Separate recycling chutes in residential buildings encourages residents to recycle.

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Canterbury Bankstown Council provides worm farm and composting information as well as workshops to education our residents on ways to reduce organic waste in land fill.

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Direction 8 A Centre Proud of its Heritage and Culture Buildings and places of historical significance will continue to tell the story of our past.

Buildings and spaces will be investigated, restored and protected to achieve an appropriate balance between preservation and sympathetic alterations and additions.

Campsie’s multicultural identity will continue to be supported and celebrated. Areas of special character, such as Beamish Street, will be protected and enhanced through built form controls that retain its fine grain historic character and mix of retail uses.

What do we know? · Campsie is located on the land of the Darug (sometimes spelt Dharug, Dharuk or Daruk) tribe or language group. · Council’s vision for reconciliation is “To create a strong, harmonious and richer community by encouraging our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents to share their heritage and culture with people from other cultures to ensure all of our different traditions, customs and stories are valued - Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan June 2020 - June 2022”. · The City centre is home to a diverse range of heritage items and areas of special character. · Heritage and historic character can be lost through urban development and requires planning interventions for its protection.

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What are we proposing?

Heritage is integral to Campsie’s identity and the connection of people to place.

This includes both physical heritage and intangible aspects of heritage such as social heritage, memories and rituals. History told through buildings, spaces, artwork and signage helps to tell the story of Campsie.

The Master Plan will ensure that the distinctive history of the city is celebrated while it experiences growth and change. This includes embracing Aboriginal and shared history.

Planning controls and public realm improvements will work hand-in-hand to showcase Campsie of the past, present and future. We will conserve heritage items and areas. Alterations and additions to heritage items will complement and not detract from the heritage significance. New development will complement existing heritage items and conservation areas in a modern context.

Campsie will maintain and respect its unique heritage and culture. Local Aboriginal culture and heritage will be celebrated in the public and private domain and weaved into contemporary development through planning controls and supporting policies.

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Objective 8.1 Local Aboriginal heritage culture is valued and celebrated

Council will work with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to celebrate important occasions and events as well as pass on the knowledge of Aboriginal history and culture to new generations.

The Master Plan will use art and place naming as a means of sharing Aboriginal history and culture. The centre will host permanent installations of artwork and signage reflecting aboriginal heritage themes, values and stories suitable for interpretation. There is also opportunity for temporary celebrations of Aboriginal art and heritage through changes to hoarding policies to make hoardings more dynamic whilst telling the story of our Aboriginal past.

All installations of Aboriginal artwork must be developed in cooperation with the local Aboriginal community and, where appropriate, should be led by an Aboriginal organisation or business. Where artists are engaged to prepare or design interpretation they should be from an Aboriginal background, and preferably have a traditional connection to the area.

Council will choose appropriate Aboriginal words when naming future developments, to reflect the Traditional Custodians and Aboriginal heritage of the area. Areas that may be appropriate for future naming include the Campsie Civic and Cultural Hub and unnamed open spaces along the Cooks River.

Council’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reference Group would oversee and guide such process.

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Actions 8.1.1

Collaborate with the local Aboriginal community to develop artworks that can be used on construction hoardings.

8.1.2 In collaboration with local Aboriginal Communities, consider opportunities for the naming of new open spaces, public places or through-site links.

8.1.3 Significant development should integrate Aboriginal Art and/ or story telling. This should be considered as part of the Development Control Plan controls for Campsie Town Centre.

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Objective 8.2 Heritage buildings, spaces and streets are protected and honoured as part of the City’s historical identity

The Master Plan will protect and interpret European heritage in Campsie Town Centre to help tell the story of the city. Development controls will require preservation and sympathetic restorations to heritage and period facades whilst allowing appropriate built form transitions, interplay and separation of new development to heritage buildings and conservation areas.

Campsie Town Centre has a diverse range of heritage items, which date from the 1900’s to the 1950’s. These places both within the Campsie core and surrounding residential areas stand alongside more modern sites to create a unique cityscape. Maintaining these sites is an important part of the centres future character.

This Master Plan recommends a number of items for consideration as part of a forthcoming city-wide review of heritage.

The following Items and areas are considered worthy of investigation for heritage listing under the Local Environmental Plan. These items were determined based on a review of previously identified items for investigation and a number of site visits to validate this material. This work will inform a city-wide heritage review.

Detailed Master Planning of the Civic Centre site will include adaptive reuse of the Orion Centre. A broader review of heritage in this precinct will be undertaken as part of a sitespecific master plan, in the context of a broader, comprehensive redevelopment of Council’s facilities, community and cultural infrastructure, open space and development in this precinct.

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Actions 8.2.1 Investigate the items identified for potential heritage value for listing as part of the City-wide heritage review.

8.2.2 Investigate a Heritage Conservation Area over Alma Avenue as part of the City-wide heritage review.

8.2.3 Review and amend current Development Control Plan controls to ensure appropriate adaptive reuse and restoration of heritage items and period buildings in heritage conservation areas as part of new development.

8.2.4 Review and amend current Local Environment Plan and Development Control Plan controls to ensure appropriately scaled and designed development can occur within and adjacent to heritage items and conservation areas in Campsie Town Centre, including to the proposed heritage conservation area on Alma Avenue.

8.2.5 Adaptive reuse of the Orion Centre and further analysis of heritage within the Civic Centre precinct to be considered as part of a site-specific Master Plan.

Proposed Heritage Map Existing public open spaces Existing heritage Item (CLEP 2012) Properties being investigated for heritage significance Area being investigated for heritage significance Area subject to detailed master planning including heritage assessment

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Recommended Item 1: Federation Queen Anne house

Recommended Item 2: Interwar commercial building

Recommended Item 3: Campsie Hotel

Recommended Item 4: Christadelphian Church

Address: 69 Anglo Road, Campsie

Address: 257 Beamish Street, Campsie

Address: 327-329 Beamish Street, Campsie

Address: 404 Beamish Street, Campsie

Description: This house is on a prominent corner position. It is well-maintained and presents well to the street from Anglo Road.

Major intrusive alterations which are visible from the streetscape along Carrington Square.

Description: A two storey Inter-War Art Deco commercial building constructed c.1930. The facade is an excellent example in the context of the local area, of Art Deco style in a simple shop building. The facade is rendered with moulded detail in geometric patterns, and a strongly emphasised central finial and stepped parapet. The facade is quite intact above awning level, however, the colour is not entirely sympathetic.

Description: A three-storey Inter-War Georgian Revival Hotel constructed in 1927, the building is a three storey Inter-War Hotel, the first hotel constructed in the Campsie area.

Description: Constructed in 1936 this simple, representative example of an Inter-War church building, is of historic and social significance in relation to the activities of the local Congregational Church, and later, the Christadelphians

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Representative.

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Representative

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Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Social, Representative

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic , Aesthetic, Representative.

Recommended Item 6: Inter-War picture theatre ‘Windsor Theatre’ (former)

Recommended Item 7: Electricity Substation No.177

Recommended Item 8: Campsie Public School

Recommended Area 8: Former St John’s Church of England

Address: 225-229 Canterbury Road, Campsie

Address: 428 Canterbury Road, Campsie

Address: 3 Harold Street, Campsie

Address: 26 Anglo Road, Campsie

Description: A prominent building on Canterbury Road, still discernible as a former 1930s theatre building, consistent with the style of the time. It is likely the site has social significance deriving from its use as an entertainment venue, and its association now with the Mytilenian Brotherhood

Description: Constructed in c.1927, the substation is a rare example of a well designed and detailed Inter-war purposed designed and built substation. It is typical of the small scale distribution substations constructed by the Municipal Council of Sydney during the roll-out of electricity to suburban areas in the 1920s and 1930s.

Description: A group of school buildings constructed between 1908 and 1919. The buildings are highly intact, and representative examples of their period. The school is illustrative of the growth of the community during these years. The school has social significance for the local community.

Description: Constructed in c.1911 and rebuilt and extended in 1929 following its destruction by fire, this Federation period church set in a prominent position within Anzac Square. The church is a highly intact example of an Federation period church.

Landscape has been somewhat altered and paved.

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Social, Representative

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Rare, Representative

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Representative

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Social, Representative.

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Recommended Item 9: St Mel’s Catholic Church and School

Recommended Item 10: St Phillip’s Uniting Church Campsie

Recommended Item 11: Rudd Park Gates

Recommended Item 12: Inter-War Californian Bungalow

Address: 7 Evaline Street and school site, Campsie

Address: 36 Evaline Street, Campsie

Address: Corner of Clarence Street and Varidel Avenue, Belfield

Address: 66 Wonga Street, Canterbury

Description: This item involves the extension of the existing heritage curtilage of St Mel’s Catholic Church and Presbytery (No. I54) to include buildings associated with St Mel’s Catholic School (former St Anthony’s Canterbury). Together these buildings are a group of highly intact Inter-War Church and School buildings constructed between 1915 and 1927. The main southern building located within the School grounds is the oldest school building and is recommended for inclusion in this listing.

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Social ,Representative.

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Description: A Federation period Gothic style church set in a prominent position on Evaline Street. Repainted to a new colour scheme which is not sympathetic to the heritage values of the site. Otherwise the building is a highly intact example of a Federation period church although the landscape has been somewhat altered and paved.

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Social, Representative

Description: Rudd Park was officially opened in 1941 by Mrs Rudd, wife of Alderman J.R Rudd at the entrance gates along Clarence Street. These gates are significant as a prominent and intact original built features that remains within this landscape. The gates have been well-maintained and are of historic and aesthetic significance at the local level.

Description: A rather large Inter-War Californian bungalow constructed c.19151930. An intact and very well-maintained example of this architectural style in the Canterbury area. This style of housing is underrepresented within the Canterbury area. The house has been somewhat modified, however, any modifications are minor and sympathetic to the heritage values of the house.

Significance: Local

Significance: Local

Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Representative.

Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Social, Representative.

Recommended Item 13: Former Methodist Church group

Recommended Item 14: Campsie Street Heritage Conservation Area

Address: 303-305 Canterbury Road, Canterbury

Address: Western end of Campsie Street and lots fronting Lincoln Street

Description: Formerly functioned as a Methodist church and now as the Uniting Church Fiji Parish. The church was constructed in 1927 to replace adjacent stone church (listed as item I71). It is recommended that this current listing for the Methodist Stone Church at 301-301A Canterbury Road be updated to include the Inter-War period church at 303-305 Canterbury Road within its curtilage.

Description: Inter-War housing group. Single storey Californian Bungalows. Low scale streetscape with low fences, moderate setbacks and similar double fronted facades.

Face brick or rendered brick construction.

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Social, Representative

The Heritage Conversation Area includes a 4 dwellings for individual heritage listing. No. 9, 10, 12, 14 Alma Avenue were constructed in 1938, these Inter-War bungalows are of local significance as they reflect the development pattern and configuration of Campsie in the late 1930s when the growth of the area was rapidly increasing.

These dwellings are also substantially intact representative examples of InterWar bungalows demonstrating high quality brickwork and architectural detailing that are typical characteristics of the style. Their contribution to the streetscape is significant.

Significance Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Representative

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Recommended Item 15: Weatherboard Cottage

Recommended Item 16: ‘Oakhurst’ and ‘Samaria’ Federation Cottages

Recommended Item 17: Federation Semi-detached House

Recommended Item 18: ‘The Shak’ Inter-War Bungalow

Address: 2 Burns Street, Campsie

Address: 85 and 89 Frederick Street, Campsie

Address: 10 and 12 Claremont Street, Campsie

Address: 14 Tudor Street, Campsie

Description: Federation weatherboard house with some alterations, constructed c.1915.

Building has undergone some modifications (original verandah roof has been replaced with skillion roof). It has double-hung sash windows and a hipped roof with corrugated iron roofing.

Description: Both houses at 85 & 89 Frederick Street, Campsie were built at the end of 1914 and they illustrate the residential development of Campsie in the early twentieth century. They are representative examples of highly intact vernacular bungalow style residential buildings built at the transition period from Federation style to Inter-War style.

Description: Constructed in 1914 these semidetached houses are of local significance as reasonably intact representative examples of late Federation semi-detached modest houses of the time which were speculatively built throughout the then Canterbury Municipality.

Significance: Local

Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Representative

Description: Constructed c.1927, this substantially intact Inter-War house is of local significance for its ability to help illustrate the development of Campsie in the late 1920s when the area was growing rapidly, and for its aesthetic quality, demonstrating the typical characteristics of Inter-War houses. It contributes significantly to the streetscape character of Tudor Street and is a representative example of Inter-War California Bungalow style houses that were built throughout the LGA during the 1920s and 1930s.

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Representative

Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Representative

Significance: Local

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Representative

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Recommended Item 19: Federation Weatherboard House

Recommended Item 20: Victorian railway bridge

Recommended Item 21: ‘Allawah’ Inter-War Bungalow

Address: 35 Baltimore Street, Belfield

Address: Cooks River near Broughton Street and Charles street underpass, Canterbury

Address: 38 Albert Street, Campsie

Description: Constructed in 1914 this late Federation weatherboard house is of local significance as it helps illustrate the development of Belfield from the early 1900s, a time which was characterised by working men’s cottages, and later war service homes.

It is also of local significance for its aesthetic quality that contributes to the streetscape, and as a representative example of late Federation weatherboard houses of the time.

Most alterations are reversible including the enclosing of the verandah. Roof tiles are not sympathetic.

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Representative

Description: At the Cooks River railway crossing two separate bridges run side by side. Both bridges are within the heritage curtilage shown on the LEP heritage map, but only one is referred in the LEP Heritage Schedule (Federation Railway Bridge – which serves the freight line and is the northern bridge). This listing is to include the Victorian railway bridge.

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Representative

Description: Constructed c.1928, this substantially intact Inter-War house is of local significance for its ability to illustrate the development pattern and configuration of the area especially in association with the construction of the Goods Railway Line in the early 1900s, and for its historic association with George Thomas Davies as his own residence. It is also of significance as a representative example of an Inter-War bungalow, built throughout the Municipality during the 1920s and 1930s.

Significance: Local Significance Criteria: Historic, Aesthetic, Representative

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Objective 8.3 Campsie’s multicultural identity is celebrated throughout the centre.

As a source of identity, cultural expression is a valuable factor for empowering local communities and enabling groups to participate fully in social and cultural life.

The identity of Campsie has evolved over the years.

Today, the centre is a cultural and linguistic mosaic with more than half of the community born overseas and a strong Chinese community. This cultural diversity is reflected in the eclectic mix of shops, restaurants and services along Beamish Street. The local community use city spaces daily to meet with others to play board games, dine and exercise.

The Master Plan will support the unique cultural identity of Campsie through public artwork, activities and festivals. Community identity will be showcased along Beamish Street and its surrounds.

Actions 8.3.1

Commission, and require through development approval, curated and integrated public art that help to tell the story and express the identity of Campsie, and specific to particular sites within Campsie.

8.3.2 Require art installations on construction hoardings in the city centre that are of relevance to the subject site or surrounding area and community. This should focus on Aboriginal or multicultural artwork or photography developed in collaboration with local Aboriginal or multicultural communities.

8.3.3 Continue to host and support cultural festivals and activities in the City’s public and private domains

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Direction 9 A Centre with Housing for All To support Campsie’s diverse population, we need to ensure housing is well designed, appropriately located, and meets the needs and expectations of the community. Housing within the Campsie Town Centre will range from low to medium and high density living.

Low and medium density housing will be retained in the north-west and south-east of the Town Centre, whilst new, high density living ranging from three storey walk-up type apartments to high-rise living, will be focused where there is the greatest amenity, around Campsie Station and the centre core, the Cooks River and the medical precinct around Canterbury Hospital.

Planning Instruments will mandate the delivery of a range of housing types to suit different needs and lifestyles. Diverse housing will include a mix of sizes, universal design, housing for students, seniors, people with disabilities, families and singles across a range of land use zones.

What do we know? · It is important to align housing growth and infrastructure, as a Strategic Centre receiving a Metro Station, Campsie has an important role to play in housing delivery. · Campsie currently has a mix of housing typologies, ranging from low density, single detached houses to medium and high density town houses and apartments. · Some housing, particularly apartment and shop top housing, delivered in Campsie in the past has been of a low quality. The community expect higher quality housing in the centre.

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· Compared to many of the suburbs that surround the centre, Campsie provides lower cost housing options. · Many lower income households live in Campsie. Nearly a third of Campsie households make less than $1,000 a week (< $51,999 per year). · Nearly half of all household in Campsie rent.

Renters are more vulnerable to the impacts of housing unaffordability. · Gentrification is an ongoing issue is Campsie, this process can displace existing lower income households for a centre. · The type of household in Campsie are similar to that of CBCity and Greater Sydney, with families being the dominant household type (48%), followed by couples (30%).

as well as quality that will meet the needs of its future community. The Master Plan promotes housing that is of a high quality and sustainable whilst offering the locational amenity of being in one of Greater Sydney’s most dynamic centres.

The Master Plan also provides objectives and actions to increase housing supply and deliver affordable rental housing as part of new developments. This will help mitigate the impacts and gentrification and enable very low, low and low-moderate-income households remain in Campsie. Campsie currently provides lower cost housing compared to other neighbouring centres.

As Campsie realises its role as a Strategic Centre, house prices are likely to rise, leading to greater instances of housing stress.

· CBCity’s Housing Strategy has identified a need for 5,600 new homes in the Campsie Town Centre with approximately 760 new homes within the node between Canterbury Road and Beamish Street.

The planning system alone is unlikely to be able to address the housing affordability challenges of residents, but an active affordable housing strategy can contribute to a reduction in housing stress.

· It is necessary to increase the capacity of our planning controls in Campsie.

Current controls do not have capacity to accommodate targeted dwelling and population growth to 2036.

The Master Plan will also set guidance on providing for the diverse mix of housing typologies, sizes and tenures that cater to the needs of people at all stages of their lives.

This will be achieved through objectives in the Local Environmental Plan that aim for a range of housing. Development Control Plan controls will provide minimum requirements for unit mixes and universal design controls for people with disabilities and to allow ageing in place.

What are we proposing?

The Master Plan seeks to provide a contemporary approach to planning for housing in the Campsie Town Centre, which meets the needs and expectations of the community. The Master Plan has considered the need for variety and diversity,

Housing stress is defined as households earning in the lowest 40% of the Sydney Metropolitan Area paying rent or mortgage repayments greater than 30% of their household income.

Implementation of Council’s Affordable Housing Strategy will facilitate the delivery of affordable housing within Campsie. Affordable rental housing will help alleviate housing stress and enable low to moderate income workers to live in Campsie.

Objective 9.1 Increase residential capacity in Campsie Town Centre to meet our targeted population growth by 2036

The South District Plan requires all Councils in Sydney to delivery new homes to accommodate projected population growth by 2036. The Local Strategic Planning Statement and Council’s Local Housing Strategy sets a target to deliver 50,000 new homes in CBCity. Campsie, with its transport and infrastructure investment, is well-placed to accommodate a large proportion of new dwellings in the Local Government Area.

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Increase residential dwelling capacity consistent with the intensification strategy, land use strategy and the proposed height and floor space ratios outlined in this Plan.

Introduce a ‘base’ Floor Space Ratio control in areas of Campsie that currently do not have an Floor Space Ratio control. This should be based on the existing height of building controls

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Some areas in Campsie are currently not subject to a floor space ratio, including in the B2 Local Centre Zone and along Canterbury Road. A ‘base’ floor space ratio will be provided for these sites based on the current height limit.

The Housing Strategy allocates a target of 5,600 new homes in the Campsie Town Centre alongside 760 new homes at the Canterbury Road and Beamish Street node by 2036. The Housing Strategy recommended a revision to planning controls to increase dwelling delivery capacity in the Town Centre, which is a key action of this Master Plan.

The Master Plan will increase dwelling capacity across the Campsie Town Centre.

Growth will be distributed within the areas identified in the Campsie Intensification Strategy. The Intensification Strategy is a more dispersed approach to growth to ensure new housing can be delivered in a manner that retains overall character and form of Campsie. Increases to residential dwelling capacity will occur across mixed use and residential land use zones. This will be achieved by increasing height and floor space ratios in our Local Environmental Plan.

Base Floor Space Ratio B - 0.9:1 C - 1.3:1 F - 1.6:1 G - 1.8:1 H - 2:1 I - 2.4:1 K - 3:1 The sites identified above currently don’t have Floor Space Ratio controls, it is recommended to use this map as their base for any site development

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Proposed Floor Space Ratio A - 0.5:1 B - 1.15:1 C - 1.3:1 D - 1.4:1 E - 1.6:1 F - 1.7:1 G - 1.8:1 H - 2:1 I - 2.3:1 J - 2.4:1 K - 2.5:1 L - 2.9:1 M - 3:1 N - 3.2:1 O - 3.8:1 P - 4:1 Q - 4.5:1 R - 5:1 S - 6:1 Subject to further testing through a separate Planning Proposal Heritage Existing Heritage Items (CLEP 2012) and properties under investigation for Heritage Significance Open Spaces and Connectivity Existing Open Spaces Proposed Open Spaces Cooks River Foreshore Landscape Management Area Potential New Pedestrian/Cycle Links/Service Laneways

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Area subject to future investigation and detailed master plan Building height up to 20 storeys with expansion of Lofts Gardens

Proposed Building Heights Proposed building heights per building typology Up to 3 storeys Up to 4 storeys Up to 5 storeys Up to 6 storeys Up to 7 storeys Up to 8 storeys Up to 10 storeys Up to 12 storeys Up to 15 storeys Up to 16 storeys Up to 20 storeys No change to height as part of this plan Subject to further testing through a separate Planning Proposal Heritage Existing Heritage Items (CLEP 2012) and properties under investigation for Heritage Significance Open Spaces and Connectivity Existing Open Spaces Proposed Open Spaces Cooks River Foreshore Landscape Management Area Potential New Pedestrian/Cycle Links/Service Laneways Building heights in meters will vary according with land use The heights shown on this plan are inclusive of all incentives

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Objective 9.2 Increase affordable housing in Campsie Town Centre

The ongoing loss of affordable dwellings through redevelopment and gentrification, combined with increasing housing costs, is leading to an undersupply of affordable accommodation in Campsie. The lack of low cost housing detrimentally affects the quality of life of individuals and families. Households are likely to sacrifice other basic necessities to pay for housing. This can lead to social disadvantage and inequality in cities.

It also has impacts on employment growth and economic development. The loss of young families and workers in lower paid service jobs can adversely affect local economies by reducing the number of local workers in population serving sectors.

Affordable Housing Affordable housing is different to the concept of housing affordability. Housing affordability refers to the relationship between housing costs and household incomes (if housing costs rise more quickly than income, housing affordability decreases). Affordable housing is a specific type of housing defined under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

Affordable housing means housing that specifically targeted for people on very low, low or moderate incomes as set out in the Canterbury Bankstown Affordable Housing Strategy. It is generally subsidised or offered at below market rents and managed

by Community Housing Providers, who are not-for-profit organisations that build and/or manage housing.

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Local government’s mandate to deliver affordable housing is enshrined in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Section 5(a)(viii) identifies as an objective of the Act, the “maintenance and provision of affordable housing.”

Local government has a role and an obligation to both preserve and create more affordable housing through a number of policies and planning instruments for application at its discretion. State Environmental Planning Policy No. 70 – Affordable Housing (Revised Schemes) is the overarching planning mechanism that allows councils to prepare an Affordable Housing Contribution Scheme for certain precincts within Local Environmental Plans. Council’s affordable housing contribution scheme will require approval by the Planning Minister to incorporate into its Local Environment Plan.

We are creating an Affordable Housing Contribution Scheme for Campsie Town Centre. It seeks to maximise affordable housing within new development and is supported by financial feasibility analysis.

Council will enable developments to have access to an incentive height and floor space ratio control if they provide an affordable housing contribution of 3% of total dwellings of a development or a monetary contribution of $198 per square metre* of the residential gross floor area of the development. In accordance with Council’s Feasibility Study (Atlas, 2021), this rate is considered financially feasible for developments.

Development sites providing infrastructure on-site or providing substantial proportions

of the building as employment generating floor space, will not be required to make affordable housing contributions. * Note: Contribution rates will be adjusted on a quarterly basis, being the first days of March, June, September and December, to ensure that the contributions reflect the cost associated with the provision of affordable housing. Rates are adjusted with reference to movements in the median price for strata dwellings in the Canterbury Bankstown LGA. The median strata dwelling price is published quarterly in the NSW Government Rent and Sales Report, Table: Sales Price – Greater Metropolitan Region – Strata. The Rent and Sales Report is available on the NSW Government, Family and Community Services website.

Actions 9.2.1

Introduce an Affordable Housing Contributions Scheme in the Local Environmental Plan as part of achieving an incentive height and floor space ratio, requiring new developments to provide 3% of total dwellings as affordable dwellings, or a monetary contribution of $198 per square metre* of total residential gross floor area to be dedicated to the development of affordable housing.

Developments providing on-site infrastructure and/ or substantial proportions of floor space for employmentgenerating floor space will be exempt from the provision of affordable housing.

Objective 9.3 Increase housing diversity to meet the needs of people and all stages of life

Neighbourhoods with a range of housing types and sizes help ensure people can more readily meet their housing needs throughout their lifecycle, remaining in the area where they have existing networks. Campsie will have an increasing mix of households living in the centre by 2036, including family, single and group households. Council will provide for a diverse mix of housing typologies, sizes and tenures that cater to the needs of people at all stages of their lives in Campsie. Housing will be provided to meet the various needs of different people including: · Single and family households. · Seniors. · People with disabilities (temporary and permanent). · Students.

Local Environmental Plans zone objectives will require a mix of dwelling types and sizes to cater to different households. The Development Control Plan will stipulate the proportion of 1, 2 and 3-bedroom units in shop top housing and residential flat buildings. This will help ensure that a range of housing options are delivered to cater to households of different sizes and types.

Housing mix is only one component of housing diversity. The provision of adaptable housing is essential to a fair and equitable approach to housing delivery. Council’s draft consolidated Development Control Plan includes controls requiring new homes achieve universal design, Campsie Town

Centre will rely on the relevant Development Control Plan to ensure new housing aligns with the Livable Housing Design Guidelines.

Actions 9.3.1

Specify the minimum unit mix rate for residential flat buildings and shop top housing with more than 20 dwellings: · Studio: 5-10% · 1 bedroom: 10-30% · 2 bedroom: 40-75% · 3+ bedroom: 10-45% 9.3.2 Require new dwellings that require Development Consent to comply with the Livable Housing Design Guidelines in the DCP for Bankstown City Centre: · Residential Flat Buildings and Shop Top Housing: A minimum 20% of new dwellings must achieve the Silver Standard; and a minimum 20% of new dwellings must achieve the Gold Standard. However, it is noted that shop top housing will not deliver dwellings at the ground floor as this would be inconsistent with the LEP definition. · Multi Dwelling Housing and Attached Dwellings: A minimum 20% of new dwellings must achieve the Silver Standard; and a minimum 20% of new dwellings must achieve the Gold Standard.

9.3.3 Develop LEP and DCP Controls to increase the quality of housing design for a range of housing types which achieves the following: · Functional and rational internal design layouts for flexibility of use and quality of experience · Adequate natural light and ventilation through provision of windows, suitable orientation of rooms and generous floor to ceiling heights in all habitable rooms · Generous size and dimensions of private open space and landscaping (where practical) · Acoustic and visual privacy through appropriate setbacks, fencing, acoustic attenuation, window orientation and finished floor levels of habitable rooms · Sizeable storage areas · Generous dwelling sizes for larger households and to provide flexibility for working from home. · Flexibility with spaces for working from home, kids play and family friendly designs. · The above will need to be considered in the context of State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 - Design Quality of Residential Apartment Development and the proposed Design and Place State Environmental Planning Policy being developed by the NSW State Government, Campsie Town Centre Master Plan|Draft

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Direction 10 A Centre with Collaborative Governance Effective partnerships are critical to the successful implementation and delivery of the Campsie Master Plan. Intergovernmental, private sector and institutional partnerships and public participation will form the basis of Campsie’s transformation.

These partnerships will enable the sharing of knowledge and resources throughout the planning process.

The Master Plan will provide a platform for improved governance. This will be achieved through a coordinated approach to the delivery and ongoing management of services and infrastructure, and by creating partnerships with the local community, government and non-government organisations.

What do we know?

What are we proposing?

· The common characteristics of collaborative governance are, among others, policy consensus, community visioning, consensus rule-making, and collaborative network structures.

Visionary, integrated, long term planning and decision making, reflective of community needs and aspirations, will be integral for Campsie’s transformation. Great places do not happen by accident. They require vision and effective partnerships between public, governmental and private organisations.

· Collaborative planning can provide policy makers with more effective decision making by ensuring that decisions meet the diverse needs of our citizens and organisations. · Collaborative leadership is crucial for setting and maintaining clear ground rules, building trust, facilitating dialogue, and exploring mutual gains. · Existing and new partnerships will continue to be important in delivering the vision for Campsie.

We will continue to provide meaningful community engagement, as guided by our Community Participation Plan, to meet the needs of our residents, workers, and businesses well into the future. Through diverse community engagement methods, like Community Voice Panels, different people will be heard, and their needs are incorporated into the planning framework.

Collaboration across all relevant government agencies will be at the forefront of decisionmaking. A coordinated approach to city planning that work towards a common, agreed outcome results in better use of resources and funds, and maximises community benefits.

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Objective 10.1 Develop diverse and strong stakeholder relationships through collaboration with government, institutions and business to deliver positive planning outcomes and realise the benefits of growth

Council will continue to maintain, support and establish proactive partnerships and engagement with government agencies, institutions, advocacy groups and businesses. Through collaboration, we will facilitate co-ordinated planning and ensure the goals for Campsie Town Centre are progressed. We will utilise governance and funding structures to harness and allocate resources to support the master planning process.

The provision of growth and infrastructure in Campsie requires us to work with a range of agencies, including Transport for NSW, Infrastructure NSW, Sydney Water, Ausgrid, Greater Sydney Commission, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, NSW Health, NSW Department of Education, Department of Finance, Services and Innovation, Sydney Metro and the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

We will develop partnerships with community infrastructure and education providers to encourage joint use of open space and facilities. We will also work with Sydney Water, Ausgrid the Office of Strategic Lands to deliver the Cooks River Foreshore Trail. Partnerships with the State Government will ensure adequate funding and delivery mechanisms for infrastructure to support our existing and future population, including transport infrastructure.

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Actions 10.1.1

Strengthen existing partnerships and identify new partnerships with government agencies, institutions and the private sector including SSROC, neighbouring Councils, State and Federal Government and local business chambers to deliver the vision for Campsie.

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Work with State Government to ensure the planning framework can adequately deliver required infrastructure to support growth in Campsie.

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Work with the Department of Education, Catholic Schools and Private Schools to deliver joint use of open space and facilities.

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Work with Sydney Water, Ausgrid and the Office of Strategic Lands to deliver the Cooks River Foreshore Trail Work with Roads and Maritime Services. Transport for NSW and Sydney Metro to ensure future development in Campsie is supported transport infrastructure.

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Work with and advocate to NSW Health for significant investment into the enhancement and expansion of Canterbury Hospital to ensure it adequately services a growing population and supports the growth and development of Campsie as a medical precinct.

Objective 10.2 Continue to deliver equitable community participation in planning matters

Council has a role in enabling our community to take effective action - providing opportunities to have a voice and make positive change to the areas where we live, work and play. Council’s decisionmaking process is guided by our Community Participation Plan which ensures that a broad range of perspectives are sought in a structured and transparent manner and our community has a strong voice in decision making.

Community engagement is pivotal to planning centres and neighbourhoods.

Responsibility for creating great places does not rest with any one organisation.

Meaningful public participation is an important way to make sure we hear the many voices in our community and ensure our planning addresses the needs of our citizens.

Actions 10.2.1

Continue to apply the principles and guidelines of the Community Participation Plan in all community engagement in the development of Campsie.

10.2.2 Continue to engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Lands Council on land, water and environment management projects in Campsie.

It is important that as this Master Plan is exhibited and future planning controls are developed, that engagement with the community is ongoing and reflects Campsie’s many cultures and linguistic communities.

Council will ensure that engagement material is available in a variety of languages and across a range of mediums to maximise community awareness and the opportunity to engage with Council through this process.

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