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1Camellia 21st Century Business, Industry & Entertainment Precinct - Discussion Paper

CAMELLIA 21ST CENTURY

BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & ENTERTAINMENT

PRECINCT

DISCUSSION PAPER VERSION 1


CONTENTS

Introduction 4

TheCamelliaPrecinct 6

StrategicAdvantages 7

SiteAnalysis 8

Challenges 10

Opportunities 11

Employment 12

PotentialInfrastructureImprovements 13

DraftLandUseConceptPlan 14

DraftGuidingPrinciples 16

NecessaryStudies 17

NextSteps 18

PotentialRezoningPathways 19

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TheCamelliaPrecinctisoneofthemostimportantemploymentlandprecinctsinmetropolitanSydney,withgreatstrategicvalueintermsofitssize,location,activityandopportunitiesforfuturedevelopment.

TheNSWGovernment’s‘DraftMetropolitanStrategyforSydneyto2031’recognisesthatParramattaisexpectedtogrowbeyonditsownCBDboundariesintosurroundingprecinctsincludingCamellia,andthatconnectingandinvestingintheregion’snetworkofemploymenthubsisapriorityformetropolitanSydney.

TheCamelliaPrecincthasalongindustrialheritageandishometoanumberofsignificantbusinesses,providingemploymentacrossarangeofindustries.However,theareaisinurgentneedofrenewaltosupporttherapidgrowthofParramattaexpectedoverthenext20years.

PreparationofalongtermvisionfortheCamelliaPrecinctiscriticaltoensureitsongoinggrowthandprosperity.CouncilisseekingfeedbackfrominterestedstakeholdersontheideasputforwardinthisDiscussionPaper,soastoinformthepreparationofthelongtermvisionfortheprecinct.Theintentisthatthevisionwillguidefurtherinvestigationsandstudiesandalsoinformfuturezoningchangesintheprecinct.

INTRODUCTION

ThepurposeofthisDiscussionPaperistosynthesisetheCamelliaPrecinct’sstrategicadvantages,challengesandopportunitiessoastoassistwithworkingtowardsalongtermvisionfortheprecinctinconsultationwithlandownersandbusinesses.


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PARRAMATTA PRECINCTS

PARRAMATTA KEY EMPLOYMENT PRECINCTS

MIELE WAREHOUSE IN ROSEHILL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (SHIRLEY STREET)

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THE CAMELLIA PRECINCT

ForthepurposesofthisDiscussionPaper,theCamelliaPrecinctisdefinedastheareaboundbyParramattaRivertothenorth,DuckRivertotheeast,theM4MotorwaytothesouthandJamesRuseDrivetothewest.ItismadeupofthesuburbofCamelliaandpartsofRosehillandClyde.

Theprecincthasanareaofapproximately321haandissituated1.5kmeastoftheParramattaCBD.TheCarlingfordRailwayLinepassesthroughtheprecinctonthewesternsideandthereisalsoaheliportsituatedinthesouth-westerncorner.Theprecinctischaracterisedbypredominantlyindustrialuses,includingShell’sfuelimportterminal(formerlyarefinery).

Inaddition,therearealsosignificantrecreationalusesintheprecinct,includingtheRosehillRacecourseandtheSydneySpeedway/GranvilleShowground.

TheprecinctispredominantlyzonedIN3(HeavyIndustrial)andRE2(PrivateRecreation),butalsoincludessmallsectionswhicharezonedB5(BusinessDevelopment)andIN1(GeneralIndustrial)undertheprovisionsoftheParramattaLocalEnvironmentalPlan2011.

CAMELLIA EXISTING LAND USE ZONING MAP SCALE 1:10,000 @ A3

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Precinct Boundary

Business DevelopmentB5

General IndustrialIN1

Heavy IndustrialIN3

Public RecreationRE1

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IN1 GeneralIndustrial

IN3 HeavyIndustrial

RE1 PublicRecreation

RE2 PrivateRecreation

SP2 Infrastructure

W1 NaturalWaterways


CENTRAL LOCATION

LocatedintheheartofmetropolitanSydneyanddirectlyadjacenttotheParramattaCBD,theCamelliaPrecinctiswellpositionedtoprovidejobsandservicestosupportgreaterWesternSydney’srapidlygrowingpopulation.

PROXIMITY TO KEY TRANSPORT ROUTES

LocatedadjacenttotheM4andJamesRuseDrive,theprecinctprovidesscopeforimprovedconnectionstokeytransportroutesincludingtheproposedWestConnexmotorway,RegionalRingRoadandWesternSydneyLightRail.Further,theprecinctisservicedbytheCarlingfordRailwayLineincludingRosehillandCamelliastations,whichcouldbebetterutilisedthroughimprovedlanduseintegration.Theprecinctalsofeaturesaccesstoanindustrialfreightrailwayline,whichiscurrentlynotbeingused.

AVAILABLE LAND

Significantopportunitiesexistforredevelopmentandrenewalwithanumberofsitesconsideringchangestotheircurrentlanduse.Thelargelotsintheprecinctalsoprovidesignificantopportunitiesforindustrialdevelopmentoflargefloor-platefacilities,withouttheneedforamalgamation.ThereconfigurationofShell’srefinerytoafuelimportterminalwillallowforthedivestmentofasignificantamountofsurpluslandfornewindustrialdevelopment,whichwillrevitalisetheprecinct.

INDUSTRY CLUSTERING

LocatedadjacenttootherkeyemploymentlandsatRydalmere,SilverwaterandAuburn,theprecinctisstrategicallypositionedtogrowexistingandnewhightechnologyindustryclustersandsupportresourcesharing.GiventhesignificantandcontinuedoperationofShell’sfuelimportterminalintheprecinct,thereistheopportunityforclusteringofassociatedindustries.

INNOVATION PRECINCT

Co-locationwiththeUniversityofWesternSydneyprovidesscopeforincreasingresearchanddevelopmentactivitiesandcreatinganinnovation“hub”.Thereisthepotentialforthisinnovation“hub”tobeassociatedwithalternativetransportfuelsrefining,advancedbiofuelsandresearchanddistributiongiventheongoingpresenceofShell’sfuelimportterminalintheprecinct

PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE

TheCamelliaPrecinctiscurrentlyconnectedtoStateandregionallysignificantpipelinesforthetransferoffuelandrecycledwater.Theexistingfuelpipelineinfrastructureconnectsthefuelimportterminaltoimportantpetroleumsuppliersandcustomers,includingPortBotany,SydneyAirportandtheHunterRegion.Thereistheopportunityforotherpartiestoconnecttothissignificantpipelineinfrastructure,whichisconsideredtobeamajorassetfortheprecinct.

STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES

VEOLIA OFFICES IN UNWIN STREET

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SITE ANALYSIS

Linfox

CSR

James Hardie

Akzo NobelBusiness Park

AB Mauri

API

Parramatta MotorGroup

Multibuild

Downer EDI

ING BusinessPark

Shell

SITA

SamiBitumen

Concrete Recyclers

Boral

Unimin

SydneyHelicopters

Rydalmere Ferry Wharf

Australian TurfClub

KLF Holdings

Earth PowerVeolia

Billbergia

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To ParramattaCity Centre

To Strathfield, Sydney CBD

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CAMELLIA SITE ANALYSIS MAP

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Endangered ecologicalcommunities

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Business name

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Place of intereste.g - school / heritageitem

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Linfox

CSR

James Hardie

Akzo NobelBusiness Park

AB Mauri

API

Parramatta MotorGroup

Multibuild

Downer EDI

ING BusinessPark

Shell

SITA

SamiBitumen

Concrete Recyclers

Boral

Unimin

SydneyHelicopters

Rydalmere Ferry Wharf

Australian TurfClub

KLF Holdings

Earth PowerVeolia

Billbergia

Asciano

Bunnings

Armaguard

M4

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CHALLENGES

TRANSPORT AND ACCESS

Roadaccessisviatwocongestedmainentry/exitpointsatGrandAve(joiningJamesRuseDrive)andWentworthStreet(joiningParramattaRoad).Bothaccessintersectionsarealreadyatcapacityandvehiclescanexperiencelongwaitingperiodstoexittheprecinctduringpeaktimes.AlackofpublictransportoptionsincreasespressureonroadsandnodirectlinkexiststotheneighbouringindustrialareaofSilverwater(separatedbyDuckRiver).

CONTAMINATION

Thelongindustrialuseoftheprecinctandpoorhistoricmanagementpracticeshaveresultedinmuchofitbeingcontaminated.Substantialfillingoftheareaisbelievedtohaveoccurredbutislargelyundocumented,howeverfillisknowntoincludeasbestoswastesandchromeoreprocessingresidues.

FLOODING

TheprecinctisimpactedbyfloodingfrombothDuckandParramattaRivers.Muchoftheprecinctissubjecttothe1in20and1in100yearfloods,whichhasspecificimplicationsforpermittedlanduses,buildinglocation,designandconstruction.Existingroadaccesspointsareimpactedbyfloodingaslowasthe1in20yearfloodlevel,obstructingemergencyevacuationroutes.

LAND USE AND OWNERSHIP

Therearecurrentlymorethan100individuallandownerswithintheprecinct,withthesouthernpartbeinghighlyfragmented.Discussionswithstakeholdersin2013indicatethatthemajorityofbusinessesintendtostayatpresent,limitingwidespreadchangeofuseintheshorttomediumterm.Conflictsbetweendifferentlandusesinthefutureneedtobemanaged.

FORMER REFINERY

InOctober2012,Shell,whoareoneoftheprimaryoccupantsintheprecinct,changedtheiroperationsfromarefinerytoafuelimportterminal.Thischangehasgreatlyreducedtheamountoflandtheyneedfortheirfuturebusiness.Whilstontheonehandthisisanopportunity,inthatasignificantquantumofpreviouslyunavailableindustriallandwillnowbereleasedtothemarketfornewindustrialdevelopment,ontheotherhanditisaconstraintinthattheoperationofthefuelimportterminalhasveryspecificandsignificantlandrequirementsduetothelocationofexistingpipeandtankinfrastructure.Thiswillultimatelyaffectoverallprecinctlayout,thenewroadnetworkandalsofuturelanduses.

VIEW OF SHELL REFINERY FROM GRAND AVENUE


OPPORTUNITIES

IMPROVED ROAD ACCESS

AseriesofintersectionupgradesalongtheM4,JamesRuseDriveandCumberlandHighwayareproposedaspartoftheWesternSydneyRegionalRingRoad.Anewroadconnectiontotheeastoftheprecinct(i.e.bridge)couldconnectitwithkeyemploymentlandsinSilverwaterandOlympicParkandreducetrafficimpactsonexistingroads.AnearlyproposedactionistomodelupgradedandpotentialnewaccesspointsandbenefitsthroughaTransport,TrafficandAccessStudy.

WESTERN SYDNEY LIGHT RAIL

TheWesternSydneyLightRailnetworkwillconnecttheCamelliaPrecincttotheParramattaCBD,aswellasMacquarieParkandOlympicPark.Thiswilladdressthelackofpublictransportlinksacrosstheregionandconnectresidentialareaswithjobs,educationandrecreation.Theprecinctalsohasthecapacitytoprovideessentialdepotfacilitiesfortheproposedlightrailnetwork.

REMEDIATION OF LAND

Anychangestoamoresensitivelandusewilltriggertheneedforremediation.Thelevelofremediationappliedandassociatedcostisdirectlyrelatedtothefinallanduseoutcome.Anumberofexistingbusinesseshavemadealongtermcommitmentandsignificantfinancialinvestmentintoremediationofcontaminantsontheirsites.Clean-uptechnologiesarelikelytoimproveovertimebothintermsofcostandeffectiveness.

DIVERSITY OF LAND USES

Theprecincthastheabilitytosupportarangeoflanduseswiththerightplanningcontrols.Traditionalheavyindustriescanexistwithamixoflighterindustries,recreationalandresidentialusesprovidedthatanyfuturesensitivelandusesinthenorth-westoftheprecinctareprotectedbyasuitable

“bufferzone”fromindustrialusesintheeastandsouth.

INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Theprecinctiswellpositionedtosupportatransitionfromtraditionalheavyindustriestoaninnovativecleantechnologiesbusinesshub,buildingonanumberofexistingenterpriseswithintheprecinctandcreatingpotentiallinkstoresearchanddevelopmentopportunitieswithinuniversities.TheCamelliaPrecinctisalsohometotwokeypiecesofregionalinfrastructure,beingtheRosehillRecycledWaterSchemeandahighpressurefueldistributionpipeline.

ENHANCED PUBLIC DOMAIN AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS

GrandAvenuehasthepotentialtobetransformedintoadistinctiveentryboulevard.Theexistingwideroadreservepresentsopportunitiesforinnovativeandsustainableurbandesigninitiatives,whichwillcreateauniqueandattractiveentrytotheCamelliaPrecinct.Therearenumerousopportunitiesforpublicdomainimprovements,includingthecontinuationoftheParramattariversidewalkthroughtoSilverwater,andimprovedpublicopenspacesandforeshoreconnectionsthatwillprovideamenityforresidents,employeesandvisitors.

PARTNERSHIPS

CollaborationbetweenstakeholdersandpotentialpartnershipopportunitieswiththeUniversityofWesternSydneycouldadvanceapositivevisionandlongtermstrategyfortheprecinct.ApartnershipapproachwouldstrengthenthepositioningofCamelliaandprovideavoiceforlobbyingStateandFederalGovernment.OtherorganisationssuchasCSIROandUNSWhaveexpertiseinsomeoftheindustriespresentonsite,andmayalsobeinterestedinapartnership

NATURAL VALUE

TheCamelliaPrecinctissurroundedbysubstantialareasofnaturalvalue.TheParramattaandDuckRiversboundthenorthern,southernandeasternpartsoftheprecinct,offeringattractiveviewsandrecreationalopportunitiesalongthesewaterwaysandinthesurroundingenvironments.Futureopportunitiestoremediateandregeneratethesenaturalareasandimproveaccesstothisareawillcreateahighlyattractivebusinessenvironmentandnewopenspaceareas.Thewetlandonthenorth-eastcornerprovideshabitatforsomeendangeredspecies.

ROSEHILL RACECOURSE AS A NATURAL BUFFER

AsignificantsectionofthewesternpartoftheprecinctistheexistingRosehillRacecourse.Givenitssize,theracecoursealreadyprovidesanaturalbufferbetweenindustrialusesintheeasternpartoftheprecinctwithresidentialusesonthewesternsideofJamesRuseDrive.ThisnaturalbufferpresentsanopportunitytoprovideincreasedresidentialusesalongJamesRuseDrivethatcouldbeadequatelyseparatedfromindustrialusesintheeast.

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EMPLOYMENT

AnotableexclusionfromtheabovetableisShell,whohasbeenoneoftheprimaryoccupantsintheprecinctfordecades.Whenoperatingasarefinery,Shellhad490employeesworkingintheprecinct.However,thereconfigurationoftherefinerytoafuelimportterminalwillnowonlyrequire60employees.

Notwithstandingthis,divestmentofsurplusindustriallandfromShell’sholdingsandsubsequentindustrialredevelopmentwillgenerate1,600new,directemploymentpositions.Thiswillleadtoanetbenefitof1,170directemployeesfortheprecinctinthelongtermfromthissite.

CurrentlytheB5(BusinessDevelopment)andIN1(GeneralIndustrial)zoneswithintheprecinctareproducingthehighestemploymentdensities,ataround40jobs/ha,asshowninthetablebelow.Potentialzoningchangesshouldbeinvestigatedtoencouragenewemploymentopportunitiesintheprecinct.However,anychangesneedtoconsidertheongoingoperationofheavyindustrialusesintheprecinctandtheneedforanynewusestobecomplimentary.

Employer No of Employees Type of Business % of Total

Employees

JamesHardie 420 Cement,Lime,Plaster&ConcreteProductManufacturing 14%

API 325 Pharmaceutical&MedicinalProductManufacturing 11%

AustralianTurfClub 240 Recreation,Entertainment,Club&HorseRacing 8%

Armaguard 150 RoadFreightTransport 5%

Bunnings(StateSupportCentre) 140 Hardware,Building&GardenSuppliesRetailing(Warehouse) 5%

DownerEDIWorks 140 Cement,Lime,Plaster&ConcreteProductManufacturing 5%

Total 1,415 47%

Zone Location Description Employees Area (Ha) Employment Density (jobs/ha)

B5BusinessDevelopment Rosehill(JamesRuseDrive) 368 9.22 40

IN3HeavyIndustrial Camellia/Rosehill 2,196 239.29 9

IN1GeneralIndustrial Clyde(NorthofM4) 212 5.76 37

RE2PrivateRecreation RosehillRacecourse 240 55.19 4

RE2PrivateRecreation Speedway/Heliport 16 11.72 1

Total 3,032 321.18 9

Therearecurrentlyjustover3,000peopleemployedintheprecinct.Almost50%oftheseemployeescomefromonlysixbusinessessituatedwithintheprecinct,asshowninthetablebelow.


POTENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTSTheCamelliaPrecinctiswellpositionedtoaccommodatestronggrowthinthefuture.However,limitationstothisgrowthandopportunityareimposedbysomeofthecurrentinfrastructureintheprecinctanditspoortransportconnections.

Inordertoaccommodatepotentialgrowthintheprecinct,thefollowinginfrastructureupgradesrequirefurtherinvestigation:

1.UpgradeandimprovementstoGrandAvenue

2.NewlinktoSydneyOlympicPark(bridgeoverDuckRiver)

3.NewlinktoSilverwater(bridgeoverDuckRiver)

4.NewdirectlinktotheM4Motorway(tosouthernpartofprecinct)

5.PotentialnewFerryWharfonParramattaRiver(innorth-westernpartofprecinct)

Inadditiontotheabove,CouncilshouldcontinuetopursueitsWesternSydneyLightRailProposal,whichwouldprovideimprovedaccessinthenorth-westerncorneroftheprecinct,andbetterconnecttheCamelliaPrecinctwiththeParramattaCBD.

GRAND AVENUE BRIDGE

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POTENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS

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IndicativeLightRailRoute-Stage2

Heliport

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Parramatta-CircularQuayFerryRoute

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DRAFT GUIDING PRINCIPLES

ONEAllowforsomemixedusedevelopment,includingresidential,inthenorth-westernpartoftheprecinctfrontingJamesRuseDriveandadjacenttotheCarlingfordRailwayline.

TWO FacilitatearenewedentertainmentprecinctatRosehillRacecourse,anduseitasabufferbetweentheresidentialandindustrialpartsoftheprecinct.

THREE Retainthemajorityoftheprecinctinthesouthernandeasternpartsforindustrialdevelopment,butfacilitateitstransitiontomorecontemporaryindustries,includingwarehousingandlogistics,andalsohightechandecoindustries,soastogeneratemorejobs.

FOUR Provideadynamic,business-orientedlandusetransitionzoneinthenorthernpartoftheprecinctonGrandAvenueadjacenttoParramattaRiver,allowingforasmoothtransitionbetweenthemixeduseprecincttothewestandindustrialprecincttotheeast.

FIVE ProvidefornewtrafficaccesspointsintheeasternpartoftheprecinctoverDuckRiverandalsointhesouthernpartconnectingtotheM4,soastoallowforimprovedaccesstotheindustrialzoneandminimiseanylanduseconflictswithindustrialtrafficneedingtopassthroughanynewresidentialdevelopmentinthewest.

SIX ImprovetheviabilityofexistingpublictransportoptionsintheprecinctbyfocussinganynewresidentialdevelopmentintensificationaroundtheexistingrailstationsatRosehillandCamelliaandalsoprovidingforanewCamelliaferrywharfontheParramattaRiverinthenorth-westernpartoftheprecinct.

TheseprinciplesareillustratedintheDraftLandUseConceptPlan.


NECESSARY STUDIES

Inordertoprogressplanningfortheprecinctthatwouldleadtoanyrezoningofland,thefollowingtechnicalstudiesarerequiredtobefundedandcompleted:

1.Transport,TrafficandAccessStudy2.EconomicIssuesandDriversStudy3.ContaminationStudy4.UrbanDesignStudy5.InfrastructureCostingStudy

VIEW FROM PARRAMATTA RIVER OVER BORAL SITE

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NEXT STEPS

1.ParramattaCityCouncilwillconvenestakeholderworkinggroupstoconsultontheideaspresentedinthisDiscussionPaperandagreeonalongtermvisionfortheCamelliaPrecinct.

2.Investigationoffundingopportunitieswillcontinuetoadvancenecessarystudiesfortheprecinct.

3.Counciltodetermineanappropriatepathwayleadingtorezoningintheprecinct,asperthefigureoverpage.

ABORIGINAL ARTWORK ALONG GRAND AVENUE


POTENTIAL REZONING PATHWAYS

*Note:“UrbanActivationPrecinctsareimportantareasthattheMinisterforPlanningandInfrastructureconsidershaveawidersocial,economicorenvironmentalsignificanceforthecommunityorhaveredevelopmentsignificanceofascalethatisimportanttoimplementingtheState’splanningobjectives.

Precinctsareenvisagedasbeinglargerareas,usuallymadeupofmultipleland-holdings.TheywillbecapableofdeliveringsignificantadditionalgrowthandrequirecoordinationfromStateandlocalgovernmenttorealisetheirpotential.”

NSWUrbanActivationPrecinctsGuideline,October2012,DepartmentofPlanning&Infrastructure

Rezone precinct through amendment(s) to Council Local Environmental Plan

Propose rezoning through amendment(s) to Council Local Environmental Plan

Carry out studies and prepare Precinct Planning Report – Government funded/led

Rezone precinct through amendment to State Environmental Planning Policy

$5 million funding assistance is provided by Government to deliver local infrastructure

Carry out studies and prepare Structure Plan – Council funded/led

Consultation/Public Exhibition

Consultation/Public Exhibition

Urban Activation Precinct* Nomination

Government endorses nomination

Refine Vision and determine Rezoning Pathway

Consultation

Discussion Paper

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Camellia Discussion Paper - Stakeholder Consultation Draft · The NSW Government’s ‘Draft...

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Transcript of Camellia Discussion Paper - Stakeholder Consultation Draft · The NSW Government’s ‘Draft...