新南威尔士州规划部长宣布该项目具有“州级重要性”，从而将审批权从地方议会手中收回。
State planning minister declares project ‘state significant’, wresting approval process away from local council Plans for a grand new public square in centre of Sydney are in doubt after the New South Wales planning minister declared the project “state significant”, wresting the approval process away from the City of Sydney.
此前，悉尼市中心计划修建一座大型公共广场，但如今该计划因州规划部长的这一决定而充满变数。悉尼市市长克洛弗·摩尔于8月份公布了该广场的效果图。
The lord mayor, Clover Moore, released renders in August for the plaza opposite Sydney’s town hall.
按照规划，这座广场预计将于2031年完工，其设计包含一个朝海德公园方向延伸的半圆形空地，并配有喷泉及一片本土树木林。
The design for the space, which the council had expected to be completed by 2031, include a semi-circular clearing projecting eastwards towards Hyde park, with a fountain and a grove of native trees.