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Kennedy Terrace Site Flagged For New Childcare Centre With Four Play Areas

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Kennedy Terrace could soon host a purpose built, two storey childcare centre at 185 to 195 Kennedy Terrace in Paddington, adding 130 local places for families.

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Planning and design

The centre is planned to operate on weekdays from 6 am to 6 pm, with outdoor play between 7 am and 6 pm. A traffic study on 11 June 2025 near Kennedy Terrace and Lizzie Street projects an opening in 2027 and growth forecasts through 2037. 

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The two storey design includes a basement for parking, four outdoor play areas, and a residential style form by Raunik Design Group. Landscaping with deep planting along Kennedy Terrace and Lizzie Street is proposed to improve privacy and blend with the street.

Traffic and parking

Access will be from Lizzie Street, with a basement offering 26 car spaces for staff and visitors. Traffic studies predict about 106 trips in the morning peak and 104 in the afternoon for a 130 place centre. 

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Counts show the surrounding network has capacity, with modelling within safe limits. Refuse collection is planned via Lizzie Street, and nearby bus stops give families and staff extra travel options.

Noise and amenity

The acoustic report sets clear noise limits for nearby homes and tests the centre’s daily activity against them. To meet the standards, plans call for solid balustrades up to 3 metres high and a 3 metre acoustic wall around the basement and service areas. 

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Outdoor play would be confined to 7 am to 6 pm. Refuse collection and deliveries are also set for that same window.

Community impact

For families, the project means more childcare places close to home, reducing the need to travel across suburbs. For neighbours, the reports outline rules to manage daily activity. Pick up and drop off will take place within the site to ease congestion on local streets. 

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Traffic modelling shows intersections are expected to keep flowing during peak hours, aiming to balance new demand with community needs.

Published 19-September-2025

New Childcare Centre Planned at Popular Paddington Site

A popular dining and retail site in Given Terrace, Paddington could have a new childcare centre on its premises, if plans are approved. Set to adjoin the heritage-listed Paddington Child Health building, the new facility will be a two-storey establishment for 106 children. 

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A development application (DA A005905213) seeks to build a childcare centre on the sloping end of the property on Given Terrace and Guthrie Street, where Anouk Cafe, the famous restaurant trades.

The old commercial building will remain but the rear side will be demolished to build the 65 slots of car parking space for the childcare centre. 

Given Terrace, Paddington
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The development application, filed in December 2021, also mentions mitigation measures to drown out the acoustic, screening and setbacks, as well as landscaping. Materials to be used for the site are meant to blend in with the red brick building of the health centre. 

Given Terrace, Paddington
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Given Terrace, Paddington
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“The Given Tce pedestrian access will be improved and enhanced with soft and hard landscaping and improved accessibility,” the developers stated. These proposed works will transform the existing little-used alley between the buildings, activating and improving the connectivity.”

However, a few submissions opposing the plans were also lodged with Council. 

“We wish to strongly point out that the non-compliance with rear setback requirement of the Latrobe and Given Terraces Neighbourhood Plan, in particular, will result in significant adverse impact upon the amenity of residents adjoining or located in close proximity to the proposed development,” Matthew Kay, a town planner, wrote.

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“The proposal does not adequately address the outcomes sought under the Neighbourhood Plan, with regard to character and setting. The traditional built form setting in this precinct involves buildings and activity fronting the local terraces and hillside streets, which is still evident on site today.

The proposal however adds three levels of parking and two floors above that to alter the rear of this site such that it will no longer follow the established traditional setting and will be highly visible within the immediate catchment,” Anna Baker, another town planner said.

The DA’s assessment has not yet been completed as of press time.