Minto town centre redevelopment: Homes to be acquired, bulldozed for major redevelopment
Hundreds of homes could soon be bulldozed in Sydney’s southwest after the NSW Government progressed plans for the major revitalisation of a whole town. SEE THE PLANS AND THE HOMES ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK.
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The fate of a multimillion-dollar plan to flatten hundreds of houses and shopfronts in Minto for a revitalised, high-rise residential and commercial precinct has been given a major push forward by NSW Planning.
Campbelltown Council forwarded plans for the redevelopment of the town centre to the Planning Department in July for Gateway Determination, following more than a year after draft plans were revealed to councillors.
Under the revolutionary plans for the southwest Sydney hub, Minto shopping centre would be rezoned from neighbourhood centre to a mixed use precinct, allowing the development of an expansive shoptop housing precinct surrounding Minto station.
Meanwhile, free standing, low-density houses in blocks bound by Durham St, Pembroke Rd, Coronation Park, Surrey St and the railway line would be rezoned to high-density residential — paving the way for a series of six-storey apartment complexes.
A Campbelltown planner said the vision was to allow the construction of residential flat buildings within the precinct “while prohibiting lower density forms of residential development such as dwellings, dual occupancies and multi-dwelling developments.
“The intention of this amendment is to provide additional housing opportunities in proximity to Minto train station, supporting the use of public transport and the revitalisation of the Minto town centre,” the planner said.
Several properties, including 10 and 14-20 Stafford St, as well as 5-11 Blanche St and 17 Phyllis St, Minto would also be acquired by council for a 7500sq m expansion of Murray Reserve, while some of the land in Victoria Park will be rezoned for medium density housing.
“It is proposed to rezone a portion of Victoria Park to R3 Medium Density Residential and sell the rezoned parcels to fund the expansion of Murray Reserve and open space embellishment in the precinct,” the council planner said.
The planner said council was leading the rezoning of the Minto Precinct to implement the precinct plan in a “holistic manner”.
Planning Minister delegate Catherine Van Laeren approved the Gateway Determination of the major planning proposal, which will now be exhibited by Campbelltown Council.