Attachment 17_Draft Local Character Statement_Kings Bay by cityofcanadabay

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DRAFT LOCAL CHARACTER STATEMENT PARRAMATTA ROAD CORRIDOR URBAN TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY

Kings Bay Precinct (KBP) Local Character Area August 2021

CITY OF CANADA BAY Local Character Statement

KBP

Kings Bay Precinct

Acknowledgement of Country: The City of Canada Bay acknowledges the Wangal clan, one of the 29 tribes of the Eora Nation and the traditional custodians of this land. Council pays respect to Elders past and present and extends this respect to all Aboriginal people living in or visiting the City of Canada Bay.

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CITY OF CANADA BAY Local Character Statement

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Contents 1.0 Introduction

1.1. Local Character Statement....................................................................................................... 5 1.2. Snapshot on a Page ................................................................................................................ 6

2.0 Process

2.1. Integration ................................................................................................................................ 8 2.2. Methodology ............................................................................................................................. 9

3.0 Character, Culture and Context

3.1. History ................................................................................................................................... 10 3.2. Social Characteristics ...........................................................................................................11 3.3. Environmental Characteristics ............................................................................................. 12 3.4. Economic Characteristics........................................................................................................ 13 3.5. Strategic Context ................................................................................................................... 14

4.0 Community Feedback and Values

4.1. Local Strategic Planning Statement Engagement.................................................................. 16 4.2. Community Strategic Plan Engagement................................................................................. 18 4.3. PRCUTS Engagement............................................................................................................ 20 4.4. Overview of Community Feedback ........................................................................................ 21

5.0 Local Character Area Statement

5.1. Desired Future Character....................................................................................................... 24 5.2. Desired Sub-Precinct Character............................................................................................. 28 5.3. Key Priorities .......................................................................................................................... 30

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CITY OF CANADA BAY Local Character Statement

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Kings Bay Precinct

1.1. Local Character Statement This Local Character Statement comprises a Local Character Area Statement (Section 5.0) and a Snapshot on a Page (over page) of the future vision for the Kings Bay Local Character Area (LCA). The Statement describes the Desired Future Character for a LCA in which the character will undergo significant change. It is based on an assessment of the existing area, plus the community’s views about what they want the precinct and residential areas to be like in the future.

Local Strategic Planning Statements (LSPSs) are the 20-year vision for managing land use change and the special character and values for a Local Government Area (LGA) Relevant to Local Government Areas (LGAs)

Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS)

Local Character Statements include the Local Character Area Statement (Desired Future Character and snapshot on a page) for Local Character Areas (LCAs) Relevant to Local Character Areas (LCAs)

Local Environmental Plans (LEPs) provide the planning framework that gives statutory weight to the Local Character Statements

Local Environmental Plan (LEP)

Local Character Statement

Relevant to Local Government Areas (LGAs)

Development Control Plans (DCPs) contain the detailed planning and design guidelines to support the LEP and Local Character Statements Relevant to individual developments

Development Control Plan (DCP)

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CITY OF CANADA BAY Local Character Statement

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Kings Bay Precinct

"Kings Bay is envisaged as a new mixed use urban village with a Parramatta Road address. It will have a dense network of streets and an identity built on its proximity to Parramatta River." 1 The Kings Bay Precinct Local Character Area is located to the north of Parramatta Road and is focused around the central spine of Spencer Street which runs between Parramatta Road and Queens Road, between Walker Street and Courland Street. The majority of the precinct is located to the south of Queens Road but part of the precinct is located to the north, on either side of Kings Road. The precinct will include a diversity of building uses and heights, including commercial, educational and residential uses. The commercial and mixed use areas will evoke an industrial character to reflect and respect the precinct’s history as an industrial area. The precinct benefits from the nearby employment centres of Burwood and Rhodes and the attractions of the local centre of Five Dock. It is near regional open spaces and facilities including St Lukes Park, Concord Oval and the Bardwell Park Golf Course, Bicentennial Park and Sydney Olympic Park. The precinct is also close to Canada Bay which lies within Hen and Chicken Bay.

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Spencer Street will form the basis of a new and compact local centre providing an east-west axis for local shops and services, and a new address for medium and high-density residential development. Taller residential buildings will mark the centre of the precinct at the corner of Parramatta Road, William Street and Spencer Street. The scale of development will gradually decrease towards adjacent residential areas and Rosebank College. The area is popular with families with children and is anticipated to become more popular over time as it is located between Five Dock and Burwood which will be transformed by the arrival of new metro stations. A new green corridor will be created along William Street to reinforce connectivity to Barnwell Park Golf Course and the foreshore, while providing a green marker along Parramatta Road at the centre of the precinct. Other new features include a series of active transport connections across blocks, and the extension of Spencer Street to the east and west.

Artist impression of indicative future character along Spencer Street, Kings Bay (source: PRCUTS 2016)

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2.0 Process 2.0 Process

2.1. Integration

This Local Character Statement has adopted a methodology designed to determine the community’s aspirations for future neighbourhoods within the planning framework set by PRCUTS, which Council is required to deliver.

It follows a process which is consistent with the methodology established in the Local Character and Place Guideline (February 2019) by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE).

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2.2. Methodology

Character, Culture and Context The process starts with an understanding of the existing character, culture and context of the place. It includes what the community told us about themselves and an understanding of the local character and history. It also considers the physical and strategic context of the location including the framework established by the Parramatta Road Corridor Urban Transformation Strategy (PRCUTS). The following headings have been used to help explain the existing character of the place; History, Social Characteristics, Economic Characteristics, Environmental Characteristics and Strategic Context.

Community Feedback and Values The next step involves summarising feedback on the community’s aspirations for the future, using the Local Character and Place Guideline to assist in identifying the community’s preferences for how an area could change while retaining its unique character and the extent of change that an area can accommodate. Change, Enhance, Maintain. The character assessment informs whether character areas should change, be enhanced or be maintained. The Guideline has special considerations for recognising local character in areas identified for growth and change.

Local Character Area Statement This section outlines the desired future character, which is informed by community feedback and aligned to the vision of the neighbourhood they would like to see created. This section includes the following: • Character Precincts - Within the precinct there are separate Character areas based on community feedback and the existing characteristics and specific features in the locality. • Character Principles - The Principles have been grouped into five themes: Character and Culture, Landscape, Built Form, Land Use and Activation and Movement, and cross reference key components of character as identified in the Local Character Wheel. • Key Priorities

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3.0 Character, Culture and Context

3.1. History

Prior to the European settlement in 1788, the Wangal clan of the Eora Nation were the original occupants of the area that became the suburb of Five Dock, where this precinct is located, and had occupied the land for over 10,000 years. Five Dock is one of the suburbs that surround Hen and Chicken Bay, which was traditionally a meeting place for Aboriginal people from Port Jackson and the wider Sydney Region and serves as a significant cultural and historical site.

European Settlement

A growing population of Italian immigrants through 1900 to the 1930s established restaurants, food stores and numerous market gardens, which helped shape the character of the area and provide employment. Rosebank College, established in 1867, is a heritagelisted item within the City of Canada Bay, for its local significance as an example of a 1850s Victorian Gothic chapel and a 1876 school building designed by Australian Architect, George Allen Mansfield.

The entire bay, including the current suburbs of Five Dock, Abbotsford, Drummoyne, Chiswick, Russell Lea and Rodd Point; was granted to military surgeon John Harris who named it Five Dock Farm. Due to the inadequate means of transit, Five Dock was sparsely inhabited until the installation of a tramway system in 1890. The land adjacent to Kings Bay, which was once a mangrove covered mud flat, with Parramatta Road skirting the swamp, has been reclaimed and now predominantly consists of open spaces leading to the foreshore.

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Map showing municipality of Five Dock, Parish of Concord in 1889-1894 (source: Dictionary of Sydney)

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In comparison to the wider City of Canada Bay, Five Dock has middle aged population, % a large 6,413 9.1% 13.8% 15.5% between the ages of 40-60 (30%). The median age of 40 within the Australian suburb is higher than that of the LGA, whichItalian is 36. Chinese English A significant number of the households comprise of 9.1% 13.8% couple families with children 6,413 15.5 % % (50.5%). 9.1% 13.8 %

The development of the Character Statement is based on information from Council’s strategies and studies and local census data.

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Council has undertaken several programs of wide community engagement within the last few years that highlights and captures what the existing community values and their future aspirations for their centres, including higher density, mixed-use centres. Engagement programs were delivered to inform: • Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) in 2019; and

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61.9 % of residents were born in 7.7% Australia similar of % percentage 18.9%with a 15.8 the population that speak only English Irish at home. Italian English Other Australian, the most % 15.8%than 7.7 common ancestries include Italian 9,356 (18.9%), English (15.8%), and Irish Irish English (7.7%). The representation of those 7.7%Italian ancestry is significantly with higher than the Sydney metropolitan average. Irish

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• Council’s Community Strategic Plan (CSP) in 2018.

9,356Engagement was also undertaken to support the development of the PRCUTS. It is anticipated that PRCUTS will significantly alter the social, economic and environmental characteristics of the immediate and wider vicinity of the precinct, due to a significant increase in both population, jobs and dwellings. The information gathered from these community consultations is provided in section 4.0 Community Feedback and Values.

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The population of Five Dock, in comparison to Greater Irish Sydney, have a higher level of education. Of the population above age 15, 31.5% have a Bachelor Degree level and above, compared to 28.3% of the Greater Sydney population. The CCBC Social Infrastructure Strategy 2019 found that the area of the Five Dock-Canada Bay catchment: • is a family area with higher proportions of children and young people, pockets of socio-economic disadvantage and a high non-English speaking population.

The Lucas Gardens School is located along Queens Rd and provides educational programs for students with high and moderate support needs

• has inadequate provision of Council owned community floor space when compared with the future projections for the area.

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The Kings Bay Precinct is located within the City of Canada Bay but adjoins the Burwood and Inner West LGAs Wangal Park

The precinct covers approximately six urban blocks defined by Queens Road and Kings Road to the north, Parramatta Road to the south, Walker Street to the west and Harris Road to the east. The land falls between two ridgelines with a natural valley forming along William Street towards the Parramatta River foreshore. N

The urban structure displays a rectilinear grid with varying block sizes and a diverse range of lots sizes. Large-sized lots contain light industrial and school buildings, while smaller lots facing Kings Road are predominantly residential dwellings. The precinct lies on the edge of the City of Canada Bay LGA boundary with the Burwood LGA and Inner West LGA located on the southern side of Parramatta Road. Community facilities within the precinct include Lucas Gardens School, Rosebank College and several childcare centres. The precinct is surrounded by places of interest such as the Charles Health Reserve, Five Dock Leisure Centre and Barnwell Park Golf Club to the north, which connect the precinct to the foreshore of the Parramatta River.

Prominent trees along Queens Road

Existing houses along Kings Road

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3.4. Economic Characteristics

Large commercial development located at the corner of Queens Rd and Harris Rd

There are some significant commercial, community, retail, light industrial and car based uses within the Kings Bay Precinct and within close vicinity, which provide jobs for local residents and workers from the wider metro area. The precinct is also in close proximity to the Five Dock local centre and Burwood Strategic Centre. With Parramatta Road located along the southern boundary, the precinct is highly accessible by car and well serviced by buses. The proximity of this busy road also creates challenges including noise and air pollution and restricted access.

Two storey commercial properties located along Parramatta Rd

Along Parramatta Road there are large showrooms and services (often car based). Small shops are located on either side of Queens Road however the amenity of these shops is impacted by traffic and limited parking.

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CITY OF CANADA BAY Local Character Statement

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The vision for the Kings Bay Precinct that lays within the City of Canada Bay Local Government Area includes: • Housing choice and affordability. Plan for a diversity of housing types to accommodate a wide range of community needs, including affordable housing, family housing, student housing and seniors housing. • Diverse and resilient economy. Plan for and position the Corridor to attract new businesses and to support existing businesses to create a diversity of jobs and promote jobs closer to homes. • Accessible and connected. Reshape and better connect places and associated movement networks to better serve customers and encourage sustainable travel.

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• Green spaces and links. Embellish existing open spaces and provide new active and passive open spaces to support the recreational needs of the community and to encourage healthy and active lifestyles.

• Sustainability and resilience. Create liveable local precincts along the Corridor that are sustainable, resilient and which make Sydney a better place. • Deliver. Implement the strategy in a timely, transparent and co-ordinated way.. The PRCUTS also articulates a vision specific to each of the three precincts in Canada Bay (Homebush, Burwood and Kings Bay). The vision for the Kings Bay Precinct is; Kings Bay is envisaged as a new residential urban village with a Parramatta Road address. It will have a dense network of streets and an identity built on its proximity to Sydney Harbour.

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widening narrow roads such as William Street and minimising traffic in the Indicative Zone for Public Transport Super Stop 0 250m Kings Bay Stage 1 Precinct Spencer Street will form main street of local shops and(source: services.PRCUTS A new fine 2016 with surrounding Figure 6the Kings Bay Structure Plan overlay) streets Parramatta Road Corridor grain will be introduced along Spencer Street to reinforce the local nature of the creating a new separated regional cycleway along Gipps Street, Patterson Street Bay Stage 1 focus Precinctwith high amenity and low traffic. A new village, and provide Kings a pedestrian Road to Corridor | Marine PlanningDrive, and Design Guidelines and Queens Road from Parramatta Concord Road Henley Five Dock. 177 north-south plaza or square will connect Spencer Street to Gipps Street and the recreational facilities and foreshore just north of the Precinct. 0

Kings Bay offers the opportunity to be a new address for medium and high density The PRCUTS includes requirements for of the residential development. Taller residential buildings will mark the centre Precinct at the corner Parramattainfrastructure Road, William Street Spencer urbanof design, andand built formStreet. for Buildings will transition in height and density towards adjacent residential areas, each precinct, including a specified amount Rosebank College and Lucas Garden School. Development south of Parramatta of residential and floor area, toto ensure Road on the southern boundary will be aemployment maximum of three – four storeys an appropriate scale to adjoining lowproposed density dwellings. accommodate population, dwelling A new green linkand alongjobs William Street will connect to open space and the aims foreshore. growth projections. The Strategy The new regional cycleway will link Concord Road, Gipps Street , Patterson Street to accommodate the above projections and and Queens Road and will connect to the M4 Motorway in the west and Iron Cove through a comprehensive planning and and the Bay Runtargets in the east.

infrastructure framework. Refer to the PRCUTS Parramatta Road will be quieter, with two lanes used for public transport and significant tree planting to improve the amenity and environment. documents at https://www.landcom.com.au/ organisation/publications/parramatta-roadDelivering the Vision urban-transformation-strategy-2016/

Proposed Growth Projections 2023

2050

Population

2,740

5,170

Dwellings

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2,510

Jobs

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4,440

Proposed Indicative Land Use Mix (additional) RESIDENTIAL GFA (M²)

The vision can be realised by:

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4.0 Community Feedback and Values 4.0 Community Feedback and Values

4.1. Local Strategic Planning Statement Engagement Engagement feedback

Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) is the community’s vision for future land use and character for the LGA centres and neighbourhoods over the next 20 years. It was adopted by Council on 15 October 2019 and granted formal Assurance by the Greater Sydney Commission on 25 March 2020, confirming that it is consistent with the State Government’s Eastern City District Plan for Sydney.

Feedback that relates to existing higher density and mixed use centres Feedback was used to determine the aspects and features that the community likes most about their existing neighbourhoods. The best aspects and features of these centres can therefore be used to inform the aspirational qualities for the future PRCUTS Precincts.

In 2019, Council undertook wide community and stakeholder engagement to inform the LSPS. The community engagement included focus / interest group sessions, an on-line survey, pop-ups and numerous notifications, including postcards sent to all households and businesses in the LGA. The engagement strategy was designed to capture the community’s values and future aspirations for their neighbourhoods and centres. In addition to finding out what local centres residents use and why, questions were asked to capture the properties and features that the community likes, as well as does not like, about our current higher density and mixed use centres, in order to inform our future higher density, mixed use centres. The sorts of questions asked included: • What words would you use to describe the character of your local centre? • As Canada Bay changes, what would you like to see in your local centre?

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For example, the words most commonly used to describe the existing centres include ‘convenient’, ‘multicultural’, ‘friendly’ and ‘busy’. These are graphically illustrated in Figure 8, in which the most frequently used terms appear as largest text and the least frequently appear as the smallest text. Residents have said that they primarily use the existing higher density, mixed use centres for shopping, to access services and to visit cafes and restaurants where they socialise with family and friends. Generally, the community found that the services they wanted to access were available in these centres. However, requests were made for a greater diversity of hospitality venues, including late night venues such as bars. The community also expressed relatively strong views about what additional services and facilities are needed or desirable in these centres. Most residents said there needs to be more place-making features, such as trees, benches/tables and public art. More respondents chose wider footpaths to create vibrant local centres (68%) over more car parking (32%). More residents also chose dedicated lanes for cyclists (57%) over maintaining the current road width and number of lanes (43%).

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Key findings Key findings from the LSPS community consultation that relate to the community’s aspirations for higher density, mixed use centres include: • Local centres are liked for their village atmosphere. • Development of new dwellings around current and proposed public transport hubs, such as Parramatta Road and the future Metro Stations, is supported. However there is a strong expectation that new housing and density should be compatible with the character of existing neighbourhoods. • Whilst car parking is desired in local centres, walkability and safe cycling is highly valued and wider footpaths should be prioritised over on-street parking. • Trees in centres, along the streets and in parks are highly valued. Also highly valued are other placemaking features, such as seating and public art. • There is a desire for urban services such as car repairs and home improvement outlets close to home.

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4.2. Community Strategic Plan Engagement Council’s Community Strategic Plan (CSP) – 'Your Future 2030' identifies the social, environmental, economic and civic leadership (governance) aspirations and priorities for Council and the community over the next 10 years. It was adopted by Council on 12 June 2018. In 2017-18, Council undertook wide community and stakeholder engagement to inform the CSP. The community engagement included focus / interest group sessions, a survey (both on-line and in hard-copy), pop-ups and numerous notifications, including postcards sent to all households in the LGA. The engagement strategy was designed to capture themes, goals and strategies to provide direction for the delivery of outcomes from 2018 until 2030.

Engagement feedback Feedback that relates to existing higher density and mixed use centres Whilst the CSP did not ask tailored questions that relate to the community’s aspirations for their existing higher density, mixed use centres, much of the feedback describes the properties and features that the community likes or aspires to having in their higher density, mixed use centres. For example, the words most commonly used to describe what the community’s vision for their local area include ‘environmentally sustainable’, ‘easy to get around’ and ‘open space’. These are graphically illustrated in Figure 9.

However, many participants expressed concern with the scale and quality of new developments. The community felt that ensuring new developments are well designed, sensitive to the existing local character, made from high quality materials and of ‘innovative design’ should be key priorities for higher density centres. The community most valued access to open space, feeling safe, feeling a sense of community, having access to a variety of community facilities, and an urban environment that is attractive and vibrant.

Residents have said that access to local restaurants and cafes, al fresco dining options, and entertainment are important qualities for their centres and that encouraging new businesses that would support the local night life is a priority.

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Key findings Key findings from the CSP community consultation that relate to the community’s aspirations for mixed use centres include:

These recurring themes informed the following CSP Goals and Actions, which Council is committed to deliver:

• Local centres should be functional, vibrant and have a mix of retail and services.

• Goal 4.2. High quality sustainable urban design results in innovative development sensitive to existing local character.

• Centres should provide local services to reduce traffic and to encourage walking and cycling. • Parking should be provided in and around local centres. • Future new development should be:

• Action 4.2.1. Strategic and Land Use Planning to ensure the built and natural environment is highly liveable with quality and sustainable development incorporating best practice design.

* Sustainable in terms of the water and energy efficiency, renewable energy, parking and transport. * Be designed for amenity and attractiveness to fit with existing suburbs. * Achieve a balance in housing mix (low, medium and high-density) with appropriate transitions between.

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4.3. PRCUTS Engagement The State Government undertook community engagement to support the development of the PRCUTS. The following summarises the feedback provided by the community in surveys and submissions that is relevant to the Kings Bay Precinct.

Open Space - 9% of comments:

Development - 34% of comments:

Walking and Cycling - 4% of comments:

• 25 storeys is too high for the area, particularly in areas adjacent to single storey residential dwellings. Building heights should not exceed 8-12 storeys.

• There needs to be more open space for the Precinct. • Construction of the GreenWay’s missing links could be prioritised.

• Pedestrian and cyclist pathways need to be improved with a focus on safety.

Public Transport - 9% of comments:

• There was concern about the impact of new development on existing residential areas.

• Public transport improvements are needed to support the projected population increases.

• New developments should be well designed.

Traffic - 16% of comments:

• Higher density development around train stations was generally supported. • New development should provide affordable housing.

• Concern about increased population compounding existing congestion, particularly on Queens Road, Lyons Road, Bayview Road, Regatta Road, and Walker Street.

• Development should include commercial, retail and business areas.

• WestConnex will not reduce traffic along Parramatta Road.

Character and Amenity - 9% of comments:

• Detailed traffic studies and road improvements were requested.

• There is potential that future developments will have negative impact on the local character and heritage. • Urban Amenity Improvement Program is supported, including a community BBQ area, swimming facilities, and more street landscaping.

Social Infrastructure - 11% of comments: • More schools, day care, aged services, and health services are needed to support population growth.

Parking - 4% of comments: • More parking is needed to accommodate population growth, particularly on William Street.

Other - 5% of comments: • Loss of local businesses is a concern. • Low job growth projection is a concern.

Figure 10 Themes of Kings Bay PRCUTS Responses

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4.4. Overview of Community Feedback Analysis of the community feedback is summarised in the tables below.

Social characteristics Public spaces

Public spaces should be functional, accessible, vibrant, and family and community orientated.

Safety and noise

The area should feel safe and be quiet.

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The area should be accessible by public and active transport.

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Open and public spaces should be multicultural, fun, busy and varied. Centres should offer a diversity of hospitality venues, including late night venues such as bars. The public domain should have placemaking features, such as trees, benches/tables and public art.

Housing

New development should be sustainable and innovative, but compatible with the character of the existing neighbourhoods. Urban design should be attractive, high quality, and provide amenity. There should be a balanced mix of housing (low, medium and high-density).

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Community facilities should be multicultural, fun, busy and varied.

Heritage and culture

The existing heritage and culture should be respected and enhanced.

Public transport

Car usage should be reduced.

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4.4. Overview of community feedback Economic characteristics

Local economy

There should be a variety and diversity of local businesses to support the local economy. Urban services (car repairs, home improvement) should be available locally. Restaurants and cafes should be available, but not over-represented.

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There should be a variety of local businesses.

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Wider footpaths should be prioritised over on-street parking. Traffic calming should be considered.

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Parking should be easily accessible in centres. Wider footpaths should be prioritised over on-street parking.

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Centres should be vibrant, convenient and offer a mix of retail and services. They should have a village atmosphere and be designed to be attractive and fit with existing suburbs.

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Environmental characteristics Configuration

The built environment should be highly liveable. Urban design should be best practice design and provide quality and sustainable development.

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There should be a clearly defined transition between the public and private domain.

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Higher density on Parramatta Road should step down away from the precinct.

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There should be appropriate transitions between typologies (low, medium and high-density).

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Open space should be accessible, friendly, inviting, welcoming, relaxing, leafy, and family and community orientated.

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The precinct should be safe and clean.

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Walkability and cycling should be prioritised.

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Trees should be prioritised along streets and in parks.

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Trees in centres, along the streets and in parks are highly valued by the local community.

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5.0 Local Character Area Statement

5.1. Desired Future Character

The Desired Future Character for the precinct is outlined below in the 'Character Principles', 'Precinct Specific Character Principles' and the 'Character Principles by Theme'. It should be read in conjunction with the Snapshot on a Page, to inform and direct the desired future character of the Kings Bay Precinct LCA. These capture the key points from section 3.0 Character, Culture and Context and section 4.0 Community Feedback and Values. For detailed information refer to these sections.

Character Principles: In precincts • Public spaces are designed to promote safe, clean, vibrant and leafy places. • Active transport opportunities are prioritised and improved. • Ensure that development has an appropriate bulk/scale relationship with heritage items and surrounding land uses at precinct boundaries. • Ensure buildings are orientated to address street frontages, through site links and public open space. • Street edges are to be defined by low rise buildings or appropriately scaled podiums to create a pedestrian scale at street level. • On-site parking provision is minimised. • Parks and public domain are to be enhanced in accordance with the Parramatta Road Precincts Public Domain Plan.

In commercial / retail centres • Footpaths to be wide and public domain to be accessible and flexible, to allow for diverse activities (outdoor dining, public art, seating, social activities etc.). • Streetscapes are to be enhanced in accordance with Parramatta Road Precincts Public Domain Plan.

In residential areas • Buildings are designed to deliver a high level of internal amenity for occupants.

Precinct Specific Character Principles: • Create a new local village and neighbourhood hub with high amenity and low traffic around Spencer Street. • Permissible uses for commercial and mixed use premises that front Parramatta Road are to be restricted to the provision of urban support services. • Improve accessibility throughout the precinct for cyclists and pedestrians. • Enhance cyclist and pedestrian comfort through the accommodation of wider paths, dedicated lanes and street planting. • Improve economic vibrancy along Spencer Street as a ‘Place for People’ with fine grain active frontages. • Design a network of public spaces to encourage an active and permeable public realm. • Promote ground floor access to residential areas to increase passive surveillance across the LCA. • Build on existing green grid corridors throughout the LCA. • Upgrade motorist and cyclist amenity along Queens Road as a key local thoroughfare. • Create improved through site links, connecting residential dwellings with the activity and amenity of Spencer Street and Parramatta Road. • Deliver efficient access to network connections leading beyond the precinct. • Celebrate the industrial character of the precinct and retain elements of the precinct’s history where possible.

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Currently this Sub-Precinct comprises a mix of large format retail and commercial uses including car dealerships, petrol station and drive-thru food outlets.

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This area is predicted to increase in height and density with future residential development (and some mixed uses), however proposed built form and height will be responsive to the Lucas Gardens School and surrounding low scale residential dwellings.

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This Sub-Precinct currently has a car dominant character with vehicle servicing and warehouses which contribute to an unfriendly pedestrian experience. A future local neighbourhood hub will be focused around Spencer St which will become a pedestrian priority, civic heart for the precinct. Spencer St is proposed to be extended eastwards with fine grain shops and outdoor dining to encourage town centre activation to spill into adjacent blocks.

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Rosebank College is a prominent heritage item in this Sub-Precinct and its amenity and character is to be protected. The existing commercial and light industrial character to the east of Harris Rd and along Parramatta Rd is proposed to develop into medium density residential apartments focused around a new centralised open space interconnected with through-site links and generous landscaped setbacks to facilitate additional street trees.

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5.3. Key Priorities

The proposed Kings Bay precinct will improve access for cyclists and pedestrians, with shared and dedicated travel lanes.

Taller residential buildings will mark the centre of the precinct at the corner of Parramatta Road, William Street and Spencer Street. Higher density development will have deep upper-level setbacks to improve the pedestrian scale at street level.

Spencer Street will form the basis of a new and compact local centre − an east-west axis for local shops and services with open space and activated frontages.

The scale and height of development will transition and gradually decrease towards adjacent residential areas and Rosebank College.

Friendly frontages with an industrial character and finishes will encourage activity within the precinct and contribute to creating vibrant laneways and lively streetscapes.

The precinct design will enhance the extent and connectivity of Kings Bay’s green grid.

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Proposed through-site links will increase permeability and movement within the precinct and provide opportunities for public art.

A new green corridor will be created along William Street to reinforce connectivity to Barnwell Park Golf Course and the foreshore, and provide a green marker along Parramatta Road at the centre of the precinct. (Image: PRCUTS Public Domain Plan)

Public spaces will be developed as vibrant community hubs, featuring outdoor dining, public art, seating and social activities.

Shared slow zones will enable comfortable pedestrian priority connections within the precinct, defined by street treatments such as flush kerbs and paved road surfaces.

New streets and pedestrian/ cycle links will integrate water sensitive urban design (WSUD) treatments where possible.

Along Parramatta Road, wide planting adjacent to the public domain will help create a landscape buffer between ground floor uses, pedestrians and the busy road corridor. (Image: PRCUTS Public Domain Plan)

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