The Case · Block H · SSD-99885210

The case against the current Block H proposal, sourced.

Six sections, every claim sourced. Start with the Overview or jump straight to the section you need.

Section 2 of 6

What's actually proposed

The Proposal

Two 50-storey towers. 1,200 dwellings. One block.

This is what Billbergia is asking the State to approve on one block: two 50-storey towers and 1,200 dwellings. It is not approved yet — which is exactly why now matters.

What they want to build

~1,200 dwellings. Two ~50-storey towers. One developer.

Block H / Bennelong Cove is 16 Burroway Road and part 5 Footbridge Boulevard, Wentworth Point. Applicant: Billbergia / WP Block H Pty Ltd.

Original vs current

The scale has not crept. It has escalated.

Original controls

16 / 25 storeys

about 350 dwellings

The baseline residents bought, rented and moved in under.

2023 DCP amendment

~40 / ~40 storeys

about 997 dwellings

2023–24 DPHI exhibition recorded 1,130 submissions (see breakdown below). The 2020 Council exhibition earlier received 763 submissions with 491 opposed.

Current SSD

~50 / ~50 storeys

~1,200 dwellings

Now being pushed under SSD-99885210 at Prepare EIS.

The escalation

From 16 + 25 storeys to two 50-storey towers and 1,200 dwellings

What residents bought into

16 + 25 storeys

What was later pushed

40 + 40 storeys

What is now being pushed

50 + 50 storeys

1,200 dwellings

Source: City of Parramatta — Block H page; NSW Planning Portal — SSD-99885210 · Redrawn from official records.

Dwelling count escalation

From about 350 dwellings to 1,200

Original baseline

350 dwellings

2023 DCP amendment

997 dwellings

Current HDA / SSD

1,200 dwellings

Each square ≈ 25 dwellings. Original baseline reflects earlier site controls described on the City of Parramatta Block H page.

Source: City of Parramatta — Block H page; applicant SSD scoping material · Redrawn from official records.

The 2023 exhibition · Read the breakdown

More support submissions — but not from the people who live here.

DPHI recorded 1,130 submissions in the separate 2023–24 DCP Amendment 2 exhibition: 636 support, 480 objection and 14 comment. The totals are not the whole story. Only 204 of the 636 support submissions — about 32% — were from the 2127 local area. 300 (47%) came from outside the area and 132 (21%) from Rhodes. Objections were the opposite: 393 of 480 — 82% — were local. DPHI also recorded that most objections (94%) were detailed, while over half of support submissions were high-level.

Objections local (2127): 82%
Support local (2127): 32%
Objections detailed: 94%

Residents are asking: if this proposal is so good for Wentworth Point, why did most local submissions object, and why did nearly half of all support come from outside the area?

Source: Block H Submissions Report (DPHI), 2023–24 exhibition — NSW-SUBMISSIONS-REPORT-2025.

Note on “local”: In this site, “local” refers to the 2127 / Wentworth Point postcode where that breakdown is used in the DPHI submissions report. Rhodes and other locations are described separately where available.

Where is Block H?

BLOCK H

Base map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Block H location marked from public planning records.

What happens next

Step 1Prepare EISWe are here
Step 2Official Exhibition
Step 3Resident Submissions
Step 4Assessment
Step 5Recommendation
Step 6Determination

The formal SSD exhibition will happen through the NSW Planning Portal. Billbergia information sessions are not the same thing.

Pathway escalation

From Council process to a State Significant Development pathway

Council process

Officers

Council vote

DCP exhibition

DPHI process

State exhibition

Submissions

Department review

HDA / SSD process← we are here

HDA brief

SSD declared

Prepare EIS

Determination

Source: NSW Planning Portal — SSD-99885210; Housing Delivery Authority records · Redrawn from official records.

Benefits vs cost

What the proposal offers — and what residents are asked to absorb

Developer benefits offered

Indoor recreation / sports centre
Childcare centre
Shuttle bus (private)
Public open space (incl. urban park)
Waterfront club

Cost residents are asked to absorb

1,200 dwellings on one block
Two ~50-storey towers
Traffic and parking pressure
Schools, childcare demand
Wind, overshadowing, amenity loss
Local control reduced under SSD

Benefits are drawn from the draft Planning Agreement summary on the City of Parramatta Block H page. None are guaranteed until secured in a final, enforceable consent.

Source: City of Parramatta — draft Planning Agreement summary; resident submissions · Redrawn from official records.

Why residents oppose the current scale

The case against the current scale is straightforward.

Too tall. Roughly double the original 16 / 25 storey controls.
Too many apartments. 1,200 dwellings on one block.
Transport is not ready. Buses, ferries and roads are already stretched. A private shuttle is not real transport infrastructure.
Schools, childcare and open space. Already under pressure across Wentworth Point.
Public benefits do not justify the scale. A park or a shuttle bus is not a blank cheque for two 50-storey towers.
Local control bypassed. Block H was pushed onto the HDA / SSD pathway, reducing residents’ formal say.

Read every reason in detail →

Claims vs Facts

Parks, childcare, shuttles, “community” — does any of it require two 50-storey towers?

The proposal is being sold with public benefits. None of them justify the uplift. Test every claim against the public record.

See Claims vs Facts, line by line →

Send the email Council voting record

The council voting record

How Parramatta Council voted on Block H.

Block H came before the City of Parramatta Council several times. These are the motions and the recorded votes — who moved them, who voted for, who voted against, and what carried.

Public officials and public voting records are not private. Residents are entitled to see how their councillors voted.

Last updated · 7 July 2026

Who to contact now

Donna Davis MP — Local State MP. Ask her to publicly oppose the current scale.
Paul Scully MP — Planning Minister. Ask him to reject the proposal if the EIS cannot prove infrastructure capacity.
Chris Minns MP — Premier. Ask whether housing targets now override local liveability.
City of Parramatta councillors — Ask whether they will fight the current scale publicly.
Sally Sitou MP (Federal Member for Reid) — Ask her to advocate publicly to NSW colleagues on residents’ behalf.

Open the email builder →

Across these meetings, a refusal motion lapsed, a stronger objection was defeated 4–10, and process motions carried 10–4. Residents can see exactly who voted which way below.

The public vote record

Drawn from the official City of Parramatta minutes.

12 September 2022

Carried 10–4

Block H — Noack / Siviero motion (not a refusal)

Moved by: Noack / Siviero

For

Esber, Garrard, Green, Humphries, Noack, Pandey, Siviero, Valjak, Wang, Wearne

Against

Bradley, Darley, Maclean, Prociv

What this did: The carried motion noted the exhibition outcomes and an outline revised scheme, required further information, and requested a later report so Council could consider public exhibition of a revised scheme. A refusal motion (Prociv/Darley) lapsed.

Source: City of Parramatta minutes, 12 September 2022

11 December 2023

Lost 4–10

Darley / Prociv objection amendment

Moved by: Darley / Prociv

For

Prociv, Bradley, Darley, Maclean

Against

Esber, Garrard, Green, Humphries, Noack, Pandey, Siviero, Valjak, Wang, Wearne

What this did: An amendment to forward a stronger Council objection was defeated.

Source: City of Parramatta minutes, 11 December 2023

11 December 2023

Carried 10–4

Block H — Noack / Siviero motion (process / VPA, not an objection)

Moved by: Noack / Siviero

For

Esber, Garrard, Green, Humphries, Noack, Pandey, Siviero, Valjak, Wang, Wearne

Against

Prociv, Bradley, Darley, Maclean

What this did: The carried motion requested that DCP changes not commence until the Planning Agreement was signed and registered, and authorised CEO work on the VPA if DPE supported the proposal. A process/VPA motion, not a Council objection.

Source: City of Parramatta minutes, 11 December 2023

Documents

The receipts

Every claim on this site links back to a source below — the planning portal, council minutes, DPHI's own submissions report, or the developer's own pitch. Read them in the order events actually happened.

Last updated · 7 July 2026

Start here — 5 documents that tell the story

1Planning Portal
Burroway Road Mixed Use Development SSD-99885210
Open source ↗
2Council record
City of Parramatta Participate: Block H DCP Amendment and Planning Agreement
Open source ↗
3Planning Portal
Draft Homebush Bay West DCP Amendment 2
Open source ↗
4Planning Portal
Block H Submissions Report
Open source ↗
5Planning Portal
State Significant Development Declaration Order (No 15) 2025
Open source ↗

The 2023 exhibition · Read the breakdown

More support submissions — but not from the people who live here.

Objections local (2127): 82%
Support local (2127): 32%
Objections detailed: 94%

Residents are asking: if this proposal is so good for Wentworth Point, why did most local submissions object, and why did nearly half of all support come from outside the area?

Source: Block H Submissions Report (DPHI), 2023–24 exhibition — NSW-SUBMISSIONS-REPORT-2025.

highCouncil recordMarch 2026 update
City of Parramatta Participate: Block H DCP Amendment and Planning Agreement
Council project page summarising DCP, HDA/SSD status, existing controls and proposed controls.
What this document proves: Council's own summary of what the existing controls are and what is being proposed — useful for comparing the original DCP to today's HDA/SSD numbers.
Open source ↗
highPlanning Portal2024/2025 finalised page
NSW Planning Portal: Homebush Bay West DCP Amendment 2
Planning Portal page for exhibited DCP amendment, submissions report and delegation.
What this document proves: The official Planning Portal record for the 2023 DCP amendment that set the 40-storey / ~997-dwelling envelope — the baseline the SSD now exceeds.
Open source ↗
highPlanning Portal2023 exhibition
Draft Homebush Bay West DCP Amendment 2
Exhibited controls for 40-storey scheme and public open space.
What this document proves: The draft DCP text that was exhibited — what the public was actually asked to comment on in 2023.
Open source ↗
highPlanning Portal2023 exhibition
Frequently Asked Questions: Homebush Bay West DCP Amendment 2
Explains DCP, planning agreement and transport/traffic assessment context.
What this document proves: Government FAQ from the 2023 exhibition — useful to compare the assurances given then with what is being pursued now via SSD.
Open source ↗

highPlanning Portalaccessed 2026-06-29
Housing Delivery Authority project summary page
Lists EOI 253562 as recommended and declared SSD by Minister, 1,200 dwellings.
What this document proves: The Housing Delivery Authority's own project summary for Block H.
Open source ↗
highPlanning Portalaccessed 2026-06-29
Burroway Road Mixed Use Development SSD-99885210
Major Projects page: status Prepare EIS, HDA Housing, contact planner Lawrence Huang.
What this document proves: The live SSD case page — where the public exhibition will eventually appear and where submissions will be lodged.
Open source ↗
high for lodged document, applicant claims need assessmentCouncil record2025-11-19
Bennelong Cove Scoping Report
Applicant scoping report for two 50-storey towers, 1,200 homes, VPA and EIS scope.
What this document proves: The applicant's scoping report — first formal description of the 1,200 dwellings and two 50-storey towers.
Open source ↗
high for lodged form, applicant claims need assessmentPlanning Portal2025-11-19
Pre-Development Application for Burroway Road Mixed Use Development
States project cost, 1,200 dwellings, 105,000 sqm GFA, 5% affordable/in-fill affordable housing.
What this document proves: Pre-development application — early procedural step preceding the SSD lodgement.
Open source ↗
highPlanning Portal2025-10-21/2025-10-22
State Significant Development Declaration Order (No 15) 2025
Ministerial SSD declaration order.
What this document proves: The ministerial order that made Block H state-significant — the legal trigger for the current process.
Open source ↗
highPlanning Portal2025-10-10
Housing Delivery Authority Record of Briefing and Transcript
HDA agenda item 6, EOI 253562, 1,200 apartments over two 50-storey towers, recommendations.
What this document proves: The record of briefing that preceded the SSD declaration — shows how the project was framed to the HDA.
Open source ↗
highPlanning Portal2025
HDA published records
Minister note for EOI 253562 requiring greater affordable housing commitment due to uplift.
What this document proves: Index of HDA records — useful for checking what was and was not made public.
Open source ↗

highCouncil record2023-12-11
City of Parramatta Council Agenda, Item 13.12 Block H submission
Council report and draft submission to DPE, planning agreement terms.
What this document proves: Council's agenda for endorsing its own submission to the DCP exhibition.
Open source ↗
highCouncil record2023-12-11
City of Parramatta Council Minutes, Item 13.12 Block H
Noack/Siviero motion carried 10-4; Darley/Prociv amendment lost 4-10.
What this document proves: The official record of council's position on the 2023 DCP amendment.
Open source ↗
highCouncil record2022-09-12
City of Parramatta Council Agenda, Item 13.4 Block H
Officer report with 763 submissions, 491 opposed, planning-control context.
What this document proves: The agenda paper behind the 2022 council vote on the earlier Block H amendment.
Open source ↗
highCouncil record2022-09-12
City of Parramatta Council Minutes, Item 13.4 Block H
Noack/Siviero motion carried 10-4; Prociv/Darley foreshadowed refusal lapsed.
What this document proves: The official record of the 10–4 council vote — the public-citeable evidence of what actually carried.
Open source ↗

highPlanning Portal2025
Block H Submissions Report
DPHI report on 1,130 submissions and key themes.
What this document proves: DPHI's count of 1,130 submissions in the 2023–24 exhibition (636 support, 480 objection, 14 comment). Objections were overwhelmingly local — 393 of 480, or 82%, from the 2127 area — and detailed, while support was mostly non-local and high-level.
Open source ↗
highPlanning Portal2025
Block H redacted submissions
Large redacted submission package downloaded in raw sources.
What this document proves: The submissions themselves, in residents' own words, redacted for privacy.
Open source ↗

Claims vs Facts

Claims vs Facts: what the public record shows.

The proposal is being sold with parks, childcare, sport, public space and a shuttle bus. Residents should ask the real question: why should any of that require two 50-storey towers and 1,200 dwellings?

Last updated · 7 July 2026

They sell

“The shuttle helps transport.”

Reality

A private shuttle is not real transport infrastructure. It can be limited, changed, overcrowded or stopped. It does not replace permanent, high-capacity public transport.

Question residents should ask

How long is the shuttle legally guaranteed, who pays for it, and what happens when demand exceeds capacity?

Source: Billbergia public material / NSW Planning Portal

Block H was zoned for 16 and 25 storeys. It’s now a push for two 50-storey towers.

~1,200 dwellings. Two ~50-storey towers. One developer.

Original vs current

The case against the current scale is straightforward.

Parks, childcare, shuttles, “community” — does any of it require two 50-storey towers?

Who to contact now

The public vote record

Block H — Noack / Siviero motion (not a refusal)

Darley / Prociv objection amendment

Block H — Noack / Siviero motion (process / VPA, not an objection)

Start here — 5 documents that tell the story

Burroway Road Mixed Use Development SSD-99885210

City of Parramatta Participate: Block H DCP Amendment and Planning Agreement

Draft Homebush Bay West DCP Amendment 2

Block H Submissions Report

State Significant Development Declaration Order (No 15) 2025

The original controls

How it escalated

What council did

What residents said

Who now decides

Developer material

Independent media

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