New suburb gets the green light in Sydney's south west
27 April 2018
NSW Government:
The Department of Planning and
Environment has given the green light for the development of a new
master planned community in
Wilton, in
Sydney’s south west.
Deputy Secretary, Planning and Design, Brendan Nelson, said the 20-year
plan for South East Wilton will create a new suburb
around a village centre with a potential new primary school and
community facilities in the southern part of the proposed Wilton New
Town.
“Wilton was declared a growth area in 2016 we are
ensuring we create a place that offers future residents a great quality
of life in this scenic but strategic location,” Mr Nelson said.
“Wilton is ideally located with its connections to Greater
Macarthur, the proposed
Western Sydney
Airport, the Southern Highlands and Wollongong, creating
opportunities for homes within easy distance to job centres. With
planning for the Wilton New Town already underway, more quality jobs
will also be created locally.
“The Department has worked closely with the landowner
Walker
Corporation,
Wollondilly Shire Council,
Transport for
NSW and other state agencies to ensure this new community is
supported by essential infrastructure now rezoning can occur and homes
in this new suburb be built.
“In a
NSW first, we are introducing an innovative new approach to zoning
for this area with the urban development zone to be applied to the
precinct.
“The creation of this zoning links to the strategic planning work done
for this area and enables more detailed neighbourhood planning by the
proponent to be done as the development progresses over the next 20
years. This approach is a feature of successful land release processes
in
Victoria,
Queensland and
Western Australia.”
The new community will have a range of housing types, from homes on
larger blocks and ones on smaller lots, to medium density homes around
the village centre. Planning is also underway for the announced new
school at Wilton Junction, which would cater for families living in the
Wilton South East precinct.
“More than 160 hectares of high biodiversity land will also be conserved
in this precinct including Cumberland Plain Shale Woodland and Shale
Sandstone Transition Forest. A large, well-connected reserve network
along the Nepean River and Allens Creek valley has been protected and
will allow koala movements, helping to ensure the Wollondilly and
Macarthur koala colonies continue to thrive.”
The plan will provide 3,600 new homes for 9,600 future residents and
1,900 new local and construction
jobs.
Infrastructure will be provided at no cost to government. A
Voluntary
Planning agreement with the Walker Corporation for the precinct provides
certainty that funding for essential infrastructure will be provided at
the same time as homes are constructed. A special infrastructure
contribution is also being prepared to ensure all key infrastructure is
funded by developers.
The Department is working closely with Transport for NSW to ensure
enhanced bus services will provide public transport for residents in the
initial stages of Wilton’s development.
The plan has been guided by the Interim Land Use and
Infrastructure Implementation Plan for the Wilton Growth Area,
which will be finalised later in the year.
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Source: NSW Government - www.planning.nsw.gov.au
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