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Some Issues for consideration in the Waterloo South Concept Plan

Below REDWatch has outlined some issues that tenants and the broader community might like to consider as they prepare for the consultations in late October 2025 about the Concept Plan and zoning changes proposed by the Stockland consortium. This document will be updated as issues arise and as more information becomes available. The date of the latest changes is shown at the bottom of this page.

The Concept Plan is a “big picture” plan for all of Waterloo South, it shows things like building locations and heights, location of different land uses, and location of streets, cycleways and open spaces. It shows where social, affordable housing of different types and private housing will go. It does not approve any works to begin.

The requirements for the Concept Plan were outlined in the 2022 rezoning (see details from the design guide in Concept Plan Application section above). In addition, it now also has to accommodate the 10% more residential floor-space than was envisaged in the 2022 rezoning exhibition.

It is important to build on the planning that has gone before rather than go over old ground unless the earlier planning missed things important to the community.

In preparing for the consultation, you may want to think about:

  • Are there important things that were no taken up in earlier planning? Eg bike path and community centre locations etc
  • Are the changes to accommodate the extra floor space reasonable and do they deliver improved outcomes? Eg changes in heights, building footprints, tree cover impact etc
  • Will the other changes Homes NSW and Stockland have proposed deliver better community outcomes than what was earlier proposed eg Should there be a health facility and what should it provide or should it be replaced by “educational establishments”, will the removal of the 2022 design excellence provisions from social and affordable housing still result in great outcomes or should silver liveable apartment standard and accessible car parking for market apartment be reduced – for full list of proposed changes see Scoping: What Changes do Stockland want to make?
  • What should be provided in the no less than 5,000sqm set aside community facilities (2,400 already allocated to Council), health facilities (2,000 sqm proposed in 2022) and centre-based childcare facilities? Should “education establishments” be added as a use also for this space?
  • What should be provided in the no less than 7,000sqm set aside for other non-residential uses such as shops to service the local community including low-income options, creative enterprises and social enterprises?
  • How do we make public spaces safer than they are at the moment and deal with public activities that disrupt others quite enjoyment or create concern in parts of the community such as public drinking
  • Are the trees proposed to be retained adequate, is there a way to deliver the development and retain more tree cover, is the space allocated for future tree planning sufficient to provide the tree cover needed to mitigate high summer heat?
  • What possible social impacts, both good and bad, do you see from the redevelopment and what can be done to get the best of the benefits and deal with the impacts that will be felt by some people?

On the REDWatch website you will find Some Issues for consideration in the Concept Plan. We will continue to update this document as issues arise and more information becomes available.

REDWatch raised some Initial Questions for Homes NSW Portfolio and Consortium Partners – Waterloo South Redevelopment in May 2025, Some of these questions are relevant to the consultation. In the absence of a written response to these questions REDWatch will add in what we have heard from the Consortium.

REDWatch has made some comments about Concept Plan issues in our emails to members and supporters. While we will transfer these over time to the Some Issues for consideration in the Concept Plan page you can also join the REDWatch email update list please by sending your email address to mail@redwatch.org.au

 

This document was produced by REDWatch on 17 October 2025 and will be updated as required.