Block H is still stoppable: two 50-storey towers and about 1,200 homes are proposed for one Wentworth Point block.
Existing planning controls allow 16 and 25 storeys and about 350 homes. Current SSD/HDA material describes two 50-storey towers and about 1,200 homes on the same block. The formal decision has not happened — the project is at Prepare EIS stage.
Last updated · 7 July 2026
Existing controls
16 / 25 storeys
about 350 homes
Council record
Current proposal
50 / 50 storeys
about 1,200 homes
NSW Planning / HDA
Current status
Prepare EIS
not final approval
NSW Planning
Local response (2023–24)
1,130 submissions
480 object · 636 support
DPHI submissions report
1 · Current status
Prepare EIS — not final approval.
SSD-99885210 has been declared State Significant Development and is listed on the NSW Major Projects portal at Prepare EIS stage. That means the applicant is preparing the Environmental Impact Statement; the Department has not assessed a final proposal, and the Minister/IPC has not made a determination.
What happens next
EIS is finalised and publicly exhibited. Anyone can lodge a submission during exhibition. A submissions/assessment report follows before any determination.
What residents can still do
Subscribe to SSD-99885210 on the Major Projects portal, email decision-makers now, and prepare a submission for when exhibition opens.
2 · The scale changed
From 16/25 storeys to two 50-storey towers.
Three points in the public record, drawn to the same scale.
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.
3 · Local voice vs submission geography
Objections were largely local. Support was largely not.
From the DPHI submissions report on the 2023–24 exhibition of the DCP amendment: 1,130 submissions in total — 480 object, 636 support, 14 comment.
Objections
82% from 2127
94% of objections were detailed submissions.
Support
47% from outside the area
32% from 2127 and 21% from Rhodes.
Source: DPHI submissions report, 2025
4 · Why residents object
The core resident concerns, with sources.
The scale has escalated far beyond existing controls — 16/25 storeys and about 350 homes to two 50-storey towers and about 1,200 homes.
NSW Planning / HDA
Residents argue infrastructure has not kept pace — transport, schools, childcare and open space are cited across submissions.
Resident concern
Residents argue the proposed public benefits do not resolve the scale and infrastructure impacts of the uplift.
Resident concern
Council did not adopt the stronger objection position in 2023 — a motion to forward an objection was lost 4–10.
Council record
The pathway shifted from local planning controls to a State-led SSD/HDA process, reducing the role of the local scheme.
NSW Planning
82% of objection submissions in the 2023–24 exhibition came from the local 2127 area; 47% of support came from outside the area.
DPHI submissions report
5 · Evidence trail
How Block H got here.
- 01
Original planning controls
16 and 25 storeys, about 350 homes — the scheme residents bought into.
Council record
- 02
Council exhibition — local response
DCP amendment (about 997 homes / two 40-storey towers) publicly exhibited; residents record concerns.
Council record
- 03
Council votes
In Dec 2023 an amendment to forward an objection was lost 4–10; the carried motion focused on VPA preconditions.
Council record
- 04
NSW Planning exhibition
DPHI publishes a submissions report: 1,130 submissions; density, built form, traffic/parking and social infrastructure lead the themes.
NSW Planning
- 05
SSD declared — Prepare EIS
SSD-99885210 is declared State Significant Development. HDA/SSD material describes two 50-storey towers and about 1,200 homes.
NSW Planning / HDA
6 · Act now
The decision is still open. Residents can still be heard.
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