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The redevelopment of the Sydney Football Stadium has been full of controversy with a massive public backlash to the development.
The development has been subject to a lot of public debate with questions as to why the NSW Government are demolishing a functioning stadium instead of upgrading the stadium at a fraction of the cost.
The approval process for the stadium was also met with backlash as the NSW Government conducted the planning assessment and approved the development as state significant development without sufficient public consultation. City of Sydney Council and Randwick Council were bypassed in the approval process despite the stadium impacting both of these Council areas.
State Significant Development is an alternative pathway for development to be approved by the State Government bypassing Council. The assessment process enables the assessment of significant projects at the State level, rather than at the local Council level ensuring that broader state significant issues are taken into account when determining the merit of the proposal rather than focusing on local issues.
Despite the backlash the stadium was demolished by Lendlease and the NSW Government is now looking for a new company to rebuild Allianz Stadium (SFS) after Lendlease walked away from the project. Multiplex and John Holland have been identified as potential candidates.
Lendlease, which has demolished the arena formerly known as Allianz Stadium, had also been locked in since December as the new stadium’s constructor after beating rival builder Multiplex to the contract.
It’s now understood Lendlease only signed a contract for stage one of the development, with the developer being told by the government that it needed to “cut costs” for its stage two proposal.
The total budget for knocking down and rebuilding Allianz Stadium at Moore Park is $729 million.
Lendlease did bid for stage two of the contract, the construction phase, as the government wanted the company to do the work for less than it thought feasible.
The NSW sports minister, John Sidoti, said Lendlease’s stage two offer “did not meet the government’s expectations so we are looking for another builder in a competitive market”.
Sidoti is still promising the Sydney Football Stadium can be built on time and on budget, after inviting Multiplex and John Holland to participate in the competitive tender process to deliver stage two of the project.
“The two shortlisted parties have a wealth of experience in delivering high quality infrastructure projects,” Sidoti said.
“We know that if we want to continue attracting global events we need our stadiums to be the best in the world but the NSW public expects us to negotiate the best price.”
The winning bidder will be announced later this year, following the receipt of stage two planning approval and completion of the tender evaluation.
Gladys Berejiklian’s government is now on the back foot with the premier saying the government had “until November” to secure another company to build the stadium, which is scheduled to be completed by 2022.
“A government needs to get the best price and the best product to make sure that we do the best thing for our citizens and if it means going through processes, then so be it.”
Once complete, the new SFS will be the biggest rectangular stadium in the country and the NSW Government hopes to use the stadium as a multi purpose stadium that will allow for a broad range of uses including international music performances.
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Outlook Planning and Development provides valuable planning advice to architects and home owners in the preparation of development applications for new dwelling houses and alterations and additions. The planning advice we provide in the preparation of the development application is valuable in minimising delays in obtaining approval.
We work on multi dwelling housing – town house development projects within the Sydney metropolitan and regional areas, Central Coast and Newcastle/Hunter areas. We provide initial planning advice, preparation of Statement of Environmental Effects and lodgement of the development application. We provide direction for dwelling yields and help get the project over the line.
Boarding Houses are becoming increasingly popular for savy developers. We work on a range of in-fill affordable housing and boarding house development applications made under State Environmental Planning Policy – Affordable Rental Housing 2009 (SEPP – Affordable Housing). We have extensive experience in this area and can provide initial planning advice, preparation of Statement of Environmental Effects and lodgement of the development applications.
We have experience in obtaining approval for secondary dwellings (granny flats) under the provisions of State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental) and Local Environmental Plans. We work closely with families looking to provide additional rental income or to provide accommodation for relatives in existing houses. We provide initial planning advice, preparation of the statement of environmental effects and lodgement of the development application. We can also assess whether Complying Development Certificate is a viable approval option.
We work on Seniors Living Developments made under State Environmental Planning Policy – Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability 2004 ( SEPP – Seniors Living). We provide initial planning advice, Statement of Environmental Effects and lodgement of the development application. Where a site compatibility certificate is required from Department of Planning we have experience in the preparation and lodgement of this as your first step in the approval process.
Rezonings are the pathway to progress within the property market. It is the way that unsuitable land becomes highly valued land. We can help you turn that piece of rural land into a residential land release.
We work on a range of projects including large sites accommodating large retail and commercial floor area with residential units to small in-fill sites. We provide initial planning advice including an assessment under State Environmental Planning Policy 65 (SEPP 65) and the Apartment Design Guide (ADG), the preparation of Statement of Environmental Effects and lodgement of the development application.
Has your neighbour lodged a development application and his new house is going to block out the sun or destroy your view? We can prepare a highly detailed development objection letter to Council on your behalf. We can help you voice your opinion on the development using our experience, case law and principles.
With the population of Sydney growing and many parents returning to work full time the demand for childcare centres is increasing. We provide comprehensive planning services for child care centres and have worked on development applications for centres ranging in size and for a variety of providers. We prepare development applications under the Children (Education and Care Services) Regulations 2012 and the State Environmental Planning Policy (Education Establishment and Child Care Facilities). We work on child care centre applications all over NSW.
We provide planning services for the development, use and fit-out of commercial and industrial premises. Our services cover a range of commercial facilities including health and medical facilities, commercial premises, retail premises and restaurants. Industrial development applications include car repair facilities, motor showrooms, transports depots, warehouse-showrooms, waste transfer and recycling facilities.
We provide planning services for the development of recreation facilities. We have worked with many organisations in the preparation and approval of development applications. We have obtained approvals for a range of gymnasiums and indoor recreation facilities including rock climbing and children’s play facilities.
We provide planning services for the redevelopment – refurbishments of hotels and other licenced premises and restricted premises. We provide initial planning advice, Statement of Environmental Effects and lodgement of the development application.
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We provide some information on dual occupancy developments on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. Where you should be looking and what you should be considering.
We explore the theory that as the amount of parking decreases, the appeal of driving gives way to more environmentally friendly transport modes such as walking, cycling, ride-hailing, car pooling and public transport.
Some evidence suggests reducing or capping parking pays off. In cities that have implemented these measures, driving has declined and public transport use has increased.
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The redevelopment of the Sydney Football Stadium has been full of controversy with a massive public backlash to the development.
The development has been subject to a lot of public debate with questions as to why the NSW Government are demolishing a functioning stadium instead of upgrading the stadium at a fraction of the cost.
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