Double Bay Marina

Background information

On 14 December 2007 Double Bay Marina Pty Ltd lodged a development application which seeks consent for the redevelopment of the Double Bay Marina.

The proposal is designated development. The Director General of the Department of Planning has advised the applicant that we are the consent authority and the Director General has provided the applicant with his requirements for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Information on the assessment process

A staff report (PDF file) with annexures (PDF file) has been prepared which assesses the merits of the proposal. The report was considered by our Strategic & Corporate Committee on 2/9/08. The Committee recommended that the Council resist the applicant's appeal to the Land & Environment Court for 39 reasons. The Committee meeting was followed by an Extra Ordinary Council meeting to consider the Committee's recomendation. The Committee's recommendation was adopted at the Extra Ordinary Council meeting.

Information about the development application is also available on the track a DA page, by entering 844/2007 in the DA number field under Application details.

Land & Environment Court Appeal

On 21/5/08 we received notice that the applicant lodged an appeal with the Land & Environment Court against the deemed refusal of the DA.

The matter has been set down for hearing on 15/12/08 to 19/12/08.

Details of the appeal are

Court: Land & Environment Court of NSW

Court reference number: 10498 of 2008

Applicant: Double Bay Marina P/L

Respondent: Woollahra Municipal Council

Application class: 1

Applicant's solicitors: Wilshire Webb Staunton Beattie Lawyers

Respondent's solicitors: Deacons

Initial Callover date: 18/6/08

Land Owner's Consent

On 4 December 2007 the Maritime Authority of NSW, trading as NSW Maritime, granted land owner's consent to the applicant subject to a number of conditions. On 12 December 2007 NSW Maritime amended 2 conditions of the land owner's consent.

The Land Owner's Consent (PDF file) allows the applicant to lodge the development application with the Council. The granting of land owner's consent does not imply that NSW Maritime has conducted an environmental assessment of the proposal in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 or that it supports the proposal. NSW Maritime advises that it reserves its right to make comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal during the assessment of the DA by the consent authority (Council).

Details of the proposal

The development comprises:

dredging of 4,800m³ of seabed material
removal of the existing fixed berths (total 40 berths)
erection of new floating berths (total 51 berths) and new access gangway
relinquishment of 11 existing swing moorings and retention of 14 others
internal alterations to the existing office building
existing timber jetty and stair to be retained and repaired
removal of skid (ramp) from north-western corner of existing timber jetty
Sewage pumpout facilities
Fuel pumping facilities

There is no change to the existing vessel maintenance area and slipway.

Public Exhibition

The application was publicly exhibited from the 28 February to 28 March 2008.

What documents are available?

The applicant has submitted plans, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and supporting expert’s reports. For convenience you can access the following documents as PDF files:

Environmental Impact Statement - Volume 1 (PDF 12.5 mb)

Environmental Impact Statement - Volume 2 - Part A (PDF 3.7 mb)

Environmental Impact Statement - Volume 2 - Part B (PDF 12.1 mb)

Environmental Impact Statement - Volume 3 (PDF 6.1 mb)

Environmental Impact Statement - Volume 4 (PDF 12 mb)

Drawings (PDF 4.5 mb)