Kellyville: Two 17m residential towers approved
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More apartment blocks are on the horizon for Kellyville with the local planning panel approving two five-storey, 16m towers at 30 Regent Honeyeater Grove.
The development by Urban Field Group is in high density residential Kellyville but the height of the building (16.57m) slightly breaches standards for the area (16m).
The developer Urban Field Group said that the building overall was consistent with standards.
“The proportion of the building that protrudes above the 16m height limit contains limited habitable floor space,” a spokesman said.
The two towers contain 63 units altogether — 15 one-bedroom apartments, 41 two-bedroom apartments and seven three-bedroom apartments.
The plans also include a 152 space basement car park on two levels.
An existing cafe operating within the heritage building Lintbrae House would be unaffected by the proposal.
Fourteen submissions were received by the local planning panel against the proposal.
Paul Ellis who spoke before the panel said traffic in the street would be “unbearable” if approved.
“At the moment the only way in and out of the entire area is Regent Honeyeater Grove.....the traffic is just going to be absolutely unbearable,” he said.
Resident Robyn Lambert said she had safety concerns.
“My major concern is the addition of this plus the safety of three driveways coming out together virtually no space between, what happens when you bring work vehicles in and children using the childcare centre?” she asked.
Other issues mentioned in the submissions included heritage, bushfire access, privacy, construction management and overdevelopment.
But the local Hills Planning Panel unanimously supported the proposal accepting it was in the “public interest”, “consistent with the objectives of the standard high density residential zones” and satisfied local and state planning provisions.