Community Needs Assessment - Hawkesbury City Council

FIGURE 1 – SITE LOCATION
The proposed development site is identified as Lot 27 on the above figure. The area identified as „Part of
Lot 27‟ is a 27 ha area approved for seniors living development by the Department of Planning and
Infrastructure in 2008.
North Richmond is well serviced by the regional road network and is approximately four kilometres from
Richmond Station, the terminus of Sydney‟s northwest rail line. Major retail facilities are available at
Richmond and regional shopping is available at Penrith and Rouse Hill, approximately a 20 minute drive
away.
1.3 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
A Land Release Application to the Department of Planning was prepared by Urbis Urban Planning in
2009. The proposal identified the suitability of the site for residential development of 1,400 dwellings
across 147ha, over the next 10 years.
The NRJV have prepared a concept plan which includes the proposed development of:
• Approximately 1,400 homes in addition to the Seniors Living Facility currently under construction
• Local Council roads including bus route
• Small scale local centre of approximately 1.0Ha
• Retention and modification of three to four existing farm dams within the project site to become open
water bodies
• Construction of four primarily trunk drainage corridors (with a secondary riparian and tertiary open
space function) separating planned residential areas
• Retention of an existing farm dam on Redbank Creek and vegetation improvement to the primarily
riparian corridor along the south bank of Redbank Creek, which extends along the project site
perimeter
2 INTRODUCTION
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