Demolition and relocation of historic Willow Grove given green light
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The NSW government is free to demolish and relocate the historic villa of Willow Grove to make way for the $915 million Parramatta Powerhouse after opponents exhausted all legal avenues to halt its construction.
The NSW Court of Appeal on Friday upheld the judgment of the Land and Environment Court that the government’s environmental assessment for the museum project was sufficient.
Willow Grove amid the site clearing for the Parramatta Powerhouse.
North Parramatta Residents Action Group had unsuccessfully argued that Infrastructure NSW failed to meet its obligations for a state significant project when it did not properly consider alternative sites or designs incorporating the sole surviving example of a riverside mansion in the Parramatta CBD. The group immediately called for a moratorium
In light of the $500 million upgrade that will transform the Powerhouse Museum, Create Infrastructure and the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences is calling on all designers to submit their plans for the revamped museum, as part of a design competition.
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