The Minns Labor Government is leading a rezoning to deliver 9,350 new homes in Cherrybrook in Northwest Sydney close to transport, open space, shops and services.
The proposed state led rezoning aims to transform the area into an urban community with a new town centre, library, community facilities, cafes and shops a short walk from the metro station.
The Cherrybrook precinct will support the area's growing and diverse population offering a range of homes with a minimum of 5 per cent of all new homes to be affordable housing, increasing to up to 10 per cent within the new town centre.
The plan will focus larger apartment buildings in the town centre, with mid-rise apartments and terraces to be spread around green neighbourhoods.
It will also feature new walkable streets, bike paths and connections between new local parks, making it easier for residents to move around the precinct and access the metro station.
Importantly the significant Blue Gum High Forest indigenous vegetation found in the area will be preserved and the total tree canopy coverage will increase by 14 per cent thanks to development controls.
The Cherrybrook Precinct Rezoning Proposal is expected to create around 210 new jobs alongside the 9,350 new homes which will be delivered gradually over 36 years.
The vision for the precinct is another example of the Minns Labor Government giving people more choice in where they want to live, and in the types of homes they can build and buy.
The rezoning proposal is currently on exhibition for public feedback until Friday, 5 December 2025. To have your say on the Cherrybrook Precinct Rezoning Proposal, visit the NSW Planning Portal.
For more information visit NSW Planning.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said:
"This proposal will unlock hundreds of jobs and thousands of new homes in Cherrybrook alongside more open space and a new town centre to create a vibrant, leafy precinct just steps away from the metro.
"Developments like this are crucial as we look to restore housing choice in Sydney so people are no longer forced out of the city and can live and within the community they choose.
"Cherrybrook is an ideal location for more homes in a high-demand area, close to transport, jobs and services."
