Project updates

Project stages

  • Timeline item 1 - complete

    Early engagement

    Initial community input on the precincts.

  • Timeline item 2 - complete

    Review feedback

    Reviewing and consolidating all feedback into an Engagement Outcomes Report. All those who provided feedback will be notified when this is available.

  • Timeline item 3 - complete

    Report back to Council

    Report engagement findings to Council with recommendations on the future precincts.

  • Timeline item 4 - active

    Send proposal to State Government

    Council submits a planning proposal with the recommended SEPs to the State Government.

  • Timeline item 5 - incomplete

    Community consultation

    Community consulted on refined proposal.

  • Timeline item 6 - incomplete

    Precincts are operational

Project details

Inner West Council is considering six new Special Entertainment Precincts (SEPs). This follows the success of the Enmore Road SEP, which has since seen Enmore Road crowned as Sydney’s coolest street and neighbourhood by TimeOut magazine.

The Special Entertainment Precincts are located in:

  • Balmain (Darling Street)
  • Dulwich Hill (Marrickville Road & New Canterbury Road)
  • Leichhardt (Norton Street & Parramatta Road)
  • Marrickville North (Victoria & Addison Road)
  • Marrickville Town Centre (Railway Parade, Marrickville Road & Illawarra Road)
  • Rozelle (Darling Street & Victoria Road)

Details of face-to-face drop in sessions, staff contacts and a feedback form are included on this page.

Click on the maps below to enlarge the images.

Balmain (Darling Street)
A map of Balmain highlighting properties in the proposed area
Dulwich Hill (Marrickville Road and New Canterbury Road)
A map of Dulwich Hill highlighting properties in the proposed area
Leichhardt (Norton Street and Parramatta Road)
A map of Leichhardt highlighting properties in the proposed area
Marrickville North (Victoria and Addison Road)
A map of Marrickville north highlighting properties affected
Marrickville Town Centre (Railway Parade, Marrickville Road and Illawarra Road)
A map of Marrickville Town Centre highlighting properties in the proposed area
Rozelle (Daring Street and Victoria Road)
A map of Rozelle highlighting properties in the proposed area

What do Special Entertainment Precincts include?

The provisions of a Special Entertainment Precinct include:

  • An additional hour of trading for hospitality venues that host live entertainment
  • The ability for all main street businesses to host small-scale artistic and cultural events without the need for a Development Application
  • Approval for later outdoor dining until 11pm
  • A reduction in the number of government agencies policing Inner West complaints to just one agency

Have your say online

Before completing the online survey, we recommend reading through the FAQs listed on this page.

Other ways to provide feedback

  • By mail, addressed to Senior Strategic Planner, Jarrad Sheather, Inner West Council, PO Box 14, Petersham 2049.
  • Call a FREE Interpreter or the National Relay Service, Monday to Friday between 9am-4pm and provide our phone number 02 9392 5210
    • Free Interpreter call TIS National on 131 450
    • Voice relay call 1300 555 727
    • TTY call 133 677
    • SMS relay call 0423 677 767

Last day to provide feedback is Sunday 7 April 2024.

What happens next?

All feedback received during the community consultation will be reviewed and consolidated. All those who provide feedback will be notified of the outcome.

The findings will be presented to our elected officials at an upcoming Council meeting.