8-12 Manson Street Telopea

Project Overview

We are seeking community feedback on a proposed residential flat building at 8-12 Manson Street, Telopea. Blue Sox, the developer, has commissioned HillPDA to explain the project to the community and gather feedback as part of the State Significant Development Application (SSDA).

We are holding an online community engagement session. Please register using the link to the right to attend this session, if you want to ask questions and learn more about the project.

Project information

About the proposal

The proposed development is for a residential apartment building up to 11 storeys (10 levels viewed from Manson Street), incorporating underground carparking and lanscaping. The proposal includes:

102 apartments (comprising a mix of 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms)
15 of these will be affordable housing units to be managed by a registered community housing provider (CHP)
81 car parking spaces
Rooftop communal open space for residents
Dedicated Council waste truck collection bay

Project benefits

The site is well-located in a growing area of Sydney, with close access to the Telopea Light Rail Stop.

The project will contribute much-needed housing supply in Greater Parramatta, including subsidised affordable housing for key workers and families.

Changes in the Telopea precinct

This proposal is not part of Homes NSW's broader Telopea Precinct Master Plan renewal project (refer to map in Image Gallery). For more information on this work, please visit: https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/telopea-concept-plan-and-stage-1a

Project Timeline

Project scoping

The SSDA (State Significant Development Application) scoping phase is the mandatory first step to the project approval process. During this phase, the developer submitted a scoping report to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) to get Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs). The SEARs dictated the exact technical studies required for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
SSDA preparation

CURRENT STAGE

As part of the SSDA, the developer prepares an EIS. It outlines information on the economic, environmental, and social impacts of the project. It also outlines how the project will minimise or eliminate these impacts. For this project, Blue Sox and their consultants are preparing detailed traffic, visual and noise impact assessments plus many others as part of their EIS.

A key part of preparing the EIS requires seeking feedback from the community. Blue Sox has appointed HillPDA to do this work to ensure it is fair, objective and informative. HillPDA is explaining the project to the community, asking for feedback, and collating the feedback into an Engagement Report as part of the EIS. The EIS will inform the next stage of the project.

When all the technical assessments of the EIS are complete, Blue Sox will submit the SSDA to the Department. This is the formal lodgement.
Public exhibition

After formal lodgement of the SSDA, including the completed EIS and Engagement Report, DPHI will publicly exhibit the project for 28 days. At this point, the community can make formal submissions to DPHI on whether they support the project or if they have comments about the proposal.
Project determination

After the public exhibition period, DPHI will review the proposal along with all public submissions and request the developer to respond to all submissions.

DPHI will then make their final assessment.

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FAQ

The Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) is a NSW Government body created in late 2024 to help boost the supply of housing in response to State and Federal government housing targets. The HDA plays a central role in accelerating the supply of housing in NSW by streamlining assessment processes and enabling faster decision-making at the state government level. This proposal directly responds to the core objective of the HDA by delivering housing including affordable housing in well-located areas.

Under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act), some developments are considered state significant because they are important to NSW for economic, environmental and/or social reasons. The State Significant Development Application (SSDA) pathway requires developers to more comprehensively assess their proposals and engage with the community and government agencies. The application is submitted to teh NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) for assessment and determination. This includes preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) outlines information on the economic, environmental, and social impacts of the project.

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