Cherrybrook Precinct State-Led Rezoning Proposal

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (the Department) has finalised the Cherrybrook Precinct Rezoning Proposal. 

The State Significant Rezoning Policy allows projects to be fast-tracked to deliver strategically important land for new housing and economic opportunities. The finalised Rezoning Proposal demonstrates the NSW Government's commitment to deliver well-located homes near transport, jobs and services.   

The Cherrybrook Precinct Rezoning Proposal provides a vision for a well-connected, walkable urban community characterised by ‘green neighbourhoods’, with increased tree canopy coverage to retain the leafy quality of the area.  

New walking and cycling connections will make it easier to move around the precinct and access the Cherrybrook metro station, while new local parks will be delivered in each green neighbourhood.  

A new town centre will be located next to the metro station, featuring new retail, commercial, and community facilities.  

Highlights of the finalised Cherrybrook Precinct Rezoning Proposal include:  

• The potential to accommodate up to 10,000 new homes within walking distance of the metro
• 5% affordable rental housing, rising to 10% in the town centre
• 4.6 hectares of new public open spaces across five new local parks 
• Preservation of the ecologically threatened Blue Gum High Forest by incorporating the forest into new areas of public open space 
• A natural transition of building heights from the town centre to adjoining residential neighbourhoods. This includes a maximum of 27 storeys in the town centre with a gradual reduction to 4 storeys on the edge of the precinct.  

For more information, please view the finalisation document below or visit the Department’s website.  The exhibition documents section below also contains key studies and reports which helped to inform the finalised proposal.