FAQs

‘Public domain’ refers to footpath and verge areas in streets, as well as structured gathering places, such as retail centre pavements.

We are committed to supporting the success and sustainability of our town centres. Council's Public Domain Strategy & Implementation Plan 2023 outlined the key outcomes and approaches for things like verges, public toilets, street tree planting, attracting people to town centres, street lighting and signage.

Developing a Public Domain Plan for Jannali Town Centre is one of the key priorities in the strategy. 

The draft Jannali Public Domain Plan details how the precinct around Box Road, Railway Parade, Roberts Street, White Street and Jannali Avenue will be improved to make it a great place for our community to dine, stay, play, relax and shop. 

It is expected that most of the outcomes of the final endorsed plan would be delivered through the capital works program.

Council has completed a pedestrian, parking and traffic survey to analyse the transport demands of the Jannali Town Centre to help Council identify any existing issues and make informed decisions on any potential traffic and parking improvements.

We want to transform Box Road by planning and designing for a public plaza to be integrated into future development, with strong pedestrian and visual connections to the surrounding area.

Any future development within Jannali Town Centre will adhere to location-specific guidance for the design of Jannali’s streetscapes. These are specified in Council’s Public Domain Design and Technical Manuals.

Public domain plans focus on retail centres and their public spaces. It includes works carried out on streets, parks, roads, drainage, footpaths, landscaping and other public spaces. Public domain works can also relate to works on private property that have an effect on the public domain. The Jannali Public Domain Plan will not include proposed changes to planning controls or rezoning in the Centre.

Earlier this year Woolworths Group contacted Council to advise they have received conditional approval from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to proceed with their proposed site resource recovery order.

Woolworths Group indicated that they have been undertaking a feasibility study and updating concept plans to advance commercial discussions with Council.

An application for the Woolworths development has not yet been submitted to Council. 

Any future development within Jannali Town Centre will adhere to location-specific guidance for the design of Jannali’s streetscapes. These are specified in Council’s Public Domain Design and Technical Manuals. 

If the Woolworths development proceeds, our plan is to transform Box Road by planning and designing for a public plaza that would be integrated into the future development, with strong pedestrian and visual connections to the surrounding area. 

As it stands, the Jannali Public Domain Plan considers options for both scenarios — whether or not the Woolworths development goes ahead — to ensure design outcomes remain flexible and responsive to future changes in the town centre.  

In 2020 we asked the community for input to help make Sutherland Shire’s town centres better places to live, work and shop. The results of that consultation can be found here.

Further consultation was carried out in 2021, with in-person surveys conducted specifically about Jannali Town Centre.

We sought feedback again in 2024 to understand what really matters to our community now and how values may have changed. View the consultation summary here.