Parramatta rezone of main street to accommodate more high rise infrastructure
North Parramatta is set to be transformed with more high-rise apartments. The state government is taking over planning controls there with the local council's blessing. And the premier is again warning other councils to get on board with higher density or face government intervention.
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00:00 Church Street runs through the heart of Parramatta, but despite the West's booming population,
00:07 the corridor is still lined with single and double storey buildings.
00:14 There's a lot of apartments and buildings that can be knocked down and rebuilt here
00:18 to allow more people into the community.
00:21 And those people should be able to use the light rail from next year.
00:24 We've got more students that's coming from overseas, so it's pretty good if they have
00:31 more buildings, more apartments.
00:32 It's a major commercial centre, it's got phenomenal transport, so it's bound to become denser.
00:39 The 17 hectare Church Street North precinct will be re-zoned by the State Government to
00:45 allow more housing.
00:47 Sydney has a date with density. This is where that dating starts.
00:51 New height limits are yet to be announced, but the Premier insists there's ample infrastructure
00:56 to accommodate hundreds more homes.
00:58 There's three big parks that are located in the immediate vicinity. There's two primary
01:03 schools and two high schools.
01:05 Unlike some councils that are resisting the push for density, Parramatta Council asked
01:10 the State Government to step in and take control to finish the re-zoning of the precinct.
01:16 There were councillors over the years that had different views and all that, it was going
01:19 nowhere, so we thought it was the best idea.
01:21 Chris Minns reiterated his warning for councils opposed to density.
01:25 We won't be afraid to use the controls and laws and planning powers vested in the Department
01:32 of Planning.
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