The ASX-listed property developer has appealed to the New South Wales Land and Environment Council, arguing Parramatta City Council has taken too long to consider its original $144 million proposal at Oatlands Golf Club, 14km northwest of Sydney’s CBD.
Mirvac has amended the plans filed nine months ago, which sought to build 141 independent living units and 14 townhouses in seven buildings on the 1.6ha site. The buildings ranged from three to eight storeys.
However, in documents lodged with Parramatta early last month, Mirvac is now seeking to lower the main building by one level to seven storeys, remove a single townhouse and 14 apartments, and lower carparking in two basement levels by 35 spaces to 399. It also has removed balconies from some of the units to reduce building footprints and increase separation within the development.
A new clubhouse for the golf course remains part of the proposal.
Town planners Hamptons Property Services, which lodged documents on behalf of Mirvac, said the new apartment configuration would include 18 single-bedroom, 96 two-bedroom and 13 three-bedroom independent living units. The changes mean there will be 4,706msq of communal open space at ground level.
Hamptons said the new plans came after a public exhibition and community session in January, a determination meeting with the Sydney Central City Planning Panel in May and various meetings with Parramatta Council in June and July.
A hearing before the Land and Environment Court has been scheduled for late December.
The SOURCE: Oatlands Golf Course is over 40ha with Mirvac seeking about 1.6ha. The Council wants a four-storey height limit. This still has a long way to go.
