Built Environment

• Built Environment
• Built Environment Plan (Stage One) Released
• Built Environment Plan Fact Sheets
• Redfern Station Development To Commence

The RWA’s strategies for enhancing the built environment of Redfern, Waterloo, Eveleigh and Darlington will concentrate on the issues of urban design, traffic, public access, public transport, land use, affordable housing and urban renewal.

The social and economic revitalisation of the RWA’s area of operation is considered a ten year project. The Redfern-Waterloo Plan, which is intended to outline the strategy for urban renewal, is therefore being developed in stages. It is intended to be a living document, which builds upon its earlier priorities and strategies, with community input as an ongoing feature.

BUILT ENVIRONMENT PLAN (Stage ONE) RELEASED

Go-ahead for jobs and urban renewal

Stage One of the RWA’s Built Environment Plan has been released by the Minister for Redfern-Waterloo following an extensive process of community consultation and State Cabinet endorsement.

It is estimated that over the next ten years the Plan could facilitate the development of about 400,000 m ² of employment generating floor space which translates to around 18,000 jobs. About 2000 new dwellings could also be developed.

A State Environmental Planning Policy will provide the statutory basis for the implementation of the environmental planning aspects of the Plan.

The Plan will be complemented with more detailed guidelines such as Development Control Plans and/or Concept Plans which will be determined following consultation with the community.

Community members can obtain the Plan by clicking here, by phoning the RWA on 9202 9100 or emailing on redfernwaterloo@rwa.nsw.gov.au and asking to be mailed a copy or by calling in at the RWA office at Level 11, Tower 2, 1 Lawson Square Redfern.

What does the Plan seek to achieve?

The first stage of the Built Environment Plan is one of three inter-linked components of the Redfern Waterloo Plan, along with the Human Services Plan and the Employment and Enterprise Plan.

The Built Environment Plan encourages an employment and investment based revitalisation of the area by providing a planning framework for the following strategic sites identified by the RWA:

• North Eveleigh
• Australian Technology Park
• South Eveleigh Railyards
• Eveleigh Street Precinct (including the Block)
• Redfern Station/ Gibbons Street/Regent Street Precinct
• Former Rachel Forster Hospital
• Former Redfern Police Station and Court House
• Former Redfern Public School

Most of these sites, which total around 35 hectares, are State Government owned and are located near the Redfern Railway Station and Redfern Town Centre.

The Built Environment Plan proposes a consistent set of controls relating to urban design, land use zoning and the carrying out future development of Redfern-Waterloo sites. It also identifies strategies for associated transport and traffic management, heritage protection, open space and public domain improvements, infrastructure provision, pedestrian and cycle access and guidelines for the achievement of safe and sustainable communities.

The underlying concept for the Plan is based on the creation of a Town Centre with an economic and civic heart focussed around Redfern Railway Station and which is connected through pedestrian linkages to business hubs at the Australian Technology Park, North Eveleigh, Redfern and Regent Streets.

Click here for Built Environment Plan Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet 1 Summary of Built Environment Plan (Stage One) (pdf~28kb)

Fact Sheet 2 $300 million in new Infrastructure (pdf~17kb)

Fact Sheet 3 Community Health Centre (pdf~13kb)

Fact Sheet 4 $16 million initiative on Aboriginal Affordable Housing (pdf~17kb)

Fact Sheet 5 Heritage Restoration and Adaptive Reuse (pdf~15kb)

Fact Sheet 6 Enhanced Open Space and Public Domain (pdf~15kb)

Fact Sheet 7 $6 million Bridge between Australian Technology Park and North Eveleigh (pdf~13kb)

Fact Sheet 8 Community Consultation on the Draft Built Environment Plan (pdf~12kb)

REDFERN STATION REDEVELOPMENT TO COMMENCE

The Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport, John Watkins, has announced that concept design work will soon commence on the major redevelopment of Redfern Station.The concept design study will be jointly funded and managed by the Redfern-Waterloo Authority and RailCorp. The upgrade of Redfern Station is a core element of the RWA’s Built Environment Plan.The RWA and RailCorp are currently evaluating tenders and will undertake community consultation on the resultant design options.The planned Redfern Station upgrade will provide:

• Enhanced station access, including access for families with prams, the elderly and people with disabilities;
• Increased capacity;
• Improved entry and better connection with the surrounding area; and
• More efficient interchange facilities for passengers.

The upgrade of Redfern Railway Station is a key element in the renewal of the Redfern town centre, providing improved access for workers, residents and visitors. Redfern Station is the tenth busiest station in the Metropolitan CityRail network in terms of passenger movements and second most accessible after Central in terms of the number of rail services that stop at Redfern.The redevelopment of Redfern Station will be a key driver in the area’s economic revitalisation over coming years.