At House To Home Group we consider ourselves specialists in our local area. We wish to inform our locals of The NSW Government has committed to delivering more well-located and affordable homes near transport, amenities and jobs.
The Transport Oriented Development (TOD) Accelerated Precincts will play a significant role in boosting housing supply near major transport hubs while promoting walkable, vibrant areas.
Homebush was identified as an accelerated precinct due to its close proximity to metro stations and key public transport interchanges, promoting walking and cycling opportunities.
This rezoning amends the planning controls for the Homebush TOD Accelerated Precinct. This rezoning will provide:
- capacity for 18,000 new homes
- capacity for 3,000 new jobs across the precinct
- affordable housing contributions between 3% to 5% for all new residential development in the precinct
- new and enhanced public open spaces
- better walking and cycling connections within the precinct.
You can find more information in the final rezoning documents located on the NSW Planning Portal.
The Homebush TOD Accelerated Precinct was exhibited between 16 July and 30 August 2024.
During the exhibition period, the Department hosted multiple in-person community sessions and webinars. These sessions allowed us to directly engage with over 505 members of the local community, resulting in 634 submissions for consideration.
We thank the local community and other key stakeholders for providing feedback during the exhibition.
Following detailed consideration of submissions received during exhibition, several changes were made to the rezoning proposal. These included:
- capacity for 2,000 more homes in key areas
- more public open space
- more flexible planning controls for key sites to encourage faster development.
The rezoning came into effect on 27 November 2024.
We have included policy changes to streamline development assessment and accelerate housing delivery in the TOD Accelerated Precincts.
The reforms aim to have a consistent approach to both rezoning and assessment across the precincts.
An Explanation of Intended Effect (EIE) outlining the proposed changes was on exhibition for public feedback between 9 July and 23 August 2024.
Feedback from the exhibition was taken into consideration and the changes implemented in the TOD Accelerated Precincts include:
- a temporary State Significant Development pathway until November 2027 for residential development applications valued over $60 million in the TOD Accelerated Precincts
- height and floor-space bonuses and the associated State Significant Development pathway for in-fill affordable housing will be turned off to avoid conflict with planning controls in TOD Accelerated Precincts, which include requirements for affordable housing
- a 3-year exemption from some low-risk concurrence and referral requirements at the DA stage to speed up assessment timeframes because these matters have been addressed at the rezoning stage
- introducing a specific design excellence pathway in place of design competitions to streamline the delivery of housing while maintaining high-quality design. For more information go to Exemption from design competitions.
To see the final changes visit the NSW Planning Portal.
Amendments have now been made to the Strathfield Local Environmental Plan 2012 (LEP) and Canada Bay LEP 2013 and new planning controls are now in effect. Development Applications (DA) can now be lodged with Strathfield Council and City of Canada Bay Council to assess development in accordance with these new controls. Any existing DA’s will be assessed based on controls in place at the time of lodgement.
Source- planning.nsw.gov.au
For further information on state-led rezoning and how it may impact your property, please contact House To Home Group today. We would be pleased to assist you with tailored advice and guidance.
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