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read moreImproved sound management of Sydney’s nightlife and live music venues are being planned by the City of Sydney. With 1.30am lockouts lifted from the city centre and along Oxford Street, the Council is now reimagining what a post-Coronavirus night time economy could look like and are putting in place new planning controls to realise a more diverse and exciting nightlife.
City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the planning changes were part of the City’s ongoing work to diversify and energise Sydney’s night time economy, which will be crucial to post-pandemic recovery.
Lord Mayor Moore notes “while we’ve been working on these reforms for some time, they’ve become more important than ever – making it easier for businesses to open longer and with a more diverse offering that will help our community get back on its feet as we recover from the pandemic.
“The City’s $4 billion night time economy has faced many challenges over the last decade, including lockouts and the unprecedented impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic. In that time we’ve been working with the community to establish our shared vision for a safe, diverse and lively night time economy.
“We know that venue owners and managers want more certainty when presenting live music and performance, but also that residents who live in the city deserve a bit of peace and quiet – these planning changes will provide greater certainty for both venues and residents, encouraging entertainment while supporting communities.
Lord Mayor Moore adds “applying for development consent to extend trading hours or put on small performances and events can be difficult, so our new planning controls reduce the current red tape and make life for our businesses and creative sector a lot easier.
“We want to see cultural activity in unexpected locations – stand-up comedy in bookshops, or live music in hairdressing salons. And we want to make it easier for our businesses, from hardware stores to grocers, to be able to open later if they’d like to.
“I encourage anyone interested in Sydney’s night time economy to tune into our Committee Meeting on Monday and, when the plans go live on public exhibition, give us their feedback.”
The Open and Creative Planning Reforms and new Draft Sydney Development Control Plan will be considered by the Transport, Heritage and Planning Committee on Monday 22nd June. They will then be voted on by the City of Sydney Council on Monday 29th June for public exhibition and then forwarded to the NSW Government for approval. The Transport, Heritage and Planning Committee will be livestreamed on the City of Sydney website: http://webcast.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/
The proposed reforms would allow for:
Click here to download the Open and Creative report to the Transport, Heritage and Planning Committee on Monday 22nd June.
The proposed reforms complement the Late Night Trading Development Control Plan endorsed by Council in May 2019, which allowed for:
Click here for more information about the Late Night Trading DCP.
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