Site

Applies to the whole Local Government Area (LGA).
 

Applicant

Georges River Council.
 

Planning Proposal Request

To amend the Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 to create capacity for additional and diverse housing across the residential zones of the Georges River LGA and to implement the adopted Hurstville City Centre Urban Design Strategy (2018).

As part of this Planning Proposal, Council is requesting the NSW Government to exclude the application of the proposed Low and Mid-Rise Housing Reform from the Georges River LGA.

The intended outcomes are to:

In the R2 zone:

• Reduce the minimum lot size for dual occupancies from 650sqm to 600sqm with the exception of land located within the existing Heritage Conservation Areas (HCAs), Foreshore Scenic Protection Area (FSPA), proposed FSPA and the proposed Unique Character Area (UCA).

• Increase the minimum subdivision lot size for dual occupancies from 300sqm to 325sqm for land located within the existing Heritage Conservation Areas (HCAs).

• Increase the minimum subdivision lot size for dual occupancies from 430sqm to 500sqm for land located within the existing FSPA, proposed FSPA and the proposed UCA.

• Introduce multi dwelling housing and terraces as permissible land uses with the exception of land located within the existing HCAs, existing FSPA, proposed FSPA and the proposed UCA, (v) In the R2 zone, request continued prohibition of manor houses.

• Introduce minimum density control of 300sqm per dwelling for multi dwelling housing, terraces and manor houses (if prohibition of manor houses is not supported by the DPHI).

• Retain existing maximum FSR of 0.55:1 to 0.6:1 for multi dwelling housing and terraces.

In the R3 zone:

• Reduce the minimum lot size for dual occupancies from 650sqm to 500sqm.

• Reduce the subdivision minimum lot size for dual occupancies from 300sqm to 250sqm.

• Introduce residential flat buildings (RFBs) as a permissible land use to facilitate greater development take up.

• Introduce minimum lot size of 800sqm and minimum lot width of 24m for RFBs to ensure appropriate development outcomes.

• Increase the maximum building height from 9m to 10.5m to offer greater development yield and design flexibility.

• Increase the maximum floor space ratio (FSR) from 0.7:1 to 0.8:1 to offer greater development yield and by extension greater development incentive.

• Apply a bonus FSR of 0.2:1 (total 1:1 FSR) for multi dwelling housing to incentivise the provision of townhouses.

Hurstville City Centre:

• Implement the recommendations of the Hurstville City Centre Urban Design Strategy 2018 (HCCUDS) in relation to land within the Hurstville City Centre and residential zoned land located in the Additional Capacity Areas.

 

Status

Council resolved on 27 May 2024 to prepare the Additional and Diverse Housing Planning Proposal. At the meeting held on 22 July 2024, Council endorsed the Planning Proposal to be forwarded to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for a Gateway Determination (approval).

 

Local Planning Panel

In accordance with the Direction from the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces under Section 9.1 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the charter of the Georges River Local Planning Panel (LPP) 2018, a Planning Proposal is to be referred to the Local Planning Panel before it is forwarded for Gateway Determination (approval).

This Planning Proposal is referred to the LPP on 20 June 2024.

The Attachments to the LPP Report are as follows:

• Attachment 1: Analysis of the impact of the Low and Mid-Rise Housing proposal on the Georges River LGA.

• Attachment 2: ENV019-24 – Report to Environment and Planning Committee Meeting dated 13 May 2024.

• Attachment 3: Planning Proposal Report – Additional and Diverse Housing Planning Proposal.

• Attachment 4: Appendix 1 to the Planning Proposal Report – Draft instrument of the amended GRLEP 2021.

• Attachment 5: Appendix 2 to the Planning Proposal Report – Justification of Development Standards.
   

Further Information

• NSW Government’s Low and Mid-Rise Housing Reform.

• ENV019-24 Preparation of Additional and Diverse Housing Planning Proposal for the Georges River LGA.

• Hurstville City Centre Urban Design Strategy 2018.

• ​ENV030-24 Endorsement of Additional and Diverse Housing Planning Proposal for Gateway Determination.