Glebe Island development put on hold

The long awaited White Bay/Glebe Island/Rozelle Bay master plan won't be coming any time soon according to NSW Planning.

The announcement of the Rozelle Metro (that's the new one) will postpone any foreshore development to no earlier than 2015 as the area will be used as a metro construction site during the 2010 - 2015 construction period.

This was already flagged for the North West Metro as I found out in this letter from the Department concerning the conversion of the disused Balmain/Dulwich Hill rail line into a public transport light rail line.  I blogged about that here.

There's a bit of a battle on at the moment as developers all try to get their hands on the Glebe Island site. Bids currently range from a Disney theme park, luxury apartments, a new site for the Sydney Fish Markets or a public foreshore recreational area complete with playing fields.

If you want to know what will end up there, ask me again in 2015.  For more info, check out the community group website at balmainrozelle.com