Executive Summary

Hornsby Shire Council prepared the draft Hornsby Town Centre Masterplan (the Masterplan) to set the future direction for a thriving centre that reflects its bushland setting. The Masterplan focuses on the provision of additional housing and jobs to support the growth of our major town centre in a way that achieves design excellence, sustainability, accessibility and liveability.

This report summarises feedback received by Council in response to the exhibition of the Masterplan. The Masterplan was publicly exhibited from 20 July 2022 to 30 September 2022. The purpose of the public exhibition was to obtain feedback to enable Council to consider next steps, including whether to endorse and implement the Masterplan.

This report provides a summary of the feedback and key issues raised. It does not attempt to address or respond to submissions, only presents what we have heard.

During the two-month exhibition period, a total of 496 submissions were received from 472 authors, including 29 form letters. Overall, approximately half of the submissions were against the Masterplan, or various aspects of the Masterplan. However, the remaining half of submissions were either in support of, neutral or undecided on the Masterplan, or various aspects of the Masterplan.

Council is now considering next steps including potential changes to the Masterplan in response to the submissions and options for progression.