Role of the rwa
RWA
OPERATIONAL AREA
The Redfern-Waterloo Authority (RWA) was
established under the Redfern-Waterloo
Act 2004 on 15 December 2004. The
Authority has responsibility for revitalising
the Redfern-Waterloo area through planning
and urban renewal.
To view a map of our operational area click
here.
REDFERN WATERLOO SITES
Under the
State Environmental Planning Policy (Major
Projects) 2005 a number of 'sites' within
Redfern-Waterloo have been declared as being
State Significant. These are identified
on Map 3, within Schedule 3 of the SEPP.
To view a map of the sites click
here.
State significant development is development
that the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has determined
is of state or regional significance, and
will therefore require his/her consent.
The sites in the
Redfern-Waterloo Authority operational
area include the following (refer
to the attached map [pdf ~519kb]):
-
- Australian Technology Park (ATP)
- North Eveleigh
- South Eveleigh
- Eveleigh Street Precinct
- Redfern Railway Station, Gibbons
and Regent Streets
- Former Rachel Forster Hospital
- Former Redfern Police Station
/ Court House
- Former Redfern Public School
DEVELOPMENT
CONSENT AUTHORITIES
City of Sydney
The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure is the consent
authority for development on all sites in Redfern-Waterloo.
For development that has a capital investment value of less
than $10 million, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
has delegated certain consent authority functions under
Part 4 of the Environmental Planning
and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) to officers
of the City of Sydney.
The consent authority functions that have
been delegated to officers of the City of Sydney
are listed in the Instrument of Delegation
executed by the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure on
1 October 2011 and include:
- Receipt, processing, assessment and
determination of development applications
under $10 million under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment
Act.
- Receipt, processing, assessment and
determination of all applications under
Section 96 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment
Act to modify
a development consent. This includes modifications
to consents issued by the Authority under
the delegation, or consents issued by
the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure.
For further information on the development
application process, forms and planning controls, visit the City of Sydney website at www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au.
Council's offices and contact details are
as follows:-
City of Sydney
Town Hall House
GPO Box 1591
456 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2001
t: +61 2 1300 651 301 (24 hours, 7 days
per week)
e: council@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Department of Planning
and Infrastructure
Development on RWA sites that has a capital investment
value of more than $10 million is a State significant development
under the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act.
The Minister is the consent authority for these Projects.
Applications for State significant developments are made
to the Department of Planning NSW.
For further information on State
significant development, visit the
Department of Planning and Infrastructure
website at www.planning.nsw.gov.au.
City of Sydney Council's
Consent Authority
In most cases the City of Sydney Council is the consent
authority for development and/or works on all other land
not identified as a site within the Redfern-Waterloo
Authority operational area. Development applications for
these proposals are lodged, processed and assessed by the
Council.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) has been prepared to outline the changes in Development Applications.
View the FAQs
here.
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