Planning Proposal (5/22) - 71-89 Chandos Street, St Leonards

Submissions close 5pm, 4 October 2023

At its meeting on 12 December 2022, Council resolved to support a Planning Proposal to amend the planning controls under the North Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2013 (NSLEP 2013) as it relates to the land at 71-89 Chandos Street, St Leonards.

The Planning Proposal seeks to:

• Increase the maximum building height control from 20 metres to 43 metres (12 storeys);
• Impose a maximum floor space ratio (FSR) control of 4:1;
• Increase the minimum non-residential FSR control from 0.6:1 to 1:1; and
• Introduce a site-specific provision allowing the maximum building height to be exceeded by no more than 2 metres for lift overrun and associated lift structures for the purpose of providing inclusive access to communal open space at the rooftop.

The Planning Proposal is accompanied by a draft Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) to provide in-kind contributions to Council. These include:

• Dedication and embellishment of private land (179 sqm) to Council and embellishment of public land (271 sqm) for the purposes of a linear park along Oxley Street (total 450 sqm);
• A pedestrian through-site link (approx. 7m wide and open-to-sky) connecting Chandos Street to Atchison Lane with an easement for public access 24 hours/7 days a week (total 250 sqm); and
• landscaping and improvements to the public domain on-site.

On 9 June 2023, the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces issued a Gateway Determination enabling the Planning Proposal to proceed to public exhibition.

The Planning Proposal will be on public exhibition from Wednesday 23 August to Wednesday 4 October 2023 and may be viewed in the Document Library (on this page); at Council’s Customer Service Centre, 200 Miller Street, North Sydney, from 9am to 5pm, Mondays to Fridays; and Stanton Library, 234 Miller Street, North Sydney, during opening hours.

HAVE YOUR SAY - SUBMISSIONS

To comment on this Planning Proposal, please use the online submission form below or alternatively, send submissions to:

• Online DA/PP submission form (use for submissions on the Planning Proposal)
• Online submission form (use for VPA comments only)
• Email - council@northsydney.nsw.gov.au
• Mail - North Sydney Council, PO Box 12, NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2059

For enquiries please contact Katerina Papas, Strategic Planning Department on 9936 8100.

Note: Submissions are considered open access information under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 and Council’s Access to Information Policy. In the interests of public transparency, a submission in its entirety may be made available via Council’s website. Submitters are encouraged to read Council’s Information Sheet: Making a Submission to Council prior to making a submission.