Stamford Avenue Shops Upgrade

In-scope items include things such as: 

• New paving
• Accessibility upgrades including walking paths
• Consideration of improvements to adjoining streetscape
• Landscaping

Additional off-street car parking spaces

Shopfront façade improvements (these need to be pursued by the landowner or tenants. Council will advocate for this and provide resources)

Following this Stage 1 consultation, a draft plan will be exhibited offering another opportunity for feedback before the final plan is presented to Council. The project aims to be completed by the end of June 2023, but will be delivered earlier if possible.

The Better Neighbourhood Program (BNP) is a long-running and successful Council program that focuses on the capital upgrades of local centres outside of the Parramatta CBD. The BNP commenced in 1999 and delivers improvements to centres with the goal of enhancing safety, vitality and economic prosperity.

Between 2011 and 2019, Council invested $11,761,333 in BNP projects, which consisted primarily of:

• Capital upgrades to local, town and neighbourhood centres. Examples of projects delivered include streetscape upgrades at Carmen Drive, Ventura Road, The Chisholm Centre, Carlingford and Lawndale Road Shops.
• Connecting Centres to improve access to local centres and neighbourhoods.
• Complementary public domain improvements.

A total of $3,200,000 has been allocated to the BNP over the next two financial years. This includes $620,000 in FY 2019/20 and $2,580,000 in FY 2020/21. The funding allocation is larger in the second year to allow for detailed design and construction processes to be completed in FY 2020/21.

For more information visit   https://www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/councilconnecting-with-council/better-neighbourhood-projects