Auburn City Council

In the Extra Ordinary Council meeting dated 12th May 2010, Council resolved to immediately prepare a planning study of Berala Town Centre and the surrounding Berala residential area to determine what opportunities exists to revitalise the town centre and to provide new residential housing opportunities in the surround area. And also to prepare a planning study of Regents Park Town Centre and the surrounding Regents Park residential area to determine what opportunities exists to revitalise the town centre and to provide new residential housing opportunities in the surround area including the area bound by Amy Street, The Chullora Goods Railway line, the Sydney water pipieline and Kingsland Road.

Study Background

Council is undertaking concurrent studies of Berala Village and Regents Park Village. The purpose of these studies is to:

consider which building types and heights are suitable for each village centre;
identify opportunities to revitalise each village centre; and
bring together information which will inform the future upgrade of the main street areas of each village centre.

The study area for each village centre includes 2 key components:

the residential area within a 400-600m radius of the station and main street (which is consistent with the Department of Planning and Infrastructure’s (DP&I) definition of a village centre in the Metropolitan Strategy). This area is also of particular interest as it forms the ‘walkable’ area of the centre, that is, those parts of the village centre which are within a 5-15 minute walk of the shops and station.
the main street area which is the land zoned B2 Local Centre under ALEP 2010.

In the case of Berala, the focus of the study area is the area within the 400m radius (the ‘core’ area), with the area in the 400-600m belt referred to as the ‘surrounds’. With the exception of the main street area and station, this area is predominantly residential.

In Regents Park, however, over one third of the land within the 400m radius (the ‘core’ area) is zoned industrial. Whilst this industrial area is part of the study, it is not the focus. The residential area to the east of the railway line within the 400-600m belt is referred to as the ‘surrounds’. The Regents Park study areas has also been extended beyond the 600m radius to address a Council resolution of Extra Ordinary Meeting dated 12th May 2010 including the area bound by Amy Street, The Chullora Goods Railway line, the Sydney water pipieline and Kingsland Road.

Community Consultation/Workshop

On the 6th and 7th July 2011 Community Consultation/workshop was undertaken for Berala and Regents Park Village Study.

The purpose of these workshops was to:

explain the purpose of the studies and provide an outline of the preliminary research undertaken to date;
explore opportunities for renewal and revitalisation, with a particular focus on building type, scale and character residents thought would be appropriate for their village in the future; and
confirm that issues raised in previous forums (particularly the Community Strategic Plan forums held throughout 2010) were being carried through to these studies, and would be addressed where appropriate.

A report was presented to the ordinary Council meeting on the 10 August 2011. The report provided a summary of the community engagement undertaken as part of the Berala and Regents Park Villages Studies. The report included an outline of the study area and background , as well as summary of the activities and the outcomes of each of the four community workshops held (two workshops for each village centre).

Please click on the attached link to view the Business Papers for the Month of August 2011. View pages 282-288 to see the report on Berala and Regents Park Villages Studies.

http://www.auburn.nsw.gov.au/Govern1/CouncilMeetings/Business Papers 2011/Business Paper for Council Meeting - 10 August 2011.pdf

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