Orchard Hills

Orchard Hills sits at the heart of Western Sydney, strategically located within the Western Parkland City.

With emerging connections from the new Orchard Hills Metro Station to Bradfield, Western Sydney Airport and St Marys, Orchard Hills is expected to grow and change over the coming decades and the provision of housing and jobs remains a key priority.

The Department is publicly exhibiting a revised Orchard Hills Stage 1 Rezoning Proposal (the revised proposal) from Friday 20 March 2026 to 5 pm Friday 1 May 2026 (6 week exhibition). Read the revised proposal and frequently asked questions on the NSW Planning Portal.

The revised proposal better aligns with utility servicing and infrastructure upgrades, minimises property acquisitions and focuses development around the Metro station to enable the faster delivery of new homes.

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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 revised proposal will enable:

• approximately 5,700 new homes and 2,100 jobs
• a new town centre around the Orchard Hills Metro Station, with shops, services, entertainment, and public spaces
• almost 20 hectares of open space, including parks, sporting fields, and civic spaces
• protection of waterways and biodiversity
• improved transport links including roads, cycleways and walkways.

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

The revised proposal is expected to be finalised in 2026.

Orchard Hills was identified as an urban investigation area under the Western City District Plan in 2018 and as a priority precinct in the Greater Penrith to Eastern Creek Strategic Framework.

In 2022, Orchard Hills was announced as a state-led rezoning. The Department exhibited the Orchard Hills: A discussion paper on planning for the future of Orchard Hills in late 2022 and feedback received informed the 2024 Rezoning Proposal and Structure Plan.

The Department exhibited the 2024 Rezoning Proposal and Structure Plan for 14 weeks between October 2024 and February 2025 and received 716 submissions. A revised proposal is now on exhibition which includes an updated Stage 1 Indicative Layout Plan (ILP) and Structure Plan for the wider Orchard Hills precinct.

The Independent Community Commissioner will continue to support and engage with the community throughout the exhibition of the revised proposal. If you would like to speak to the Independent Community Commissioner, email Kate Robinson at [email protected] or phone 0408 115 467.