(ITEM22/23) AMENDMENTS TO THE BURWOOD DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PLAN - BOARDING HOUSE AND CO-LIVING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT - ADOPTION

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Overview of the public exhibition of amendments to the Burwood Development Control Plan (DCP) for boarding house and co-living housing developments. The exhibition ran for 42 days from 20 February to 31 March 2023 and received three written submissions. Revisions were made to clarify controls in response to issues raised, including setbacks for heritage items and planning calculations. Adoption of the amended controls, highlighted post-exhibition in Attachment 5, is recommended with no financial implications.

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(ITEM22/23) AMENDMENTS TO THE BURWOOD DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PLAN-BOARDING HOUSE AND CO-LIVING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT-ADOPTION File No: 23/9578 REPORT BY SENIOR STRATEGIC PLANNER Summary This report provides an overview of the public exhibition of the amendments to the Burwood DCP with regards to the controls for boarding house and co-living housing developments. During the exhibition, three (3) submission were received. Changes have been made to the draft DCP to respond to issues raised in the submissions. It is proposed that the amended controls for boarding house and co-living housing developments, with the changes included in the body of the report and associated annexures be adopted. Operational Plan Objective A.32 Undertake a comprehensive review of the Development Control Plan (DCP) 2013 and prepare a user friendly and interactive DCP 2.1.3 Ensure transparency and accountability in decision making. Background Council, at its meeting on 14 February 2023 considered a report on amendments to Burwood DCP relating to planning controls for boarding houses and co-living housing developments where it resolved to exhibit the amendment to Section 5.4 – Boarding house and co-living housing developments. This also included the exhibition of the draft Plan of Management Template, which is included as an annexure to the Section 5.4 of the DCP. The amendments to the DCP also included ancillary amendments to the car parking rates for boarding houses in Section 3.9 and 4.6 of the Burwood DCP, and the recycling waste generation rates for boarding houses in Section 8.1.6 of the Burwood DCP. A summary of these changes is included at Attachment 1. Public Exhibition & Consultation The amendments to the Burwood DCP were exhibited for 42 days between 20 February to 31 March 2023. The public exhibition included: 􀂃 Exhibition of the draft DCP amendments to Sections 5.4, 3.9, 4.6 and 8.1.6 and relevant associated documentation on Council’s website and the Participate Burwood website. 􀂃 An internal workshop was held with Council’s City Development team to ensure that the proposed objectives and controls are clear and understandable in the context of development assessment and deliver quality development outcomes. As a result of the workshop and the feedback received, minor amendments have been made to the draft DCP. A summary of the issues raised and City Planning officer’s response is included at Attachment 2. 􀂃 The draft DCP was also referred across the organisation to relevant internal stakeholders. There was generally support for the proposed changes and no specific amendments were suggested to the draft DCP. 􀂃 A Planning Information Session was held on 21 March 2023 to provide an overview of the proposed amendments. The session was attended by approximately 20 people, including industry professionals, architects, planning consultants, local real estate agents and residents. A summary of the feedback received at the Planning Information Session and council officer’s response is provided at Attachment 3. During the formal exhibition, three (3) written submissions were received. Key issues raised in the submission included: 􀂃 clarification on the application of setbacks to heritage items, 􀂃 achievement of the 2.7m floor to ceiling height within 3. 1m floor to floor height 􀂃 suggestion to incorporate numerical controls to guide the calculation of the area for kitchen and laundry spaces 􀂃 clarification with respect to the requirements relating to the provision of private open space. A detailed summary of the submissions and the council officer’s response is provided at Attachment 4. A number of the objectives and controls have been amended to respond to the issues raised during the exhibition. It is considered that as the amendments made respond to submissions received and are minor in nature (ie they generally provide clarification with respect to an objective and/or control) there is no need to re-exhi

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What was the purpose of exhibiting the Burwood DCP amendments?

To present proposed changes to planning controls for boarding house and co-living housing developments and to invite public and stakeholder feedback.

How long did the public exhibition run and how many submissions were received?

The amendments were exhibited for 42 days, from 20 February to 31 March 2023, and three written submissions were received.

What kinds of issues were raised in the submissions?

Key issues included clarification on setbacks for heritage items, achieving specified height relationships, guidance for kitchen and laundry area calculations, and requirements for private open space.

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