Huge retirement complex approved for sites near the South Pine River at Albany Creek

A massive resort-style retirement complex with almost 400 units has been approved for sites on the bank of a river just north of Brisbane. It includes a library, function room, cafe, gym, baths and a yoga/pilates room.

An artist's impression of the Pesdev Group retirement village planned for Greensill Rd, Albany Creek.

A MASSIVE resort-style retirement complex with 397 units has been approved for sites near the South Pine River at Albany Creek.

Moreton Bay Regional Council has given the nod to two applications by Pesdev Group – one for 287 units at 85 Greensill Rd and one for 121 units at 110 Greensill Rd.

Each unit would have two or three bedrooms and the complex, described as an independent and assisted living over 55 resort project, would house about 600 residents in total.

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The larger development will consist of six four-storey residential buildings, while the smaller one, on the opposite side of Greensill Rd, will have four three-storey buildings.

Pesdev said they would operate as a combined development, with residents of both having access to a library, a function room, a cafe, a gym, baths and yoga/pilates room and a pool at 110 Greensill Rd.

There are also plans to possibly add aged care facilities in later stages of the development.

The council approved the 287-unit application, despite it exceeding the dwelling density by having 91 dwellings/ha on the 6.25ha site.

The site layout of the Greensill Rd complex.

The council’s assessment said retirement units were likely to be occupied by fewer people than ordinary residential units so would result in a lower population per hectare.

In its response to the applications the State Planning Department said they would not create a “significant adverse impact” on the state-controlled road network and would not require upgrades to the state-controlled road network.

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About 3.094ha of 85 Greensill Rd beside the river, and 3.10ha on 110 Greensill Rd would be given to the council for environmental purposes.

Pesdev Group said the overall development was proposed to occur in seven stages, with the first two stages at 110 Greensill Rd and the next five at 85 Greensill Rd.

A company spokesman said work would not start for about two years.

An artist's impression of the Pesdev Group retirement village.

He said the complex would feature more than 3ha of integrated communal facilities, open spaces, resort-style living facilities.

Local history would be a prominent feature in library and all buildings would be named after the district’s pioneering families.

The spokesman said there would be a focus on “local community integration” including employment opportunities, use of local services both during and after construction, and involvement with community groups.