Consultation has concluded

Exhibition is now closed.

Pursuant to section 7.4(External link) of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979, Council has received a draft Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) relating to an exhibited Planning Proposal (council ref.: PP2020/007) with a Gateway Determination(External link) (PP-2021-4170(External link)) to:

  1. Rezoning the site from R4 High Density Residential to B4 Mixed Use
  2. Increasing the maximum building height standards from 34m to 44m
  3. Increasing the maximum floor space ratio (FSR) standard from 1.7:1 to 4.5:1
  4. A minimum lot size of 800m2

The draft VPA secures a monetary contribution of $1,162,929 for funding public works in the Chatswood CBD area to support the development growth resulting from the increased density at the subject site.

On 28 March 2022, Council resolved(External link) to give Public Notice of the subject VPA, in accordance with section 7.5(External link) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and Clause 204(External link) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021.

The monetary contribution provided by the VPA, if executed, will be applied towards the Community Infrastructure works under the Planning Agreement Policy & Procedures Manual(External link), providing valuable public benefits to the Chatswood community.

The draft VPA and its Explanatory Note (in plain English) can be viewed under “Exhibited Documents” on the right side panel of this page from:

4 April 2022 (Monday) to 2 May 2022 (Monday)

You may comment on these exhibited documents but your comments should be limited to matters concerning this subject VPA, not the related Planning Proposal in which its own exhibition has concluded.

Any comments relating to the Planning Proposal will not be considered as part of this exhibition.

Please note all comments may be made available or reproduced in Council reports unless specifically requested by the submitter that this is not to occur.

Where a political donation has been made, please complete an electronic Political Donations and Gifts Disclosure Form(External link).

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CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

Survey for VPA - 3 Ellis St, Chatswood

Consultation has concluded