Agenda of Local Planning Panel meeting - Wednesday, 24 April 2024

LPP Report No. LPP3/24

Local Planning Panel

Date of Meeting: 24/04/2024

1 DA/1406/2023 - REDEVELOPMENT OF CRICKET PAVILLION - WAITARA PARK - MARK TAYLOR OVAL, 20X WAITARA AVENUE, WAITARA

DA No:	DA/1406/2023 (Lodged on 08/01/2024)
Description:	Recreation Facility - Redevelopment of Cricket Pavilion
Property:	Lot 300 DP 832745, Waitara Park - Mark Taylor Oval, No. 20X Waitara Avenue, Waitara
Applicant:	Minto Planning
Owner:	Hornsby Shire Council
Estimated Value:	$3,650,447
Ward:	B
Clause 4.6 Request:	Not applicable
Submissions:	Nil
LPP Criteria:	Council owned land
Author:	Independent report prepared by Nicola Neil, Octagon Planning
COI Declaration:	No Council staff involved in the assessment of this application have declared a Conflict of Interest.

RECOMMENDATION

THAT Development Application No. DA/1406/2023 for alterations to an existing community facility and construction of a new community facility at Lot 300 DP 832745, Waitara Park - Mark Taylor Oval, No. 20X Waitara Avenue, Waitara be approved subject to the conditions of consent detailed in Attachment 2 of LPP Report No. LPP3/24.

executive summary

· The application involves redevelopment of the cricket pavilion at Mark Taylor Oval, including demolition of the 1990s extension, minor internal alterations and additions to the original building, removal of some landscape elements, repurposing of the existing toilet block for storage, and construction of a new detached pavilion.

· The application involves land owned by Hornsby Shire Council and is required to be determined by the Hornsby Local Planning Panel. An independent assessment of the development application has been undertaken by Nicola Neil of Octagon Planning.

· No submissions have been received in respect of the application.

· The assessment report prepared by Octagon Planning is attached to this report for the Hornsby Planning Panel’s consideration. The independent consultant’s report recommends that the application be approved.

ASSESSMENT

In accordance with the referral criteria and procedural requirements for Local Planning Panels, the assessment of the development application has been referred to an independent town planning consultant as the development is located on Council owned land. The report prepared by Octagon Planning is held at Attachment 1 of this report.

CONCLUSION

The application proposes redevelopment of the cricket pavilion at Mark Taylor Oval in Waitara Park.

The development generally meets the desired outcomes of Council’s planning controls and is satisfactory having regard to the matters for consideration under Section 4.15 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

Having regard to the circumstances of the case, approval of the application is recommended.

Council has referred the application to an independent town planner to carry out an assessment of the application. The assessment concludes that the application should be approved.

It is recommended that the Hornsby Local Planning Panel approve the application in accordance with the recommendations in the report prepared by Octagon Planning and the conditions of consent in Attachment 2 of this report.

Note: At the time of the completion of this planning report, no persons have made a Political Donations Disclosure Statement pursuant to Section 10.4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 in respect of the subject planning application.

Cassandra Williams

Major Development Manager - Development Assessments

Planning and Compliance Division

Rod Pickles

Manager - Development Assessments

Planning and Compliance Division

Attachments:

1.	Architectural Plans
2.	Landscape Plan
3.	Plan of Management

File Reference: DA/1406/2023

Document Number: D08844880

LPP Report No. LPP2/24

Local Planning Panel

Date of Meeting: 24/04/2024

2 REPORTING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS FOR DETERMINATION BY THE HORNSBY LOCAL PLANNING PANEL OVER 180 DAYS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

· In accordance with the Local Planning Panels Directions - Operational Procedures, Council is required to monitor development applications to be determined by the Panel that may be experiencing unreasonable delays of over 180 days from lodgement.

· A list of out outstanding development applications in excess of 180 calendar days from lodgement is attached for the Hornsby Local Planning Panel’s advice.

RECOMMENDATION

THAT the contents of LPP Report No. LPP2/24 be received and noted.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this report is to advise the Hornsby Local Planning Panel of development applications required to be determined by the Panel that are over 180 calendar days from lodgement.

DISCUSSION

In 2019 the NSW Productivity Commission conducted a review of the Independent Planning Commission (IPC). The review recommended several actions to streamline processes to optimise efficiency, output and performance.

The planning panel changes were implemented on 1 August 2020 to incorporate a number of the NSW Productivity Commission ‘s recommendations to the way Local Planning Panels work to make them more efficient and to improve the assessment and determination times of development applications and maintain panel oversight of sensitive and contentious applications.

These changes were made as part of the Planning Acceleration Program to support the State’s immediate and long-term economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

The changes will speed up panel determinations by:

1. Reducing the need to conduct public panel meetings for non-contentious matters by applying a ‘10-or-more’ objection trigger for public meetings.

2. Reducing the amount of modifications going to panels.

3. Obliging panel chairs to more actively manage development applications (DAs) coming to the panels to reduce panel deferrals and assessment timeframes.

4. Allowing chairs to bring forward determination on DAs that are experiencing unreasonable delays of over 180 days from lodgement.

5. Introducing panel performance measures.

The Local Planning Panels Directions - Operational Procedures has been amended to:

· Require panels to make determinations within two weeks of being provided an assessment report.

· Require panels to hold a public meeting only where the Development Application has attracted 10 or more unique submissions by way of objection.

· Allow, at the Chair’s discretion, applicants to attend a briefing, along with council staff, to explain complex matters or present confidential or commercially sensitive material.

· Oblige panel chairs to work with council to ensure key issues are addressed during assessment in order to minimise deferrals by the panels at determination stage.

· Require the panels to provide reasons for deferring a decision and set timeframes in which any additional information must be provided in order to finalise the determination.

· Give panel chairs the ability to require council to report a DA to the panel within four weeks for determination if the application has experienced unreasonable delays in excess of 180 calendar days from lodgement.

In accordance with Point 6 of the Local Planning Panels Directions - Operational Procedures, attached is a list of development applications required to be determined by the Panel that are over 180 calendar days from lodgement.

CONCLUSION

Council is required to monitor development applications to be determined by the Panel that are over 180 calendar days from lodgement. This report provides advice to the Local Planning Panel on DAs that are experiencing unreasonable delays of over 180 days from lodgement.

RESPONSIBLE OFFICER

The officer responsible for the preparation of this report is the Major Development Manager, Cassandra Williams.

James Farrington

Director - Planning and Compliance

Planning and Compliance Division

Attachments:

There are no attachments for this report.

File Reference: F2013/00295-004

Document Number: D08820898