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San Sebastian Documents, 1953-1980

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Unique IDAS-0532DateBetween 1st January 1953 and 1st January 1980Date qualifiercircaFormatManila FolderDescriptionIn 1969, the Woolloomooloo Redevelopment Plan was completed by the State Planning Authority of NSW and subsequently adopted by the City Commissioners. The plan zoned Woolloomooloo as mostly commercial, although the area was occupied then by mostly residential properties. As changes occurred before the implementation of the plan, particularly on properties under the control of the Federal Government in the Woolloomooloo precinct, the plan was abandoned. On 23 March 1972, Council resolved to prepare a separate Action Plan (No 7) for the area, and undertook a comprehensive review of the Woolloomooloo Redevelopment Plan. The Woolloomooloo Action Plan Group also reviewed the resultant approvals and foreshadowed approval of the adopted road pattern for the site.

In 1975, the Commonwealth and State Governments signed an agreement which changed the zoning of the area to residential. Council was not a signatory to it but was to carry out the work with funds provided by the Commonwealth and State Governments.

As a consequence of this decision, several companies with property interest in the area, took Council to court claiming damages. In 1976, San Sebastian Pty Ltd, in particular, took proceedings against the City Council and the Department of Environment and Planning, the successor of the defunct State Planning Authority of NSW. Harold Warren Baker, representing San Sebastian, claimed that when the Woolloomooloo Development Plan was made public, his company had acquired properties in the area for commercial development that required the building of a 500 bed international hotel, 230 flats, offices, shops and tourist facilities and theatres, including car parks and open spaces. The Court decided in favour of San Sebastian but Council appealed. The Court of Appeal upheld the appeal. San Sebastian took the case to the High Court where it lost the case in 1986.

This series contains the documents accumulated by the City Council, in particular the Chief Strategic Planner Kerry Nash, during the case. It includes financial and statistical information, as well as survey analyses, planning proposals, submissions, official journals of organisations, transportation and action plans, historical background material, reports of the Woolloomooloo Steering Committee, Housing Commission progress reports and cost analyses, Sydney City Council Strategic plans, objectives, policy and action priorities, a report on the proposed construction of a Commonwealth Centre at Woolloomooloo and the Sydney Youth City Council Strategic Plan, objectives and actions. Most of the items in this series are publications and printed materials, a small portion are photocopies.
Relationship summaryCREATED BY: Planning and Building Department AG-0008 (01/01/1976 to 01/01/1986)
RELATED TO: Strategic town planning AY-30 (01/01/1976 to 01/01/1986) LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Chief Strategic Planner's Papers, 1972-1984

Woolloomooloo Action Plan Working Papers, 1972-1975

Woolloomooloo Technical Liaison Committee Minutes and Related Correspondence, 1975-1986

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San Sebastian Documents, 1953-1980