Marsfield
Common

Marsfield Common is a planning proposal to provide low-rise housing for 132 families and a new public park – no apartments and no high-rise.

Since 2022, the Marsfield Common has been led by two community-based organisations, North Ryde RSL Community Club and Eastwood Rugby Club, to renew the privately-owned TG Millner Field site through a low-rise housing development and the delivery of 1-hectare of public open space for the local community.

The proposal includes a Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) to Ryde Council for the provision of community benefits including:

• Delivery of 10,000m² of public open space, including an all-ages and abilities District Playground, as well as a central green space for active recreation and sports, and amphitheatre. The value of this new public park exceeds $20 million.
• A contribution of $5 million towards critical infrastructure in Ryde, such as affordable housing and the enhancement of local infrastructure and sporting facilities.
• The planting of nearly 500 new trees, providing a total canopy cover of 50% on the site and significant greening outcomes for the area.

Regrettably, the TG Millner rugby fields are now largely unused – a reflection of the changing demographics of the Ryde LGA over the past 30 years. North Ryde RSL and Eastwood Rugby Club developed the Marsfield Common proposal with a vision to deliver a legacy to the Ryde community through a low-rise housing development that is in keeping with the characteristics of the surrounding area, while also delivering 1-hectare of public open space and securing the future of these longstanding community clubs.

In 2025, the NSW Government made a Gateway Determination for the Marsfield Common planning proposal, directing that it proceed to public exhibition and assessment. The Gateway Determination is the result of an extensive independent assessment of the proposal by the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, which endorsed the June 2025 decision of the Sydney North Planning Panel that the planning proposal has strategic and site-specific merit and should proceed.

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has now opened a public exhibition period for the Marsfield Common proposal, and the community can now make submissions directly to the Department through the NSW Planning Portal. Further information relating to this proposal, and how to make a submission, is available on the portal.

Marsfield Common originated with North Ryde RSL Community Club and Eastwood Rugby Club and continues under the new ownership of Winston Langley and Abadeen Group, who are committed to delivering the same outcomes. This proposal is virtually identical to the proposal NRRSL and Eastwood Rugby submitted to Ryde Council in May 2022. Marsfield Common is the best plan to regenerate TG Millner Fields for the community.