NSW Government Trashes Its Own Bella Vista Planning Controls Within 12 Months
A proposal for two 40-storey buildings at Bella Vista is being fast-tracked by the NSW Government’s Housing Delivery Authority (HDA), bypassing the Government’s own Transport Oriented Development (TOD) rezoning for the precinct, which was gazetted only a year ago.
The TOD program was an initiative of this Government aimed at upzoning land to increase supply and accelerate housing in locations close to Metro stations. The program upzoned land in Bella Vista-Kellyville and five other precincts across Sydney. The rezoning for Bella Vista-Kellyville was completed in November 2024. Under the TOD program, the original proposal for 9-11 Mawson Avenue, Bella Vista allowed for three buildings at eight, 18 and 22 storeys in height, which would have resulted in approximately 430 new dwellings.
The HDA has now allowed for a private developer to submit a new proposal to allow for two 40-storey towers, resulting in more than 900 dwellings for the site. This more than doubles the existing planning controls which were only recently put in place by Government. The proposal will be assessed by the Department as a State Significant Development.
