50 Busby Street Planning Proposal

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*Public Exhibition now closed*

A Planning Proposal in relation to land at 50 Busby Street (PP-2024-418), South Bathurst, was on Public Exhibition for a period of 28 days from Monday 17 November 2025 to Monday 15 December 2025. Council received submissions from 97 persons in relation to the 34 Busby Street Planning Proposal, inclusive of submissions made toward the 34 and 50 Busby Street Planning Proposals. Council also received a paper and a digital petition in relation to the Planning Proposals.

A Submissions Summary, which summarises key issues that were raised, and copies of all submissions made, including the petitions, can be found in the Documents Library.

The Planning Proposal relates to 50 Busby Street, South Bathurst, Lot 212 DP1289265 which currently contains the former St Catherine’s Nursing Home and Aged Care Facility which has been vacant since 2017.

The Planning Proposal seeks to rezone the site from R1 General Residential to R3 Medium Density Residential to allow a mix of townhouses and apartments, with building heights up to 16 metres. It also proposes a small café or food and drink use, and requires a detailed site-specific Development Control Plan to ensure high-quality design. The changes aim to revitalise a long-vacant site and support more diverse housing options close to services while maintaining South Bathurst’s character and heritage values.

(Figure 1 - Proposed Master Plan of the site showing a potential output of the Planning Proposal. This Master Plan should not be taken as the definitive end result. The Planning Proposal only relates to the planning laws that may lead to the development of the site for the purposes of medium density housing and associated small commercial uses.)

The proposed amendments involve the following:

Planning Control

Existing

50 Busby Street Planning Proposal

Zoning

R1 General Residential

R3 Medium Density

Minimum lot size (Dwelling)

550m2

1300m2

Dual Occupancy minimum lot size

850m2

Remove – no longer needed as Dual Occupancies are prohibited in the R3 zone

Height of Buildings

9m

16m (for apartments)
12m (for townhouses)

Additional Permitted Use (Schedule 1)

N/A

Food and drink premises

  • 150m2 per premises
  • Total floor area of 300m2

Additional local provision (Council proposed inclusion within the Planning Proposal)

N/A

Require DCP to be in place before DA consent can be issued to achieve design excellence

Clause 7.6 Mount Panorama EnvironsN/ARequire the site to be subject to the provisions of Clause 7.6 Mount Panorama Environs.
Clause 5.10 Heritage ConservationPartially covers siteExtend over all of 50 Busby Street site.

Mapping Changes

Land zoning map

Height of buildings map

Lot size map

Additional permitted uses map

Minimum Lot size – dual occupancy

Mount Panorama Environs map

Heritage Conservation Area map


The proposed amendments seek to facilitate a greater density of dwellings on each site to support improved housing choice and diversity within the City of Bathurst.

An Explanation Summary of the Planning Proposal and all lodged and amended documentation is provided in the document library on the right side of this page.

If you would like to find out more information about each Planning Proposal, including about the Explanation Summary and the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure’s Gateway Determination, please navigate to the respective projects which are linked on the right side of this page.


View the Planning Proposals in 3D

The envisaged master plan model for 50 Busby Street can be viewed on the Bathurst Digital Twin alongside the envisage building envelopes and master plan footprint for 34 Busby Street. With the assistance of NSW Spatial Services, the Bathurst Digital Twin is provided as a tool for the public to understand potential visual and overshadowing impacts that may result from both Planning Proposals. After entering the site, please ensure that you wait for the 3D graphics to load.


Please note that the Planning Proposal does not approve the development. The Planning Proposal only seeks to amend the Planning Controls to facilitate development of the site as proposed in the concept Master Plan. Council is not considering the concept master plan as the final design of the development as this is expected to change in response to community feedback and design guidelines incorporated into the recommended site-specific DCP, should the Planning Proposal progress to adoption.

*Public Exhibition now closed*

A Planning Proposal in relation to land at 50 Busby Street (PP-2024-418), South Bathurst, was on Public Exhibition for a period of 28 days from Monday 17 November 2025 to Monday 15 December 2025. Council received submissions from 97 persons in relation to the 34 Busby Street Planning Proposal, inclusive of submissions made toward the 34 and 50 Busby Street Planning Proposals. Council also received a paper and a digital petition in relation to the Planning Proposals.

A Submissions Summary, which summarises key issues that were raised, and copies of all submissions made, including the petitions, can be found in the Documents Library.

The Planning Proposal relates to 50 Busby Street, South Bathurst, Lot 212 DP1289265 which currently contains the former St Catherine’s Nursing Home and Aged Care Facility which has been vacant since 2017.

The Planning Proposal seeks to rezone the site from R1 General Residential to R3 Medium Density Residential to allow a mix of townhouses and apartments, with building heights up to 16 metres. It also proposes a small café or food and drink use, and requires a detailed site-specific Development Control Plan to ensure high-quality design. The changes aim to revitalise a long-vacant site and support more diverse housing options close to services while maintaining South Bathurst’s character and heritage values.

(Figure 1 - Proposed Master Plan of the site showing a potential output of the Planning Proposal. This Master Plan should not be taken as the definitive end result. The Planning Proposal only relates to the planning laws that may lead to the development of the site for the purposes of medium density housing and associated small commercial uses.)

The proposed amendments involve the following:

Planning Control

Existing

50 Busby Street Planning Proposal

Zoning

R1 General Residential

R3 Medium Density

Minimum lot size (Dwelling)

550m2

1300m2

Dual Occupancy minimum lot size

850m2

Remove – no longer needed as Dual Occupancies are prohibited in the R3 zone

Height of Buildings

9m

16m (for apartments)
12m (for townhouses)

Additional Permitted Use (Schedule 1)

N/A

Food and drink premises

  • 150m2 per premises
  • Total floor area of 300m2

Additional local provision (Council proposed inclusion within the Planning Proposal)

N/A

Require DCP to be in place before DA consent can be issued to achieve design excellence

Clause 7.6 Mount Panorama EnvironsN/ARequire the site to be subject to the provisions of Clause 7.6 Mount Panorama Environs.
Clause 5.10 Heritage ConservationPartially covers siteExtend over all of 50 Busby Street site.

Mapping Changes

Land zoning map

Height of buildings map

Lot size map

Additional permitted uses map

Minimum Lot size – dual occupancy

Mount Panorama Environs map

Heritage Conservation Area map


The proposed amendments seek to facilitate a greater density of dwellings on each site to support improved housing choice and diversity within the City of Bathurst.

An Explanation Summary of the Planning Proposal and all lodged and amended documentation is provided in the document library on the right side of this page.

If you would like to find out more information about each Planning Proposal, including about the Explanation Summary and the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure’s Gateway Determination, please navigate to the respective projects which are linked on the right side of this page.


View the Planning Proposals in 3D

The envisaged master plan model for 50 Busby Street can be viewed on the Bathurst Digital Twin alongside the envisage building envelopes and master plan footprint for 34 Busby Street. With the assistance of NSW Spatial Services, the Bathurst Digital Twin is provided as a tool for the public to understand potential visual and overshadowing impacts that may result from both Planning Proposals. After entering the site, please ensure that you wait for the 3D graphics to load.


Please note that the Planning Proposal does not approve the development. The Planning Proposal only seeks to amend the Planning Controls to facilitate development of the site as proposed in the concept Master Plan. Council is not considering the concept master plan as the final design of the development as this is expected to change in response to community feedback and design guidelines incorporated into the recommended site-specific DCP, should the Planning Proposal progress to adoption.

Page last updated: 22 Dec 2025, 04:26 PM