Local Planning Panel28 August 2019

Church Street, Newtown

D/2019/225

Applicant: Rygate Surveyors

Owner: City of Sydney

proposalSubdivision to facilitate partial road closure and issue of first title for that component proposed for closure

recommendationapprove subject to conditions

notification information• exhibition period 25 March to 16 April 2019

• 242 owners and occupiers notified

• 1 submission received

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submission• why is Church Street being closed for this application?

• why is such a long length of Church Street being closed?

• for what time period?

subject site

submitter

submission

background• Council resolution of 14 July 2016 resolved to

rescind road widening

• adjoining land owner in negotiations with Council to purchase

site

site viewed from Church Street looking north

subdivision plan

subdivision plan

recommendation• approval subject to conditions

• site to be consolidated with adjoining property 180-182 Church Street, Newtown