Along with our collaborator Urbis, we are pleased to announce this project has been identified as a state-assessed planning proposal by the Department of Housing, Planning and Infrastructure. It is recognised for its strategic importance in providing public benefit and significantly contributing to housing targets, employment, tourism, and biodiversity outcomes.
The Kurnell Peninsula is located on the southern shores of Botany Bay in Sydney’s south and will become a vibrant and resilient coastal community that honours its rich cultural heritage. It will restore the natural environment to foster a cohesive and interconnected ecological system.
The Besmaw Master Plan incorporates a context-driven, whole-of-site approach. It restores key north-south ecological corridors linking Botany Bay to Bate Bay and contributes to the continued regeneration of the coastal foreshore environment.
Public open space and landscaping represent approximately two-thirds of the 210-hectare site, amongst new neighbourhood centres delivering 4,300 new homes in an ecologically and culturally rich landscape.
The Master Plan provides various opportunities to regenerate and reignite Country and cultural practices. Embedding First Nations and site-specific knowledge within and throughout the design process, led by Yerrabingin, has been integral to the overall success of outcomes for Country and community.
GroupGSA team: Jenna Keyes, Steven Hammond, Lisa-Maree Carrigan, Cloris Wang, Luis Tisocco, Samuel Clare and Matt Carlton.
Image by Scharp
This project was included in The Sydney Morning Herald on 9 October 2024 – See the PDF of the front page and page 10 – ‘Housing push – State seizes control of sites‘- front page and page 10 – State takes control of ‘delayed’ rezoning proposals
The Minns government has seized control of planning at 11 key sites around Sydney and NSW, promising to deliver new homes faster by expanding a controversial program introduced by the Coalition …
Among the 11 sites, Kurnell Peninsula, the Holt family company Besmaw has for decades sought to build a suburb on a former sand mine it has owned since 1861…
Jenna is a Principal and urban designer in the Sydney studio. With her highly articulate and strategic insights, she leads teams in delivering successful, collaborative outcomes to a wide range of industry-leading public and private sector clients. A graduate of the London School of Economics, she is interested in and deeply understands urban policy, economics, and sociology, which underpins her multidisciplinary approach to design practice.