THE PRECINCT
Crescent Parklands is an opportunity for a vibrant new precinct within 30 minutes’ walk of major employment centres, including Parramatta, Merrylands and Granville.
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The NSW Government has a vision where all people in Greater Sydney can live within 30 minutes of their jobs, education and health facilities, services and recreational places.
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Crescent Parklands will be a new neighbourhood precinct adjacent to Sydney’s Central City, Parramatta.
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The site, at 1 Crescent Street, Holroyd, was formerly WesTrac’s NSW Operational Headquarters.
The Crescent Parklands proposal includes significant public benefits and a mix of uses, including dedicated affordable housing – 7 per cent in perpetuity, childcare, local neighbourhood shops, and will be supported with large areas of public open space, as well as additional commercial areas – providing a new, local destination.
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The images on this website are an artist’s interpretation of what this precinct could look like and are subject to planning approvals.
YOUR IDEAS
The Crescent Parklands team is keen to understand local community needs and will examine how these can be catered for at the new precinct.
To inform the design and mix of the precinct, the Crescent Parklands team would like your feedback about:
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Access to open space, walking and cycle paths
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What further facilities such as cafes, local shops, childcare or other services would be of benefit to you?
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Before you take the survey, you can see some of these ideas on the community benefits page.
A 30-MINUTE CITY
THE PRECINCT AT A GLANCE
Crescent Parklands will provide an engaging community environment that facilitates a live, work and play lifestyle.
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The precinct will include a mix of housing, including dedicated affordable housing, and will be supported with large areas of public open space, including children’s playground, retail and commercial areas – providing a new, local destination.
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Whether you are enjoying a coffee before a sports game, stopping in on a weekend bike ride, picking up groceries after visiting the gym or meeting a friend for a BBQ on the weekend, experience the best of the precinct on foot or on a bike.
Holroyd Sports Ground
3 cups
Blueberries
3 cups
Flour
2 tsp.
Cinnamon
1 cup
Sugar
2 tsp.
Oil
2 tbsp.
Salt
1½ cups
Butter
Integration with neighbouring Holroyd Sports Ground
Public park
3 cups
Blueberries
3 cups
Flour
2 tsp.
Cinnamon
1 cup
Sugar
2 tsp.
Oil
2 tbsp.
Salt
1½ cups
Butter
A new 7,714sqm park, accessible to the whole community (about half the size of Prince Alfred Square in Parramatta)
Retail and
commercial space
3 cups
Blueberries
3 cups
Flour
1½ cups
Butter
New local shops and community facilities
Open space
3 cups
Blueberries
3 cups
Flour
2 tsp.
Cinnamon
1 cup
Sugar
2 tsp.
Oil
2 tbsp.
Salt
1½ cups
Butter
Plus 8,650sqm of additional open space, bringing open space to more than 16,000sqm or 43% of the precinct
Innovative design
3 cups
Blueberries
3 cups
Flour
2 tsp.
Cinnamon
1 cup
Sugar
2 tsp.
Oil
2 tbsp.
Salt
1½ cups
Butter
Innovative design of buildings, to keep them slender not bulky and maximise open space (buildings between 12-28 storeys).
Pedestrian and cycle ways
3 cups
Blueberries
3 cups
Flour
2 tsp.
Cinnamon
1 cup
Sugar
2 tsp.
Oil
2 tbsp.
Salt
1½ cups
Butter
The potential for significant upgrades to pedestrian and cycle ways, improving connectivity to Parramatta, Granville, Merrylands and beyond.
30-minute city
3 cups
Blueberries
3 cups
Flour
2 tsp.
Cinnamon
1 cup
Sugar
2 tsp.
Oil
2 tbsp.
Salt
1½ cups
Butter
New housing next to Sydney’s Central City, Parramatta and other surrounding centres, including Harris Park, Granville and Merrylands
Amenity
3 cups
Blueberries
3 cups
Flour
2 tsp.
Cinnamon
1 cup
Sugar
2 tsp.
Oil
2 tbsp.
Salt
1½ cups
Butter
Significant improvement of the visual entrance into Holroyd
Diverse housing
3 cups
Blueberries
3 cups
Flour
2 tsp.
Cinnamon
1 cup
Sugar
2 tsp.
Oil
2 tbsp.
Salt
1½ cups
Butter
A diverse mix of housing including 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments across multiple buildings
Staged delivery
3 cups
Blueberries
3 cups
Flour
2 tsp.
Cinnamon
1 cup
Sugar
2 tsp.
Oil
2 tbsp.
Salt
1½ cups
Butter
Staged delivery of up to 1,255 apartments
Affordable housing
3 cups
Flour
2 tsp.
Cinnamon
1 cup
Sugar
2 tsp.
Oil
1½ cups
Butter
Dedicated in perpetuity, comprising 7% of total homes
LIVE, WORK, PLAY
Significant improvement of the visual entrance into Holroyd
New housing next to Sydney’s Central City, Parramatta and other surrounding centres, including Harris Park, Granville and Merrylands
A diverse mix of housing including 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments across multiple buildings
Affordable housing - dedicated in perpetuity, comprising 7% of total homes
Staged delivery of up to 1,255 apartments
A new 7,714sqm park, accessible to the whole community (about half the size of Prince Alfred Square in Parramatta)
Plus 8,650sqm of additional open space, bringing open space to more than 16,000sqm or 43% of the precinct
Integration with neighbouring Holroyd Sports Ground
The potential for significant upgrades to pedestrian and cycle ways, improving connectivity to Parramatta, Granville, Merrylands and beyond
Innovative design of buildings, to keep them slender not bulky and maximise open space (buildings between 12-28 storeys)
New local shops and community facilities
Options for local facilities to support residents such as a 100 place childcare centre, a supermarket, a retail facility, a gym, a medical centre and other ancillary uses.
Possible improvements to existing and future pedestrian and cycle paths.
A 7,714sqm local park on the precinct – open to everyone. The park will include a playground, children’s cycle path, barbecues, landscaping along the creek and mature trees.