Development Application
A development application (DA) was submitted on 18/11/11 by The Planning Group (TPG) for the Kiaora Lands Redevelopment. Kiaora Lands is located in the southern part of the Double Bay shopping precinct. It comprises:
- the existing Woolworths Store at 433-451 New South Head Road
- Council carparks in Kiaora Lane, Anderson and Patterson Streets (known as 3-7 Anderson Street & 1-9 Patterson Street)
- residential properties in Anderson Street, Kiaora Road and Patterson Streets (being 1, 2 & 4 Anderson Street; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 Kiaora Road and 2 Patterson Street)
- Sotheby's auction room at the corner of Anderson Street & Kiaora Lane
- parts of Anderson Street, Kiaora Lane and Patterson Street
These properties are owned either by, or on behalf of, Woolworths or Council.
Redevelopment
The redevelopment involves the demolition of existing buildings and structures and the construction of a retail/commercial complex and public parking involving:
- replacement of the Woolworths store with a 4 storey building having a frontage to New South Head Road and accommodating retail on the ground floor, retail and public library on the 1st floor and commercial and public library on the 2nd & 3rd floors
- a 3 level building on the rest of the land with public parking, retail, Thomas Dux (grocer) and loading facilities on the ground level; Woolworths supermarket, Dan Murphys bottle shop and office space on the 1st level and public carparking on the 2nd/roof level; a total of 442 public parking spaces
- public domain works including public open space between the 2 buildings and pedestrian and shared zones along Kiaora Lane
DA and modification applications
Current applications
There are no applications currently under consideration.
Approved applications
The decision to approve the DA was made by the Sydney East Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP). This is because the value of the development is greater than $5M and:
- the Council is the owner of part of the land on which the development is to be carried out, and
- the Council has entered into an agreement relating to the development
Council staff prepared an assessment report and organised for the DA to be publicly exhibited.
The DA includes architectural, landscape and survey plans, a Statement of Environmental Effects and various reports relating to the environmental effects of the proposal.
The development is integrated development because, in addition to requiring development consent under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, it also requires approval from NSW Office of Water under the Water Management Act 2000.
On 14 June 2012 the JRPP approved the DA.
On 12 December 2012 the JRPP approved certain modifications to the development consent (PDF) (DA531/2011/2). In reaching its decision, the JRPP took into consideration the assessment report prepared by Council staff as well as public submissions.
On 19 February 2013 an application to modify the consent (DA531/2011/3) was approved. These approved modifications relate to the terms of conditions relating to the swept path of vehicles (condition A.5(f)), paving treatment in the shared zone (condition C.1(g)), road and public domain works (condition C.4), food premises (condition C.22) and the construction management plan (condition D.9).
An application to modify the development consent (DA531/2011/4) was received on 15 January 2013. It sought approval to remove two (2) trees and to change a number of related consent conditions.
Documents submitted with the application include a Statement of Environmental Effects, plans and arborist's reports.
A report (PDF 4.25 MB) assessing the mertis of the proposed tree removals was considered by our Development Control Committee 18/3/13. The Committee resolved to approve the removal of the trees in accordance with the report's recommendation.
