Community Information SessionPublic Exhibition of Planning Proposal

PP_2017_LANEC_001_00

14th March 20186pm – 8pm

AgendaPart 1 (allow 50 minutes)Introduction• Belinda Barnett, Director, Urban ConceptsIntroducing Pathways Residences • Graeme Skerritt, Managing DirectorExplanation of the Planning Proposal1. The Proposed Amendments to the Lane Cove Local Environment Plan 2009 and the Plan Making Process • Juliet Grant, Executive Director, City Plan

Strategy and Development

2. Explanation of Traffic Management Investigations• Graham Pindar, Director, Traffix3. Site Analysis, Urban Design Approvals and Proposed Building Envelope • Gabrielle Morrish, Director, GMU Design

&Architecture

Part 2 (allow 50 minutes)• Facilitated Question and Answer

The Project Team

PROPONENT • Pathways Residences• Pathways Property Group

URBAN PLANNING • City Plan Strategy and Development

URBAN DESIGN • GMU Urban Design & Architecture

ARCHITECTURAL MODELLING • Morrison Design Partnership Architects

FLORA AND FAUNA• Cumberland Ecology

ARBORIST• Norcue

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT • Traffix

What is a Planning Proposal?

• A Planning Proposal seeks approval for amending statutory planning controls.

• A Development Application (DA) seeks approval for a specific architectural design.

The Purpose of this Session

• To update you on the work that has been undertaken since our last consultation in

September 2016.

• To explain the Planning Proposal Documentation while it is on public exhibition.

• To assist you to make an informed submission about the proposal.

Guidelines • Remember to switch off mobile phones.

• The session will be of 2 hours duration.

• No questions please during the presentation.

• Respect the views of others even if you may not always agree.

• Please do not talk over others.

• Questions unable to be answered will be taken on notice.

• The session is being video recorded. A copy of the recording will be provided to the

Council and will also be placed on the Pathways Longueville website.

• This is not a political meeting. It is an information evening, no resolutions or motions

will be passed.

Introducing Pathways Residences• Pathways Residences, Managing Director, Graeme Skerritt

Introducing Pathways Residences

• Boutique approach to aged care

• We are very proud to own and operate:– Pathways Killara Gardens

– Pathways Sailors Bay

– Pathways Cronulla Seaside

– Pathways Cronulla Pines

– Pathways Ashley House Chatswood

• Our vision is to create beautiful architectural spaces that are designed and built solely for our residents care, comfort and enjoyment

Pathways Residences Our Charter

Harmony, Respect

& Trust

Pathways Residences Our Care Model• The Pathways approach to aged care focuses on enriching the livelihood of older

Australians by recognising the unique place they occupy within our community.

• Our care model has been acknowledged by the Australian Care Quality Agency through their better practice awards.

• Our model balances best practice in architectural and landscape design with award wining community wellbeing and residential care practices.

• We cater for residents who are no longer able to live independently and for residents with symptoms of dementia who require support in managing their everyday life.

• The average age of a Pathways resident is 88 years of age.

• Our residents do not drive.

• All meals and laundry are done on site.

• 3 shifts – 7am to 2pm, 2pm to 10pm and 10pm to 7am

Our Care Model1. Emotional Support• Mental wellbeing is paramount• Every interaction is meaningful • Understanding the true essences of personhood• Having a purpose• Socialisation & belonging• Respect & self esteem

2. Innovative Programs • Hope U Care Innovative Care Model• Acronym:

– Holistic– Open Mindedness– Personhood– Empathy, Emotion & Environment – Understanding

Our Vision

• The development of a 130 bed residential aged care facility (RACF) that will provide a mix of nursing home style accommodation, a dedicated area for residents who are living with the symptoms of dementia and short stay respite care.

• Under Federal Government Legislation we will have a bed license for each nursing home bed.

• The RACF will be co-located with allied health, community well-being services and neighbourhood shops at street level.

• We want to incorporate a senior’s wellness precinct for local residents who are still living independently in the local area so they can visit the centre, socialise and enjoy a range of recreational activities.

• We are not speculative developers.

• We want our project to become a focus for community life and social interaction.

The Vision

Artist’s impression of the proposal viewed from River Road West

The Vision

Artist’s impression of the proposal viewed from Kenneth Street

Pathways Residences –The size of a Residential Aged Care Facility.

Our residential aged care faculties operate at a consistent scale.

Facility Number of Beds Type of Care Amenities Parking

Sailors Bay 120 • Nursing home style• Residents suffering

symptoms of dementia • Day Care • Respite Care• Palliative Care

• Café • Euroka Wellness

Centre• In house Cinema

31

KillaraGardens

105 across 2 buildings, DA to add additional 17 beds

• Nursing home style• Respite Care• Palliative Care

• Euroka Wellness Centre

• In house Cinema

21

Cronulla Pines 168 beds, 88 existing and 80 currently under construction.

• Nursing home style• Residents suffering

symptoms of dementia • Palliative Care

• Café • Euroka Wellness

Centre• In house Cinema

22

ProposedLongueville

130 • Nursing home style• Residents suffering

symptoms of dementia • Respite care• Day Care• Palliative Care

• Café• Euroka Wellness

Centre• In House Cinema• Allied Health

46 (including neighbourhood shops)

Meeting the Demand for Aged Care

• We have an ageing population.

• Draft Northern District Plan released by the Greater Sydney Commission in October 2017 identifies an 85% increase in people aged 85+ in the Lane Cove Area.

Providing Housing Choice for Our Seniors

• As a community it is vital that we actively work together to plan for this growing sector of the seniors housing market.

• Pathways Residences RACF will enable seniors to stay within their local community.

• The Pathways care model is different to other RACF’s and will provide housing choice for our seniors

• The Longueville site is a unique location for a RACF. The village atmosphere will heighten interaction with the local community whilst facilitating access to the facilities in the wellness centre.

• Seniors housing that is located within existing centres fosters positive social interaction which is essential to the Pathways care model.

• Juliet Grant City Plan Strategy & Development

The Planning Process

Regional Context• Blaxland’s Corner

– Neighbourhood centre

– Cross roads– Well connected– Kenneth Street is the

core– Northwood Road not

contributing to sense of place

• Proximity to facilities– Medical/hospital– Local retail– Lane Cove Town

Centre– Bus and road links

• Opportunities– Improve ambiance of

Northwood Road– Job creation– Aged care for the

local community

Local Context• Site – eastern side of

neighbourhood centre

• Northwood Road –bus services, vehicle noise

• Proximity to – Longueville Sporting

Club– Central Park– Music & Cultural

Centre– Golf Course &

Country Club– Churches

• Sloping topography• Bushland edge

Built Form Character

• South & west - 1-2 storey residential dwellings• North (east) - 2-3 storey residential flat

buildings along ‘spine’ roads

• Different form for centre• Centre’s on the ridge

Building height Topography

Strategic planning context

• Draft Greater Sydney Region Plan

• Draft North District Plan

Strategic planning context (cont.)

• Lane Cove Community Strategic Plan 2025

• Demographic change

Why is a Planning Proposal required?

• The site is zoned a mix of R4 High Density Residential and B1 Neighbourhood Centre.

• Unlike other LGAs such as Leichhardt, Bankstown, Botany Bay, Gosford, Hawkesbury, Kogarah, Mosman and Randwick, Seniors housing is not permissible in the B1 zone under the Lane Cove LEP.

What does the Planning Proposal do?

The purpose of the PP is to:

• permit seniors housing on this site; and

• establish a maximum FSR and height (RL) for this site.

What is on exhibition?

• Planning Proposal report to explain the proposed amendments to Lane Cove LEP

• Draft DCP• All supporting studies and reports

Why is a Development Control Plan required?

• A Development Control Plan (DCP) gives greater detail about the built form that can occur on the site

• It can be tailored to reflect the site’s specific characteristics and context, such as slope and orientation

• It must be consistent with the controls for height and FSR established in the LEP

Planning Proposal ProcessStep1

• 11 November 2016 - Planning Proposal (PP) lodged with Council

Step2• 10 February 2017 – Council resolved not to support the PP

Step3• 2 May 2017 - PP unanimously supported by the Sydney North Planning Panel

Step4• 26 September 2017 - DPE issued Gateway Determination

Step5 • We are here - Statutory exhibition period

Step6• Consider submissions and make amendments (if required)

Step7• DP&E and Parliamentary Counsel finalise amendments

Step8 • Amended controls gazetted. Development Application can be determined

Traffic Management

• Graham Pindar, Director, TRAFFIX

Study Methodology(RMS Guidelines)

• Updated traffic counts (AM + PM) at critical intersections

• Review existing conditions

• Assess development impacts:

– Traffic generation rates (0.1 trips/hr/high care bed)

– Intersection Performances

– Environmental Amenity

– Access Arrangements

– Parking Assessment (DCP)

– Internal Design

– Road Safety

Existing Accesses

Proposed Access(approved in principle by RMS – independently audited)

SITE

IN

IN

OUT

LonguevilleRd

NorthwoodRd

KennethSt

Traffic ImpactsVehicleTripsIn&OutCombined

AM PM

ExistingSiteGeneration* 33 64

ProposedDevelopment 29 62

NetChange - 4 - 2

*Note:Ignorespassingtrafficassociatedwithexistingservicestation

AM Traffic

20 INBOUND TRIPS

EXISTING AM PEAK HOUR

13 OUTBOUND TRIPS

EXISTING AM PEAK HOUR

21 INBOUND TRIPS

FUTURE AM PEAK HOUR

8 OUTBOUND TRIPS

FUTURE AM PEAK HOUR

OUTBOUNDTRIPS

INBOUNDTRIPS

EXISTING PROPOSED

PM Traffic

OUTBOUNDTRIPS

INBOUNDTRIPS

EXISTING PROPOSED

32 INBOUND TRIPS

EXISTING PM PEAK HOUR

32 OUTBOUND TRIPS

EXISTING PM PEAK HOUR

30 INBOUND TRIPS

FUTURE PM PEAK HOUR

32 OUTBOUND TRIPS

FUTURE PM PEAK HOUR

Impacts on Local Roads(amenity, safety, volumes)

Intersection Scenario Period MaximumDelay(s) LevelofService(LoS)

WoodfordStreet/ArabellaStreet

Existing AM 5.9 APM 6.2 A

Proposed AM 5.9 APM 6.2 A

Impacts on Local Roads(amenity, safety, volumes)

StudyLink

AMPeakHourPeriod PMPeakHourPeriod

Base FutureMax

Volume

Spare

CapacityBase Future

Max

Volume

Spare

CapacityKennethSt

(Collector)449 447 500 53 399 398 500 102

WoodfordSt

(Local)92 90 300 210 108 107 300 193

ArabellaSt

(Local)105 103 300 197 127 126 300 174

NorthwoodRd

(Local)194 192 300 108 244 243 300 57

RMSClassification

Parking

• The parking currently on-site is informalised, in the order of 40 spaces.

• Pathways will provide basement car parking for a minimum of 46 spaces.

• Parking will comply with Council’s Development Control Plan

• Average visitations to existing Pathway’s nursing homes are only 0.18 per bed/day, which for a 130 bed facility would be a total of 24 visits per day. These are person visits and car visits are significantly lower due to ride sharing and use of other travel modes including public transport and walking.

• All delivery and waste collection vehicles will be accommodated off-street

.

Urban Design Guidelines and Proposed Envelope

• GMU Urban Design and Architecture, Director, Gabrielle Morrish

The Site Constraints• Bushland edge to the east

• 2-3 storey flats to the north

• Habitable windows

• Single storey dwelling to the south

• Intersection

• 11m fall

• Telecommunication tower

• Poor connectivity & pedestrian

environment

The Site Opportunities• Support local community with

aged care

• Harmonious scale

• Enliven eastern side of centre

• Reinforce presence of the centre

• Improve pedestrian amenity

• Frame bushland/district views

• Respond to ‘fine grain’ lot subdivision

• Opportunity retain existing local business

• Reduce vehicle crossings

• Connect to walking trail

The Master Plan• 3st street wall height

• 6st at the rear

• 2 vehicle accessing points

• Setbacks– North – 6m– South – 10m– Northwood Road – 3m

6m

3m

10m

Ground Level Plan

• Active ground floor use options:– Neighbourhood shops– Vet clinic– Medical centre– Café

• Street trees, wider footpaths• On-site drop-off zone

• 3 laneway/links

Indicative Section

The Vision

Artist’s impression of the proposal viewed from River Road West

The Vision

Artist’s impression of the proposal viewed from Kenneth Street

Draft DCP

DCP approach

- Council’s format

- Objectives

- Controls

Draft DCP

The Character Statement

- Mixed use development

- A boutique development of residential aged care

- Opportunities for people aging in place

- Active ground floor plane

- Provision of high-quality local services

- Clear identity and built form definition

- Minimised vehicle and servicing access

- Pedestrian friendly environment

Draft DCP

• Maximum building height – RL 70.25 to the underside of top ceiling• Storey controls as well as LEP height

Built form and scale StoreysaboveNorthwoodRd

Draft DCPMinimum Setbacks

Ground and Lower Ground Levels Top Level

Draft DCP

• Active uses– Entrances– Shop fronts– Outdoor dining– Business premises

• Minimise blank walls• Awnings along street frontage

Active frontages

Draft DCPThrough site links Transport and parking

• 2 vehicle access points• On-site drop-off and basement parking

• View corridors• Min. widths• Min. height – 4m

Draft DCPOpen space and landscape areas

• Northwood Road – New trees and paving• Landscape buffers to all boundaries

• Podium garden as communal area• Landscape area – 24% of total site area

Draft DCPBuilding facades

• Vertical articulation to reflect the ‘fine-grain’ pattern

• Articulation to all boundaries• Clear base, middle and top• Visual interest

Solar access

• Adequate solar access to – Main living areas of adjacent properties– Main living areas of the proposal– Communal open space of the proposal

Bushland protection

• Minimise impacts to adjacent bushland– Visual impact– Stormwater

• Development blends with natural landscape– Landscaped rear setback– Appropriate materials and colours– A landscape plan outlines tree selection

Facilitated Question and Answer

• Urban Concepts, Director, Belinda Barnett

Question and Answer