Developing the Riverstone Scheduled Lands
Landcom is assisting landowners to create a new residential community in the Vineyard-Riverstone Scheduled Lands.
The Scheduled Lands forms part of the Riverstone precinct located within the North West Growth Sector where development is about to begin (the North Kellyville Precinct). However, there are a number of challenges that landowners face in the Scheduled Lands before they can develop their land:
- The area is mainly un-serviced rural land, without infrastructure such as water, sewer, underground electricity and urban roads
- The land ownership in the Scheduled Lands is very fragmented, making the co-ordination of urban infrastructure difficult. Orderly development of the area is unlikely to occur unless a large number of landowners work together.
- Many of the existing lots are too narrow to accommodate standard homes
Landcom has been working to find a way to overcome these problems. We have developed a model which will help landowners with the co-ordination, funding and delivery of services to their land. The model provides landowners with the option to pay for their share of infrastructure costs with part of their land as an alternative to an upfront payment.
This website provides information about the work we have been doing, particularly our land trading model. If you are an owner of land identified as low density residential in the draft rezoning, we would like to hear from you.
If you have any questions or would like additional information please call the Riverstone Scheduled Lands information line on 1800 238 321 or e-mail the Riverstone Team at riverstone@landcom.nsw.gov.au
Latest News Landowner meetings In February of this year, Landcom wrote to landowners whose land was identified as low density residential in the draft rezoning inviting them to meet with us. These meetings gave owners a chance to find out what we are proposing and ask detailed questions about how it might work for them. We had a good turn out to the meetings, got asked some great questions and heard some excellent ideas from those who attended To view Landcom’s presentation at the meeting click here Scheduled Lands rezoning set to be finalised second half of 2009 The first step in developing the scheduled Lands will be a rezoning of the area. The Department of Planning (DoP) formerly The Growth Centres Commission (GCC) is responsible for the rezoning of the Scheduled Lands. The exhibition and submission period for the draft rezoning of the finished on 6 of February 2009. Draft rezoning plans for the Scheduled lands can still be viewed on the Department of Planning (DoP) website www.gcc.nsw.gov.au. Landcom understands that the DoP is currently considering all of the exhibition submissions, and a report addressing all the issues raised should be completed by mid 2009. Once the plans are finalised, the land in the Riverstone Precinct can be rezoned. To find out more about the rezoning of the Scheduled Lands you can contact the Growth Centres Infoline 1300 730 550 between 9.00am to 5.00pm or email community@planning.nsw.gov.au.
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