Educational facility hoping to get the green light from Council
Parramatta City Council has received a DA for the change of use of an office building into a private college.
The Federation College has proposed to use level 11 of the 14-level office building at 27-29 Argyle Street, Parramatta as an educational facility with minor interior alterations.
“The proposed alterations and additions are focused internally and include the addition of new plasterboard partitions to create classrooms, offices and lunch rooms,” the Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE) attached to the DA said.
The private college will cater to students aged eight to 15-years-old and will operate Monday to Sunday between 8am and 5pm.
“The business will not operate as a childcare centre, primary school or high school,” the SEE explained.
The DA proposes a maximum of 150 students attending the educational facility at any one time.
Parramatta City Council will now assess the application.
Food trucks looking to trade later in Rosehill
A collection of food trucks have applied to Parramatta City Council for longer trading hours at their site in Rosehill.
Five food trucks have asked to extend their trading hours to allow operation from 5pm to 12am, seven days a week at the corner of 128-130 James Ruse Drive and 37-43 Oak Street in Rosehill.
“In effect this proposal only really seeks consent for the 10pm to midnight periods as the period prior to that is ‘exempt development’,” the Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE) attached to the DA said.
The extension of trading hours is expected to have a positive impact on the Rosehill community, the applicant contends.
“Extending the trading hours will enhance the economic viability of the food truck precinct, providing greater flexibility and additional dining options for workers and visitors in the locality, thereby contributing positively to the night-time economy of the Rosehill precinct,” the SEE said.
“Additionally, the outdoor nature of the food truck operations and the site’s separation from sensitive residential uses will minimise any potential adverse impacts on local amenity.”
Some of the food trucks on site are the Burger Crew and Shawarma Stop.
More kids welcome at new centre
Parramatta City Council have approved a modification to increase the number of children at a previously approved childcare centre.
The original DA was lodged and approved in 2020 for the staged development of construction a two-storey and part three-storey childcare facility for 58 children with basement car parking facilities at 247 Kissing Point Road, Dundas.
The approved modification will see the approved number of children increase to 70 and an additional car parking space built.
“[The] application is seeking to increase 5 additional childcare places within the 2-3 age group which will result in the total childcare places of 70,” the Statement of Environmental Effect (SEE) attached to the DA said.
“This arises from a survey of the ‘as built’ centre that has revealed there is sufficient unencumbered indoor and outdoor space for additional children.”
No further impacts will be made to neighbours of the site due to the modification, any impacts were addressed in the original DA.
“Potential impacts on neighbouring properties including acoustic and solar impacts have been addressed via previous DAs and considering no changes to the approved building in terms of its overall height, bulk and scale and to the setback arrangements, the proposed modification will not result in additional amenity impact than that addressed via DA/151/2020 and subsequent modification,” the SEE explained.
Construction certificate issued for new salon
A construction certificate has been issued for the change of use of a premises into a hairdressing salon at 2/28 Yates Avenue, Dundas Valley.
A construction certificate is an essential document required in New South Wales before any construction or building work can begin.
The salon’s hours of operations have been approved as 9am to 6pm Tuesday to Friday and 8am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday.
Retroactive DA approved
A DA has been approved at an industrial manufacturing premises in Unit 4, 6/5 Clyde Street in Rydalmere.
The DA was seeking consent for the use of an existing building and industrial activities occurring at the site that include the manufacturing of custom concrete products.
Prior to this DA being lodged there was no formal approval for the operation of the business, which has now been rectified.
“It is understood that the City of Parramatta Council believes the current activities occurring at the premises including the manufacture of custom concrete products has no formal approval or development consent,” the Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE) attached to the DA said.
“It is our view that the existing building was originally constructed as a ‘factory’ and therefore it is of our view that the current industrial activities occurring at the premises fall within the ambit of the approved use/s.”
