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Recommendation: THAT the Council advise the Office of Environment and Heritage that the Gap Bluff development (alterations and additions to the existing buildings) on the following land within Watsons Bay:
The Officers Mess, Armoury and Gap Bluff Cottage located on Gap Bluff Road.
Constables Cottage located at 32 Cliff Street, Watsons Bay.
33 Cliff Street, Watsons Bay.
Green Point Cottage located at 36 Pacific Street, Watsons Bay.
is unsatisfactory and not supported by Council for the following reasons:
1. That Council does not support the proposal because of the cumulative impacts upon the amenity of tourists, visitors, existing businesses and residents of Watsons Bay, in particular the traffic, parking and noise impacts are considered by Council to not be fully justified by the proposal and are unsatisfactory. Woollahra Municipal Council Development Control Committee Minutes Development Control Committee of 6 October 2015 Page 3498
2. That Council does not support the proposal because the proposal will not foster public appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of nature and cultural heritage and their conservation or providing for the management of land reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 in accordance with the management principles articulated by the Plan of Management for Sydney Harbour National Park 2012 (PoM), in particular it is considered that "Key project 11 - Gap Bluff Adaptive Re-use" was to include appropriate community uses and provide increased opportunities for visitor appreciation and access to the site. (page 41 of the PoM). There are no community uses proposed and access to the site will be restricted, not increased.
3. The proposal does not demonstrate exemplary adaptive re-use management of the South Head, Camp Cove and Green, Point or Gap Bluff precincts because it fails to include community uses and increased opportunities for visitor appreciation and access to the site (page 41 of the PoM).
4. The proposal will not improve access to the National Park, and is consistent with the aims and objectives of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. Specifically, the proposal is contrary to section 2A(c) and section 2A(d) of the Act.
5. The proposal is inconsistent with the identified desired outcomes of the Plan of Management of Sydney Harbour National Park 2012 (PoM).
6. The proposal would adversely impact upon the heritage significance of The Officers’ Mess, The Armoury, Constables Cottage, Gap Bluff Cottage and Green Point Cottage, which are designated as Heritage Items within the Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 2014. 7. The proposal fails to provide adequate off street car parking.
8. The traffic generated by the proposal would adversely impact upon the local road network.
9. The proposal would adversely impact upon emergency service vehicle access.
10. The proposal exceeds the relevant noise criterion, and would fail to maintain a reasonable level of acoustic privacy to the neighbouring properties.
11. The proposal results in an unacceptable intensification of the use of the subject site. 12. There is insufficient public transport infrastructure to support the proposal.
13. The public consultation of the proposal has been grossly insufficient.
14. The proposal fails to protect the intrinsic value of the National Park for the local residents and broader public. 1
5. For the reasons set out above, the proposal is not considered to be in the public interest. Note: The Council would support a process where the community and Council are engaged in the development of a more appropriate proposal for the adaptive reuse of the subject buildings, which addresses the issues set out above.
Woollahra Municipal Council Development Control Committee Minutes Development Control Committee of 6 October 2015 Page 3499 Read the full document here
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