Plans for two high rise residential buildings next to historic St Peter’s Anglican Church will provide the first test of the Reimagining Campbelltown policy.
The $28.1 million revised proposal is bigger than the original plans consisting of a 10 storey residential apartment tower with 105 units, basement car parking, two retail and commercial units and a boundary adjustment.
The proponent’s new plans seek the green light from Campbelltown Council for a 14 storey residential tower as well as six storey mixed use and residential apartment building fronting Cordeaux Street.
However the revised proposal, which is currently being reviewed by council staff, would only provide 94 apartments, 11 less than the first application, 144 car parking spaces, and two retail and commercial units.
But just as Reimagining Campbelltown calls for the protection of important heritage buildings and land, the proposed building fronting Cordeaux Street has been reduced in height to complement the scale of St Peters Anglican Church and other historical aspects.
A report to council says the development has been “set back further from Cordeaux Street to respond to the building alignments established by the rectory, school building and church, and the landscaped open space areas between the street and the buildings within the context of Mawson Park.
“The views of the rectory and its principal façade have been increased when viewed from the corner of Moore Street.
“The tower to the rear, adjacent to the school, has been increased in height and provides five levels of residential apartments and two lift overruns in excess of the maximum building height permitted under Campbelltown Local Environmental Plan 2015.’’
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In other council news, new building cladding regulation will start on October 22 in response to the Grenfell tragedy in London last year.
The regulation will provide enforcement powers to deal with buildings which may contain combustible external cladding.
It will also mean the removal of exempt development provisions which potentially allow fitment of combustible external cladding to existing buildings.
The regulation will require:
- Owners of certain buildings to check for combustible external wall cladding,
- Registration of affected buildings via an on-line portal on the Department of Planning & Environment website.
Pity the pic gives no idea of context in terms of surrounding landmarks
It is very important to preserve the historical precinct of Campbelltown as they give the new residents some idea of the important developments that made Campbelltown and our place in the history of the State. Little did I think that when I voted on Council to adopt the Three Cities Plan way back that we would ever have to fight to preserve those things that made our area such a rare place in history. Thank God there has not been a proposal to build the soulless towers over The Fisher Ghost area