This section provides information on planning and building requirements at Sydney Olympic Park including designing a development, preparing and lodging a development application, building certification requirements and work related approvals.
All relevant planning and building guidelines, policies and application forms, boundary maps of the town centre and the parklands are available in the Document Library.
Under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (1979), almost all development projects require a planning consent to be obtained through a Consent Authority. Consent can be obtained by lodging a Development Application either through the NSW Department of Planning or Sydney Olympic Park Authority – depending on the category of development being proposed.
In addition to planning related consents, other approvals or a commercial agreement (eg licence/lease) may be required from Sydney Olympic Park Authority. Such approvals/agreements include development in the parklands, development or use of land owned by the Authority and development affecting the Authority’s site operations.
Upon practical completion, developers may be required to provide Sydney Olympic Park Authority with a full set of 'work as executed' documents, for its records. These requirements will be outlined in determination conditions or as part of a lease.
The table below provides information on consents required for various types of developments. Information on each type of consent is contained in this section.
|
Development type |
Planning consent (DA) |
Building approval |
Site operations |
Parklands approved restricted activity (ARA) |
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Local and major development on private land |
NO | |||
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Local and major development on land owned by the Authority and in the town centre |
NO | |||
|
Local and major development in the parklands |
||||
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Temporary structures (*) and events in Town Centre outside of existing Venues |
NO |
NO | ||
|
Amusement devices |
NO |
NO | ||
|
Film shoots |
NO |
NO |
NO |
* Temporary structures include marquees, hoeckers, tents,
Designers and architects are encouraged to use Sydney Olympic Park Authority’s design policies and guidelines when designing a development at Sydney Olympic Park. These policies and guidelines are designed to achieve uniform and coherent development, consistent with the overall vision for Sydney Olympic Park.
Policies and guidelines include:
Heritage items at Sydney Olympic Park Authority include the Millennium Parklands Heritage Precinct and the Abattoir Heritage Precinct. When undertaking development in these precincts, the development should be designed and constructed in accordance with the Heritage Conservation Policies for the precinct.
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A Construction Certificate and Occupation Certificate are required for all development that requires building work. Construction and Occupation Certificates essentially confirm that the development meets relevant technical criteria such as requirements of the Building Code of Australia, fire safety provisions, accessible access, occupational health and safety and conditions of development consent.
A Construction or Occupation Certificate may be issued by Sydney Olympic Park Authority or an accredited certifier, but it can only be issued following Development Consent. There are no requirements for a Construction Certificate or Occupation Certificate for development categorised as an Exempt Development.
The Sydney Olympic Park Authority’s Parklands – Statutory Compliance Policy is intended to ensure full compliance by Sydney Olympic Park with respect to the various legislative and statutory provisions of the Sydney Olympic Park Authority Act (2001), the Sydney Olympic Park Authority Regulations (2001) as amended, and the Parklands Plan of Management (2003).
The policy incorporates and authorises SOPA’s Parklands Management Compliance Framework that includes various directives, procedures and guidelines necessary to promote accurate, consistent and complete compliance across the Authority.
The Sydney Olympic Park Authority Act (2001) defines the objects and functions concerning the parklands and sets out a number of specific constraints and directions for the use and management of the Parklands.
The parkland related provisions of the Act, the Regulations and the Plan of Management are by design quite prescriptive, with the intention of minimising the risk of inappropriate use or development of the parklands, and to preserve or enhance its natural and heritage values.
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Any work proposed to be carried out in the public domain of Sydney Olympic Park requires the prior approval of the Sydney Olympic Park Authority. Examples of work include, but are not limited to, digging, road closures/openings, crane work, opening service pits, landscaping, maintenance of services and affixing of promotional material.
Key approval documents (where relevant) include:
The main purpose of approving amusement devices prior to operation is to ensure the device has a current WorkCover NSW Registration, the owner/operator has the required level of $20 million public liability insurance and that an up-to-date log book exists for the device.
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