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Plans for Newcastle's tallest building take a step forward
Urban Property says it is making solid progress on plans to build Newcastle's tallest residential apartment complex at Wickham.
The Sydney-based company acquired the beleaguered Bowline project at the corner of Hannel and Dangar Streets in March.
It announced plans to significantly upsize the previous 17-storey design.
In a significant step forward, the Department of Planning has made a request for SEARs (Secretary's environmental assessment requirements), which will identify what information needs to be included in the environmental impact statement (EIS).
The project, now known as 'Wickham', is described on the department's website as a 38-storey (approx. 117m) mixed-use development with approximately 200 dwellings (including approx. 45 affordable housing dwellings) and 100 co-living units, including parking, ground-floor retail and a hotel.
Urban is expected to lodge a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) with the Housing Delivery Authority before the end of the year.
"We're delighted to have the chance to move the project through the Housing Delivery Authority approval pathway and enable action on site as soon as possible," Urban Property Group's head of planning Chris Ferreira said.
"We're going through a rigorous SSDA process to ensure our vision for this site is fit for purpose and delivers a place that enriches and stimulates this part of Newcastle in a very positive way."
The sites immediately surrounding Wickham are zoned for buildings up to 90 metres (about 30 storeys) and are eligible for an additional 30 per cent height with the inclusion of 15 per cent affordable housing based on state government planning incentives. This permits buildings up to 40 storeys, which the Wickham proposal seeks to align with.
At 38 storeys (117 metres), Wickham will be Newcastle's tallest building.
The 76-metre southern tower of the One Apartments on National Park Street is presently the city's tallest building.
The tallest building that's approved or under construction is the east tower of the Store development at 106 meters.
The tallest of two towers (31-storeys) that a consortium has applied to build on the Spotlight site in Hunter Street would be about the same height as the Store building.
KPMG took control of the former Bowline site in November 2024 after Multipart Property's development vehicle, Dangar St Wickham Pty Ltd, filed for receivership.
Sydney-based Urban Property Group acquired the project in March for an undisclosed sum through a competitive sale process managed by the receivers and managers.
Urban Property says it is making solid progress on plans to build Newcastle's tallest residential apartment complex at Wickham.
The Sydney-based company acquired the beleaguered Bowline project at the corner of Hannel and Dangar Streets in March.
It announced plans to significantly upsize the previous 17-storey design.
In a significant step forward, the Department of Planning has made a request for SEARs (Secretary's environmental assessment requirements), which will identify what information needs to be included in the environmental impact statement (EIS).
The project, now known as 'Wickham', is described on the department's website as a 38-storey (approx. 117m) mixed-use development with approximately 200 dwellings (including approx. 45 affordable housing dwellings) and 100 co-living units, including parking, ground-floor retail and a hotel.
Urban is expected to lodge a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) with the Housing Delivery Authority before the end of the year.
"We're delighted to have the chance to move the project through the Housing Delivery Authority approval pathway and enable action on site as soon as possible," Urban Property Group's head of planning Chris Ferreira said.
"We're going through a rigorous SSDA process to ensure our vision for this site is fit for purpose and delivers a place that enriches and stimulates this part of Newcastle in a very positive way."
The sites immediately surrounding Wickham are zoned for buildings up to 90 metres (about 30 storeys) and are eligible for an additional 30 per cent height with the inclusion of 15 per cent affordable housing based on state government planning incentives. This permits buildings up to 40 storeys, which the Wickham proposal seeks to align with.
At 38 storeys (117 metres), Wickham will be Newcastle's tallest building.
The 76-metre southern tower of the One Apartments on National Park Street is presently the city's tallest building.
The tallest building that's approved or under construction is the east tower of the Store development at 106 meters.
The tallest of two towers (31-storeys) that a consortium has applied to build on the Spotlight site in Hunter Street would be about the same height as the Store building.
KPMG took control of the former Bowline site in November 2024 after Multipart Property's development vehicle, Dangar St Wickham Pty Ltd, filed for receivership.
Sydney-based Urban Property Group acquired the project in March for an undisclosed sum through a competitive sale process managed by the receivers and managers.
Urban Property says it is making solid progress on plans to build Newcastle's tallest residential apartment complex at Wickham.
The Sydney-based company acquired the beleaguered Bowline project at the corner of Hannel and Dangar Streets in March.
It announced plans to significantly upsize the previous 17-storey design.
In a significant step forward, the Department of Planning has made a request for SEARs (Secretary's environmental assessment requirements), which will identify what information needs to be included in the environmental impact statement (EIS).
The project, now known as 'Wickham', is described on the department's website as a 38-storey (approx. 117m) mixed-use development with approximately 200 dwellings (including approx. 45 affordable housing dwellings) and 100 co-living units, including parking, ground-floor retail and a hotel.
Urban is expected to lodge a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) with the Housing Delivery Authority before the end of the year.
"We're delighted to have the chance to move the project through the Housing Delivery Authority approval pathway and enable action on site as soon as possible," Urban Property Group's head of planning Chris Ferreira said.
"We're going through a rigorous SSDA process to ensure our vision for this site is fit for purpose and delivers a place that enriches and stimulates this part of Newcastle in a very positive way."
The sites immediately surrounding Wickham are zoned for buildings up to 90 metres (about 30 storeys) and are eligible for an additional 30 per cent height with the inclusion of 15 per cent affordable housing based on state government planning incentives. This permits buildings up to 40 storeys, which the Wickham proposal seeks to align with.
At 38 storeys (117 metres), Wickham will be Newcastle's tallest building.
The 76-metre southern tower of the One Apartments on National Park Street is presently the city's tallest building.
The tallest building that's approved or under construction is the east tower of the Store development at 106 meters.
The tallest of two towers (31-storeys) that a consortium has applied to build on the Spotlight site in Hunter Street would be about the same height as the Store building.
KPMG took control of the former Bowline site in November 2024 after Multipart Property's development vehicle, Dangar St Wickham Pty Ltd, filed for receivership.
Sydney-based Urban Property Group acquired the project in March for an undisclosed sum through a competitive sale process managed by the receivers and managers.
Urban Property says it is making solid progress on plans to build Newcastle's tallest residential apartment complex at Wickham.
The Sydney-based company acquired the beleaguered Bowline project at the corner of Hannel and Dangar Streets in March.
It announced plans to significantly upsize the previous 17-storey design.
In a significant step forward, the Department of Planning has made a request for SEARs (Secretary's environmental assessment requirements), which will identify what information needs to be included in the environmental impact statement (EIS).
The project, now known as 'Wickham', is described on the department's website as a 38-storey (approx. 117m) mixed-use development with approximately 200 dwellings (including approx. 45 affordable housing dwellings) and 100 co-living units, including parking, ground-floor retail and a hotel.
Urban is expected to lodge a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) with the Housing Delivery Authority before the end of the year.
"We're delighted to have the chance to move the project through the Housing Delivery Authority approval pathway and enable action on site as soon as possible," Urban Property Group's head of planning Chris Ferreira said.
"We're going through a rigorous SSDA process to ensure our vision for this site is fit for purpose and delivers a place that enriches and stimulates this part of Newcastle in a very positive way."
The sites immediately surrounding Wickham are zoned for buildings up to 90 metres (about 30 storeys) and are eligible for an additional 30 per cent height with the inclusion of 15 per cent affordable housing based on state government planning incentives. This permits buildings up to 40 storeys, which the Wickham proposal seeks to align with.
At 38 storeys (117 metres), Wickham will be Newcastle's tallest building.
The 76-metre southern tower of the One Apartments on National Park Street is presently the city's tallest building.
The tallest building that's approved or under construction is the east tower of the Store development at 106 meters.
The tallest of two towers (31-storeys) that a consortium has applied to build on the Spotlight site in Hunter Street would be about the same height as the Store building.
KPMG took control of the former Bowline site in November 2024 after Multipart Property's development vehicle, Dangar St Wickham Pty Ltd, filed for receivership.
Sydney-based Urban Property Group acquired the project in March for an undisclosed sum through a competitive sale process managed by the receivers and managers.
