The secretary of the NSW Department of Planning has seriously downplayed the prospect of building a new premier horse racing venue at the former brick pit site.
The head of the NSW Planning Department has thrown cold water on a proposal to relocate Rosehill racecourse to the historic brick pit at Sydney Olympic Park, saying environmental constraints would be likely to inhibit any development.
“I do believe the environmental constraints in relation to the brick pit would be inhibitive for any form of development,” she told a parliamentary inquiry into the sale of Rosehill. indicated the original plan between the Minns government and the Australian Turf Club to redevelop Warwick Farm following the sale of Rosehill may not be acceptablethe brick put was “only one of the options that has been looked at to meet Racing NSW’s requirements that there be a replacement racecourse if Rosehill is to be redeveloped. We also have sought reports as to whether the brick pit is a viable option, and they are yet to be finalised.
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