Risland Australia’s $1.5 billion Wilton Greens project

<div class="row" data-reactroot=""><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>Risland Australia has moved ahead on its $1.5-billion masterplanned urban community in NSW’s next big housing growth corridor south-west of the Sydney CBD.</p><p>The house and land development, known as <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/land-sales-surge-in-south-west-sydney">Wilton Greens</a>, has now broken ground with civil contractor TRN Group beginning civil infrastructure and subdivision works for the first 263 land parcels between Picton Road and Janderra Lane.</p><p>Risland, formerly the Hong-Kong-based Country Garden Australia, is one of the first developers to head to the Wilton area, about 80km from Sydney. </p><p>The Wilton growth area combines six precincts, including Bingara Gorge.</p><p>Wilton Greens will eventually comprise 3600 land parcels across 433ha.</p><p>The project incluces two employment hubs, a local neighbourhood centre, seven large high-quality parks and playgrounds, several kilometres of cycle paths and 8.5ha of open spaces.</p><p>The development is Risland’s first masterplanned community in New South Wales, following a successful launch of its Windermere housing estate located in Victoria’s Mambourin four years ago.</p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/48b3e7f0-9602-4d64-a1e8-4b068aec0142.jpg" width="1000"/></picture><div><span style="align-content:center;opacity:0.8">▲ Wilton Greens spans 433 hectares and will comprise 3600 land parcels. Image: Supplied</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p><br>“It has taken several years to reach this important milestone of construction starting at Wilton Greens,” Risland Australia NSW general manager Paul Irwin said.</p><p>“Years have been spent working with the Wollondilly Council and key stakeholders to deliver a self-contained neighbourhood that will eventually be home to more than 12,000 residents.”</p><p>More than 300 land parcels have already been sold, predominantly to young families and first-home buyers entering the greenfield housing market snapping up plots for between $239,000 and $372,500.</p><p>Masterplanned communities have remained a <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/land-sales-surge-in-south-west-sydney">strong performer</a> in the residential sector throughout the health crisis, boosted by <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/experts-eye-end-of-homebuilder">government stimulus</a> for new housing, low interest rates and changing housing preferences.</p><p>According to recent figures from the Urban Development Institute of Australia, more than 53,000 greenfield housing lots were sold during 2020, almost double the figure of 2019. </p><p>Sales in the second half, after the launch of HomeBuilder, were the highest since 2009.</p><p>Leading property groups have since brought forward releases to meet the demand and, at the half year, reported near-record sales in their master-planned communities.</p><p>At a neighbouring greenfield site in Wilton, state developer Landcom is outlaying $950m to prepare 5600 lots, 10 per cent of which will be offered as affordable. </p><p>It was <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/landcom-wilton-greenfield-site">revealed</a> earlier this month that the developer paid $257.5m for the site, $100m more than a valuation made 12 months earlier.</p></div></div></div></div></div>

Risland Australia has begun construction of its $1.5-billion master-planned urban community 80km south-west of the Sydney CBD...

New Developments Explode Across Sydney’s Fringe

<div class="row" data-reactroot=""><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>There’s a huge number of new masterplanned communities in various states of development across NSW, with areas to the north-west and south-west of Sydney experiencing the greatest activity. </p><p>Civil works and construction are under way across a large number of new estates, while in other areas, land parcels are being released to the market in stages. </p><p>Even in the midst of a new home development boom, there are questions about whether the pipeline is robust enough to deliver the 42,000 new homes that need to be built each year in Sydney for the next 40 years to meet population growth. </p><p>The NSW government’s recently-released Intergenerational Report says the state must improve housing supply, introduce better design regulations and close the gaps in the planning assessment process to meet its ambitious new home goals. </p><p>“We’ve been saying for quite a while that the NSW government must release land for housing faster and more efficiently, because the lack of housing supply is driving up prices and exacerbating housing affordability issues,” Property Council NSW executive director Luke Achterstraat said.</p><p>The state government’s land and property development arm Landcom is one of the largest developers and its focus is in Sydney&#x27;s south-west, west and north-west. </p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/ddbe3ab8-40b7-45fc-b165-8436cc9dfbed.jpg" width="800"/></picture><div><span style="align-content:center;opacity:0.8">▲ Landcom&#x27;s Macarthur Gardens estate.</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p><br>Its various projects include a <a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/wilton-nsw-gets-9000-green-homes">pipeline of 5600 dwellings</a> at North Wilton and 10,000 dwellings along the Sydney Northwest Metro corridor. </p><p>“In total, 65ha of land is being developed to create new neighbourhoods,” chief executive John Brogden said.</p><p>In addition, Landcom recently opened up five development sites at Edmondson Park with the potential for more than 650 dwellings. </p><p>Macarthur Gardens North will deliver between 700 and 950 apartments and 56 terraces to the market in coming years.</p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><h2><strong>NSW greenfield opportunities opens up</strong></h2></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>On top of this, Landcom and the NSW Land and Housing Corporation are working together to transform the existing Airds public housing estate into a 2100 dwelling, masterplanned, socially-mixed community with 70 per cent of dwellings privately owned and 30 per cent set aside for public housing. </p><p>During the next 25 years, 10 per cent of the land being developed at North Wilton will be turned into affordable housing. </p><p>In Schofields, the Akuna Vista estate is being developed by Defence Housing Australia. The estate is being built at Nirimba Fields, a  new suburb within the Schofields catchment.</p><p>Menangle Park has more than 4000 blocks of land close to major towns, including Campbelltown, Liverpool and Macarthur, that are in development. </p><p>At Box Hill on the other side of the north-west corridor, developments such as Paramount Estate and the Hills of Carmel are being built. </p><p>Down south, the 433ha Wilton Greens estate has 3600 parcels of land being prepared for residential construction, with this major development being spearheaded by real estate developer Risland Australia. </p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/13f1efbc-59c0-4458-9169-f261fe5a7b70.jpeg" width="864"/></picture><div><span style="align-content:center;opacity:0.8">▲ Risland, formerly the Hong-Kong-based Country Garden Australia, is one of the first developers to head to the Wilton area, about 80km from Sydney.</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p><br>“This will be one of Sydney’s fastest-growing communities,” project home builder Worthington Homes’ managing director and owner Liam Worthington said.</p><p>Of course, it’s not just residential land that’s required to support population growth. Dantia CEO Katherine O’Regan says a commensurate effort needs to go into developing the commercial infrastructure required to support new housing. </p><p>Dantia is Lake Macquarie City’s economic development company. It’s funded by government, but independently and commercially governed and managed.  </p><p>“You can&#x27;t attract a new population without jobs, which means you need to have industry and also good places to live,” O’Regan said. </p><p>An example is a new Costco being built on a site former mining company Pasminco occupied in the Lake Macquarie region. O’Regan says Costco is an appropriate anchor tenant for a masterplan development for the new Lake Macquarie City Centre. </p><p>“The land surrounding could be developed into a mixed-use precinct,” she said. </p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><h2><strong>Government urged to step up infrastructure </strong></h2></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>Demand for traditional detached housing produced in greenfield locations has increased during the pandemic because people want more space. The cost and timing of supporting infrastructure is a huge challenge with development of greenfield land.  </p><p>“Our view is more co-ordination is required between the state government, local governments and infrastructure agencies to address this,” Achterstraat said.</p><p>He says one frustration is the expectation developers will pay for a growing proportion of infrastructure costs associated with new developments. </p><p>“This cost is ultimately passed on in the price of housing, so it’s new home buyers who ultimately pay the price of this approach,” Achterstraat said.</p><p>This drives up the cost of housing, pricing people out of the market, incentivising them to relocate to more affordable locations. </p><p>This has significant negative economic consequences for Sydney and NSW.”</p><p>A positive, however, is the recent introduction of the rapid assessment framework, which has introduced a series of changes to the state significant development (SSD) assessment mechanism.</p><p>SSDs are typically applied to large projects like Barangaroo, which are assessed at a state rather than council level for development purposes.</p><p>They include industry-specific Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs). Previously, these were generated for each project, a time-consuming process. </p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/57a69701-2a10-4ad1-a1b6-f863d14db352.jpg" width="800"/></picture><div><span style="align-content:center;opacity:0.8">▲ Infrastructure like roads, schools and services are needed to support new housing estates. Image: Nearmap</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p><br>“Having standardised, industry-specific SEARS will hopefully mean assessment decisions and conditions are consistent between applications,” says Achterstraat. </p><p>We also need to make sure there is a sufficient supply of certificated professionals to meet industry demand so developers are not delayed by a lack of qualified professionals to prepare their state significant development applications. </p><p>“To have a more efficient and streamlined approach would mean a better outcome for all stakeholders, particularly as we come out of the economic impact of Covid-19,” Worthington said.</p><p>“Tightening timelines, improving communication and receiving better service from the state will help drive growth in NSW.”</p><p>O’Regan also supports the Rapid Assessment Framework’s goals and visions. </p><p>“I particularly support the industry-specific decisions. For instance, there&#x27;s a fast-tracking mechanism in the rapid assessment framework to get data centres built and delivered sooner,” she says.</p><p>Overall, the property sector is calling on the NSW government to spearhead a housing-led, post-pandemic recovery. </p><p>This will charge the economy and support housing demand over the coming years. </p><p>While there’s a substantial amount of work taking place to seed the housing development pipeline, the question is whether this will be enough to meet demand for housing and address the worsening housing affordability in Sydney and across the state. Only time will tell.  </p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><hr/></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p><strong>You are currently experiencing </strong><em><strong>The Urban Developer</strong></em><strong> Plus (TUD+), our premium membership for property professionals. </strong><a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/membership-plans"><u><strong>Click here</strong></u><strong> to learn more.</strong></a></p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/4fb872c4-2507-449c-af93-4c928c2ed849.png" width="800"/></picture><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

  NSW will need to deliver 42,000 new homes each year to meet population growth, The Urban Developer takes a look at the new precincts...

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<div class="row" data-reactroot=""><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>Work will soon begin on a master plan for the final remaining piece of Coomera’s town centre with the purchase of a significant parcel of land on Foxwell Road.</p><p>Brisbane-based joint venture partners Keylin and Kinstone bought the 47.7ha site following an expressions of interest campaign in December.</p><p>Fund manager QIC offloaded the prime greenfield site for an undisclosed figure, reportedly in excess of $30 million.</p><p>The 47.7ha site is included within the emerging <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/council-backs-coomera-civic-hub-centre-proposal">town centre precinct</a> and comes with a preliminary approval for residential, commercial and retail developments under the Coomera Activity Centre South Development Code.</p><p>The joint venture&#x27;s acquisition follows its $50 million <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/buyers-flock-to-gold-coast-in-renewed-push">purchase of the Serenity 4212</a> estate at Helensvale.</p><p>“We are delighted to have successfully secured what we believe is one of the key sites on the northern Gold Coast,” Keylin managing director Louis Cheung said.</p><p>“This is one of the area’s most strategically important sites that will shape the future of the urban heart of Coomera, considered to be the final piece of the Coomera Town Centre puzzle.”</p><p>Under the Coomera Activity Centre South Development Code, there are a range of uses and development types permitted including commercial, retail and residential with building heights of up to 15 storeys. </p><p>Selling agent Brendan Hogan of Colliers International said there was a lot of interest in the prime site.</p><p>“The property attracted an extraordinary level of interest with a very competitive process from some of Australia’s largest public and private development groups,” he said. </p><p>Keylin has been active in development at <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/keylin-group-development-site-hope-island-50m">Hope Island</a> and recently revealed plans for a hotel and residential precinct in Brisbane&#x27;s <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/keylin-lodges-plans-for-parkside-twin-towers">Spring Hill</a>.</p><p>Joint venture partner Kinstone recently completed the $70 million Novotel South Brisbane and the Monarch and Sovereign Heights subdivision developments in Brisbane’s South. </p><p>Major projects currently planned around the existing Westfield Coomera include a new Costco outlet to the north of the site along with plans for a new public hospital on 13ha of land near the Coomera Railway Station.</p></div></div></div></div></div>

Work has begun on a master plan for the final piece of Coomera’s town centre with the purchase of a significant parcel.

Stockland Kicks Off $126m Sunshine Coast Release

<div class="row" data-reactroot=""><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>Residential developer Stockland has kickstarted construction on a $126 million greenfield project on the Sunshine Coast as south-east Queensland land supply starts to dry up.</p><p>The country’s largest developer will press ahead with the delivery of 244 homes within its Thrive Nirimba community, located within its $5 billion Aura masterplanned community in Caloundra.</p><p>Stockland’s masterplan for the site, which includes 2,400 hectares of residential community, will see the total delivery 20,000 homes. </p><p>Stockland acquired the 3,700 hectare Caloundra Downs site in 2004 as part of its $846 million acquisition of Foster’s Lensworth Group.</p><p>Stockland’s general manager at Thrive Lifestyle Communities Kingsley Andrew said the land lease community sector had allowed the developer to further diversity by rebalancing its portfolio and downsizing its exposure to retail property.</p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/e184d8bd-5758-415b-b224-3d50f6b51e52.jpg" width="800"/></picture><div><span style="align-content:center;opacity:0.8">▲ An aerial view of Stockland’s Aura masterplanned estate on the Sunshine Coast. Image: Supplied</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p><br>Stockland’s new land lease communities model at its Thrive Nirimba community, which actively targets downsizing over-50s, will enable buyers to purchase homes outright void of entry or exit fees, and pay a site rental fee which covers council rates.</p><p>“This new product will appeal to those looking to downsize or retire, and is perfect for people who want to enjoy the benefits of resort-style living, but who don’t see themselves living in a traditional retirement village,” Andrew said.</p><p>“The cost of entry for a home in one of our Thrive communities will generally be around 20 per cent less than a comparable standalone house in the surrounding catchment.”</p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><h2><strong>Land supply short of critical benchmarks</strong></h2><p>The announcement comes as affordability and supply in south-east Queensland have been brought into sharp focus in recent months with buyer demand outstripping available land supply.</p><p>According to the Urban Development Institute of Australia, land availability has fallen well-below critical benchmarks across some of Queensland’s fastest growing areas, including the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, and Redland City.</p><p>UDIA chief executive Kirsty Chessher-Brown said servicing land fast enough to keep pace with population growth was a challenge that state government needed to address urgently.</p><p>“At the heart of the problem was a major lack of coordination between council planning schemes and the state government’s Regional Plan, as well as red tape, numerous and conflicting zone overlays, and politics.”</p><p>“It’s not a straightforward issue and we recognise there are many factors preventing land stocks from reaching the desired levels to comfortably cater for demand,” Chessher-Brown said.</p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/89c17a20-6929-4813-8ffa-af61d00230c5.jpg" width="800"/></picture><div><span style="align-content:center;opacity:0.8">▲ The ACIF recently reported it expects residential building to reach the bottom of the current downturn by June next year and experience a “fairly mild” medium-term rebound.</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p><br>Authorities currently face the challenge of setting policies that will not only help home building tick over in the current downturn, but also keep the sector sustainable in the longer run while not putting too heavy a burden on the public purse.</p><p>The state government mandates that every council area should have four years of approved lot supply to ensure that the target of an additional 30,000 dwellings needed per year, every year, are delivered in south east Queensland.</p><p>The UDIA said against the benchmark of four years, approved lot supply on the Gold Coast has 1.7 years of supply, the Sunshine Coast 2.4 years, and Redland City 2.5 years.</p><p>Brisbane City and Moreton Bay Region are both currently at 3.7 years’ supply.</p><p>Nationwide, the housing pipeline has shrunk dramatically, due to mobility restrictions and slumping migration as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic which has tempered demand.</p><p>In its statement on monetary policy released on Friday, the Reserve Bank said fiscal and monetary policy measures had helped reboot conditions for detached residential construction, in the near term. </p><p>Across September, new home loan commitments rose 5.9 per cent to $22.5 billion, marking the fourth straight month of increase and the highest monthly total since March 2017, when the figure was $22.6 billion.</p><p>Building approvals—a key indication of the new housing pipeline—jumped 15.4 per cent to 15,827 in seasonally adjusted terms.</p><p>“Survey measures of new orders for detached homes have increased, although sales of greenfield land and new homes have moderated a little following a period of strong demand driven by policy measures,” the RBA said.</p><p>“The time limits to qualify for Home Builder have caused some builders to reach capacity for the remainder of the year.”</p></div></div></div></div></div>

  Residential developer Stockland has kickstarted construction on a $126m greenfield project on the Sunshine Coast...

<div class="row" data-reactroot=""><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>Stockland has upgraded its forecast for settlements for this year after a wave of investor inquiries off the back of low interest rates and government stimulus.</p><p>The country’s largest listed residential developer said it was on track to settle 6300 home lots this year as sales enquiry levels surged to 33,000, 40 per cent above the company’s long-term average.</p><p>Stockland said it was “well positioned” to capitalise on the demand of the “up cycle” with 70 per cent of its 81,000-lot land bank activated, 86 per cent of it on Australia’s eastern seaboard.</p><p>During the quarter, Stockland secured the settlement of 1510 lots while 3100 are due to settle next financial year.</p><p><a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/stockland-ceo-mark-steinert-distributions">Outgoing</a> Stockland chief executive Mark Steinert said the developer had been actively restocking its pipeline with high-quality residential projects after the sharp market rebound and growing trend towards community living.</p><p>“Low interest rates, credit availability, high household savings and demand for high quality product contributed to an elevated net sales result,” he said.</p><p>“We estimate that only 10 per cent of the lots exchanged up until March are eligible for the government subsidy, further demonstrating the strength of the market.</p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/f1e8f67c-3585-4308-82d8-e63bbe288336.jpg" width="1840"/></picture><div><span style="align-content:center;opacity:0.8">▲ Mark Steinert, chief executive for seven years, will be replaced by former Lendlease chief finance officer Tarun Gupta.</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p><br>“These conditions are forecast to continue for some time, even with the conclusion of HomeBuilder, given the equilibrium of supply and demand in most housing sub-markets we operate in.”</p><p>Stockland added almost 2000 new lots to its pipeline during the  quarter including 900 lots from recent acquisitions at Wantirna in Victoria and Piara Waters in Western Australia.</p><p>In its retirement living portfolio, Stockland secured 190 unit sales, reflecting the increased appeal of village living and improving residential market conditions and marking its strongest quarterly result in more than four years.</p><p>The developer has now secured the first 25 sales at its Aura community in south-east Queensland, of the land-lease product targeted at affordable retirement living.</p><p>The company said it also will begin sale at its second land-lease community in Minta, on Melbourne’s south-east, in June.</p><p>Stockland said it expects supply to remain low across 2021 and fall further in 2022 due to easing of demand.</p><p>The developer said it forecast shortages of englobo land in Sydney and Brisbane to limit supply over the medium term, with Melbourne to balance and moderate oversupply expected in Western Australia.</p><p>Stockland now stands to benefit from the federal government’s <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/homebuilder-deadline-extension-eases-capacity-constraints">extension to HomeBuilder</a>, which has given added an additional 12 months for construction commencements.</p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><h2><strong>Diversified model pays dividends </strong></h2></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>The diversified developer also owns a wide range of assets including shopping centres clustered in housing estates it has constructed.</p><p>Last year its malls suffered from the pandemic, with significant falls in foot traffic, non-essential store closures and sharp sales declines in specialty stores.</p><p>In its retail portfolio, Stockland said comparable third-quarter sales grew 3.2 per cent and specialty sales rose 9.4 per cent, showing a continued recovery.</p><p>Stockland’s shopping centre occupancy was at 99.7 per cent and it forecast abatements of less than 2 per cent would be applied to third quarter of 2021 billings.</p><p>Occupancy in the company’s office portfolio rose to 94.1 per cent with a weighted average lease expiry of 2.7 years.</p><p>Stockland also secured leases of over 230,000sq m of new logistics space across the year and added to its $5.9-billion development pipeline.</p><p>It maintains investment grade credit ratings of A-/A3 with stable outlook from S&amp;P and Moody’s respectively while holding $2.2-billion in liquidity.</p></div></div></div></div></div>

The country’s largest listed residential developer says sales enquiry levels have surged 40 per cent above the company’s long-term average…

Wilton NSW

<div class="row" data-reactroot=""><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>More than 9000 “green” homes are planned as part of a draft vision for the new suburb of Wilton in the Macarthur region south-west of Sydney.</p><p>The Wilton Town Centre, located on the Hume Highway about 80 kilometres south of Sydney and 30 kilometres north of Wollongong, is currently being transformed with 11,000 new housing lots planned. </p><p>Wilton forms part of Western Parkland City incorporating Liverpool, Greater Penrith and Campbelltown-Macarthur.</p><p>It is a focus of state infrastructure development around the new <a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/lendlease-CPB-earthworks-at-western-sydney-airport-">Western Sydney Airport</a> and <a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/western-sydney-aerotropolis-everything-you-need-to-know">Aerotropolis</a> at <a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/sydneys-third-city-bradfield-badgerys-creek">Bradfield</a>, due to begin operating by 2026.</p><p>In a bid to boost housing supply and address climate and environmental concerns, NSW planning minister Rob Stokes has unveiled the final Wilton Development Control Plan.</p><p>Stokes said the detailed planning and design controls, overseen by the regional housing taskforce, would guide the development of thousands of new homes in the South East Wilton and North Wilton precincts.</p><p>Lighter coloured roofs will be a mandatory part of the planning controls for the Wilton area, while residential lots will also be upsized to enable the growth of a tree in every backyard.</p><p>“Wilton will change the face of development in the Macarthur, with improved standards for backyard sizes to facilitate trees, front gardens and lighter colour palettes to help reduce the urban heat island effect,” Stokes said.</p><p>“This means, for the first time, homes are required to have light coloured roofs. </p><p>“We are determined to help to keep the temperatures of our homes and streets cooler in the summer months, especially in Sydney’s western and south-western suburbs.” </p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/79a68d63-b7dd-4561-84b8-8707be75f8f5.jpg" width="800"/></picture><div><span style="align-content:center;opacity:0.8">▲ NSW planning minister Rob Stokes (centre) at the site of Wilton Junction alongside Wollondilly council members in 2015. Picture: Jeff de Pasquale</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p><br>Currently, 280 homes are under construction and expected to be delivered by 2025, 1600 lots already being prepared and 250 lots currently registered.</p><p>By 2031, the Wilton Town Centre will be home to 1600 new homes as well as a new school, healthcare facility and a public transport interchange.</p><p>The region is expected to be home to more than 15,000 houses by 2041 as well as 17ha of commercial precincts that could support approximately 4700 jobs and 39ha of environmental conservation land.</p><p>Stokes said the controls would also ensure that neighbourhood plans and subsequent development applications were in accordance with biodiversity principles—providing a “sensitive urban interface” with koala habitats and growth corridors.</p><p>The controls will now also take effect on 7000 new dwellings planned for Lowes Creek Maryland, 2400 for stages two and five of Leppington and the 1600 dwellings already green lit as part of the Wilton Town Centre.</p><p>Mayor Robert Khan said the Wollondilly council would now review the controls before providing feedback to the state government to ensure it provided the “best possible outcome for the community”.</p><p>In March, <a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/risland-australia-wilton-greens-nsw">civil and subdivision works began</a> at the future site of Wilton’s latest $1.5-billion masterplanned community, <a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/land-sales-surge-in-south-west-sydney">Wilton Greens</a>, which spans 433ha and will eventually be made up of 3600 land parcels.</p><p>The Risland Australia project features two employment hubs, a local neighbourhood centre, seven large parks and playgrounds, several kilometres of cycle paths and 8.5 hectares of open spaces.</p><p>In the same month, Lendlease put the balance of its Bingara Gorge housing estate in Wilton, 112ha of developable land with the capacity to yield almost 900 lots, on the market.</p></div></div></div></div></div>

More than 9000 “green” homes are planned as part of a draft vision for the new suburb of Wilton in the Macarthur region south-west of Sydney...

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