Stuart & Ramsay Streets Collaroy Beach: Access & Coastal Protection

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Council is planning to replace coastal protection and beach access at Stuart Street and Ramsay Street at the public road ends. The works will involve new stairs for public access and the replacement of existing rock protection boulders with more robust rock revetments, to provide better erosion control and protection of the public reserve and roads above the beach.

We invite you to view the concept designs for the proposed works and the associated Draft Review of Environmental Factors (REF) and have your say by either:

completing the submission form below
emailing council@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au
writing to us at Northern Beaches Council, PO Box 82 Manly NSW 1655.

Please include 'Stuart and Ramsay Street Replacement Stairs and Coastal Protection' in the subject line of all email or written feedback.

All comments in their entirety are made publicly available in the Community Engagement Report. Personal identifying information, and content which is discriminatory, hateful or which may defame, offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate will be redacted.

View the Draft REF here

Overview of the Proposed Works

The existing rock protection will be removed and replaced with a rock revetment designed to contemporary engineering standards. A rock revetment is simply a sloping structure constructed of multiple layers of large interlocking rocks. The new rock revetment will provide improved protection from coastal erosion into the future.

The works will also involve the inclusion of new engineered public stairs, with handrails, that will significantly improve beach access.

The stormwater outfall at Ramsay Street will be retained and a like for like structure reconstructed.

Ramsay Street - public road end

Rock revement at beach, people walking on sand — Artist impressions of proposed works

Stuart Street - public road end

Submissions

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Monday 13 November 2023, 8.30am - 4pm

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Wednesday 22 November 2023, 10am - 6pm

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Overview of the Environmental Assessment

Why a Review of Environmental Factors (REF)

In accordance with Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act), a Draft REF has been prepared by independent consultants for the proposed works.

The REF examines any potential environmental, social, economic, and cumulative impacts of the works and the ways we will mitigate these impacts, including during construction. The REF is an important document to ensure we are considering and protecting our valued beach environment.

Environmental Considerations

The Draft REF considers the potential impacts of the proposed works including influence on any physical and chemical, biological, community, natural resource, cultural heritage and matters of national environmental significance.

Key findings of the Draft REF include:

there will be negligible effects to coastal processes both in the near shore and offshore
no environmental harm to fauna and flora species will occur in the vicinity of the works
no Aboriginal or European heritage is expected to be unearthed or impacted during construction
cumulative impacts are considered to be negligible, and,
there is potential for short term environmental impacts during construction and actions are identified to mitigate this risk.

The Draft REF concludes that the proposed works would not result in significant environmental impacts using the proposed mitigation measures (see management and mitigation tab for more information).

Management and Mitigation

To minimise any potential impacts from the proposed coastal protection works, a number of mitigation and management safeguards are incorporated into the Draft REF.

The Draft REF lists required actions to mitigate environmental impacts during construction. These actions will be included in a site-specific Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) prepared by the construction Contractor. The Contractor will implement the CEMP during construction to mitigate the risk of environmental impacts.

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FAQ's

Have an enquiry?

Please contact:

Name

Environment & Climate Change

Phone

1300 434 434 (during business hours)

council@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au

In writing

''Stuart and Ramsay Street Stairs and Coastal Protection Upgrades', Northern Beaches Council, PO Box 82, Manly NSW 1655.

*The submissions count is manually updated and only indicative until the final report is published.

It reflects the total online submissions received by Council on the exhibited proposal, however, these may be counted separately in the final community engagement report.

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Stuart Street and Ramsay Street public road end works, Collaroy Beach