Shared Vision For Broadmeadow Reaches New Milestone
A once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape the future of Broadmeadow will reach a milestone next week, with Councillors to vote on the adoption of a 30-year strategy for the 313-hectare precinct.
The Broadmeadow Place Strategy is a key planning document that sets a blueprint for the renewal of this area.
It will enable the creation of up to 15,000 jobs and 20,000 homes for 40,000 people, while retaining Broadmeadow as the region’s premier sport and entertainment destination.
City of Newcastle’s Executive Director of Planning and Environment, Michelle Bisson, said the Broadmeadow Place Strategy presented a unique opportunity to help set the vision and guide where key infrastructure and services should be located.
“The NSW Government has been working in partnership with City of Newcastle to develop the Place Strategy. We are the only Council in NSW involved in such a partnership, ensuring early input into the strategic planning for the renewal of the Broadmeadow precinct,” Ms Bisson said.
“The Place Strategy provides a blueprint for how the area will change over time, particularly for areas where significant population growth is expected.
“Detailed technical investigations were carried out to inform precinct planning, while extensive feedback was also sought from the community including the public exhibition, which attracted more than 300 submissions.
“The Place Strategy seeks to balance the needs of housing, employment and public spaces to establish a vibrant place.”
The Broadmeadow Place Strategy was developed in response to the NSW Government’s Rezoning Pathways Program, which identified Broadmeadow as one of 10 precincts to significantly contribute to housing supply across NSW.
Once the Place Strategy is adopted, a Delivery Plan will be prepared for the precinct in collaboration with a range of NSW Government agencies and City of Newcastle.
This plan will investigate the roles and responsibilities required to deliver the outcomes identified in the Place Strategy including delivery of State and regional infrastructure.
City of Newcastle is also currently developing a Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan in line with the Broadmeadow Place Strategy. This will outline the rate levied on new developments to contribute toward the cost of local community infrastructure needed to support new residents and growth in this precinct, such as roads, footpaths, sporting facilities, parks and playgrounds.
Ms Bisson said an integrated, collaborative approach was required to fund and deliver the community infrastructure needed to support the future development.
“The precinct population growth will significantly contribute to NSW housing targets, however significant infrastructure will be needed to support this growth,” Ms Bisson said.
“This will require collaboration between multiple levels of government agencies and delivery partners, across the 30-year lifespan of the project.”
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