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URBISSTAFF RESPONSIBLE

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Director

Associate

Director

Senior Consultant

Job

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Report

Number

Susan Rudland

Michael Grosvenor

Col Mackin

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Executive

Summary

i i

1

Introduction

1

Consultation

Activity

2

3

Community

Feedback

S u m m a r y 5

3 1

Summary

of

Community

Feedback

5

4

Key Findings

and

Recommendations

8

4 1 Attitude

Towards

he

Adaptive

Reuse

Of he

Former

ational Acoustics

Testing

L a b o r a t o ry 8

4 2

Use

Of he

ite

By

The hurch

Of

Scientology

8

4 3

Traffic

And

Parking Impacts

8

4 4 Bushland

S e t t i n g 8

4 5 R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s 8

D i s c l a i m e r 1 0

Key

e s s a g e s

12

Appendix

A

Key Messages

Key Messages

Proposal

O v e r v i e w

12

Operational

detail 1 2

Acoustic

m p l i c a t i o n s

13

Integrating

into

the

ocal

community

1 3

CSA

n

Sydney

1 4

Appendix

B

Newsletter

Appendix

C

Door

Knock

Catchment

Appendix

D

Community

Information and Feedback ession:

Display

Boards

Appendix

E

Community

Feedback

Form

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Executive

Summary

Urbis

was

ommissioned

by

the

Church

of

Scientology

Australia

(CSA)

o

undertake

community

consultation

regarding

a

development pplication

(DA)

o

adaptively

reuse

theformer

National Acoustic

Laboratory

Testing

site

at

126

reville

Street,

Chatswood

West.

CSA

propose

to

reuse

the ite

for

ffice

premises

and

a

lace

of

public

worship.

Consultation commenced

n late

August

2014.The

following key

consultation activities have taken

place

since

his time:

evelopment

and

management

of

a

edicated website

(www.grevillestreetdevelopment.com.au)

ogging

community

comment

through

a

edicated

1800 umber

and mail

address

istribution

of

a

community

newsletter

di st rib ut e d

29

August

2014

eetings

with

key

stakeholders:

Councillors

on

5

August

2014 nd Chatswood West

Ward

Progress

Association

on

8

eptember

2014

oor-knock of

o c al

areaon

nd9

eptember

2014

oordination and acilitation

of

a

Community

Information

and

Feedback

ession

(CIFS)

t

126

Greville

Street,

Chatswood West

on

3

eptember

2014

(1Oam

o

1

pm)

rovision offeedback

forms

at

CIFS

and

briefings

i-weekly

tracking

ofsocial

media

platforms.

Feedback rom

the

community

has

been

largely

supportive

of

the

proposal.

Although

there

are

some

queries

from

the

local

community

eeking

clarification

on

operational

elementsof the

proposal,

most f

these

queries

are

from

people

who

re

upportive

of

retaining

and

adaptively reusing

the

existing

former

Laboratory

building.

Within

this

context,

the most

common

queries

raised

were:

he

xtent to

which

the

Church

will

maintain

existing

levels

of

community

access

o

the

bush

and

reserve

urrounding

the

ite,

as

ell

as

p o t e n t i a l l y o f f e r i n g

some

f

the

Church s acilities

for

community

ctivities

roviding greater

detail

regarding

the Church s

operation

and heir

potential

role

within

an

established

re si de n t i al

community

roviding greater

detail

regarding

how

much raffic

and

parking

will

be

generated

from the

proposal, especially

on

reville Street

and

Range

Road

l a r i f y i n g

how

much

after-hours

a c t i v i t y

will

be

generated by

the

proposal

o

hat extent

ill the

bushland

setting

be

protected

and

bushfire

risk

mitigated

Outcomes

rom the

community

consultation

process

have

informed

the

development

of

the

concept lan

that

underpins

the

development

pplication.

In

order

to

ensure

hat

the

community s

queries

continue

to

be

addressed

in

f i n a l i s i n g

plans

for

the

development

pplication

(DA),

he

following

recommendations

are

made:

rovide

follow-up

newsletters

after the

development

pplication

is

submitted.

Consultation should

continue

to

keep

the

community

informed

of

the

p r o j e c t s

current

status,

provide

an

verview of

feedback received and u tline

next

s t e p s

nclude reference to broad

community

u p p o r t

for

the

adaptive

reuse

of

former

Laboratory

building

EXECUTIVESUMM RY

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pecify

levels

of

community

access

o

the

site

and how

his

will

be

managed

rovide

detailed

traffic and

parking

generation

data to

show

hat additional traffic

and

parking

will

not

be

generated

on

esidentia l

streets

around the site

nclude

a

ushfire

management

plan

nclude

this

report

as

part

of

the


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1

Introduction

Urbis

was

ommissioned

by

the Church

of

Scientology

Australia

CSA)

o

undertake

community

consultation

regarding

a

evelopment

pplication

DA)

o

adaptively

reuse

he

previous

National Acoustic

Laboratory

site

at

126

reville

Street

Chatswood

West.

CSA

propose

to

reuse

he

site

for

office

and

administration

purposes

and

as

a

lace

of

public worship.

Community

consultation

has included:

irect

engagement

ith

Council and

near

eighbours

on

reville Street

and Millwood

Avenue,

including

stakeholder

meetings

a

ocal

area

door knock

and

an

open

community

and information

feedback

session.

road

communications

through

newsletters

a

project

specific

website

a

edicated

1800 otline

and email

address.

This

report

summarises he

outcomes f

the consultation

process

to

date.

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Cansu tatian

c t i v i t y

Community

consultation

involved the

activities

described

in

Table

1

below.

These onsultation activities

were

upported

by

a

eries

of

key

messages

hat

were

eveloped

to

provide

factual and consistent

information to

inform

consultation

see

Appendix

A).

ACTIVITY

TABLE -126

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STREET

CHATSWOOD

WEST ENGAGEMENT CTIVITYAND ARTICIPATION

PARTICIPATION

Consultation

website

Communication

log

Community

newsletter

Key

Stakeholder

meetings

Local

area

door

knock

DESCRIPTION

ebsite

www.grevillestreetdevelopment.com.au

Between 18

Au gust

2014

and

25

r i g i n a l l y published

on

18

Au gust

2014

September

2014,

website

statistics show:

nformation

includes

an

verview

of

the

project,

otal number

f

web

ite sessions:

23

site

context,

engagement

process,

and

contact

details

umber

f

ite

page

views: 95

pdate

of

web

ite

content fter

Community

verage

time

spent

onsite: 4:37

Information

and Feedback

Session

(CIFS)

ook

place

log

was

developed

to

record

all

phone

alls to

the

1800

umber,

and

e-mails to the

consultation e-mail address

A ewsletter

was

istributed 29

Au gust

2014.The.

newsletter

b r i e f l y

described the

proposal

and

notified

residents of the

upcoming Community

Information

and

Feedback

Session

on

13

September

2014

The

newsletter

and

the

catchment

area

for

distribution ofthe

newsletters,

are

presented

in

Appendix

A

Additional

newsletters

were

istributed

to the

neighbourhood

south of

Fullers Rd

either

side of

Greville Street

on

9

September

2014

at

the

request

of

the

secretary

of the

Chatswood

West

Ward

Progress

Association)

Two

meetings

have been

held:

illoughby

Council Councillors

on

he

evening

of

Monday

25

Au gust

2014

at Willoughby

Council

Chambers,

Chatswood)

hatswood WestWard

Progress

Association

Regular

Monthly

Meeting Thursday

18

September At Dough erty

Centre,

Chatswood)

n

agreed

catchment of local

residents

(see

Appendix

B)

was

dvised of the doorknock

dates

by

a

etter distributed

on

3

September

5

people phoned

or

e-mailed

950 ewsletters

distributed

to

local

homesand businesses

(see

ppendix

A

GPS

mapping report)

n

additional 30

ewsletters

distributed

on

9

September

o

Greville

Street

residents

south of

Fullers

Road

Six

Councillors

in

attendance,

ncluding

Mayor

and hatswood WestWard

Councillors

(C

Mustaca and Cr

Saville)

21

CWWPA

embers n

attendance,

chaired

by

Bob

Lawrence and

Terry

Fogarty

ver

he two

days,

the

team

spoke

with

41

people (47

f

those

door-knocked)

in

Greville

Street,

Wood

Street

Range

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ACTIVITY

Community

Information

and

Feedback

Session

DESCRIPTION

2014

he

etter

was

istributed to

88 ouseholds

in

streets

immediately surrounding

126 reville

Street

neighbourhood

door knock of

88households

and businesses

was

onducted

on

8nd9

September

2014.

The

oor knockoffered

an

opportunity

to

introduce

the

Churchs

proposal

to

surrounding

neighbours

and

to

provide

them

with

an

opportunity

to

provide

feedback

on

he

proposal

before

the

CIFS

etter

was

eft

with

those households

that

were

not at home o

provide

them with contact

details

and

to

remind them

about the

CIFS

Community

Information

and Feedback

Session

was

eld at

126

reville

Street

on

3

September

2014

eople

were

nvited to attend

any

time between

10amand

1

pm.

ocalcouncillors

who

attended

the

p r i o r

Councillor

b r i e f i n g

were

lso invited to

attend

nformation

boards

were

displayed

including

details of

the

consultation,

the current

design

concept,

how

the Churchs

operations

may

adapt

within the

current

space,

the

transport

proposal

and

details

regarding

bushfire

management

and

acoustic

measures

(see

Appendix

Cor

display

boards).

These

boards

helped

answersome

f the

questions

raised

by

members of

the

community.

roject

team

representatives

in

attendance

were:

Michael Grosvenorand Col

Mackin,

Urbis

Community

Consultation team

Tim

Blythe,

Urbis

Planning

Trudy

Dunne,

WMK

rchitects

Laurie

Day,

WMK

rchitects

Jason

Rudd,

GTA r a f f i c and

Transport

Vicki

Dunstan,

CSA resident

Sei

Broadhurst,

i r g i n i a

Stewart,

Michael

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Road

and Millwood

Avenue

iscussions

ranged

from twominutes

through

to 15 inutes.

Very

interested

neighbours

interviewed

are

identi fied

in

Consultation

Outcomes

Summary

n the

next

section)

majority

of

people

that

answered

the

door

expressed

some

nterest in

the

proposal

5

people

attended the

Community

Information

and

Feedback

Session

ine

people lodged

feedback

forms

at

the event

hree

people

lodged

feedback forms

n

a

postal paid envelope

subsequent

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Session


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ACTIVITY

Feedback Forms

and

responses

Social Media

Tracking

4

DESCRIPTION

Gordon,

igel

Mannock

CSA)

Afeedback form

(Appendix

D)

was

ade

available

at the

Community

Information

and

Feedback

Session,

n v i t i n g

comments

on

he

draft

concept

plan

Four

social

media

reports

have been

generated

p r i o r

to

the

d r f t i n g

of his

Report

Findings

were

iscussed at the

weekly Project

Management eetings

PARTICIPATION

2

eedback

formshave

been

lodged

so

far.

An

additional ive emails have

also

been

lodged

that

provide

more

etailed

comments

on

he

proposal

ll

feedback

forms

submitted

agreed

that

the

session

provided

them ith

further

informationabout

the

proposal

and that

their

questions

were

nswered

he email

responses

provide

more

detailed

commentary.

These

are

addressed

n the

Section

Community

Feedback

Summary

ome misinformation

was

irculated

through

socialmedia

that

referred

tothe

proposal

for

126 reville

Street.

However,

his doesnot

appear

o have

manifested

in the local

community.

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Community

Feedback

Summary

3.1

SUMMARY

FCOMMUNITYFEEDBACK

The

following

sections

provide

a

summary

f

the feedback

provided

by

stakeholders and

members

of

the

community during

the

consultation

period.

Feedback

has

been summarised

by

street

as

eedback

provided

varied

s l i g h t l y

in

each

case.

r e v i l l e

Street

properties

are

a r t i c u l a r l y

interested i n

traffic

and

parking generation

and bushfire

management.

Millwood Avenue

roperties

are


supportive

of

this

proposal

re la tiv e

to

the

previous redeve l o pmen t

proposal

and

s o u g ht

confirmation that

was

no

res i den t i al

component

n the

proposal.

They

also

expressed

i n terest

in

the

bus

layby

proposal.

Range

Road residents

are


interested

in

maintaining community

access

o

the

site

parking

generation

rates

and bushfire

management trategies.

3.1.1 GREVILLESTREET

ANDWOOD

TREET

EAST

OF

ITE,

NORTH

OF

FULLERS

ROAD

The

following

points

summarise

responses

from

Greville

Road and

Wood Street

households:

l l

residents interviewed

stated

that

they

are

pleased

that

the

previous

r e s i d e n t i a l

development

proposal

will

not

be

proceeding

here

i s

broad

support

for

the

former

Laboratory building

being

used

agai n .

Some

eople

have

noticed

an

ncrease

in

a n t i s o c i a l

a c t i v i t y

as

he

site

continues to

remain

vacant

here is broad

s up p o r t

for

the

building

being

adaptively

reused

by

a

uitable

use

here

i s

broad

support

f o r

f a c i l i t a t i n g

bus

access

o

the

site

by

an

nhanced bus

layby f a c i l i t y

on

Millwood

Avenue

ratherthan main Grevi l l e

Street

access

here

were

some

queries

regarding

o n g o i n g

bushfire

management

on

he

s i t e.

Several

people

requested

that

a

ushfire

management

plan

be

deve l o ped

and

a d o pted

here

weresome

ueries

regarding

r e a c t i v a t i o n

of

the site

and

whether overflow

parking

may

once

agai n

occur

on

r e v i l l e

Street

p a r t i c u l a r l y

i f

the

car

park

becomes

f u l l )

here

were

ueries

regarding

whether there

ill

be

an

ncrease

in

noise

from

additional

cars

using

the

car

park

everal residents asked

for

more

e ta il

on

he

operational

characteristics

of

the

proposal

p a r t i c u l a r l y

how

much raffic

will

be

generated

to

and

from the s i t e

and

when

here

weresome

ueries

regarding

the

extended

operational

hours

pr op o sed

and

whether

greater

detai l

could be

provided

on

his

issue.

everal

adjoining properties

stated that

there

are

several

large

r o t t i n g

trees

a l o n g

the

property

l i n e that

pose

a

hort

term

threat to

the

safety

of

houses.

3.1.2 MILLWOOD

AVENUE

SOUTH

OF

SITE)

The

following points

summarise

responses

from

Millwood Avenue households:

l l

residents interviewed

stated

they

are

pleased

that

the

previous

r e s i d e n t i a l

development

proposal

will

not

be

proceedi n g

and

s up p o r t

the former

Laboratory building being adaptively

reused

by

a

uitable

use

here

is

general

s up p o r t

for

a

desi g n

solution

that

moves

he current

d a n g e r o u s

bus

s t o p

location

on

illwood

Avenue to

an

ff-road l o c a t i o n .

There

s also

general

i n t e r e s t

in

viewing

and

understanding

the

eventual

desi g n

of

the bus

layby.

There is

some

oncern

that

the

proposal

may

not

integrate e f f e c t i v e l y

with

existing Sydney

Buses

operations

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ome

esidents

queried

why

smaller

shuttle-sized buses could

not

be used to

access

he main

entrance

on

reville Street

ome

esidents

asked

whether

there

was

any

risk

that

buses

may

ack-up

along

Millwood

Avenue

hilst

waiting

to

access

he

lay-by?

3.1.3

RANGEROAD

(SOUTH-EAST

OF

SITE)

The

following points

summarise

responses

from

Range

Road households:

here

is

broad

support

forthe

proposed

use lthough

residents

are

keen

to

understand

the

specific

operational

characteristics of the

proposal

here

s

broad

interest

in

understanding

whether

the

proposal

may

enerate

overflow

parking

on

Range

Road

imilar

to what

was

xperienced

when

he

National Acoustic

Laboratory

was

n

use

here

is

broad

support

for

maintaining

public

access

o

the former

Laboratory

site via

the

gate

that

exists atthe bottom of

Range

Road.

A

key

access

s

something

that has been

used before

and

may

be

supported

again

here

are

some

roperties adjoining

the

south-east

boundary

ofthe former

Laboratory

site that

have

a

range

oftree maintenance and

drainage

issues

that

they

are

keen

to

work

with

the

Church

on

Table2

elow also

highlights

specific

queries

raised

by neighbours

and those

attending

the

stakeholder

meetings.

TABLE2 PECIFICISSUES

LOCATION

KEY

ISSUES

HOW

COMMUNICATED

Greville

Street

Queried

whether there ill be

an

ncrease

in traffic

noise from

site

CIFS

and

whether

there

were

potential privacy

issues

from

increased

visitation.

Has alked to the

Church s

building

manager

egarding

a

new

screening

fence

Millwood Avenue

Lives

near

purchased properties

on

illwood

Avenue.

Supportive

of CIFS

and

email

concepts,


bus

stop

proposal.

Just

wants

o be

onsulted

on

hatever

happens

Millwood

Avenue

Elderly

residentwho elies

heavily

on

us

access.

Finds t difficult

to

Door-knock

get

to

the

current

bus

stop-

orried that

she

ill

find

the

new

us

stop

more

ifficult

to

get

to.

Has

lso been disturbed

by

late

night

noises in the

area

behind her

place

late at

n i g h t

She s

not

sure

where

t is

coming

from.

Fullers

Road/Millwood Concerned

about

ongoing

business

opportunities. Happy

to discuss

Door-knockand

Avenue business further with Church

(as

per

previous

relationship

with

Laboratory).

email

Also keen

o

keep

the

Range

Road

gate

open

Kooba

Avenue Provided

a

etailed email after

the

CIFS

hat

referred

to

the Email

Church s

operation

and

its

proposal

to

open

ntil

9.30pm leaving

by10pm)

very

day.

The esident indicated

they

would

have

no

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Councillor

meeting

Chatswood West Ward

Progress

Association

meeting

objection

to

the

proposal

the

site

only

operated

during

the

day

and

there

were no

lasses .

They

also stated that the

transport

proposal

seemed

forthe

benefit

of

Scientology

parishioners .

Although

there

wasa

positive

response

to

the

proposal,

Councillors

Meeting

were

een to understand

the

level of

community

access

hat

ill be

provided,

including potential

use

f the

Churchs

acilities.

Councillors

were

lso keen to

understand

potential impacts,

any

on

surrounding

bushland.

The main

query

related to

proposed operational

characteristics of

Meeting

the

site,

namely:

ow

many

eople

will be

on

ite

during

the

day?

ill

these

people

all

arrive at

the

same

ime

or

at

different

periods during

the

day?

ow

many

buses ill be used

to

transport people

to and

from the site?

ow

much

parking

is

expected

to

be

generated?

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Key

Findings

and Recommendations

Feedback

from the

community

has been

largely supportive

of

the

proposal. Although

there

aresome

que ries

from the

local

community

seeking

clarification

on

operational

elements

ofthe

proposal,

most of

the

queries

are

from

p e op l e

who

are

supportive

of

retaining

and

adaptively

reusing

the

existing

former

Laboratory building. Many

n

the

local

community

also

e x p r e s s e d

relief that

the

former

residential

development proposal

did

not

progress.

There

is

p r t i c u l r l y

strong

support

for

a

proposal

that maintains

public

access

o

the

surrounding

bushland

setting

and

takes

a

ensitive

a p p r o a ch

tothe treatment ofthe

bushland

reserve

and

the

management

of

bushfire

risk.

Key

elements of

the

feedback received

is

summarised

below.

4.1

ATTITUDETOWARDS

HEADAPTIVE

REUSE

OF

THE

FORMER

NATIONALACOUSTICSTESTINGLABORATORY

Local

residents

appear

to

generally suppo rt

the Church s

proposal

to

reuse

the former

National Acoustics

Laboratory building

if t

continues

to

integrate effectively

with

the

surrounding community.

This

position

appears

to

have

been informed

by comparing

the

current

proposal

with the

previous

residential

development proposal.

The

majority

reported

that

they opposed

the

previous proposal.

The

community

gen era l l y suppo rt

the Church s

intent

to

be

a

alued member

ofthe

local

community.

They

r t i c u l r l y

suppo rt

maintaining

existing

levels

of

community

access

othe bushland

reserve

surrounding

the

site,

as

ell

as

p o t e n t i l l y using

some

fthe Church s acilities for

community

ctivities.

4.2 USE

OF

THE

SITEBY

THE

CHURCHOF

SCIENTOLOGY

There

was

some

nterest

in

better

understanding

the

operational

characteristics

ofthe

Church of

Scientology

and

whatthis

means

or

use

ofthe site. A small

p e rc e n t a g e

of residents stated

they

did not

know much about

the

Church

otherthan

what

they

had

heard

through

the media and

his

created

some

level

of

uncertainty.

4.3 TRAFFIC

AND

ARKING IMPACTS

Although

many

residents

supported

the Church s

plan

to

p r i o r i t i s e

access

o

the site

by

bus

(primarily

from

the

Church s residence at

Dundas),

thereby minimising potential

traffic

and

parking

generation

impacts,

there

was

t i l l

some

que ries

raised

regarding

traffic

and

parking generation

impacts

on

reville

Streetand

Range

Road.

everal residents

referred to

the

level

of

overflow

parking

that

was

previously

e x p e r i e n c e d

on

reville Streetand

Range

Road

when

the

site has

been

operational.

4.4

BUSHLANDSETTING

Many

residents

sought

assurances

that

an

a p p r o v e d

bushfire

management

plan

will be in

place

before

approval

is

given

to

the Church s

proposal. Longer

term

residents

t i l l

fear

the

occurrence

ofanother

large

bushfire

event

(similar

to

the

1997 ushfire where

evacuations

were

required). Neighbouring

properties

also wish to

discuss

potential

tree removal

strategies

that increase

property

safety.

4.5

RECOMMENDATIONS

In

l i g h t

of

positive

feedback received

generally

forthe

proposal

by

the

Chatswood West

community,

t

is

recommended consultation

continue with

local

residents for

the

remaining stage s

ofthe

design

and

planning

process,

including follow-up

newsletters afte r

the

development

pplication

is

submitted.

Consultation should

continue

to

keep

the

community

informed

ofthe

project s

current

status,

provide

an

overview of

feedback received

and outline next

steps.

With

r ega rd

to

the

specific

issues

raised

above,

the

following

recommendations

are

made:

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TABLE

OMMUNITY

ONSULTATIONRECOMMENDATIONS

ISSUE

RECOMMENDED

ESPONSE

Support

for

daptive

Reuse

f

former

National Acoustics

Testing

Laboratory by

Church of

Scientology

nclude

reference to

broad

community support

for the

adaptive

reuse

of

former

Laboratory

building

Support

for

maintaining existing

levels of

community

access

o.

site

Specify

levels of

community

access

o the

site

and

how his will

be

managed

Integrating

into local

community

articipate

in

local

community

events

as a

ocal

neighbour

acilitate

community

access

o

site and

building

facilities

Traffic

and

Parking

issues

rovide

detailed

traffic

and

parking

generation

data

to show hat additional traffic

and

parking

will

not

be

generated

on

esidential

streets

around the

site

Bushfire

Management

Plan

nclude

a

ushfire

management

plan

Ongoing

discussions with

near

neighbours

regarding

tree

and

drainage

management

Continue

ongoing

discussions between the

Church s

property

manager

and nterested

neighbours

eport

any

discussion outcomes

and ctions

to

Council

for

their information

Summary

of consultation

outcomes

nclude

this

report

as

part

of theDA

documentation

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report

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September

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or

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are

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A

Key

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Key Messages

PROPOSAL

OVERVIEW

The

CSA

s

seeking

a

uitable

Sydney

location

to

move

ts

regional

ecclesiastical

management

offices

to,

establishing

suitable ideal facilities for administration

of

t s

churches

and ocial betterment

programs.

t

will also

serveas a

enior

theological

t r a i n i n g

and tudies

f a c i l i t y

for

the

Asia

Pacific

Region

For

some

years

the

CSA

as

een

investigating

suitable

sites

to establish

an

dvanced Church

for

the

Asia Pacific

Region.

The

subject

site

represents

an

deal

opportunity

including

the

s i g n i f i c a n t

building

that

currently

exists,

which needs

i t t l e

orno

xternal alteration

to

make

t

f i t

for

purpose.

The

hurch

of

Scientology

Australia

CSA)

s

proposing

to

use

he former

Acoustics

Laboratory

building

at

126

reville Street and

the

residential lots

at 23 nd

25

illwood

Avenue,

Chatswood

West

or

the

operation

of

an

dvanced Church

for

the

Asia Pacific

Region

The

CSA s

seeking

to

use

he

existing b uilding

as

an

ffice

premises

and

a

place

of

public

worship.

Neither

of

these

uses

s

a n c i l l a r y

to the

other.

Both

usesare

permissible

under

the

zoning

provisions

of

the

Willoughby

Local Environmental

Plan

LEP)

014.The

proposed

land

uses are

ermissible

in

the

R3 esidential Zone

The

roposed

use

s

not

a

t y p i c a l

place

of

worship .

t will

p r i m a r i l y

operate

as a

et

of

ffice,

educationaland

nduction

spaces

The and

at

25 illwood Avenue

ill

be

used

for

a new

oad to allow bus

drop

off

and

pick

up

or

staff

via

a

rivate

bus service.

The

oad

may

lso

support

a

elocated STA us

stop

(currently

located

houses

up)

which

will

allow traffic

to

pass

as

uses

stop.

The

existing

dwelling

on

3

illwood

Avenue ill

remain

On

ite

car

arking

is

provided

in the

existing

two

evel

parking

structure

located

in the

north-east

corner

f

the

property

of

Greville Street.

Vehicular

access

ia

Range

Street is

not

proposed,

with

the

exception

of

emergency

ehicles.

OPERATIONAL

DETAIL

The

CSA

propose

to

use

he

existing building

for

a

range

of

functions.

This ill

include

t y p i c a l

administrative functions and

a n c i l l a r y

uses;

spaces

or

parishioners

to

undertake

theological

studies;

and

a

mall

120

person

Chapel

and student

dining

area,

lounges

and

social

spaces

Limited

upgrades

are

roposed

as

art

of

the

development.

The

existing

large

sound

chamber

ill be

modified toaccommodate

ffice

space

on

wo

evelsand ncludes

new

loor

boards

across

he

modified

areas

As

art

of

the internal

modifications,

new

openings

and removal

of

some

oncrete

walls is

proposed.

This work

will

be

accompanied

b y

measures

o

ensure

he

floor

loads

above

an

be

safely

transferred

to the

building

foundations

An

expeted

maximum

f

460

taff

290)

nd

parishioners

170)

ill

be

on

ite

at

anyone

ime and

there

ill

be

no

esidential

accommodation

on

it e

As

part

of the

development,

a

new

us

layby

will

be

designed

and constructed

on

illwood Avenue.

This ill

serveas

he

primary

access

oint

for

taff

attending

the site

Staff

accessing

the

site

will

arrive

via

private

b us ,

which will

drop

off

and

pick

up

passengers

from

the

bus

layby

on

illwood

Avenue. he

roposed

bus

drop

off

and

pick

up

oint

at

Millwood

Avenue s

considered

an

important

element

n

reducing

the

potential impacts

of the

proposal

on

reville Street.

TheRMS as

been

consulted and s

supportive

in

p r i n c i p l e

with

the

proposed

access

arrangements

from

Millwood

Avenue.

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With

the

adoption

of the

proposed

bus

strategy,

the

number

f

cars

and

overall

traffic

volumes

generated by

the

site

are

expected

to

be

no

greater

than

the

previous

Acoustics Lab

use or

that

modelled for

the residential

development

concept

supporting

the

recent

rezoning

Parishioners

ill

access

he

ite

via

public

transport

or

private

car

options.

Parishioners

a r r i v i n g

by

car

ill

access

he ite

from Greville

Street

with

parking

The ite will

operate

from

8:30am

:30pm a i l y .

Following

evening

classes,

ll

persons

ill

vacate

the site

before

10pm

Attendance

at

the

ite is

pre-arranged

and,

unlike

the

CSA

buildings

on

Castlereagh

Street,

Sydney,

the

general

public

will

not

be

permitted

towalk

in off the street

Maintenance/security

staff

will

be

on

ite

24

hours

a

day.

This ill

include

from

o

6

taff

on

duty

at

anyone

time.

ACOUSTICIMPLICATIONS

The movement

of

people

and

cars

to

and

from

the

site will

have the

greatest

acoustic

impact.

A

new

us

rop-off,

pedestrian bridge

and ramps

on

illwood

Ave

are

proposed

to

access

he

b u i l d i n g s

Main

Entry

in

order

to

minimise the

impacts

ofadditional traffic

in

Greville

St

Existing

high

traffic

noise levels

along

Millwood Avenue ill

minimise

l i k e l y

disturbance from vehicle

movements

on

reville Street

and

Millwood Avenue

during

the

day

and

n

the

evening

periods.

Retaining

the

existing

dwelling

at

number23 illwood

Avenue ill

act

as

a

oise

buffer

between

the

bus

stop

and residencesfurthersouth

The

existing

concrete

building

shell

will

prevent

noise

generated

within

the

building

from

disturbing

nearby

residences

Potential

sleep

disturbance

ill be

minimal

as

oth

staff

and

parishioners

will

vacate

the

site

by

10pm

Acoustic treatment s

necessary

to

address

noise

from

cars

entering/leaving

the

site from

the

car

park

in

the north-east

corner

of the

property.

An

acoustic

fence

s

recommended

along

the

southern

part

of

the

boundary

The

CSA

s

open

to

erecting

acoustic fences

on

he

northern

and

western

boundary

of

25

illwood

Avenue to

further minimise

potential

noise

impacts

affecting

the

local

community

The

CSA s interested

to

hear

f

residences

are

supportive

of the

acoustic

fencing

on

he

north,

west

and south boundaries.

INTEGRATINGINTO

THE LOCAL

COMMUNITY

This

adaptive

reuse

proposal

is

an

fficient

proposal

in

terms

of

use

f

existing

materials,

maintenance of

existing landscaping,

and

protection

of

surrounding

environment

Additional

paths

to

improve

a c c e s s i b i l i t y

around the ite

are

proposed

and

ill

be

accessible

to

the

local

community

Existing

vegetation

within

the

site

will be

retained to

maintain the natural environmental

setting

that

currently

exists.

There

may

be

some

equirements

from

the

Regional

Fire Service

RFS)

o

reduce

potential

bushfire hazards

The

Church is

seeking

to

operate

within

and be

a

art

of

the

local

community.

t

has

no

ntention to

create

a

gated

compound,

ut rather allow

appropriate opportunities

for

the

community

to

utilize the

grounds

and

access

nto

the National Park.

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CSA

N

SYDNEY

The Church s

Asia-Pacific

Regional Headquarters

and

an

Advanced

Organisation

are

based in

Sydney.

There

are

six

churches in Australia and

two

missions

(smaller

churches

that

deliver

introductory

services).Australia

wasone

f the

largest

growth

areas

orthe

r l i g i o n

and

n

1955 he

irst

formal

Scientology religious organisation

was

stablished in

Melbourne,

ith

Sydney

and

Perth

both

following

in

1960.

The cclesiastical

management

iaison

headquarters,

which is

proposed

to be located

at

the

new

ite in

Chatswood

West,

are

responsible

for

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to

Reuse

the Former

coustics

Laboratory

Site

TheChurch of

Scientology

Australia

CSA)

s

proposing

to

reuse

the former

Acoustics

Laboratory

building

at

126 reville

Street,

West Chatswood

for

dministrative,

educational,

and

related

Church ctivities.

Until

recent

times,

he

ite

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used

as

commercial office

premises

associated

with

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National Acoustic

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reuse

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establish

a

uitable

Sydney

ocation

for

training

and

education

purposes.

CSA

s

strongly

committed

to

achieving

a

ustainable

development

outcome

b y :

U t i l i s i n g

the

existing building

structure

Using

materials associated

with

the

existing building

Maintaining

the

existing

landscape

Protecting

the

surrounding

environment

Promoting

public transport

access

o

the

ite

Continuing

local resident

access

o

the ite s

grounds

and the

surrounding

Bushland Reserve.

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he

planning

concept

and

design

evolves n

the

coming

weeks,

CSAand Urbis nvite feedback

from

the

surrounding

community

and interested

stakeholders

o inform

Development

pplication

DA)

plans.

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then

be submitted

to

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seeking

a

uitable

Sydney

location

to

move

ts

ecclesiastical

management

offices

to

a

ite

that

offers

ideal

acilities

for administration of ts

churches

and ocial betterment

programs.

t will

also

serve

asa

enior

theological training

and education

f a c i l i t y .

Both of the

key

proposed

land

uses

(being

office

premises

and

place

of

public worship )

are

permissible

in

theR3 esidential

Zone,

or

under

Schedule

1

of

the

Willoughby

Local Environment Plan.

The ite

at 126 reville

Street

provides

CSA

ith

several

advantages, including:

The

exist ing building

requires

i t t l e

or

no

xternal

alteration

to

make t

fit

for

purpose

I t

is

centrally

located

within

the

Sydney

metropolitan

region

I t

is accessible

to

the

public transport

network

I t

is situated

within

pleasant

environmental

surroundings.

CSA

s

developing

a

lan

that contains

the

following

operational

characteristics:

Approximately

60

per

cent

f

the

building

will

beused for

typical

administrative functionsand

their

ancillary

uses

s t a f f

kitchen,

storage

etc.)

The

remaining

30

per

cent

ill

be used for

Theological

studies for

parishioners

Church

o f

Scientology

The

cclesiastical

management

liaison

headquarters

is

responsible

fo r

coordinating Scientology s r e l i g i o u s

services

at

regional

and

local levels

as

ell

as

he

wide

range

of social betterment

and

ch a r i t able

community

ctivities.

pproximately

10

per

cent

f

the

building

will

be

used for

a

mall

120

person

Chapel

and

a

student

dining

area

with

lounges

he ite

will

operate

from

8:30am

:30pm

a i l y .

Following

evening

classes,

people

ill

vacate

the

site before

10pm

aintenance/security

staff

will

be

on

ite

24

hours

a

ay

(ranging

from

2-6

taff

on

duty

at

anyone

ime)

maximum of460

people (290

taff and170

parishioners)

ill

be

on

ite

at

anyone

ime

here

ill

be

no

esidentialaccommodation

on

it e

he ite

provides

advanced

religious tr aining

and

services for

existing

members f the

Church.

Another Church

f a c i l i t y ,

located

on

Castlereagh

Street

in

the

c i t y ,

is for

general

public

enquiries

and

ours.

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majority

of taff

will

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to

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proposed

site

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bus

transport.

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an

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atio of

1

parishioner

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every

2

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at

anyone

ime

on

ite. Parishioners

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nsite

for

several

hours

at

a

ime.

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3

eptember

2014

Dear

Resident,

Proposed

reuse

f the

former

Acoustics

Laboratory building

at

126 reville

Street,

Chatswood

West

A

ewsletter

was

recently

delivered

to

households

in the Chatswood West

community

to

inform

them

that

the Church

of

Scientology

Australia

CSA)

s

proposing

to

reuse

he

former

Acoustics

Laboratory

building

at

126 reville

Street,

Chatswood West

or

its

administrative, educational,

and related Church

activities.

The

CSA

s in the

process

of

preparing

a

evelopment pplication

DA)

hat

ill

be

lodged

with

Willou ghby

Council

Council)

ater

in

September.

As

part

of

the

DA

process,

CSA as

prepared

a

design

concept

to

adaptively

reuse

the

building.

As

tated

in the

newsletter,

the

CSA

s

strongly

committed

to

achieving

a

ustainable

development

outcome.

I

i

i

The

CSA s

seeking

feedback

from

the l o c a l

community

to

inform

the

development

of

heir

plans.

The

newsletter delivered

late last

week nvites

Chatswood West

esidents

to

a

community

information and

feedback

session

on

3

eptember

2014.

rbis,

on

ehalf

of

the

CSA,

ill

also door

knock

residents

that

live

adjacent

to

the

site

to

receive

their feedback.

Members f the Urbis Public

Policy

team

ill

be

v i s i t i n g

residences

surrounding

the

126

reville

Street

site between

5.30pm

and

8pm

on

nd

September

2014.The im

of

the door

knock is

to

provide

you

with

an

opportunity

to

understand

more

bout the

proposal

and to

enable

you

to

provide

feedback

and

input

into the

overall

design

concept.

What

s

proposed?

The

ite is

located

on

he western

side

of Greville

Street,

to

the

north

of

Millwood Avenue

n

Chatswood

West. Site

elements

that

are

i n t e g r a l

to

CSA s

proposal

include:

daptively reusing

the

former National

Acoustic

Laboratory building

t i l i s i n g

the

existing

2-storey

car

ark

located

off

Greville Street

sing

23

nd

25 illwood Avenue

currently

vacant

residential

properties)

to

improve

bus

stop

access

o

the site

from

Millwood

Avenue.

The hurch

proposes

to retain

and refurbish the

existing building,

with

no

xtensions

or

additions

proposed.

Internal works

ill

be

required

to

enable

the Church

to

adapt

the

building

to

its needs

and

to

upgrade

the

o r i g i n a l

mechanical

systems.

No

changes

are

also

proposed

to

the

existing

landscape

environment

within

the

grounds

of

the

site.

Operational

characteristics

of the

proposed development

include:

Approximately

60

per

cent

of

the

building

for

t y p i c a l

administrative

functionsand

their

a n c i l l a r y

uses

s t a f f

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30

per

cent

for

theological

studies

for

parishioners

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10

per

cent

for

a

mall 120

person

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and

a

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lounges

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from

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eptember

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feedback

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us on:

Email:

[email protected]

Web:

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