The government last week detailed plans for accelerated TODs in Hornsby, Macquarie Park, Kellyville and Bella Vista, and community consultation for the Bays West TOD rezoning proposal will take place during the exhibition of the masterplan in mid-2025.
Each of the TOD accelerated precincts will also have access to changed planning rules unique to those precincts to accelerate the delivery of homes and will share in $520 million, which has been reserved for infrastructure such as critical road upgrades, active transport links and open spaces.
There will also be special entertainment precincts as part of the accelerated TODs to support live entertainment, with extended trading hours for live music venues and “favourable noise controls”.
The Minns government needs to build 377,000 new homes in the next five years and has unveiled sweeping planning reforms to reach those targets.
This includes 37 TOD locations around stations, a pattern book to deliver more homes faster, the first stage of the low and mid-rise reforms, extra planning powers for government agencies and council league tables.
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Minister for Planning Paul Scully said the reforms had been “progressive and extensive”.
“These additional three precincts will help to deliver more well-located homes, close to transport and amenities, that are also close to new job opportunities as each of the rezonings enable a mix of residential and non-residential land uses, placing good homes and jobs at their core,” he said.
“These precincts provide more homes for all stages of life, whether people are renting, downsizing, or jumping on the property ladder.”