Trees and sunlight
The tree canopy in Waterloo south is currently 29%. This is expected to increase to around 40%, once development is complete.
Summary of key provisions
Low and mid-rise housing areas are residential zoned land within 800 metres walking distance from a mapped town centre or the entrance of a nominated station.
Independent Community Commissioner
The NSW Government has appointed Professor Roberta Ryan as the Independent Community Commissioner for the Western Sydney Aerotropolis and Orchard Hills.
Have your say on Warragamba Dam
The community is being encouraged to have its say on a WaterNSW proposal that would future-proof the Hawkesbury Nepean Valley against flooding by raising the Warragamba Dam wall.
Sydney Fish Market
The new Sydney Fish Market will be located at the head of Blackwattle Bay on Bridge Road, Glebe, within Blackwattle Bay.
Retention of existing affordable housing
The Housing SEPP incorporates provisions to encourage retention and mitigate the loss of existing affordable housing.
4,500 new homes to confront the housing crisis
Castle Hill's Showground Station precinct is now capable of accommodating an extra 4,500 potential new homes.
Minns Government better connects housing and infrastructure growth
Communities with high levels of housing growth will soon have access to funding of $1 billion over the forward estimates, and up to $700 million per year beyond that, to invest in and speed up the delivery of vital infrastructure to support homes and jobs.
Regional Housing Taskforce
The NSW Government established the Regional Housing Taskforce in 2021 in response to pressures on the supply and affordability of housing in Regional NSW.
Environment zones
The NSW Government is renaming ‘environment zones’ to ‘conservation zones’ to signal land use function more clearly.