West Schofields

West Schofields precinct is in Sydney’s North West Growth Area, about 10 km from the Blacktown CBD.

West Schofields will be a well-planned, connected and inclusive community offering a mix of housing close to jobs, transport, open space and essential services. With a commitment to improving flood resilience and preserving the natural landscape, the precinct will create a sustainable and liveable environment for current and future residents.

What’s happening now

The Department is publicly exhibiting the draft West Schofields Rezoning Proposal from Monday 17 November 2025 to Friday 30 January 2026. Read the proposal and frequently asked questions on the NSW Planning Portal.

The proposal intends to realise the vision for West Schofields and increase housing supply to support Sydney’s growing population.

Have your say

Register for an information session to learn more about the rezoning proposal.

No formal presentation will be given at these sessions, so you can drop in at any time.

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The draft proposal will enable:

• approximately 2,900 homes on land that is less impacted by flooding, providing a range of housing options
• almost 170 hectares of open space to service the precinct and the surrounding areas
• new shopping and dining areas on Meadow Road with businesses and light industrial on South Street
• inclusion of cultural values and connections to Country
• over 60 hectares set aside for environmental conservation and protection of riparian corridors
• improved transport connections, including roads, cycleways and pedestrian pathways.

After exhibition closes, the Department will analyse your feedback, consider changes, and make a recommendation to the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces.  

The proposal is expected to be finalised in 2026.

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (the Department) publicly exhibited a draft precinct plan for West Schofields in 2018 proposing up to 4,500 new homes. Following exhibition, major flooding occurred across north-west Sydney.

The 2022 NSW Flood Inquiry was established to review the outcomes of recent flood events and made several recommendations regarding future development in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley. The Department’s Flood Advisory Panel (the Panel) considered these recommendations, along with high-risk rezonings such as West Schofields, and found that flood risk in West Schofields may be greater than previously known.

In 2023, the Department announced that the draft precinct plan for West Schofields should not proceed. Read the 2018 draft precinct plan finalisation documents on the NSW Planning Portal.

In September 2024, work started on a new rezoning proposal for the West Schofields precinct that considers new flood studies and guidelines as well as evacuation in case of major flooding.