Development Control Plan No. 28

Business Centres

This Development Control Plan (DCP) acknowledges the social, cultural and physical diversity found in Marrickville's business centres and is keen to introduce planning controls that do not stifle these special qualities. The controls encourage new development to pay closer attention to the context of adjoining buildings and townscape features of the particular business centre by introducing simple objectives supported by a range of design controls, including: appropriate land-use, density, access and pedestrian amenity, building form and character, with specific controls for building massing, heights and setbacks, treatments for corners and facades, roofs and parapets, awnings and verandahs, shop fronts and non-retail forms, materials, finishes and signage.

The key issues addressed in the DCP are:

• Enhancing the established form and character of Marrickville's business centres
• Improving the Shopping Street Environment
• Sustainable business centres
• Desired Future Character Guidelines and Controls for Specific Centres

Current from 27 August 2003

• Contents
• Some quick tips on how to use this document
• Part 1 - Introduction
• Part 2 - Building Form & Character
• Part 3 - The Shopping Street
• Part 4 - Environmental Management
• Part 5 - Controls for Specific Development
• Part 6 - Desired Future Character Guidelines & Controls for Specific Centres
• Part 6a - Marrickville Town Centre & Marrickville South
• Part 6b - Marrickville Metro, Parramatta Road & Dulwich Hill
• Part 6c - Petersham, Stanmore, Hurlstone Park, Tempe, Crystal St/Stanmore Road & General Provisions for Neighbourhood Business Centres
• Part 7 - Supporting Design Advice