Developers want to build 1100 apartments. Two councils are alarmed
An inner Sydney council is fighting a mammoth $880 million proposal to build more than 1000 apartments beside Parramatta Road, arguing the towers would overshadow houses on the opposite side of the busy thoroughfare, despite the development sitting outside the council's boundaries.
The Inner West Council has objected to property giant Deicorp's plan to build 1185 homes, including 219 affordable housing units, in six towers up to 31 storeys between Parramatta Road and Queens Road in Five Dock.
The City of Canada Bay council has also lodged a formal objection to the 'state significant' Kings Bay Village proposal, which will be decided by the NSW government.
Deicorp reportedly purchased the 3.12-hectare industrial 'super site' next to Rosebank College for $260 million in 2023.
It submitted plans seeking to leverage the Minns government's 30 per cent height and floor space incentives for developers who added affordable housing units to projects for a minimum of 15 years.
The policy has triggered Sydney-wide opposition from councils and residents, who have criticised the proposals for their scale, potential traffic congestion, and time limit on affordable housing.
In the latest battle over the scheme, the Inner West Council is complaining that the suburb of Croydon, south of Parramatta Road, would be 'significantly impacted' by the Kings Bay Village project, which includes units, offices, shops, a recreational facility and a public park between the future Five Dock and Burwood metro stations.
In a submission to the Planning Department, the council argued the buildings would block sunlight from single-storey homes on Lang, Dalmar and Byron streets on the mid-winter solstice, or the shortest day of the year, on June 21. The council said this was at odds with the solar access requirements in its development control plan (DCP) or the detailed planning and design guidelines that inform new developments.
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