Planning Proposal – Blacktown Health and Education Precinct

Planning Proposal to amend Blacktown Local Environmental Plan 2015 as it applies to the Blacktown Health and Education Precinct. 

The Health and Education Precinct is located between Blacktown CBD and Blacktown Hospital. It is land generally bound by the Western Railway Line to the north, Sunnyholt Road and Newton Road to the West, Griffiths Street, Marcel Crescent and Blacktown Hospital to the east and Bungarribee Road to the south.

The Proposal seeks the following amendments to Blacktown Local Environmental Plan 2015.

1. Land zoning

• Rezone land from B3 Commercial Core and SP2 Infrastructure (Educational Establishment) located north of Main Street to B4 Mixed Use
• Rezone land from SP2 Infrastructure (Educational Establishment and Place of Public Worship) to the south of Main Street to SP1 Special Activities (Health Services Facility and Educational Establishment)
• Rezone land from SP1 (Health Services Facility) to the south of Main Street to SP1 Special Activities (Health Services Facility and Educational Establishment) 
• Rezone the Blacktown Bowling Club land from RE2 Private Recreation to SP1 Special Activities (Health Services Facility and Educational Establishment)
• Rezone land from R2 Low Density Residential to RE1 Public Recreation to expand Captain Cook Memorial Park for open space and drainage purposes
• Rezone land from R2 Low Density Residential to SP2 Infrastructure (Local Road) for a future road connecting Hereward Highway and Bungarribee Road
• Rezone land from SP1 Special Activities (Health Services Facility) to SP2 Infrastructure (Local Road) for a future road connecting Main Street to Marcell Crescent and Panorama Parade.

2. Permitted land use

• Permit car parks as development permitted with consent in the B4 Mixed Use, SP1 Special Activities (Health Services Facility and Educational Establishment) and RE1 Public Recreation zones.

3. Height of Buildings

• Amend the Height of Buildings map to allow development up to 14 metres, 26 metres and 32 metres.

4. Additional local provisions

• Include an additional local clause and an amendment to the Incentive Height of Buildings Map to identify land at the corner of Main Street and Sunnyholt Road, and Main Street and Newton Road, as key sites where a bonus maximum building height up to 44 metres will be permitted subject to a design excellence competition and subject to buildings having a maximum floor plate of 1,000 square metres.
• Include an additional local clause and an amendment to the Key Sites Map to allow the maximum permissible height across the Precinct shown on the Height of Buildings Map to increase to a maximum of 26 metres or 32 metres (as indicated on the map) if a minimum site area of 2,000 square metres is achieved.

5. Land Reservation Acquisition

• Amend the Land Reservation Acquisition Map to identify land to be acquired by Council for drainage and local road purposes.  The following land acquisitions are proposed:
  • part of 5 properties between Main Street and Marcell Crescent for a local road
  • 11 properties on Hereward Highway to expand Captain Cook Memorial Park for drainage and open space
  • 4 properties between Hereward Highway and Bungarribee Road for a local road

6. Lot size

• Amend the Lot Size Map to remove lot sizes for land to be acquired for drainage purposes.