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NSW GOVERNMENT STILL WON’T ACT ON PLAN FOR LUDDENHAM’S FUTURE
VILLAGE STILL IN LIMBO TROY DODDS
no technical or policy reason to continue delaying approval for areas of Luddenham Village that are not affected by verified flight paths or noise contours associated with the new nearby airport. His frustrations have only grown after the State Government announced Bradfield Superlot 1 was released for mixed-use development, including at least 1,000 homes and
commercial and retail space. He believes Luddenham is being forgotten. “The evidence is clear that none of the Luddenham Village extension is affected by flight paths or noise contours,” he said. But the Minister in charge says flight paths are a key reason there’s been no progress. Continued on » p. 5
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he future of Luddenham Village remains clouded with the State Government still yet to sign off on a strategy for its future. The Luddenham Progress Association has been calling on the NSW Government to make good on its election promise and implement
the Luddenham Village Strategy as published by the State Government three years ago. Luddenham Village is the only area in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis that was excluded from the finalised rezoning plans released by the NSW Government in March 2022. Luddenham Village Progress Association President Wayne Willmington says there is