Construcciones Yamaro: Bays West Delivery Authority to progress Sydney’s newest suburb
The NSW Government has established the Bays West Delivery Authority to lead the development of the Bays West Precinct and Blackwattle Bay Precinct.
Premier of NSW Chris Minns said the new authority marked the first step in turning the Bays West Precinct into a liveable suburb.
“The authority will deliver well-located homes close to the heart of the city and integrate the new precinct with Blackwattle Bay and the new Sydney Fish Market,” he said. “This is a generational opportunity to build a new suburb on the city’s edge and open the harbour foreshore to the public for the first time in a century.”
The Bays West Precinct will deliver up to 8,500 homes, including a minimum of 10 per cent affordable and essential worker housing. It will combine new housing with public open space, open waterfront access for the first time in more than 100 years and retain deep-water facilities to support Sydney’s working harbour.
Located close to the CBD and connected to metro, ferry, walking and cycling links, the Bays West Precinct is intended to help tackle the state’s housing crisis.
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The Bays West Delivery Authority, an agency of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, will report to NSW Minister for Lands and Property Steve Kamper, who already has oversight of major precinct renewal projects including at Blackwattle Bay and Barangaroo.
As part of the broader Bays West transformation, the NSW Government recently announced that a proposal from Lendlease to redevelop part of the Bays West Precinct has progressed to Stage 2 of the unsolicited proposals process.
The NSW Government has also confirmed the Bays West Precinct will receive a new suburb name. This will be the first major suburb built in close proximity to Sydney’s CBD in decades and will encompass the area currently being referred to as Bays West, including Glebe Island and the White Bay Power Station.
Design competition
The authority is progressing the development of an early works program, which includes the first stages of an international design competition.
The aim of the Bays West International Design Competition is to ensure design excellence is embedded in the project from the start, delivering an urban framework that defines the character, ambition and long-term identity of this former industrial precinct as it transitions into a residential neighbourhood.
The competition will be led by the Bays West Delivery Authority in partnership with Government Architect NSW.
It will launch with a global expressions of interest process before moving to an invitation-only stage assessed by a panel that will provide advice to Cabinet, which will select a winner.
The successful team will play an ongoing role in the development of the precinct.
“The authority is working at a record pace to deliver an international design competition, planning pathways and a financial model so that this development benefits Sydney with well-designed homes in a central location, close to public transport, jobs, entertainment and essential services,” said Kamper.
“If we want Sydney to stay liveable and affordable, we need to be bold about using underutilised government-owned land to deliver homes for the future while making sure essential working harbour functions can be accommodated.”
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