The NSW Government has unveiled a plan to rezone Cherrybrook in Sydney’s northwest to deliver 9,350 new homes alongside a new town centre, library, and community facilities near the metro station. The state-led rezoning aims to transform the suburb into a walkable urban community with a mix of apartments, terraces, shops, and green spaces.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said the plan would create more housing options while improving liveability. “This proposal will unlock hundreds of jobs and thousands of new homes in Cherrybrook alongside more open space and a new town centre to create a vibrant, leafy precinct just steps away from the metro,” he said.
“Developments like this are crucial as we look to restore housing choice in Sydney so people are no longer forced out of the city and can live within the community they choose. Cherrybrook is an ideal location for more homes in a high-demand area, close to transport, jobs and services,” he added.
Under the proposal, larger apartment buildings would be located near the town centre, with mid-rise apartments and terraces around green neighbourhoods. At least 5 per cent of the new homes will be allocated as affordable housing, rising to 10 per cent in the town centre. The plan also promises new bike paths, local parks, and walkable streets connecting to the metro, while preserving the area’s Blue Gum High Forest vegetation and increasing tree canopy coverage by 14 per cent. Around 210 new jobs are expected to be created as the project rolls out over 36 years.
However, The Hills Shire Mayor, Peter Gangemi, has raised serious concerns, describing the proposed increases in height and density as “extreme”. “The State Government is proposing extreme increases to housing densities and heights in West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook that could see up to 9,350 dwellings within the precinct—severely impacting the family friendly, open space character of the area,” he said.
He contrasted the plan with the earlier Cherrybrook Place Strategy, delivered under the previous Perrottet Government in 2022, which had proposed 3,200 dwellings and a maximum height of five storeys. “The new proposal by the State Government will see 9,350 new dwellings and buildings up to 28 storeys in height—almost three times the density and over five times the height of the previous proposal,” he said.
Cr Gangemi added that the new plan fails to provide essential infrastructure such as a school, sporting fields, or road upgrades. “The new plan does not include a new school or any sporting fields within the precinct—nor does it include any widening of Castle Hill Road or New Line Road,” he said. “I encourage you to put in a submission and say no to these heights and densities.”
The Cherrybrook Precinct Rezoning Proposal is open for public feedback until 5 December 2025 via the NSW Planning Portal.
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