Parramatta Leagues Club Hotel

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SE-51206
Further to our conversation, I'm confirming my request for an extension
in time for the public exhibition period for this application, for the
following reasons:

- This application is of wider public interest, given its location and
the potential impact to the existing World Heritage Listing (WHL) for
Government House and Parramatta Park, and success of a future WHL
which the Opposition announced on 17 February, it would pursue as a
matter of priority should they win government next month (as part of
its Heritage Policy).
- The images in the Visual Impact Assessment (and Heritage) reports
seek to make the comparison with the massing and scale for future
tower buildings for Urban Growth's plans for North Parramatta's
historic Cumberland Hospital Precinct. However the government recently
confirmed that its plans for the precinct are being reviewed.
Consequently any comparisons as to the visual impact are simply
assumptions and could be misconstrued in terms of the public's
understanding of the plans.
- The Visual Impact Assessment and Heritage reports are key documents
on public exhibition. However, a number of images that show the visual
impact at key locations cannot be understood given white massing
against a white background is used to show the visual impact. To this
end, the images should be corrected, and re-exhibited before
submissions to the EIS close to enable sufficient time for public
comment.
- Reference is consistently made to a 17 storey building when the
actual building is 18 storeys. This should be corrected.
- The exhibition period started mid-January during annual summer
school holidays. This has consequently limited time for the public to
review the documents and comment.

In summary, given the application's sensitivity and the wider public
interest, the exhibition period should be extended. Appreciate your
follow up with the Department's senior staff.

SE-51167
PLEASE DO NOT PUBLISH MY PERSONAL DETAILS.

I have not made a reportable political donation.

QUERY - RE THE APPLICATION

Further to my previous comments, I note a number of the key images in
the visual assessment analysis are still difficult for the public to
understand - ie white massing against a white-coloured sky.

As such, many people in the wider public will not be able to
understand the potential impact.

Given the cost of the application it's difficult to understand why
this is the case, and why the concerns raised last month have not been
addressed.

Yours sincerely,

22 February, 2019

Ms Carolyn McNally
Secretary
NSW Department of Environment and Planning
GPO Box 39,
Sydney NSW 2001

Dear Ms McNally,

RE: Parramatta Leagues Club Hotel - SSD 17_8800 - Construction of a 17
storey hotel comprising 209 hotel rooms, one basement level for
services, ancillary uses including a pool, gym, cafe, bars and
function room, vehicular access from O'Connell Street, public domain
works and tree removal.

The National Trust of Australia (NSW) lodges a strong objection to the
State Significant Development Application for the construction of a 17
storey commercial hotel within Parramatta Park adjacent to the
Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Property Parramatta Park and
the National Heritage Listed Parramatta Female Factory and
Institutions Precinct.

The original gazettal of Parramatta Park on 6 August, 1858 set aside
an area of 246 acres (99.6 hectares), including the site of this
current development proposal. Parramatta Park today has been reduced
in area to 85 hectares, with 75% of this alienation having occurred in
the last fifty five years. The new stadium development is yet another
massive alienation of the diminishing parkland.

The construction of the new Parramatta Stadium has placed a huge,
dominating structure within Parramatta Park and it is now argued that
this would also justify a 17 storey commercial hotel within the Park.

If this were to proceed within such a significant park (World
Heritage, National Heritage and State Heritage listings) then it would
set a precedent for other sporting clubs to argue for their own
multi-storey commercial developments, most likely in important
parklands.

And this at a time when public parkland and open space are all the
more precious given the scale of multi-storey residential and
commercial development throughout Sydney.

While it is still argued that the new Stadium does not impact on the
National Trust's own Old Government House in Parramatta Park, it can
be clearly seen dominating the skyline from the front steps of the
building.

The proposed new tower will further impact on that important view and
for that reason, the further alienation of Parramatta's most important
parkland and the precedent that will be set for other important and
rare parkland in New South Wales, the Trust objects to this proposal.

Yours sincerely,

Graham Quint
Director, Conservation