UrbanGrowth NSW (now Infrastructure NSW) provided a rezoning proposal for government-owned land at North Parramatta.

This has been reviewed and an amendment to the Parramatta LEP 2011 has now been approved.

Key features of the proposal include:

• 20,000sqm of floor space for adaptive reuse of heritage items,
• a village centre of around 4000sqm of floor space, and
• 3000 homes close to Parramatta CBD, transport, parklands and local services.

The rezoning follows the Planning Minister’s decision to consider land within the Parramatta North Urban Renewal Area as a potential State Significant Site on 21 July 2014.

Moving forward, UrbanGrowth NSW will undertake further consultation and prepare more detailed studies to support the lodgement of DAs with Parramatta Council.

Parramatta Council is finalising an amendment to its DCP to confirm planning and design guidelines for the building height and FSR controls allowed under the rezoning.