80 Betty Cuthbert Drive, Lidcombe

In progress: Property and Development NSW is repurposing the NSW Government owned site at 80 Betty Cuthbert Drive, Lidcombe.

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Repurposing the site

We are repurposing the under-used NSW Government owned site at 80 Betty Cuthbert Drive, Lidcombe to create a new, integrated, community-focused neighbourhood that will deliver real benefits for locals and the people of Western Sydney.

The plans for the 5.9 ha site include:

a new wellbeing centre providing neurological health services by not-for-profit service provider, MS Plus, replacing its existing on-site health facility which is no longer fit for purpose
a future educational establishment
a residential subdivision to help address housing shortages in the area.

The project involves amending the zoning, enabling works and subdivision of the site to permit the proposed uses.

We worked collaboratively with MS Plus, the Department of Education, Cumberland City Council, Transport for NSW and a range of various internal and external stakeholders, including local residents, to develop the planning proposal. This was approved in May 2023, along with the rezoning. A development application for the subdivision to facilitate redevelopment of the site was lodged with council in September 2023.

Construction started on the new MS Plus health facility in November 2022 and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2024.

Aerial view of highlight street map — Highlighted aerial view of 80 Cuthbert Drive, Lidcombe.

Background

To support the preparation of the planning proposal to allow the new uses, a few community engagement activities were conducted in May/June 2020.

In September 2021, we lodged a planning proposal to rezone the property. In October 2021, council placed the planning proposal on public exhibition for early consultation.

In mid-2022, the Cumberland Local Planning Panel and council endorsed our planning proposal, and it achieved a gateway determination on 1 August 2022.

The proposal was placed on public exhibition from 6 September to 5 October 2022, giving the local community another opportunity to have its say.

In the meantime, the MS Plus development application for its new wellbeing centre was approved by the Sydney Central City Planning Panel in November 2021 and construction of the new centre is currently underway.

Next steps

Completion of the new MS Plus facility.
Determination of the subdivision development application.
Registration of the plan of subdivision.