A new public park spanning the Western Distributor and connecting Sydney’s CBD to Darling Harbour is part of a $891 million retail and office tower proposal on public exhibition from Wednesday.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said the Cockle Bay development proposal, brought together new waterfront offices, shops, restaurants and bars with the creation of new public space.
“The Western Distributor rips through the heart of Sydney, but this proposal seeks to resolve that with significant new public space to create new pedestrian connections between the city centre and one of Sydney’s most popular tourist destinations,” Mr Stokes said.
“Darling Harbour contributes $1.2 billion a year to the NSW economy and before COVID, hosted over 15 million visitors every year.
“This project is a huge vote of confidence in the future of the Sydney CBD. It will create 3,500 construction jobs and once completed will be home to 7,000 jobs.
“There will be new waterfront shops, restaurants and bars that will inject new life into this beautiful part of the city for future generations to come.”
Key features of the proposed development include the construction of:
- A landbridge across the Western Distributor between Darling Harbour and Darling Park with two parks – one with more than 5,500 square metres and the other with over 1,000 square metres.
- A new 43-level office tower with four publicly accessible podium levels, and 35 levels of commercial office space.
The community is able to have their say on the project from Wednesday 10 November to Monday 6 December 2021.
