Bank Street Park receives the green tick from planning

Bank Street Park has reached a major milestone, with the NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces announcing the planning approval for a new waterfront park at Bank Street, Blackwattle Bay.

Long awaited by the local community, the new 1.1ha waterfront park at Bank Street will provide open space for the community, under the iconic Anzac Bridge and will be among the first of many public benefits that will be delivered as part of the renewal of Blackwattle Bay.

Designed by award winning landscape architects OCULUS with Collins + Turner, Greenaway Architects, and Greenshoot Consulting and underpinned by First Nation’s design principles, the park features include:

  • A permanent outdoor multi-purpose sports court.
  • Inclusive play space and fitness stations.
  • Water access and storage for dragon boats.
  • New launch jetty for recreational paddle craft.
  • Harbourside promenade and increased accessibility with new footpaths and cycleways.
  • A new café by the water and public amenities.
  • Adaptive reuse of some of the buildings along Bank Street.

All planning documentation, including details of the planning consent are available on the Major Project planning portal.

Learn more about the Blackwattle Bay precinct redevelopment project.

Aerial artist impression of Bank Street Park
Artist impression of sports court and open space at the proposed new park at Bank Street
View from the proposed cafe looking towards the new Sydney Fish Market
Artist's impression of people walking around Bank Street Park with the Anzac Harbour Bridge in backdrop
Artist impression of Bank Street Park harbourside promenade
Artist impression of Bank Street Park viewed from the cafe
Artist impression of proposed cycleway at Bank Street Park