South Eveleigh Train Workshop

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Project overview

The South Eveleigh Train Workshop (heritage registered as the Large Erecting Shop) is located in the South Eveleigh precinct, on the site of the former Australian Technology Park between the Seven West Media building and the main railway line/train storage yard. The Workshop is also part of the broader Tech Central Innovation District planned to be Australia’s biggest technology and innovation hub.

The South Eveleigh precinct is 13.2 hectares and parts of the area have been progressively redeveloped and reused for retail and commercial office space over recent years. 

The Workshop is part of the Eveleigh Railway Workshops Complex included on the State Heritage Register. The Workshop was completed in 1899 and was an integral part of the NSW Railway’s Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops. The Workshop was the largest, single purpose structure in the Eveleigh workshops complex and is unique in Australia as a surviving locomotive assembly shop of this scale.

The building has most recently been used to store heritage railway equipment. Transport for NSW have announced plans to relocate this equipment to facilities at Chullora.

Transport for NSW is proposing to adaptively re-use the Workshop for a mix of commercial offices, retail spaces and other community activities. It will be the final building in the South Eveleigh precinct to support the vision for Tech Central.

What is happening now?  

Through the state-led rezoning process, Transport for NSW is seeking to adaptively re-use the Workshop for a mix of commercial offices, retail space and other community activities. 

This may include: 

• alterations to the existing the Workshop to convert the ground floor into commercial and retail uses
• creation of two new internal storeys and services augmentation within the existing structure
• external upgrade and heritage conservation works on the Workshop.

The proposal seeks to integrate the Workshop into the broader South Eveleigh precinct. It is the final building in the precinct to support the vision for Tech Central to become Sydney’s new innovation and technology hub.

Study requirements

The Department of Planning and Environment has prepared study requirements for the proposal in consultation with State agencies and the City of Sydney council.  

These study requirements are guiding Transport for NSW investigations into the proposed new planning controls for the Workshop and help them prepare a draft planning proposal for consideration.

Rezoning Proposal for the South Eveleigh Train Workshop now on public exhibition

Transport for NSW has prepared a rezoning proposal for the South Eveleigh Train Workshop.

The rezoning proposal aims to deliver a mixed-use development with commercial and retail uses.

The workshop’s heritage character will be protected and the building’s exterior will undergo heritage conservation upgrades. The proposal mainly affects only the interior with some minor external works also proposed.

The Department of Planning and Environment is responsible for receiving submissions and assessing the rezoning proposal.

The proposal in on exhibition for public comment until Thursday 24 November 2022.

To view the proposal and make a submission visit:
https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/draftplans/LES

Next steps in the planning process

After the public exhibition, Transport will consider all feedback and prepare a response to the submissions received.

DPE will assess the proposal and make a recommendation to the Minister for Planning, who will decide whether or not to approve the rezoning.

More information

If you would like to find out more, email: south.eveleigh@mirvac.com or call 1800 870 549