Jean Nassif, Castle Hill: NSW Planning refuse Toplace plan for serviced apartments
Controversial property developer Jean Nassif had a plan to transform five high-rise towers currently under construction in Sydney’s northwest into serviced apartments. SEE IF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUPPORTED HIS VISION.
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Controversial property developer Jean Nassif has been dealt another blow by the NSW Planning Department after delegates refused a rezoning request that would have seen dozens of serviced apartments included in the Castle Hill Skyview residential towers – which are already well under construction.
The refusal from NSW Planning comes just days after Nassif’s Toplace was rejected over plans for 46 towers in Cherrybrook, also refused by The Hills Shire Council last year.
In January, Toplace submitted a rezoning review application to the department in an effort to bypass the council’s refusal of the multimillion-dollar project — which planned to convert homes into services apartments in a series of Castle Hill high-rise towers overlooking the Hills CBD.
Sydney Central City Planning Panel chair, Abigail Goldberg, said the panel determined that the proposal “should not be submitted for a Gateway determination because the proposal has not demonstrated strategic merit”.
“The proposal would allow serviced apartments in a location outside the area designated for this use,” she said.
A planner for the company argued the development would have provided additional accommodation in Castle Hill.
Under the revised planning proposal, a total of 213 dwellings would have be converted to serviced apartments.