Planning Proposal - Wollongong City Council - NSW Government

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Contents 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 2 2 Background .............................................................................................................. 3 3 The site and its locality .............................................................................................. 4 4 Part 1 - Objectives or intended outcomes .................................................................... 4 5 Part 2 – Explanation of provisions ............................................................................... 5 6 Part 3 - Justification .................................................................................................. 5 6.1 Section A – need for the planning proposal ........................................................... 5 6.2 Section B – Relationship to strategic planning framework ...................................... 14 6.3 Section C – Environmental, social and economic impact ......................................... 20 6.4 Section D – State and Commonwealth interests .................................................... 22 7 Part 4 – Community Consultation ............................................................................... 22 Warrigal Care – Planning Proposal
1 Introduction This planning proposal has been prepared in accordance with Section 55 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (the Act). The planning proposal has been prepared in accordance with the ‘Guide for preparing planning proposals’ produced by the NSW Department of Planning. A gateway determination under Section 56 of the Act is requested. The planning proposal seeks to rezone the subject land from B6 Enterprise Corridor to B4 Mixed Use to permit an integrated multi-storey aged care and seniors living development on the site. The existing zone, FSR and height maps are depicted in Annexure A and the proposed zone FSR and height maps are depicted in Annexure B. The current B6 zoning does not permit seniors housing on the land. Despite this, the subject site is ideal for seniors housing as it: • Is ideally located in close proximity to Wollongong City Centre (for health and commercial services, entertainment, sport and cultural opportunities and shopping convenience) and the beach; • Will provide a new facility to service the seniors living market (not sufficiently serviced) and will allow the existing residents from Coniston Nursing Home to move to a more contemporary facility within the City; • Will provide an aged care and seniors living facility that will allow the ageing population of Wollongong to remain in Wollongong City Centre as they become older, ensuring they stay connected to their community; • Will provide housing diversity, affordability and appropriate design catering to the needs of a range of older people; • Will contain community facilities including a hall, retail spaces (shops) and cafe, consulting rooms, piazza area, hairdresser, consulting GPs, personal care facilities. The availability of a variety of on-site services will provide increased access to services in the area for less mobile residents. • Will be in proximity to train stations – Wollongong and Coniston Railway Stations – which are within a 2.2km radius from the site; • Will be in close proximity (65m) to a bus stop that provides access to Wollongong City Centre. • Will include a bus service for the residents of the facility that will provide access to a broader range of services throughout the Wollongong area. The subject site was previously zoned 3(d) (Commercial Services zone) under Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 1990, in which a seniors living development was permissible in the 3(d) zone with consent until gazettal of the current LEP on 26 February 2010. The site is also the subject of a Site Compatibility Certificate issued by the Director-General of the Department of Planning on 19 August 2010, current for two years. Bed licences for the Residential Aged Care Facility have been issued by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. Time limits apply to these licences which are subject to periodic review by the Department. Warrigal Care – Planning proposal 2
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