Arada Wins Approval for Dh1.6 Billion Wattle Green Housing Project in Sydney's Castle Hill

The New South Wales Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure approved the scheme, which comes shortly after Arada's consent for London Place in Campsie. Wattle Green will have 445 homes in three buildings on a site of more than 14,000 square metres in the Showground Precinct, diagonally opposite Hills Showground Metro Station.

The approval moves a Gulf developer further into a housing market where, in the company's own words, delivery "demands real conviction". Arada entered Australia in 2024 and has since built up a pipeline of more than 6,000 homes there.

The homes break down into 54 one-bedroom, 272 two-bedroom, 83 three-bedroom and 36 four-bedroom residences, including 25 affordable homes. The centrepiece is a 25-storey tower, which the company said will be the tallest approved building in the Showground Precinct, alongside two lower buildings. The architecture practice Turner designed the project, with landscape design by Arcadia.

"When we entered Australia, we knew we were committing for the long term, as genuine believers in the country's cities and the people who live in them," said Ahmed Alkhoshaibi, Arada's group chief executive. "Castle Hill is our second major approval in Sydney in a matter of months, and we are pushing ahead with our pipeline of projects at a time when we know delivery in this market demands real conviction."

Arada says its global project pipeline is worth more than AED185 billion, with a portfolio of more than 70,000 homes across the UAE, the United Kingdom, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Syria. The release did not give a construction start date or a launch date for sales at Wattle Green.