Draft amendment No. 26 to Liverpool LEP 2008 - Part of Cross Roads Bulky Goods Precinct, Casula

The Planning Proposal seeks to permit Costco retail premises/warehouse within the Crossroads Homemaker Precinct at Casula, by adding additional uses for "retail premises", "business premises", "service stations" and "vehicle repair stations" on part Lot 200 DP 1090110 Beech Road, Casula in the Schedule 1 - Additional Use of the Liverpool LEP 2008.The Planning Proposal is at Tag 1. The Site's locational context is shown at Tag 2 and an aerial photo is at Tag 3. The rezoning application was supported by an economic impact assessment, flood assessment and preliminary traffic investigation (Tag 1). The siteThe land area subject to the proposal is approximately 5.9 hectares which forms part of the 17.6 ha "Cross Roads Homemaker" centre bulky goods precinct which is one of the largest homemaker centres in NSW consisting of a number of well known mid-large format bulky goods premises including Bunnings, Flower Power, The Good Guys, Freedom Furniture, Bing Lee and a 26 speciality stores. Further details of the site and the businesses on the site are at Page 130 of Council's City Planning Report dated 28 September, 2011, at Tag 1. The land is currently zoned B5 Business Development under Liverpool LEP 2008 (zoning map at Tag 4) and "Cross Roads Homemaker" centre precinct is one of the 3 precincts identified by Liverpool Council as an appropriate cluster for bulky goods. The site is vacant and cleared of any significant vegetation. The Planning Proposal will allow for a Costco retail warehouse to be constructed in the north western part of the Crossroads precinct. Vehicular access to the site is via the internal road network within the Cross Roads precinct to Camden Valley Way and Campbelltown Road. There are no bus services that enter the crossroads precinct, however, the nearest bus stop is approximately 400 metres away on Camden Valley Way.