sydney-city-centre-review-of-environmental-factors

The REF concludes that the proposal is unlikely to have a significant environmental
impact. In addition, it would not affect any matters of national environmental
significance protected under the Commonwealth Government Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, or critical habitat, threatened
species, populations, or communities listed under the NSW Threatened Species
Conservation Act 1995 or the NSW Fisheries Management Act 1994.
In addition to determining whether to proceed with the activity after considering this
REF, Roads and Maritime would be required to undertake the following actions prior
to construction:
Secure road occupancy licences under section 138 of the Roads Act 1993 for
works affecting the classified roads listed in section 4.3.2 of this REF
Obtain approval, exemption and/or an excavation permit from the Heritage
Council of NSW due to the proposal’s potential heritage impacts.
Prior to construction Roads and Maritime has also committed to working closely with:
Central Sydney Traffic and Transport Committee (CSTTC) which has been
established to provide for effective coordination of transport and traffic
management in the Sydney Central Business District, ensuring the most
efficient and effective delivery of road and public transport for Australia’s
largest city
City of Sydney Council to ensure there is an integrated response to traffic
management throughout the city centre over this period.
Community and stakeholder consultation
Roads and Maritime acknowledge that this proposal is one of several projects being
delivered in the city centre. Therefore, it has considered the feedback received from
extensive ongoing consultation on the other projects which form part of the Access
Strategy and used it to inform the proposal’s development and design. Roads and
Maritime notified the City of Sydney Council and held discussions with key
government agencies prior to displaying the REF.
To date consultation has focused on Government agencies, particularly Transport for
NSW, and the City of Sydney Council. Ongoing consultation would continue to
involve the key stakeholders, government agencies, other stakeholders and special
interest groups during and after the REF’s public display. The community
consultation and stakeholder engagement plan incorporates door-knocking along
impacted streets and meetings with affected residents, businesses and other
stakeholders.
The community and stakeholders would be invited to make submissions during the
public display of the REF. All issues raised will be considered and responded to in
the submissions report. This process would constitute the key interface with the
community and stakeholders, and will be followed by a Community Update, further
door-knocking, and meetings. Some stakeholders identified for this proposal have
already been engaged during consultation for other Access Strategy initiatives.
Environmental impacts
The key potential beneficial and adverse impacts of the proposal are summarised in
Table S-2 and S-3 below.
Further details on the potential environmental impacts are described in Chapter 6
and the associated technical appendices for traffic and transport (Appendix C), noise
and vibration (Appendix D), and Non-Aboriginal heritage (Appendix E). The beneficial
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