Motion to master plan Lewisham precinct succeeds
Council has commissioned a different vision for Lewisham
Two motions about the Lewisham Towers development went before Marrickville Council on Tuesday night.
The first motion was to have Marrickville Council commission a master plan for the entire precinct between Old Canterbury Road and the Goods Line in Lewisham. A master plan will provide an alternative vision for the urban renewal of the area, with appropriate height and density limits to complement the surrounding community, as well as provision for open space and traffic management.
The second motion confirmed Marrickville Councils official opposition to the Lewisham Towers development, called for it to be assessed by Council rather than by the Minister for Planning under Part 3A, and wrote to local MPs requesting their support for this position. A similar motion had been voted down by a combination of Labor and Independent Councillors in March.
Unfortunately, it was a busy council meeting, including the budget, and the motions were not debated until 10.30pm! Despite the hour, residents of Lewisham were present in the gallery and two residents spoke to the motions.
The motion for a master plan was supported unanimously. Labor and Independent Councillor Victor Macri moved amendments to the motion. These were incorporated as part of the motion.
This is excellent news and council staff have already started to put it into action. There will hopefully be scope for community input into the master plan project.
The second motion was tied 6 – 6 (5 Greens & Ind. Thanos for the motion – 4 Labor & Ind. Hanna & Macri against). Labor Mayor Sam Iskandar used his casting vote to defeat the motion.
You can view the minutes from this meeting here.
Thank you to all the residents who attended and spoke at the meeting.
The McGill Street Precinct, Lewisham
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