PLANNING FOR A MORE VIBRANT NORTH SYDNEY CBD6 March 2020

BACKGROUND

Late Night Trading (2014)

Traffic & Pedestrian Study (2015) and Transport Masterplan 2019

Events & Activity(2015)

Marketing & Promotion (2015)

Amendment to height controls (2018)

Public Domain Audit (2015) and Public Domain Strategy 2018/19

Capacity Study and Land Use Study (2016/17)

Council has been working on the CBD

for some time…

Planning Hierarchy

PLANNING CONTEXT

Local Environment

Plan 2013

MetropolitanPlanning

Legislative documents

Overarching strategy documents

Development Control

Plan 2013

NSW GOVERNMENT2018

NORTH SYDNEY COUNCIL

PLANNING CONTEXT

The Greater Sydney

Commission

15,600 – 21,100 new jobs by 2036

GSC TARGETS

➢ maximise land use opportunities from the new metro station

➢ grow jobs in the centre and maintain a commercial core

➢ expand after hours’ activities

➢ take advantage of North Sydney’s identity as a business hub

➢ reducing the impact of vehicle movements on pedestrians

➢ create capacity to achieve job targets

Action 25: Prioritise:

Action 24: Grow economic development in North

Sydney CBD

➢ public transport projects to support the 30 min

city

➢ infrastructure investments focused on access

to public

transport and walkability

GAME CHANGER METRO

• Metro operational by 2024

• 3 minutes to Barangaroo and 5 minutes to Martin Place

• Inbound workers by train increases from 17,685 to 29,148 post Metro

• Increase in train mode shift from 47% to 60% by 2036

ONGOING PLACEMAKING COMPONENTS

• North Sydney CBD Planning Proposal to increase employment capacity

• North Sydney CBD Transport Masterplan

• Collaboration with TfNSW on Victoria Cross Metro

• North Sydney CBD Public Domain Strategy (stage 1)

• Ward Street Masterplan

• Central Laneways Masterplan

• Public Domain Upgrades (ongoing)

• North Sydney CBD Public Domain Strategy (stage 2)

• North Sydney Integrated Transport Plan (NSC, TfNSW, GSC)

A Commitment to placemaking and growth in North Sydney:

CURRENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY

168 Walker St

441 units

1 Denison St

61,000 sqm NLA

Metro

48,000 sqm NLA

CURRENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY

100 Mount St

34,000sqm NLA

88 Walker St

252 room hotel

13,100 sqm GFA

118 Mount St

20,500 sqm NLA

• A total of ~176,000 sqm commercial

floor space approved/under

construction/recently completed in

the last 3 years

• This pipeline is expected to continue

with further infill and Ward Street MP

development

NSC TRANSPORT MASTERPLANVISION

PUBLIC DOMAIN STRATEGY

Miller Place

PUBLIC DOMAIN STRATEGY

Post Office Square

PUBLIC DOMAIN STRATEGY

Berry Street

Western HarbourTunnel EIS

• Fourth lane on

Berry Street

• Significant

additional cars

on Berry

• Significant

additional cars

on Miller St

LANEWAYS STRATEGY Northern portion

LANEWAYS STRATEGY

Southern Portion

WARD STREET MASTERPLAN

WARD STREET MASTERPLAN

WARD STREET MASTERPLAN

• 5,400 sqm Open

Space

• 4,900 sqm Community

Facilities

• 100,000+ sqm of

Commercial GFA

INDICATORS

• North Sydney CBD will be more vibrant

and engaging than ever in the next few

years. Some indicators:

• Supermarkets have opened on Miller

Street (Woolworths) and Walker Street

(Coles)

• Approx. 700 Hotel rooms/serviced

apartments have either been built or

approved.

• New bar has opened at 100 Miller Street, being constructed at 1 Denison Street,

roof top bar at 88 Walker, bar and

restaurant at 100 Mount is proposed as

well as Metro Over Station Development

Thank You