Erskine Park Urban Reinvestment

The Erskine Park Urban Reinvestment project is part of Council’s Open Space Reinvestment Project (OSRP), which commenced via a pilot in Erskine Park and St Clair in Oct 2015. The OSRP identified open space sites in Erskine Park that were underutilised or in need of an upgrade to meet resident’s expectations.

The Erskine Park Urban Reinvestment project provides the delivery mechanism to transform this land from underutilised open space into residential land; with the funds raised returned to open space improvements.

As a result, six sites have been rezoned for residential development with the proceeds from the sale of this land going directly into improving targeted open space and public domain areas within Erskine Park. The selected improvements were identified during the community consultation phase of the OSRP and are outlined in the Erskine Park Open Space Masterplan Report.

It is anticipated that once complete, the project will inject approx. $5 million back into Erskine Park and contribute to Penrith City Council’s vision for creating a more attractive and safer place to live as well as adapting to the future needs of residents.

As part of the Open Space Reinvestment Project (OSRP), Council undertook a community engagement process to seek community feedback on where improvements could be made in the suburb, the types of upgrades and facilities needed, and which underutilised spaces might be used to fund these improvements.

To successfully close out the OSRP, Council will be delivering quality residential outcomes for the suburb through the Erskine Park Urban Reinvestment project to honour the community consultation commitments. It will also ​deliver the public domain and open space improvements in the locality, as promised from funds generated from the sale of the land.

In November 2019, the OSRP received two prestigious awards from the Planning Institute Australia (NSW) in the Best Planning Idea – Small Project and Hard-Won Victory categories. This is a testament to the extensive planning of the project to deliver the best public space outcomes for the community of Erskine Park.

For more information on the Rezoning Phase of the Open Space Reinvestment project visit the Penrith LEP 2010 (Amendment No.19) webpage.

Council has appointed a contractor to manage the subdivision and civil construction for the Erskine Park Urban Reinvestment Project. Civil construction is an essential step to prepare the land for future home construction.

The contractor, Masport, will be subdividing the six sites into fourteen residential lots per the subdivision Development Application approvals.

Construction will commence in early 2025 and be complete by mid 2025. Construction will take a staged approach with each site taking approximately two to four weeks to complete.

• Works will commence on 11 Ashwick Circuit and 9A Dilga Cresent from 17 February 2025.
• Works will then follow on 73 Swallow Drive, 27A Phoenix Cresent, 11A Canopus Close and 25 Chameleon Drive, with completion expected by mid 2025.

Council will work closely with Masport to ensure minimal disruption to residents.

Council is also working with Subdivision Certifiers Pty Ltd to independently assess the project and ensure that the work completed complies with the development consent conditions and legislative requirements.

Residents in close proximity to the sites may receive communication from Council as well as our partners Masport Pty Ltd and Subdivision Certifiers Pty Ltd about the project.

Click on this brochure to see a map of the six sites that will be subdivided.

We expect the Erskine Park Urban Reinvestment Project will be complete in 2025.

Once subdivision and civil construction is complete, Council will appoint a Real Estate Agent to sell the land via a competitive sales process, with all proceeds from the sale directly invested into open space improvements in Erskine Park.  

It is anticipated that the marketing and sale of the sites will commence in 2025. To register your interest please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Council has already forward funded $2.65 million of open space and public domain improvements including:

• Four kilometres of continuous footpaths along the Swallow and Peppertree loop road
• New footpath adjoining Spica Reserve
• Upgrade of Spica Reserve in 2018 with a new playground, shelter, picnic areas, seating, timber and rail boundary fence and gate, sandstone blocks, tree planting, landscaping and public art that delivers an innovative seating area
• Upgrade of Skylark Reserve in 2018 with a new playground, shade sail, seating, timber and rail boundary fence and gate, sandstone blocks, tree planting and landscaping
• Upgrade of Phoenix Reserve in 2017 with new play equipment, softfall and splashpad area, shade sails, footpaths, shelter, picnic areas, seating, sandstone blocks, bins and bubblers as well as extensive tree planting and landscaping
• Improvement of the entrance into Erskine Park in 2017
• Amenity and storage building delivered in 2016 at Chameleon Reserve alongside the netball courts
• Chameleon Reserve co-funding of the Five Million Trees Grant in-line with the masterplan, which delivered $300k in tree planting in 2021
• Upgrade of Capella Reserve in 2024 with new spaces to socialise, additional seating, an accessible picnic table with a shelter, new bins, water drinking fountain, new pathways, trees and native landscaping as well as a unique sculpture.

View the ‘Public Open Space Upgrades’ gallery on the right-hand side of the website for images of the new upgrades. Improvements are also planned for Chameleon Reserve.

Preliminary traffic and parking modelling studies were prepared to support the rezoning phase of the project. These will be reviewed and updated to ensure the development can be supported using the existing road network into the future. The sites also provide easy access to several key bus routes, encouraging residents to reduce their reliance on cars.

The Erskine Park Urban Reinvestment project has been designed to fit in seamlessly with the surrounding community see here. Design guidelines have also been created for the residential buildings and open space. These design guidelines will be shared with the purchasers of the 14 land lots to support the building of homes that are consistent with the character of the suburb. 

Penrith City Council has a responsibility to improve local amenity and housing diversity in the local government area for current and future generations. The sites at Erskine Park have been carefully considered for redevelopment to provide maximum value to the community, with minimal disruption to the neighbourhood.

There will be no commercial or retail opportunities available as part of this project.

Penrith City Council worked closely with local residents and key stakeholders from 2015-2018 to shape the future redevelopment of these sites.

Community engagement has included:

• Use of pre-engagement focus groups to establish project acceptance
• Consultation with key stakeholder groups including local schools, interest groups, government agencies and surrounding residents and businesses
• Extensive research to determine what sites the community valued
• A series of community and online forums to help shape the open space improvements in the suburb
• A public comment period for the open space draft master plan report
• Statutory consultation during the rezoning phase.