Use residual land to contribute to public open space where this provides greater benefit than disposing of it.
Benefits and considerations
- Provides public open space to benefit the local community
- Residual land may be close to proximity to arterial corridors thus may be noisy
Example
Land residual to the M4 East project on Wattle Street, Haberfield, has been developed as a neighbourhood park. This is one of several recreational areas created as a legacy of the project which have been handed back to councils. The park draws on the heritage character of the Haberfield Conservation Area, with a formal entry plaza on Walker Avenue leading to a playground for young children and an informal grassed area for passive and active recreation. The park includes an ephemeral detention basin that will be planted to help filter stormwater before it enters nearby Iron Cove.
Details
Location:
Wattle Street, Haberfield between Ramsay Street and Parramatta Road
Agency responsible:
TfNSW
Application
| Main roads | Main streets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorway |  | Transit boulevard | |
| Principal arterial | | High-activity high street | |
| Rural highway | | High-activity mall | |
| Rural link | | Transit street | |
| Connector avenue | | ||
| Transit way | | ||
| Local streets | Civic space | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Connector street | | Destination high street | |
| Neighbourhood street | | Mall | |
| Yield street | | Civic lane | |
| Residential way | | Service lane | |
| Residential lane | | ||
| Street park | | ||
| Enterprise street | | ||
Legend
| Appropriate treatment |
 | Use with caution |
 | Inappropriate treatment |
 | Not applicable |