Public Exhibition of a Planning Proposal, draft site-specific Development Control Plan (DCP) and dra…

The City of Parramatta Council is publicly exhibiting a Planning Proposal, draft site-specific DCP and draft Planning Agreement for land at 2 O’Connell Street, Parramatta. The Planning Proposal seeks to amend the Parramatta Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2011 to increase the maximum floor space ratio (FSR) from 4.2:1 to 14.5:1 (16.21:1 when including all bonuses) and to increase the maximum Height of Buildings control from 36 metres to 217 metres (excluding bonuses) and to add site-specific controls. 

The draft site-specific DCP proposes more detailed built form guidelines to supplement the amended LEP controls and relates to matters such as building setbacks, street wall heights and the design of the ground floor.

The draft Planning Agreement is to enable Council to receive a monetary contribution towards the provision of community infrastructure within the Parramatta City Centre.  A draft Planning Agreement has been negotiated due to the significant increase in residential Gross Floor Area being sought as part of the Planning Proposal.

The draft plans and supporting information will be publicly exhibited from 11 December 2019 to 31 January 2020 and can be viewed via:

City of Parramatta Council Administration Building, Ground Floor, 126 Church Street, Parramatta: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm. City of Parramatta Library, 1-3 Fitzwilliam Street, Parramatta: Monday to Friday 9:30am to 8pm, Saturday 9:30am to 4pm and Sunday 2pm to 5pm.

Written comments are invited.  All submissions received will be considered before a final decision is made by Council. Submissions are to be received by 4:30pm on Friday 31 January 2020.

Submissions can be sent to:

Post: Chief Executive Officer City of Parramatta Council PO Box 32, Parramatta NSW 2124 Attention: Land Use Planning Email: [email protected]  (please quote “RZ/2/2017” in the subject line). Fax: (02) 9806 5913

Delegation has not been issued to Council for making the LEP in this instance.  For further information or queries, please contact Council on (02) 9806 5710.

Persons making a submission should note the following regarding personal information included in your submission:

Purpose of collection: Should you wish to make a submission on the publicly exhibited matter, Council will be collecting your personal information in order to enable Council to properly consider your submission (as required by law) and communicate further with you about this matter if required.

Intended recipients: The intended recipient of the information is City of Parramatta Council.

Supply: While the supply of this information is voluntary, the personal information you provide will enable Council to properly consider your submission (as required by law) and communicate further with you about this matter if required.

Access/Correction: Your personal information can be accessed by you and may also be available to third parties in accordance with the City of Parramatta’s Access to Information Policy and Privacy Management Plan. You may make an application for access or amendment to personal information held by Council. Council will consider any such application in accordance with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

Storage: Council is the agency that holds the personal information. Council may be contacted on (02) 9806 5050 or at 126 Church Street, Parramatta NSW 2150.

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