City of Botany Bay

6Public Domain Strategy

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As the provision of open space in the Mascot Station Town Centre Precinct is less than 5% of the Town Centre Precinct area, it is essential that the open space be of a high quality. Characteristics of high quality open spaces include6:

Clear and direct walking and cycling routes to, in •and around the spaceClose proximity to dwellings, retail shops and •community facilities to provide easy access from a range of activitiesDefinition of the space with buildings to promote •safety through passive surveillance and movement through and around the spaceThe provision of well-designed facilities such as •children’s play equipment and sport facilitiesThe provision of drought resistant shade trees, •robust paving materials and high quality street furniture to assist in maintenance of the open space into the future

The open space provision in the Masterplan is higher than the current Mascot Station Precinct Development Control Plan due to the increased floor space ratios and future population in the Masterplan.

The provision of communal open space in each development site is to meet the needs of the residents in terms of area, in accordance with the Mascot Station Town Centre Precinct DCP, and in terms of design quality. Solar access, weather protection, connections between indoor and outdoor communal spaces and the provision communal facilities contribute to achieving a high quality design for communal spaces.

The Public Domain Plan (Figure 38) includes Parks, Urban Spaces and Streets. Tree planting in all public domain areas is illustrated in the plan. The design of the public domain takes into account:

New parks, new streets and street closures as •parksThe functions and character of local parks •(community gardens, children’s play etc)Building setbacks and public/private domain •interface in streets and parks

This plan is the overall layout of the Public Domain. For details of the design of parks and streets see Appendix A - Public Domain Improvements.

6 “Planning and Design Guidelines for Open Spaces” by the NSW Premiers Council for Active Living

The Public Domain Strategy is to enhance and extend the public domain areas in the Mascot Station Town Centre Precinct to meet the needs of a growing population. In addition to improvements in the existing public domain areas, new streets and parks are required to provide high quality open space to meet the recreational needs of future residents and retail and office employees.

A total area of 1.5 ha of open space has been provided in the Town Centre Precinct, for a future residential population of between 9,800 and 11,000 people, and an employment population of between 30,000 and 34,600 people.1 This equates to 0.15 ha to 0.14 ha of open space per 1,000 residential population (not including employment population)2.

The open space area of 1.5ha includes the existing Urban Spaces in Laycock Street and Bourke Street, the Sydney Water SWSOOS, new parks and landscaped street closures. This area is 3.8% of the Mascot Station Town Centre Precinct area of 39.3 ha. The average area of open space in inner Sydney is about 5% of the urban area3.

Inner Sydney areas have a lower provision of open space (5% of the urban area) compared to Inner Suburban and Outer Suburban areas (10% to 26%)4. This lesser provision of open space in terms of area is compensated to some extent by the provision of higher quality open space, typically in well designed and maintained urban and foreshore parks5.

1 “Mascot Town Centre Precinct Transport Management and Accessibility Plan”, by SMEC, Final Draft Report. Population Growth Forecasts for 2031, using floor space ratios of 3:1 and 3.5:12 The nearby Local Government Areas of Marrickville, Leichhardt and Waverley have (respectively) 1.5ha, 1.65ha and 1.8ha of open space per 1000 people. 3 “Recreation and Open Space Guidelines for Local Government” by the NSW Department of Planning 2010, states that “about 5% of inner urban Sydney is classified as open space”. The 3.8% provided in this Masterplan is below the existing percentage of open space in inner Sydney.4 “Recreation and Open Space Guidelines for Local Government” by the NSW Department of Planning 20105 “Recreation and Open Space Guidelines for Local Government” by the NSW Department of Planning 2010

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Figure 38: Public Domain Plan

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A view corridor through communal open space links John Street with Elphick Avenue.

On sites greater than 5,000 sqm public art is to be provided in consultation with Council.

Public pedestrian walkway connecting Bourke Road to new North South Street.

Pedestrian lighting is to be provided at key locations throughout the Precinct in accordance with Council requirements.

SWSOOS to be incorporated into Council’s public open space for the Precinct. To be designed in close consultation with Sydney Water.

Laycock Street pedestrian laneway provides an important pedestrian link between Coward Street and Mascot Station.

Bioswale, planted with Corymbia maculata and native grasses in the median of Church Avenue.

Street closure pocket parks provide important pedestrian links and small local gathering spaces.

Church Avenue one way eastbound between Kent Road and New North South Street.

A continuous two way separated cycleway along the western edge of Bourke Street links the Precinct with the City of Sydney’s cycleplan through to Cooks River.

Local parks are an important community resource that provide the scale and amenity necessary for a pedestrian friendly urban environment. They provide greenspace and trees to moderate the scale of densely urban areas.

Pedestrian links to Miles Street will integrate it with the rest of the Precinct, and also create an important connection through to Botany Road.

Streets, parks and small scale landscape spaces should integrate water sensitive urban design. Stormwater from paths and roads can be collected in bioretention tree pits and rain gardens (refer Figure 39)

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Note: All drawings are Concept plans only. All design and construction works are subject to design development, for street layout and landscape

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Design of streets, parks and small landscape spaces can integrate water sensitive urban design through incorporating ways to harvest and reuse water, slow water movement through the stormwater system and to filter water before it enters the water table.

The potential to integrate water harvesting or filtering will be dependent on topography, and has been targeted along streets and at the end of streets using the natural fall of the ground.

The aims of this strategy are to:

Where possible, collect stormwater for •watering street trees and landscape elements;

Allow, where possible and appropriate, for •future connections to stormwater treatment systems when renewing or rectifying stormwater infrastructure as part of public domain works;

Treat stormwater as close to the source as •possible; and

Collect and treat stormwater from paths and •roads in bioretention tree pits, rain gardens and filter gardens, and integrate seamlessly with the design of streets, parks and squares.

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Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) allocation within the public domainFigure 39: Water Sensitive Urban Design

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