Waterloo Estate (South)

New proposal – now on exhibition

In April 2026 Homes NSW (NSW Land and Housing Corporation) submitted a Concept State Significant Development Application and concurrent Rezoning Proposal for Waterloo Estate (South). The proposal is on public exhibition from Wednesday, 6 May to 11:59pm Tuesday, 2 June 2026.

The proposal includes a concept development application and rezoning proposal that would deliver approximately 3,300 homes including a mix of new social housing, affordable housing, and private homes with access to improved community facilities, parks, shops and transport.

The concept development application and rezoning proposal builds on work from the 2022 planning proposal.

You can view the proposal, and provide your feedback, by visiting the Major Projects website.

Previous Waterloo South planning proposal (completed)

A previous planning proposal for Waterloo south was developed and finalised between 2022 and 2023. The proposal aimed to deliver new social, affordable and private housing, supported by improved community facilities, parks, shops and transport access.  

The proposal included changes to the planning controls covering:  

• how land can be used  
• building heights and size
• design requirements
• land for parks  
• car parking requirements  
• social and affordable housing requirements  
• heritage and conservation
• retail and active street frontage requirements.  

The planning proposal was publicly exhibited from 3 March to 29 April 2022. Community feedback and additional technical studies informed changes to the proposal.

The revised proposal was finalised on 11 November 2022, with a deferred commencement to allow the finalisation of a planning agreement between Land and Housing Corporation as the landowner and City of Sydney to be completed.

The planning agreement was finalised, and the new planning controls came into effect on 28 February 2023.  

More information 

For more information on the plan for Waterloo south: 

• go to the Waterloo south page on the department’s website 
• contact the planning team at [email protected] 

View the final plan

View the final planning package documents submitted for finalisation.

View the feedback collected during exhibition

View the planning package documents exhibited in early 2022.

View the original planning package and Gateway determination.