Located in the North West Growth Area, approximately 11 km from the Blacktown CBD and 38 km north-west of Sydney CBD, Riverstone Town Centre is conveniently located to support more homes and jobs for the growing north-west population, with easy access to shops, schools, parks, and public transport.
The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (the Department) worked with Blacktown City Council and other Government agencies to prepare a rezoning proposal for the Riverstone Town Centre that considers previous proposals and Blacktown City Council’s Riverstone Town Centre Masterplan.
The Riverstone Town Centre Rezoning Proposal (the proposal) seeks to create a more liveable, walkable and connected neighbourhood with a vibrant new main street, diverse housing options near employment opportunities, and access to additional open space, community facilities and services.
The Department publicly exhibited the proposal from 4 June 2025 until 2 July 2025 and hosted 3 community information sessions during the exhibition. An online presentation was also made available that provided an overview of the draft proposal.
View the finalised Riverstone Town Centre Rezoning Proposal on the NSW Planning Portal.
Key features
Key features of the finalised proposal include:
- approximately 2,850 new homes, with 1.5 – 3% dedicated to affordable housing
- increased employment land to support 1,200 jobs
- over 10 hectares of new or improved open space
- a new main street with retail, dining and shopping areas
- increased building heights from from 2 to 15 storeys
- a more flood resilient neighbourhood.
What has happened
Between 2018 and 2020, council prepared, exhibited and recommended finalisation of a planning proposal to support the implementation of the Riverstone Town Centre Masterplan. The planning proposal proposed Market Street as the new main street and a study area that extended south of Garfield Road East.
Following the 2021 and 2022 floods across the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley, the 2022 Flood Inquiry was established to review the outcome from these flood events. Several recommendations were made for new development in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley, including for the Riverstone Town Centre.
In 2023, it was determined that the Riverstone Town Centre Planning Proposal would not proceed due to unresolved traffic and flooding issues.
In September 2024, work commenced on the Riverstone Town Centre Rezoning Proposal. The proposal was exhibited from June to July 2025 and finalised in April 2026.
More information
For more information about the Riverstone Town Centre precinct, email [email protected]