Commenting on Barangaroo

The NSW Chapter has had a keen interest in the re-development of the public land at Barangaroo for a number of years.  We made three submissions in 2010 and 2011 focusing on the quality of the concept plan and on the process for assessing development proposals at Barangaroo South.

The finalists in the James Packer casino design competition prompted a letter by then NSW President Joe Agius in 2013, which was then picked up by the Sydney Morning Herald’s State Political Reporter Sean Nicholls.

It was my turn in late March when I criticised the Department of Planning & Environment’s decision not to include some of the design review panel’s key recommendations in its submission to the Planning Assessment Commission, which makes the final decision on the development application. These comments generated some spirited contributions to the Herald’s letters column the next day.

Articles about the design review process by Anne Davies and Sean Nicholls were published in the Herald in the last two weekends.

Changes to the proposed podium include revised cladding and a seven-metre-wide recess.
Photo: Planning and Environment