suburb · 5 meetings
Blakehurst
Mentions
- Traffic calming proposal at Lynwood Street and Waratah Street
- Location of the proposed East Street footpath
- Final overland flow flood study adopted and to be published; planning certificate notation endorsed for identified properties.
- Overland flow flood study area and affected properties.
- Covered by the final draft overland flow flood study.
- Directly affects road safety, parking availability and driveway access in Blakehurst.
Decisions
Lynwood Street and Waratah Street, Blakehurst traffic calming
Council supported installing median islands, speed cushions, kerb blisters, signage and No Stopping restrictions as proposed in the report, with discussion noting the median island approach was preferred for preventing hooning and drifting despite some loss of parking.
Directly affects road safety, parking availability and driveway access in Blakehurst.
East Street, Blakehurst footpath: no community consultation at this time
The committee carried the motion to receive the feasibility assessment, not proceed with community consultation on the proposed footpath at this time, and bring back a future report on LGA-wide footpath prioritisation and the next four years of works.
Residents in Blakehurst will not be consulted on this footpath proposal yet, but the area may be reconsidered in a wider footpath priority program.
Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay flood study adopted for action
Council received the final draft Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay Ward Overland Flow Flood Study, delegated minor corrections to the General Manager, endorsed legal notation on 10.7 Planning Certificates for identified properties, and will publish the adopted study on Council’s website.
Property owners in affected areas may see flood information reflected on planning certificates and can access the study online.
Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay flood study noted and progressed
The committee received and noted the Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay Wards Overland Flow Flood Study. A related Floodplain Risk Management Committee recommendation was supported to adopt the final draft study, allow minor corrections, add required flood notation to 10.7 Planning Certificates for identified properties, and publish the study on Council’s website.
Property owners in affected flood areas may see flood information formally recorded on planning certificates and used in future planning and risk management.
Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay flood study advanced for Council adoption
The committee received and noted the final draft Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay Wards Overland Flow Flood Study and recommended that Council adopt the final draft, allow the General Manager to make minor corrections, add required legal notations to 10.7 Planning Certificates for identified properties, and publish the adopted study on Council’s website.
Residents and property owners in affected parts of Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay may see flood information formalised in planning certificates and publicly available on Council’s website.
Topics
Balancing traffic calming and parking loss in Blakehurst
The forum debated whether a median island, speed cushions or a full-width hump was the best treatment. Officers said the median island best addressed drifting and hooning but would remove one parking space and had to be balanced against driveway access and future footpath needs.
Shows the trade-off between safety improvements and parking/amenity impacts for nearby households.
Flood risk information for Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay
Flood study work reached a key milestone, with recommendations to adopt the final draft study, publish it, and place legal notation on planning certificates for identified properties.
This may affect property searches, development considerations and awareness of flood risk.
Planning certificate flood notation
The committee supported inclusion of required legal notation on 10.7 Planning Certificates for identified properties linked to the Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay flood study.
This can affect property searches, disclosure of flood risk, and planning awareness for buyers and owners.
Publication of flood study information
The committee supported publishing the adopted Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay flood study report on Council’s website.
Residents will have easier public access to local flood study findings once adopted by Council.