BLACKWATTLE BAY REVITALISATION PLANS MADE PUBLIC
A new vision for Blackwattle Bay as a vibrant entertainment and cultural hub on the city’s foreshore is one step closer with the plans now on public exhibition.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said the rezoning would also include new public open space to join up a 15 kilometre harbourside walk.
“Our vision for Blackwattle Bay would see new public open space equivalent to one and a half football fields and a foreshore promenade that will complete the 15-kilometre continuous harbourside walk from Woolloomooloo to Rozelle Bay,” Mr Stokes said.
“Twelve redevelopment sites are proposed which will boost new housing by 1,550 dwellings and create the opportunity for more than 5,600 jobs.
“These plans are part of the broader Pyrmont Place Strategy to revitalise what is the western gateway to the CBD and accommodate for future growth.
Aerial, The Bays Precinct. Bays East, Blackwattle Bay, Sydney Fish Market, Wentworth Park, Sydney CBD
“Sydney Fish Market has been home to world-class seafood for decades but it’s time to give this much-loved location a makeover for the Sydney community and visitors.”
Sydney Fish Market is being relocated to the head of Blackwattle Bay and the government-owned and private lands of the old fish market site will become a mixed use precinct providing homes, jobs and open space on the Blackwattle Bay foreshore.
Mr Stokes added that the plan for Blackwattle Bay included new transport options to connect the precinct with the CBD and Greater Sydney, such as the new Pyrmont Metro station, pedestrian and cycling links.
The Blackwattle Bay State Significant Precinct Plan is on public exhibition until 6 August 2021.
For more information visit: www.planning.nsw.gov.au/blackwattlebay
