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Comment 1 24 Mar 2010, 10:40 PM
Is the draft environmental plan available on www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au? The newsletter says it is, but I've spent quite a while looking for it with no result.
The search function returns the 2000 plan at the top of the first of 220 pages of results!
Comment 1.1 25 Mar 2010, 11:22 AM
Thank you for your query. The Draft WLEP is now available on the home page of Council's website under "Announcements".
Comment 2 30 Mar 2010, 4:10 PM
In West Artarmon, there is a residual pocket of industrial area around George Pl, I think they should be re-zoned as residential. Let's have all industrial areas consolidated over the other side of Gore Hill motorway.
Comment 2.1 30 Apr 2010, 11:10 PM
This is a great idea. George Place has struggled to find tenants over the years (I'e never seen it at full occupancy), and is an ongoing source of noise at all hours of day and night (what with burglar alarms going off, etc) for those of us that live nearby. It's clearly not an effective use of the space.
It seems a very simple solution to the need for medium density housing to rezone George Pl. as medium/high residential rather than rezone the remaining low density area between Kitchener and Broughton Roads. You'd get more dwellings on the same area of land and also avoid bulldozing the last leafy suburb between Gore Hill freeway and the train tracks into the bargain.
Comment 2.1.1 5 May 2010, 6:02 PM
There appears to be a reluctance to rezone to high density (only one in the current proposed rezonings), but George Place appears ideal for a high density rezoning.
Comment 3 6 Apr 2010, 2:35 PM
The draft DCP (p77) makes reference to possible changes of traffic flow at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Penshurst Street. Any changes at this intersection should also include the addition of a turning lane to allow traffic travelling southbound along Penshurst St to make a right hand turn into Victoria Ave (ie towards Chatswood CBD). This will alleviate the use of Macquarie St and other north-south local streets as a 'rat run' during peak hours. Don't sacrifice the safety and amenity of local residents allowing local residential streets to absorb a regional traffic problem. Fix the regional roads!
Comment 4 7 Apr 2010, 9:35 AM
I realise the community needs to increase the density of existing properties. Our property in Pyalla Street Northbridge adjoins what you are proposing to increase to R3 Residential between 42 and 54 Sailors Bay Road and we own the adjoining private laneway. We are currently zoned R2 in the proposal. If this is the case I think perhaps our property should also be rezoned this way. We are adjacent to the bush, and it would probably make sense that we were incorporated in this change too to make any development feasible without impacting too many other houses.
Comment 5 16 Apr 2010, 1:38 AM
The residential area between Olga Street, Albert Avenue and Robinson Street could also be rezoned medium density, so that there is a consistency of zoning around Victoria Avenue.
Comment 6 29 Apr 2010, 11:21 AM
We are concerned and strongly opposed to the re-drafting of Site No.20 [WLEP 2009] in Northbridge as Zone R3. This is currently a traffic "bottle-neck" and any plans to convert this area from Low Density Residential to Medium Density will be detrimental. Leave Sailors Bay Road as R2.
At school times - Sailors Bay Road is in Grid-Lock - with cars lined up from Strathallen corner and down past the new Library.
Keep Medium Density closer to the CBD!
Comment 7 29 Apr 2010, 11:33 AM
What is the zone for the Willoughby Paddocks site? Does site 16 encompass Willoughby Paddocks completely?
Instead of the planned 76 x seperate 2 storey developments - why not attribute a R3 zone to this region? It is on a duel lane road; close to both Castlecrag and Northbridge; close to regular public transport; close to Northbridge Plaza!
Comment 8 5 May 2010, 3:03 PM
One problem with the medium density developments proposed, is that the lot areas are in many cases too small to be feasible for redevelopment. As many buyers have no interest in rezoned properties, the owners are severely disadvantaged without any addition to the number of dwellings in WCC.
Does the Council do a feasibility of development on the identified sites?
Comment 9 13 May 2010, 8:35 PM
I think west Artarmon industrial zone has more to offer, It is part of sydney's growth arc but not fully utilized in my view. New LEP should provide creative and visionary zoning controls to transform it into a knowledge management center.