Campbelltown Council has approved a plan that will transform the site of Leumeah Hotel into a vertical village.
At last night’s council meeting councillors praised the developer for reducing the height of the two towers they are proposing.
Originally, the developer sought permission to go as high as 43m and 55m, but after this was rejected, they have come back with plans for 38m and 33m for the two towers.
Councillor Darcy Lound praised the new proposal, describing it as “a great outcome’’.
“It will be wonderful to see this renewal of this part of Leumeah, which is so close to the railway station,’’ he said.
According to the current plans before council, there will be two new towers of 38.5m and 33m, which will provide 156 apartments of one, two and three bedrooms.
The hotel will remain on the ground floor, and there will also be provision for more retail space as part of the overall development.
As well as the rail station and bus interchange, the site is within short walking distances of Wests Leagues Club, Campbelltown Stadium, a mixed use residential apartment building and neighbourhood shops such as an IGA store, post office, butcher, pharmacy, liquor shop, medical practice and dentist.
The site fronts O’Sullivan Road and Pembroke Road, one of the busiest thoroughfares in Campbelltown.
In a separate decision last night, council deferred a controversial planning proposal to rezone an area known as East Village in Menangle Park for medium and high density housing.
The applicant proposes more than 2,000 dwellings for the site, which is bounded by Taber Street, Racecourse Avenue, Fitzpatrick Street and Cummins Road, Menangle Park.
“This proposal seeks to deliver a development density greater than that of the Edmondson Park Town Centre,’’ said a report to council.
Councillor Warren Morrison moved the successful motion for the deferral to the next meeting of council in December.
