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25/05/2023
The Inner West night-time economy makes a significant contribution to the local economy, employment, cultural identity and recreation of Inner West. This includes a vibrant live music scene, a diverse creative and cultural economy, and a strong hospitality sector.
Enmore Road is a premier night life destination in Sydney. This flourishing strip has evolved over decades of transformation in a creative and entrepreneurial ecosystem. However, its existence and continued growth are threatened by gentrification.
This planning proposal seeks to allow the Enmore Road Special Entertainment Precinct to continue on an ongoing basis. This initiative is aimed at making it clear to residents, business, developers and other stakeholders what the expectations are for entertainment sound levels in the area and create a consistent quantitative based approach to sound regulation and compliance.
Section 202 of the Local Government Act was gazetted in April 2021, enabling Councils to establish Special Entertainment Precincts in NSW.
Enmore Road’s Special Entertainment Precinct
Inner West Council responded to this in May 2021 by designating Enmore, including the Enmore Theatre, as the first Special Entertainment Precinct in NSW, as well as consult with live music and performance venues in the Inner West LGA about other appropriate locations and venues to designate as Special Entertainment Precincts.
Clause 6.32 of the Inner West LEP says that land identified within the Inner West Special Entertainment Precinct only applies for the period 1 September 2022 – 31 July 2023. This planning proposal seeks to amend this clause by removing the end date, allowing the Enmore Road Special Entertainment Precinct to continue in perpetuity.
Properties with an Enmore Road address along the central commercial strip are included in the Special Entertainment Precinct. On the southern side of the road, the precinct ends at 8 Enmore Road in Newtown at the eastern extent as the adjacent property is double fronted with King Street. The Warren View Hotel at 2 Stanmore Road in Enmore was not included in the precinct as it does not have an address to Enmore Road and does not form part of the central commercial strip.
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