City of Sydney
The City of Sydney has released strategic plans to encourage business development, entertainment and retail opportunities along Botany Road and the north Alexandria light industrial area.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the proposed changes – some of the most significant in Sydney for the last 20 years – would guide considered development in the rapidly growing city south.
“South Sydney is an amazing part of our city, rich with Indigenous and industrial histories – we are introducing new planning controls to ensure the area reaches its potential and thrives into the future,” the Lord Mayor said.
“The proposed changes will drive investment in commercial floorspace, provide employment opportunities, and creative space for our community as well as affordable housing. Developers will be given floorspace and height incentives for investing in these developments, conveniently located close to transport and jobs.
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The City of Sydney has proposed new planning rules that aim to transform the Oxford Street precinct by creating more employment and cultural floor space. The new draft planning rules, which were recently endorsed unanimously by Council, will unlock redevelopment opportunities, encourage investment, stimulate business, and activate streets and laneways.
The proposed controls could create more than 42,500sqm of employment floor space and 11,000sqm of new creative and cultural floor space along Oxford Street from Greens Road, Paddington to Whitlam Square, Surry Hills.
The draft planning rules are expected to activate the precinct’s day and night economy, while protecting its significant heritage and character, Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.