Coles has applied to redevelop its Caringbah site with 136 apartments, a new supermarket, liquor store and eight specialty stores.
The 10-storey project is more modest than the 14-15 storey development proposal unveiled six years ago, which was blocked by community opposition.
However, it still exceeds the building height limits of 20 metes and 30 metres (about six to nine storeys) in the local environmental plan (LEP).
Proposed maximum heights are 38.8 metres and 32.1 metres, with the higher building closer to the train line.
There would be two levels of basement car parking with 446 spaces.
Construction cost is estimated at nearly $80 million.
The development application (DA) will be assessed by Sutherland Shire Council before a decision is made by Sydney South Planning Panel.
The site is on the corner of Willarong Road and President Avenue, and adjoins President Lane to the east.
The council has been exploring options for its car park which adjoins the Coles site.
The DA said the council advised at pre-DA meetings it was generally supportive of the proposal subject to addressing a range of matters.
All of these matters had been satisfactorily addressed, the DA said.
"[The project] will provide significant amenity for future residents and occupiers of the site and will have reasonable and manageable impacts on the external environment," the DA said.
"The proposal does not prevent adjoining land, including the council car park site from being developed to its full potential."
The DA said the specialty stores would front President Avenue and President Lane.
"The design of the public domain areas also allows for future outdoor dining opportunities along President Avenue, subject to council agreement," the DA said.
The DA said floor space ratio for part of the site exceeded the LEP limit, but the total gross floor area was less than the maximum permitted across the combined site, making the variation "a technical one".
The DA said the existing supermarket site was reaching the end of its economic life.
"The proposal will therefore help to 'anchor' this part of the Caringbah Commercial Core and the redevelopment of the site is important for economic performance and activation of the centre.
"The proposal will enhance and modernise the supermarket and the introduction of a residential population to the site will reinforce the important role the site plays in the context of the Caringbah centre for the benefit of the wider local community."
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