Two historic cottages could be demolished to make way for a 11-storey building as part of a proposal before Georges River Council.
The development application (DA) was lodged in June and would see properties at 2-10 Palmerston Street in Kogarah ripped down to make way for apartments.
It would also allow for two levels of basement parking.
It comes after the recent gazettal of the Kogarah city plan that would allow for heights of up to 33 in some areas.
However, the Palmerston Street proposal seeks for heights of up to 38.3 metres in some areas.
The two cottages at 4-6 Palmerston Street were among the first houses built on the street and were first listed in the directory in 1887.
Coach trimmer W.H.Williams and his wife owned number four between 1887-1933 while William Haines owned number six between 1888-1920.
A heritage report submitted as part of the DA said that the site did not contain a heritage listed item despite being within the immediate vicinity of three local heritage listed item: St George Girls High School, Hogben Park and Lindhurst Gallery.
It said that the Victorian style cottages at 6-8 Palmerston Street has some aesthetic significance as evidence of late Victorian development in the area.
‘’Nevertheless, the semi-detached dwellings are not rare or exemplary examples of their type in which there are better examples in the wider area,’’ the report said.
It also identified the existing building’s level of cultural significance as low.
Kogarah Residents’ Association Incorporated have raised concerns about the developments height limit, floor space ratio, and its impact on heritage items.
It said the development was designed without a Development Control Plan in place and didn't align with the principles set down in the Kogarah North Urban Design Strategy which was adopted by Georges River Council earlier this year.
The Association said the New City Plan is based on plans made prior to the Greater Sydney Commission coming into force in 2016 and that the Commission had a different vision for Kogarah which would see it as a health and education precinct.
Secretary Leesha Payor said locals needed to fight for their community.
‘’The association is urging the community’s continued involvement in the radical transformation imposed by the New City Plan,’’ she said.
