Initial consultation

Initial consultation for the project ran from 31 May - 5 July 2019. Council sought community feedback on design options for a new plaza in Young Street (between Military Road and Grosvenor Lane) via:

• Survey question - online or hard copy
• Feedback form - free form submissions via online form, email and hard copy
• Drop in sessions were held on 25 and 27 June 2019 at Neutral Bay Community Centre

The project is a response to community feedback emphasising a need for more community/open space in the Neutral Bay Village.

The design concept was developed proposing new landscaped areas for community use, space for outdoor dining, and improved pedestrian access around Neutral Bay Village. The concept was not a final design but showed a range of options to facilitate further community feedback on the project. View the initial design concepts, Traffic Impact Assessment and Traffic Management Plan in the Document Library - Design Options

A Traffic Impact Assessment and Traffic Management Plan was undertaken for future scenarios with and without the road closure. The Traffic Impact Assessment found that key intersections on the surrounding road network would generally be unaffected by the redistribution of traffic due to the closure of Young Street, with the exception of Waters Road and Military Road which may experience increased queuing on Waters Road during peak periods.

During initial consultation about the road closure and plaza aspects, the community had mixed views on whether they wanted it to happen. On 26 August 2019, Council agreed to trial the closure to give the community an opportunity to see how it would work in practice before making a final decision. (Council report EPS06, available in the Document Library - Design Options). Council received RMS approval in November 2019.