The push for residential living in the town centre of Campbelltown has inched forward following council approval for another mega development along Queen Street.
At its meeting this week the council gave the green light to the planning proposal for 34 Queen Street, which is next door to another huge residential development on the former Brands on Sale site.
The site is located about 800 metres from Campbelltown Railway Station, and currently contains three commercial buildings, Officeworks, MCAS Superstore and a medical centre.
When the 34 Queen Street proposal – which requires a zoning change – went on public exhibition for 46 working days from December 16, 2024, to February 21 this year, four residents made submissions.
One supported the plan, while three were against it.
The community submissions objecting to the planning proposal raised issues of overshadowing to the existing apartment building to the west of the site (3-17 Queen Street), increased traffic in the immediate vicinity of the site and loss of existing commercial tenancies.
Rezoning of the site will deliver just under 400 residential apartments (a substantial reduction from the original proposal), including some for larger families.
There’s provision for 2,000 square metres of non-residential floor space, 2,660 square metres of open space at ground level (20 per cent of the site area).
Around 650 square metres of the open space will be made available to the general public.
The conceptual layout and building design also includes 1810 square metres of rooftop open space (14 per cent of the site area).
As a result of the approval, the maximum permissible building height will be increased from 26 metres to 28 metres and 52 metres (image below).
In response to public exhibition, 12 submissions were also received from public authorities.
The key issues raised by public authorities related to flooding, safe flood evacuation, traffic, pedestrian safety and connectivity to places of interest via active and public transport.
“These matters have been addressed through changes to the planning proposal and the draft site-specific Development Control Plan,’’ according to a report tabled at the meeting.