Development of land at 1–5 Chester Street, Annandale
6.24 Development of land at 1–5 Chester Street, Annandale
The objective of this clause is to encourage the commercial, education, health and cultural sectors in Annandale.
This clause applies to land at Lot 11, DP 499846, 1–5 Chester Street, Annandale, identified as “Area 2” on the Key Sites Map.
Development consent must not be granted for the subdivision of land to which this clause applies.
A building on land to which this clause applies—
must not have a building height that exceeds 17m, and
must have 5 or fewer storeys.
Development consent must not be granted to development on land to which this clause applies that results in a building that has a maximum floor space ratio of 2:1 unless the consent authority is satisfied that—
the building will include development for the purposes of—
business premises or light industries for the biomedical, arts, technology, production or design sectors, and
boarding houses for student accommodation, and
at least 980m2 of the gross floor area of the building will be used for the purposes referred to in paragraph (a)(i), and
no more than 1,635m2 of the gross floor area of the building will be used for the purposes referred to in paragraph (a)(ii), and
the boarding house will be managed by an onsite boarding house manager, and
the development will not have a significant adverse impact on the amenity of the neighbourhood, and
the development will include the necessary design and acoustic measures to ensure that the following uses do not have a significant adverse impact on the amenity of future residents of the development—
business premises and light industries within the development,
existing industrial uses on land surrounding the development, and
the development will include a 6m wide pedestrian and cycle path with landscaping adjacent to Johnstons Creek, and
the development will not result in a significant increase to the amount of vehicular traffic in the area, including on Chester Street, Chester Street West, Susan Street, Taylor Street and Pyrmont Bridge Road, and
the development will incorporate environmentally sustainable design principles, including measures to minimise the consumption of energy and water, and
the development will provide active frontages on Chester Street and Johnstons Creek.
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