East Chatswood Local Centre - Draft Planning Strategy (Cnr Penshurst St & Victoria Ave)

UPDATE: As at August 2019, please find in the library section of this page:

1. The East Chatswood extract of the independent review of feedback received during Round 3 of Community Consultation for the Willoughby Housing and Local Centre Strategies; and
2. The complete independent review of feedback for the Willoughby Housing and Local Centre Strategies.

Background

A Vision for East Chatswood: East Chatswood village is a thriving, pleasant, accessible place. It has a leafy streetscape and attractive communal open spaces. It remains a distinct local centre separate from the Chatswood CBD, with a lower scale of development compared to the major commercial and shopping buildings of the CBD.

We invite you to;

REGISTER HERE to attend the East Chatswood & High Street combined Design Roundtable [hurry, numbers are limited]

When: Thursday 7 March 6.30pm-8.00pm

Where: Willoughby Council Chambers, Level 6, 31 Victor St, Chatswood

Or

CALL INTO A DROP-IN SESSION focusing on the East Chatswood & High St Local Centre

When: Saturday 2 March, 10.00 -12.00noon

Where: Uniting Church 10/12 Clanwilliam St, North Willoughby

For information about other Local Centre or Housing Roundtable events or drop-ins please click HERE.

Or

COMPLETE THE SURVEY BELOW From 5 February to extended closing date of Tuesday 30 April 2019.

Please take some time to review the Draft Local Centres Strategy 2036 to understand what changes are being proposed. In particular, Section 2.5 from page 25 to 31 which focuses specifically on the East Chatswood Local Centre. High St local Centre can be found on pages 32 to 38. Click here if you want to download a higher resolution [15MB].?

You can choose to:

OPTION 1: Provide an overall response about your Local Centre section of the Draft Local Centre Strategy (1-2 mins). Simply answer the question about reviewing the strategy, then skip through to the final page to provide an overall response and complete the demographic questions to submit.

OPTION 2: Scan through and respond to any of the optional questions about various elements proposed for your Local Centre section of the Draft Local Centre Strategy (1-5 mins). This option will provide us with a more detailed understanding of community sentiment towards specific elements of the Strategy.

Note:

• The demographic questions are required survey responses.
• Agreement to the republication of a version of your submission is required in order to use your submission on Council's websites and in Council reports. Personal information will not be used.

Other Planning Strategies for Willoughby City

It’s important to consider the Draft Housing Strategy which explains the 20 year plan to guide future housing in Willoughby: the strategy identifies Local Centres as one of three focus areas for proposed zoning changes. You can complete a survey and find out about consultation events for the Draft Housing Strategy HERE]

You can also participate in any or all of the Draft Local Centre and Housing Strategy surveys, find out more about the drop-ins and register to attend any of the roundtable discussions from the Next Steps in Planning Strategies primary engagement page.