The government-owned land around Cherrybrook Station is classified by the Department of Planning Housing and Infrastructure as a State Significant Precinct due to its social and economic characteristics, particularly in relation to the provision of new housing and new jobs.

State Significant Precincts respond to the NSW Government’s strategies for providing well designed buildings and public spaces, healthy environments with open space networks, trees, links to public transport and road networks, and jobs and housing. Due to their significance, rezoning proposals for State Significant Precincts are assessed by the Department of Planning Housing and Infrastructure in consultation with the local council and the local community.

The Cherrybrook State Significant Precinct (Cherrybrook SSP) is 7.7 hectares in area and includes Cherrybrook Station, the commuter carpark, Bradfield Parade and vacant land to the north and east of the station. The site is bound by Castle Hill Road to the south, Franklin Road to the south-east, and Robert Road to the north-west. The focus of future development is on the 3.5 hectares of vacant land in the northern and eastern section of the site.

Landcom, on behalf of Sydney Metro, sought to change the Cherrybrook SSP site zoning to enable lively mixed-use development around the new Cherrybrook Station.

Spatial Media created an animation flythrough overview video for the rezoning proposal that was approved in December 2022. It demonstrates one way in which the precinct could be developed based on the approved planning controls. To achieve our vision, Landcom, on behalf of Sydney Metro, submitted a rezoning proposal to the Department of Planning Housing and Infrastructure. The proposal was endorsed by the Minister for Planning, and approved by the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure in December 2022 through the publication of an amendment to the Hornsby Local Environmental Plan 2013.

‍