Cumberland Local Planning Panel Meeting
13 May 2020
Minutes
of the Electronic Cumberland Local Planning Panel Meeting held via Zoom on
Wednesday 13 May 2020.
Present:
Julie Walsh (Chairperson), Michael Ryan, Chris Young and
Allan G Ezzy AM APM.
In Attendance:
Jai Shankar, Sohail Faridy, Michael Lawani, William Attard,
Ravi Tulachan, Fay Ong, Harley Pearman, Esra Calim and Olivia Shields.
Notice of Live Streaming of
CUMBERLAND PLANNING PANEL meeting
The Chairperson advised that the Cumberland Local Planning
meeting was being streamed live on Council's website via a Zoom link and
members of the public must ensure their speech to the Panel is respectful and
use appropriate language.
The meeting here opened at 11:30a.m.
Declarations Of Interest:
There were no declarations of
interest.
ADDRESS BY INVITED SPEAKERS:
The following persons had made
application to address the Cumberland Local Planning Panel meeting:
Speakers Item
No. Subject
Chris Katris Development
Application for 1 Chiswick Road, Auburn
Danny Jones Development
Application for 1 Chiswick Road, Auburn
Sin Yoon Chok Development
Application for 1 Chiswick Road, Auburn
Mohammed Kassem Development
Application for 1 Chiswick Road, Auburn
Lawrie Hann Development
Application for 78 Frances Street, Lidcombe
Kevin Kim Development
Application for 78 Frances Street, Lidcombe
William Markham Development
Application for 78 Frances Street, Lidcombe
Sim G Development
Application for 78 Frances Street, Lidcombe
James Zhu Development
Application for 78 Frances Street, Lidcombe
Nelson Nghe Development
Application for 78 Frances Street, Lidcombe
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Luo Development
Application for 78 Frances Street, Lidcombe
The Chairperson enquired to those
present in the Zoom meeting whether there were any further persons who would
like to address the Panel.
Speakers Item
No. Subject
Kerryn Stanton Development
Application for 6-8 Factory Street, Granville
The open session of the meeting
here closed at 12:53p.m.
The closed session of the meeting here opened at 1:15p.m.
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ITEM LPP016/20 - Development Application for
1 Chiswick Road, Auburn
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1. That
development application DA2019/262 seeking demolition of existing structures
and construction of a boarding house development comprising 3 x two storey
buildings consisting of a total of 16 rooms inclusive of a manager's room
with at-grade car parking at 1 Chiswick Road, Auburn, be approved, subject to
the conditions contained in the draft notice of determination contained in
Attachment 2 of the Council Officer’s report amended as follows:
Additional
deferred commencement condition 3A
DADCZ03 –
Circulation Aisle
The circulation aisle width for
car parking spaces 1 to 4 (inclusive) shall be minimum 6.1m as per AS2890.1.
In this regard, amended plans shall be submitted to and approved by
Cumberland City Council’s Senior Development Assessment Engineer, which
modify the parking layout to comply with AS2890.1.
(Reason: To ensure the parking
layout complies with AS 2890.1)
Amendment of condition
12 to read as follows:
DAGCB06 -
Telecommunications/ TV Antennae
No more than one
telecommunications/ TV antennae/satellite dish is to be installed to each
building.
(Reason: To prevent the
proliferation of antennae and dishes.)
Amendment of condition
53 to include:
f)
All car spaces are common spaces and no car space is to be separately rented or
allocated for additional fees.
Amendment of condition
80 as follows:
After
the word ‘driveway’ insert ‘forward of the building
line’
Amendment of condition
162 to include:
All
car spaces are common spaces and no car space is to be separately rented or
allocated for additional fees.
Replacement of
deferred commencement condition 4 with the following:
DADCZ03 - Number of
Storeys, Number of Boarding Rooms, Floor to Ceiling Heights, Roof Form and
Schedule of Colours and Finishes
Amended architectural plans shall be submitted to and approved
by Cumberland City Council's Executive Manager Development and Building,
documenting the following:
a) Building C shall be modified to a
2 storey building; deleting the third floor component. The amended design is
to provide a height compliant with the maximum Height of Building standard of
9 metres in accordance with the provision of the Auburn Local Environmental
Plan 2010.
b) The number of boarding rooms as a
result of point a) shall be reduced to 16 boarding rooms, inclusive of 1
manager's room.
c) The floor to ceiling heights for
Building C shall be modified to be a minimum 2.7m.
d) The proposed gable roof
design to Building A is not supported, and shall be redesigned to be more
sympathetic and in keeping with the traditional roof designs of the locality.
e) The schedule of colours and
finishes of the development shall be amended to incorporate a mix of neutral
colour palette, sympathetic with surrounding developments.
(Reason: To ensure the development
is in keeping with the character of the area)
2. Persons
whom have lodged a submission in respect to the application be notified of
the determination of the application.
For: Julie Walsh (Chairperson), Michael Ryan, Chris
Young and Allan G Ezzy AM APM.
Against: Nil.
Reasons for Decision:
The Panel generally agrees with
the Council Officer’s report but believes amendments are required to
the street elevation to maintain the character and street scape of the area.
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ITEM LPP017/20 -
Development Application for 399 Guildford Road, Guildford
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1. That
Development Application DA2019/395/1 seeking construction of a four (4)
storey mixed use development comprising two (2) commercial tenancies and nine
(9) residential apartments over basement level car parking on land at 399
Guildford Road, Guildford, be refused for the reasons contained in the draft
notice of determination contained in Attachment 2 of the Council Officer’s
report.
2. Persons
whom have lodged a submission in respect to the application be notified of
the determination of the application.
For: Julie Walsh (Chairperson), Michael Ryan, Chris
Young and Allan G Ezzy AM APM.
Against: Nil.
Reasons for Decision:
The Panel generally agrees with
the Council Officers report.
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ITEM LPP018/20 -
Development Application for 78 Frances Street, Lidcombe
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1.
That Development Application No. DA2019/286 for Demolition of
existing structures and construction of a two storey boarding house
development comprising two separate buildings and a total of 25 rooms over
basement car parking on land at 78 Frances Street LIDCOMBE NSW
2141 be refused for the following reasons:
a. The
Panel is not satisfied that the design of the development is compatible
with the character of the area, in particular:
i.
the elevations are institutional in character and inconsistent
with the surrounding residential developments
ii.
the bulk of the building is located to the rear of the site
iii.
the lack of architectural merit with the front façade of
the building is compounded by the dominant impact of the driveway
iv.
the materials and colours of the building materials
b. The
proposal has adverse shadowing impacts
c. The
amenity of the rooms is compromised by the desire to deal with privacy
impacts on adjoining properties
2.
Persons whom have lodged a submission in respect to the
application be notified of the determination of the application.
For: Julie Walsh (Chairperson), Michael Ryan, Chris
Young and Allan G Ezzy AM APM.
Against: Nil.
Reasons for Decision:
As outlined
above.
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ITEM LPP019/20 -
Development Application for 6-8 Factory Street, Granville
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1.
That Development Application No. DA2020/0036 for the demolition
of an existing local heritage listed building on land at 6-8 Factory Street
Granville be refused for the following reasons:
a. The
Independent Heritage report does not support demolition nor does the
Independent Structural Engineers’ report lead to the inevitable
conclusion that the structure should be demolished.
b. The
Panel is of the opinion that the building should be temporarily braced in
accordance to the Independent Structural Engineers report.
c. The
Panel suggests that the applicant takes immediate steps to secure the
building to prevent the entry of rodents, bird life, weather and vandals.
d. Options
should be explored for adaptive reuse of the building.
2.
In the event that a new application or a review is lodged, the
Panel recommends that the proposal be forwarded to the Cumberland Heritage
Committee for their input.
For: Julie Walsh (Chairperson), Michael Ryan, Chris
Young and Allan G Ezzy AM APM.
Against:
Reasons for Decision:
As outlined above.
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ITEM LPP020/20 -
Development Application for 17-19 Peggy Street, Mays Hill
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1. That
DA2019/450 for the demolition of existing structures and construction of a
part four (4), part five (5) storey residential flat building comprising 16
units over a basement level of car parking on land at 17-19 Peggy Street Mays
Hill be approved subject to the conditions within the draft notice of
determination contained in the Council Officer’s report amended as
follows:
Replace
condition 12 with the following:
12.
DAGCB06 - Telecommunications/ TV Antennae
No
more than one telecommunications/ TV antennae/satellite dish is to be
installed to each building.
(Reason:
To prevent the proliferation of antennae and dishes.)
Amend
condition 52 as follows:
Add
g) No car space is to be separately allocated, sold, leased or used by
any other
person or entity other than the resident owner or occupier of the strata lot the
car space forms part of.
Addition
to condition 150:
No
car space is to be separately allocated, sold, leased or used by any other person
or entity other than the resident owner or occupier of the strata lot the car
space
forms part of
For: Julie Walsh (Chairperson), Michael Ryan, Chris
Young and Allan G Ezzy AM APM.
Against: Nil.
Reasons for Decision:
1. The Panel
generally agrees with the Planning Officer’s report.
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The meeting terminated at 2:39p.m.
Signed:
Julie Walsh
Chairperson