The state government appears to have quietly doubled its projections for the number of new houses in a major redevelopment of land around Parramatta Road.

It announced plans in September for areas around Parramatta Road to be overseen by UrbanGrowth NSW, the state-owned development corporation.

Council talks begin on housing development: Parramatta Rd. Credit:Tamara Dean

At the time the government hailed its potential to add 25,000 jobs and 25,000 mostly high-rise homes.

But in notes distributed to a closed-door briefing earlier this month, UrbanGrowth was trumpeting a new figure: 50,000 homes and 50,000 jobs.