The Common

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    Marsfield Common is a proposal by two community-based organisations, Eastwood Rugby and North Ryde RSL, to renew the TG Millner Field site by creating 132 low-rise, diverse homes and a new 1-hectare public park for the local community.

    Regrettably, the TG Millner rugby fields are now largely unused. The Marsfield Common proposal seeks to best reconnect today’s community to the site through new neighbours, new local access, new opportunities, and new ideas.

    The proposal includes community benefits such as:

    • 132 low-rise terrace homes. No apartments and no high rise. There will only be site-appropriate terrace houses of no more than 2 storeys;
    • Delivery of a new 10,000m² public park including full-sized basketball/multi-purpose sports court, an all-abilities play space, pedestrian paths, seating and fitness equipment. The value of this new public park exceeds $20million;
    • An allocation of $6 million towards affordable housing and enhancement of local sporting facilities in Ryde;
    • More green space and habitats with the planting of 570 new trees providing total canopy cover of 65% – considerably higher than Council’s 40% targets;
    • The ability for Eastwood Rugby to contribute towards the creation of three (3) new publicly owned modern rugby fields in Castle Hill.

    In June 2025, the Sydney North Planning Panel recommended that the Marsfield Common planning proposal to rezone TG Millner Field should proceed. In making its decision, the Panel acknowledged that delivering housing supply is a priority issue for Sydney for all levels of Government and that our proposal is in keeping with the low-density surrounding community setting. The Panel also noted that the project will add supply to the much-needed ‘missing middle’ of housing given that 95% of new housing stock in the Ryde LGA is apartments.

    The TG Millner site cannot stay as it is, as it continues to impact our ability to support our members and the wider community. Council has had over 8 years to acquire TG Millner Field for a fair market price, and it has neither the funds nor the strategic justification to do so – a point acknowledged by the NSW Minister for Local Government in refusing Council’s compulsory acquisition request in April 2024.

    We will continue to keep the community informed about the next steps in the process and the future of TG Millner Field as we move towards a Gateway Determination.

    Key
    Features

    132 low-rise terrace homes. No apartments and no high rise.

    New 10,000m2 public park on 15% of the site.

    Over 2,000m2 of varied play space for all ages and abilities.

    700m2 + of multi-purpose sports and leisure courts.

    An additional 570 trees to be planted and 65% canopy cover over the site.

    A $6 million contribution to affordable housing & enhancement of local sporting facilities.

    Affordable
    Housing

    To boost the supply of affordable housing in the City of Ryde, a $5million contribution will be made to Council to be applied towards key worker affordable housing.

    The proposal also gifts to the City of Ryde and the local community a 1 hectare public park, containing over 2,000m2 of varied play space for all ages and abilities and 700m2 of multi-purpose sports and leisure courts for sports such as volleyball, soccer, tennis, basketball, badminton and table tennis. The park will make up 15% of the site.

    Greening Our City

    For a cooler canopy and to protect the environment, Marsfield Common plans to plant at least 570 new trees throughout the site. This means that 65% of the site will be covered by tree canopy, providing shared comfort, habitat and ‘better lungs’ for the area.