State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) Amendment (Botany Rail Duplication and Cabramatta Loop Projects) 2020 (2020-208) LW 15 May 2020 (NSW)

New South Wales

State Environmental Planning Policy (State

and Regional Development) Amendment

(Botany Rail Duplication and Cabramatta

Loop Projects) 2020

under the

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following State environmental planning policy under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

ROBERT STOKES, MP

Minister for Planning and Public Spaces

State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) Amendment (Botany Rail

Duplication and Cabramatta Loop Projects) 2020 [NSW]

State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional

Development) Amendment (Botany Rail Duplication and

Cabramatta Loop Projects) 2020

under the

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

1      Name of Policy

This Policy is State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional

Development) Amendment (Botany Rail Duplication and Cabramatta Loop Projects)

2020.

2      Commencement

This Policy commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3      Repeal of Policy

(1)

This Policy is repealed on the day following the day on which this Policy

commences.

(2)

The repeal of this Policy does not, because of the operation of sections 5(6) and 30

of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Policy.

State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) Amendment (Botany Rail

Duplication and Cabramatta Loop Projects) 2020 [NSW]

Schedule 1 Amendment of State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011

Schedule 1

Amendment of State Environmental Planning

Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011

[1]      Schedule 5 Critical State significant infrastructure

Insert “—North West Rail Link and Sydney light rail extension” after “projects” in the heading to clause 2.

[2]      Schedule 5

Insert at the end of the Schedule, with appropriate clause numbering—

Botany Rail Duplication project

(1)

Development for the purposes of the Botany Rail Duplication project, being the construction and operation of a second railway track generally within the existing Botany Line rail corridor between Mascot and Botany.

(2)

The Botany Rail Duplication project includes the following—

(a)	construction of approximately 3 kilometres of track within the existing Botany Line rail corridor,
(b)	realignment and upgrading of sections of existing track,
(c)	construction of rail crossovers,
(d)	construction of new rail bridges and associated structures adjacent to existing rail bridges at Mill Stream, Southern Cross Drive, O’Riordan Street and Robey Street and reconstruction of existing rail bridges and associated structures at Robey Street and O’Riordan Street,
(e)	construction of a new embankment and retaining structures adjacent to Qantas Drive between Robey Street and O’Riordan Street and an embankment between the bridges at Mill Stream and Botany Road.

(3)

Development that is ancillary to any other development in this clause, including bi-directional signalling upgrades, adjustments to, and the demolition, removal or relocation of, signage and billboards and adjustments to, and relocation of, existing utilities infrastructure, drainage work and temporary facilities during construction (including construction compounds, lay-down areas and access tracks).

(4)

The development is to be carried out on land in the suburbs of Mascot, Botany

and Pagewood, in the Bayside local government area.

Cabramatta Loop project

(1)

Development for the purposes of the Cabramatta Loop project, being the construction and operation of a passing loop on the Southern Sydney Freight Line.

(2)

The Cabramatta Loop project includes the following—

(a)	construction of approximately 1.65 kilometres of railway track adjacent to existing track between Cabramatta Road and the Hume Highway, with connections to the existing track at the northern and southern ends,
(b)	realignment of approximately 550 metres of existing track between Cabramatta Road and the Hume Highway,
(c)	construction of new rail bridges and associated structures adjacent to existing rail bridges over Sussex Street, Cabramatta and Cabramatta Creek, Warwick Farm,

State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) Amendment (Botany Rail

Duplication and Cabramatta Loop Projects) 2020 [NSW]

Schedule 1 Amendment of State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011

(d) road work to reconfigure Broomfield Street, Cabramatta between Sussex Street and Bridge Street to accommodate new track on the eastern boundary of the existing rail corridor.

(3)	Development that is ancillary to any other development in this clause, including communications, signalling and power upgrades, adjustments to, and relocation of, existing utilities infrastructure, works to existing retaining and noise walls, drainage works and the installation of new signals.
(4)	The development is to be carried out on land in the suburbs of Cabramatta, Warwick Farm, Carramar and Liverpool in the local government areas of the City of Fairfield and the City of Liverpool.