Up to 500 new jobs will be created in Blacktown thanks to the NSW Government paving the way for a new industrial precinct close to the future Western Sydney Airport.
\nMinister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said a proposal had been approved to rezone nearly 30 hectares of land in Prospect to build the industrial hub south of the M4 Motorway.
\n\u201cProspect South will provide plenty of industrial employment opportunities for hundreds of workers in the heart of Western Sydney and on the doorstep of the future airport,\u201d Mr Stokes said.
\n\u201cImportantly, all 7,000 square metres of Cumberland Plain Woodland on the site will be retained, with a 10-metre buffer to separate and protect it from development on the site.
\n\u201cIt is vital that we strike the right balance between rolling out new infrastructure and job-generating development, while protecting the natural environment, and this project delivers exactly that.\u201d
\nMinister for Western Sydney and Member for Penrith Stuart Ayres said the project provided much-needed industrial land that was highly accessible to major road and freight routes.
\n\u201cThis rezoning unlocks the future development of a wide range of manufacturing and warehouse related businesses close to major transport links,\u201d Mr Ayres said.
\n\u201cThis is a great outcome for the site and for Western Sydney families as we transform the vacant paddocks into a productive and job-generating development closer to where people live.\u201d
\nAny development of the site will be subject to development applications, expected to be lodged next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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