Macquarie Park proposals must match the precinct Place Strategy and Master Plan.
Applies to: Macquarie Park Corridor and Investigation Area, City of Ryde LGA (Map LAP_001)Planning proposals for land in the Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct must be consistent with the precinct's Place Strategy and Strategic Master Plan. Proposals must align rezoning with infrastructure delivery (transport study, Infrastructure Delivery Plan and secured funding before rezoning), only progress out-of-sequence landowner-led proposals with full landowner agreement, and align with the Waterloo Road Master Plan.
Direction 1.18 is a place-based planning direction that steers rezonings within a specific area of the City of Ryde: the Macquarie Park Corridor and the Macquarie Park Investigation Area. Its purpose is to make sure that any planning proposal in this precinct follows two adopted planning documents \u2014 the Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct Place Strategy and the Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct Strategic Master Plan, both dated August 2022 and approved by the Minister for Planning and published on the Department's website on 30 September 2022.
In practice, a planning proposal authority preparing to rezone land in the precinct must show its proposal aligns with those two documents. Beyond that, the direction ties rezoning to infrastructure delivery: proposals in the Investigation Area must draw on a detailed transport study, address an Infrastructure Delivery Plan, and have funding mechanisms locked in before rezoning. It also controls 'out of sequence' landowner-led proposals (allowing them only with full landowner agreement) and requires alignment with the Waterloo Road Master Plan.
The consequence of inconsistency is that the proposal will not conform unless the planning proposal authority can persuade the Secretary (or nominee) that the inconsistent provisions are only of minor significance and that the proposal still achieves the overall intent of the Place Strategy. This is a highly localised instrument \u2014 it only bites on land within the mapped Macquarie Park precinct.
Planning proposal authorities preparing planning proposals for land within the mapped Macquarie Park Corridor and Macquarie Park Investigation Area in the City of Ryde LGA.
When a planning proposal authority prepares a planning proposal for land in the City of Ryde LGA that applies to land identified as the Macquarie Park Corridor and Macquarie Park Investigation Area on Map Sheet LAP_001 (August 2022).
A planning proposal may be inconsistent only if the planning proposal authority satisfies the Secretary (or nominee) that the inconsistent provisions are of minor significance and that the proposal achieves the overall intent of the Place Strategy.
The direction operates by reference to the Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct Place Strategy and Strategic Master Plan (both August 2022), the Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct Detailed Transport Study, the Infrastructure Delivery Plan, and the Waterloo Road Active Street Master Plan (Hassell, Version 3, 28.8.2020). Land is defined by Map Sheet LAP_001.
A planning proposal must be consistent with the Place Strategy (August 2022) and Master Plan (August 2022), approved by the Minister and published on the Department's website on 30 September 2022.
Proposals to rezone land in the Investigation Area must incorporate the outcomes of the Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct Detailed Transport Study and incorporate and address the requirements of the Infrastructure Delivery Plan.
Funding mechanisms must be in place for delivery of infrastructure required to support the proposed growth, prior to rezoning, including local and regional infrastructure requirements.
'Out of Sequence' landowner-led planning proposals informed by detailed neighbourhood master plans may only progress where full landowner agreement is achieved.
Implementation must align with the intent of the Waterloo Road Master Plan (prepared by Hassell, Version 3 dated 28.8.2020) for the City of Ryde.
This direction has no application to Kiama. It is strictly geographically confined to the Macquarie Park Corridor and Investigation Area within the City of Ryde LGA, as shown on Map LAP_001. A Kiama planning proposal or DA would never trigger it. It is included here only for completeness of the direction series.
1.18 Implementation of the Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct Objectives The objective of this direction is to ensure development within the Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct is consistent with the Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct Place Strategy (Place Strat egy) and Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct Strategic Master Plan (Master Plan). Application This direction applies when a planning proposal authority prepares a planning proposal for land in the City of Ryde local government area that applies to land identified as Macquarie Park Corridor and the Macquarie Park Investigation Area as shown on Map Sheet LAP_001 Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct Ministerial Direction Map (August 2022). Direction 1.18 (1) A planning proposal authority must ensure that a planning proposal is consistent with the Place Strategy (August 2022) and Master Plan (August 2022), approved by the Minister for Planning and Minister for Homes and published on the Department of Planning and Environment website on 30 September 2022. (2) A planning proposal must also: (a) ensure the rezoning of land is aligned with the delivery of infrastructure, requiring any proposal to rezone land within the Macquarie Park Investigation Area to: i. incorporate the outcomes of the Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct Detailed Transport Study; ii. incorporate and address requirements of the Infrastructure Delivery Plan; iii. ensure funding mechanisms are in place for the delivery of infrastructure required to support the growth proposed by the planning proposal, prior to rezoning, including local and regional infrastructure requirements. (b) ensure ‘Out of Sequence planning’ landowner led planning proposals informed by detailed neighbourhood master plans are only progressed where full landowner agreement is achieved. (c) ensure implementation aligns with the intent of the Waterloo Road Master Plan, prepared by Hassell, Version 3 date 28.8.2020, for City of Ryde and published by the City of Ryde council website https://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/development/waterloo-road-active- street-master-plan-final-master-plan.pdf. Consistency A planning proposal may be inconsistent with the terms of this direction only if the planning proposal authority can satisfy the Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment (or their nominee), that: (a) the provisions of the planning proposal that are inconsistent are of minor significance, and (b) the planning proposal achieves the overall intent of the Place Strategy. Note: Map Sheet LAP_001 Macquarie Park Innovation Precinct Ministerial Direction Map is available on the Department of Planning and Environment website. Date commenced: 30 September 2022
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