Purpose

To seek Council endorsement of a Preferred Scenario and Implementation Strategy for public exhibition.

Background

At the Extraordinary Meeting of Council of 30 October 2024 Council resolved to:

A.   Receive and note the contents of this report on alternative scenarios to the TOD SEPP amendments for the corridor between Roseville and Gordon stations.

B.   Note that the base case (Scenario 1) represents the TOD SEPP as gazetted, not planning controls that pre-existed the TOD amendments.

C.   Note that the primary objectives for the alternate scenarios outlined in this report are:

i.    to retain and protect Heritage Conservation Areas (HCAs);

ii.   to improve urban canopy outcomes; and

iii.  meet the dwelling targets stipulated by the State Government for the TOD Program.

D.   Place Scenario 1 TOD (base case) on public exhibition for comparative purposes.

E.   Place Scenario 2 on public exhibition.

F.   Place Scenario 3a on public exhibition.

G.   Place Scenario 3b on public exhibition.

H.   Place Scenario 2b on public exhibition, noting it requires further development prior to exhibition, as per the memorandum from the Director Strategy and Environment dated 29 October 2024.

I.    Note that a report will be submitted to Council’s February Ordinary Meeting outlining the outcomes of community engagement in relation to alternative scenarios to the TOD SEPP amendments.

This report is in response to resolutions D through to I inclusive.

Comments

This report will describe the process of developing a Preferred Scenario and accompanying studies for Council consideration, specifically:

1.   Identifying the community preference – what is the best outcome in terms of community and planning?

2.   Refining the community preference – what inputs have been considered?

3.   Describing the Preferred Scenario – how does it differ from Scenario 3b?

4.   Comparison between TOD and Council’s Preferred Scenario – how does it differ from Scenario 1 (the TOD).

5.   Evaluating the Preferred Scenario – how does it compare with TOD?

6.   Implementation Strategy – how will the Preferred Scenario be converted to an LEP and DCP?

7.   Infrastructure Strategies – what community infrastructure is required to support the additional population?

8.   Supporting Studies – what other studies are underway or will be required?

9.   Affordable Housing – what will the contributions be?

10. Interaction with Low and Mid-rise SEPP – what are the potential impacts of this new policy?