Approval of Crown’s Barangaroo tower ‘disappointing,’ say Institute
Crown Resorts’ proposed casino tower in Sydney’s Barangaroo, designed by UK-based Wilkinson Eyre, has been approved by the independent NSW Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) – a decision the Australian Institute of Architects describes as “disappointing.
29 June 2016
| Lacey Glave
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Crown Resorts’ proposed casino tower in Sydney’s Barangaroo, designed by UK-based Wilkinson Eyre, has been approved by the independent NSW Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) – a decision the Australian Institute of Architects describes as “disappointing.”
The proposal was referred to the commission after it was recommended for approval by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment in March 2016. The three members of the PAC include public servant Lynelle Briggs AO (chair), architect Annabelle Pegrum AM and planning consultant John Hann.
In approving the proposal, the PAC recommended two key changes: the promenade in front of the casino tower be widened to “provide an unencumbered 30 metre promenade area” (excluding any licensed areas); and an increase in size and redesign of the public park, Hickson Park, “to make it an inviting, quality green space with good winter sunlight and with a generous view and pedestrian access corridor.”
In announcing its decision, the PAC acknowledged the “serious concerns from the community, design professionals and local councils about the siting of the Crown Sydney [tower]” but conceded that “it had no power to direct relocation or to change the associated legislation and, therefore, accepted that the Crown Sydney Hotel Resort would remain in the location mapped.”
The proposal was referred to the commission after it was recommended for approval by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment in March 2016. The three members of the PAC include public servant Lynelle Briggs AO (chair), architect Annabelle Pegrum AM and planning consultant John Hann.
In approving the proposal, the PAC recommended two key changes: the promenade in front of the casino tower be widened to “provide an unencumbered 30 metre promenade area” (excluding any licensed areas); and an increase in size and redesign of the public park, Hickson Park, “to make it an inviting, quality green space with good winter sunlight and with a generous view and pedestrian access corridor.”
In announcing its decision, the PAC acknowledged the “serious concerns from the community, design professionals and local councils about the siting of the Crown Sydney [tower]” but conceded that “it had no power to direct relocation or to change the associated legislation and, therefore, accepted that the Crown Sydney Hotel Resort would remain in the location mapped.”
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