Planning Proposal - 131 St Vincent Street, Ulladulla

A Planning Proposal (rezoning) application has been lodged for 131 St Vincent St, Ulladulla. Bunnings is currently operating at this site but will be relocating to another site nearby. The application seeks Council's support to amend the planning controls that apply to the site under the Shoalhaven Local Environment Plan 2014 (LEP). The changes to the LEP requested by the proponent are:

• Rezone the site from E4 General Industrial to MU1 Mixed Use
• Increase the ‘maximum height of buildings’ from 11 metres to up to 30 metres
• Apply a maximum floor space ratio (FSR) of 3.5:1.

Proponent’s development concept

The proponent’s concept plans show how they intend to develop the site if the LEP is amended (subject to a separate development application process).

The proponent’s concept is a mixed residential and commercial development comprising four buildings ranging from three to nine storeys (15 to 30 metres) high. The towers would incorporate:

• 250 residential apartments
• commercial premises with a total floor area of 5,750 m²
• a 120-place childcare centre.

The proponent has also provided a ‘letter of offer’ to enter into Voluntary Planning Agreement that provides more detail on the affordable housing proposal and expectations in this regard.

The Planning Proposal (LEP amendment) process

The LEP amendment process is explained in the NSW Government’s Local Environmental Plan Making Guideline. Council’s Guidelines for Proponent Initiated Planning Proposals explains Council’s procedures for managing proponent-initiated PPs. Links to these documents are available on Council's Planning Proposals web page. Also see Council's Planning Agreement Policy (POL/417).