The Green Square Town Centre will be delivered in stages, with Development Applications (DAs) lodged to support each part of the project. Depending on the monetary value of each development, the City of Sydney or the Central Sydney Planning Committee (CSPC) will be the consent authority for the DAs for this project.
In May 2010, Landcom and the Green Square Consortium lodged a Planning Proposal to the CSPC, seeking to change Green Square Town Centre’s Local Environmental Plan (LEP) to include more space for retail and employment opportunities.
At its meeting on 22 July 2010, the CSPC decided unanimously to put forward the Planning Proposal to the NSW Department of Planning to seek a Gateway Determination. A Gateway Determination is a critical step in the statutory process overseen by the Department of Planning.
The Gateway Determination process for the Green Square Town Centre is outlined below:
Please click here to view the Process Flow Chart
Step One: Planning Proposal
• Landcom and the Green Square Consortium prepared a Planning Proposal (PP) in line with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
• 5 May 2010: Planning Proposal submitted to CSPC for consideration
• 22 July 2010: CSPC determined the Landcom-Mirvac-Leighton (LML) Planning Proposal can proceed to Gateway Determination process
Step Two: Lodgment and Gateway Determination
• 4 August 2010: the City of Sydney submitted the LML Planning Proposal to the Minister for Planning
• 16 September 2010: the Department of Planning notified the City of Sydney that the Planning Proposal should proceed to exhibition for public consultation subject to certain requirements. This is called a Gateway Determination.
Step Three: Further requirements – click here to view all requirements of the Gateway Determination
• The LML Planning Proposal must be publicly available for comment for at least 28 days
• There are requirements to include in the public exhibition maps, building heights and commentary on certain matters – for example, land use mix controls
• Public authorities must be consulted
• This public exhibition had to be held within for two months from the week following 16 September 2010
• Council must submit a Production Program identifying key milestones and timeframes to progress the LML Planning Proposal
• Amendments to the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) that bring the Planning Proposal into effect must be completed within nine months from the week following 16 September 2010 or earlier if possible
Step Four: Final assessment and making of Local Environment Plan (LEP)
• 20 November 2010: the City of Sydney commenced exhibition of the LML Planning Proposal
• Landcom, Mirvac and Leighton Properties are now considering comments made during the exhibition period and any amendments to the Planning Proposal arising from these comments
• City of Sydney and CSPC are also now considering all public submissions and responses from public authorities
• The final Planning Proposal will be assessed and determined by the Department of Planning
• Department of Planning will arrange for the legal instrument to be drafted
• The Local Environment Plan (LEP) is made
Step Five: Future planning• Pending the creation of an LEP, the Project Team will start to prepare DAs for each stage of the project. DAs will be lodged with the City of Sydney and CSPC for their review and determination. Applications will be placed on public exhibition so that the community has the chance to view and provide comment.
• Landcom and the Consortium will consult with the community on each DA – ensuring the community is kept informed at every significant step of the delivery process – and has the chance to provide feedback.
We will keep you updated on progress of the DAs as the team prepares plans.