Update
Woolooware Shores Retirement Village will almost double in size with approval being given for a $189 million expansion.
Plans include a further 183 apartments, 48 high care rooms and community facilities, including a bowling green.
The development will take place alongside existing facilities at Taren Point.
Sydney South Planning Panel approved the project.
Earlier
Sutherland Shire Council says a major building heights concession should be allowed for a proposed expansion of Woolooware Shores Retirement Village at Taren Point.
A council assessment report recommends approval of the development application (DA) for 183 apartments, 48 high care rooms, community facilities and on-site parking for 244 cars.
Sydney South Planning Panel will meet on June 20 to make a decision on the project, which applicant Anglican Community Services estimates will cost $189 million to construct.
The development site adjoins the existing retirement village on the edge of Woolooware Bay.
The proposal involves five buildings of four and five storeys containing 183 apartments and a three-storey building containing 48 high care rooms.
The assessment report said a major variation from the maximum building height prescribed in the 2015 LEP (local environmental plan) was acceptable in the context of the development.
The LEP stipulates a maximum height of 16 metres for the site, but the proposed development will have a maximum building height of 22.2 metres.
“This exceeds the maximum building height development standard by 6.2 metres, representing a 39 per cent variation,” the report said.
Existing buildings in the village are no higher than four storeys.
The proposed heights are still way lower than what have been approved in the Sharks development further around the bay.
The council report said the proposed height variation was influenced by the site having been used for land filling between 1961 and 1970 before Toyota used it for car storage in the 1980s.
The report said, because the land included contaminated material, the applicant had chosen to build on top of the existing capped site rather than excavate for basement parking and services.
Car parking and services would be located in a podium beneath the units.
”The proposed remedial approach is considered as the most appropriate with regard to sustainability and minimising environmental impacts on or off site,” the report said.
The report said the impact of the extra height on the views of residents in the closest existing building was acceptable.
The separation between buildings was more than prescribed and, while the width of views would be reduced, vertical views would not be affected.
Privacy and overshadowing impacts were also considered acceptable.
“Overall, the proposed development will result in a significantly enhanced waterfront and make a positive contribution to the built form in this part of Woolooware Bay,” the report said.
Two submissions were received, including one from residents in the closest building in the existing village, objecting to the plans.
Sydney South Planning Panel will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, June 20, in the Sutherland Shire Council administration building before making a decision.