A final blueprint has been released for development in St Leonards and Crows Nest over the next two decades.Credit:Airphoto Australia
The final blueprint for St Leonards and Crows Nest has also reduced the number of dwellings earmarked to be built by 2036 to 6683,from 7500 earlier.
The government has also committed to 8.5 hectares of extra parkland,which will be partly funded by an increase in developer contributions.
Planning and Public Spaces Minister Rob Stokes.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
Part of the extra open space will be created by converting the Holtermann Street car park in the centre of Crows Nest into a 1700-square-metre parkland. A car park will be built under the park.
The draft St Leonards Crows Nest 2036 plan,released almost two years ago,sparked widespread concerns about the extent of development.
But NSW Planning and Public Spaces Minister Rob Stokes said major changes had been made to the final plan to ensure the suburbs would be a greener employment hub with better transport and pedestrian links.
"The community told us they wanted more green space that enhanced local neighbourhoods and a plan that provided certainty on what future development will look like and where it will be,"he said.