A parklet is a sidewalk extension that provides more space and amenities for people using the street. Usually parklets are installed within parking lanes and use several parking spaces. Parklets are intended for people and offer a place to stop, sit, and rest while enjoying the ambience of the activities of the street.

This trial is for a three-month period commencing December 2022 and is scheduled to end in March 2023.

The findings and knowledge gained over the trial period along with the feedback we received from resident and business communities will be reported and considered by Council.

Consultation with business owners / operators in the village has been undertaken to gauge the level of support for the trial proposal and identify any concerns. This consultation confirmed support for the trial proposal.

In February and March 2023, we will be routinely at the site consulting local business and users of the Village; this will help us gain an improved understanding of the impact of the trial. Over this period on the Have Your Say platform, we will also undertake “broader” community consultation with the Hurlstone Park resident community and the Canterbury-Bankstown audience.

You will be advised of the Parklet trial consultation by (either) social media promotion, direct mail distribution to residents in area and/or poster display in the village. If you are keen to provide feedback about this trial, please FOLLOW this project on Have Your Say.

The business operating in Hurlstone Park that is currently operating with outdoor dining functionality made representation to Council seeking additional outdoor dining space to support their new business efforts.

The business has an approved Development Application detailing how it operates and the current limit of patrons for the business has not increased/changed.

There are no operating parklets in the Canterbury Bankstown region and as such, currently no application, procedure of fees/charges in place. As this is a trial, the cost of this installation is borne by Council.

The trial will provide us with:

• An understanding of the steps to approve safe outdoor dining spaces in an area currently used as a car parking space;
• An understanding of the costs associated with (and potential fees) on establishing this type of outdoor space.
• Experienced based knowledge to assist the development of guiding principles, policies, procedures, and processes such as safety, delivering attractive high-quality amenity spaces, equity of access, ongoing maintenance of the site etc;
• An improved understanding of the community’s “level of support” for parklets and, an improved understand of the impact of outdoor dining on business and the neighbouring community;
• Insight to develop a decision-making framework for evaluating future applications (if applicable); and
• An understanding of the costs associated with (and potential fees) on establishing this type of outdoor space.