More houses and jobs planned for Parramatta, Westmead, Harris Park, Rosehill and eight other suburbs where a vast amount of Indian immigrants reside.
NSW Government today announced the establishment of the Greater Parramatta Priority Growth Area and released a 20-year-plan which promises to deliver more jobs, homes, services and open spaces in the 12 precincts which will undergo urban transformation.
More than 110,000 new jobs will be created and 72,000 homes built as part of the NSW Government’s plan for a vibrant Greater Parramatta where residents can live, work and play, Minister for Planning and Housing, Anthony Roberts said.
Source: NSW Planning
“Greater Parramatta is a popular place for people to live, but has more room to grow. The plan will see more than 72,000 new homes built in the 12 precincts which will help first homebuyers get a foot on the housing ladder,” Mr Roberts said.
Covering more than 3,400 hectares, the growth area incorporates 12 precincts which will undergo urban transformation: Westmead, Parramatta North, Parramatta CBD, Harris Park and Rosehill, Rydalmere, Carlingford Corridor (including Telopea and Dundas), Silverwater, Camellia, Sydney Olympic Park and Carter Street, Homebush, Parramatta Road and Wentworth Point.
This growth plan also hopes to create a variety of new employment opportunities with jobs varying from smart jobs to creative and service industries, with 16,500 new jobs at Sydney Olympic Park and 30,000 at the health and education knowledge hub of Westmead.
The growth area is planned in a way to create opportunity for people to live closer to where they work and spend more time with family than commuting.
“The Parramatta Light Rail will be the backbone of this growth area connecting the world-class medical, education and research hub of Westmead to Parramatta North, Parramatta CBD and Carlingford via Camellia”, Mr Roberts said.
The Parramatta Priority Growth Area boundary and interim Land Use and Infrastructure Implementation Plan can be viewed online at www.planning.nsw.gov.au/greaterparramatta.
