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3EversincethecarswererelocatedtoPortKemblaGlebeIslandhasbeenanemptytarmacofalmost5hectaresofwaterfrontlandlyingidle.Whilethereissomeportuseadjacenttothesilosfordrybulkeventhisseemstobeoccasional.TheNSWGovernmenthasrecognisedthisunderuseanddecidedtoconstructtemporaryexhibionfaciliesonthesitewhiletheDarlingHarbourexhibionandconvenoncentreisbeingrebuilt.Thiswillberemovedin2016andplanningisneedednowforfutureusesofthesite.TheWhiteBayPowerStaonceasedproducononChristmasDay1983.Duringthe1990x19sthesitewasdecontaminatedasbestosremovedandthemajorityofthemachinerytakenaway.In2000the4hectaresitewassoldtotheSydneyHarbourForeshoreAuthorityforaround4million.AdetailedConservaonManagementPlanhasbeenproducedandwasendorsedbytheNSWHeritageCouncilin2004.TheConservaonManagementPlanCMPSecondEdionwascompletedinJuly2011asa5volumereport.ThePowerStaonislistedontheRegisteroftheNaonalEstatetheNSWStateHeritageRegisterandotherregisters.TheCMPcallsforx1ctheretenonofthefullsuiteofstructuresspacesandmachinery...x1dItgoesontosayx1cInprinciplethosechangeswhichareminimalwithleastimpactarepreferredtothosewithgreatestimpact...x1dMostworryingintermsoffutureusesisastatementthathastheex1bectofstoppinganyadjacentdevelopment.x1cInordertoretainthevisibilityandprominenceoftheWhiteBayPowerStaonasaharboursidelandmarkitshouldnotbesubstanallyobscuredbyanydevelopmentonnearbysites.x1dEvenlongdistanceviewsmustberetainedsuchthatviewsfromObservatoryHillandtheHarbourBridgex1cshouldberetainedsubstanallyunobstructedbyotherlargeelements.x1dTheCMPalsostatesx1cTherustedx1cnishhasbeenidenx1cedassignix1ccant.x1dClearlywithsuchrestricveconstraintstherewillbelilechanceofx1cndinganewuse.Whatisneededisarethinkoftheheritagesignix1ccancesothatsomethingconstrucvecanhappenonthesite.Itneedsaboldadapvereuseapproachanditcertainlyneedstohaveotherbuildingsbuiltnearby.From2009to2011theNSWGovernmentinvolvedcommunityandindustrygroupsindevelopingideasforwhatcouldhappenattheBaysPrecinct.Manysubmissionssuggestedresidenalandcommercialdevelopmentonthebasisthattheportuseseemedtobeminimal.In2012theMinisterforPlanningandInfrastructureestablishedtheBaysPrecinctTaskforcetorecommendastrategicframeworkfortheprecinctforthenext25yearsandbeyond.TheTaskforcewasguidedbyastatementthatGlebeIslandandWhiteBaywillbeusedforongoingandfutureport-relateduses.TheTaskforceiscomposedofgovernmentdepartmentscouncilrepresentavesandacommunityrepresentavebutnoindustryorprivatesectorrepresentaon.TheUrbanTaskforcewasinvitedtoastakeholderworkshopandraisedconcernsabouttheneedtobalanceportusewithothermorecommercialorresidenaluses.Thispublicaonpresentsmixeduseproposals.MuchoftheBaysPrecinctisnotbeingusedWhiteBayPowerStax1aonPrecinctGlebeIslandTemporaryUseBaysPrecinctPublicInvolvementBaysPrecinctTaskforceWhiteBayPowerStax16onhasremainedunusedfor30years.Itneedslessrestricx16veheritagecontrolsifitistoxbndanewuse.