New Aldi supermarket, medical centre, bigger carpark in Cherrybrook Village Shopping Centre expansion
THE $36.9 million redevelopment of Cherrybrook Village Shopping Centre – featuring an Aldi supermarket – is set to go ahead after the project’s application was approved last week.
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THE $36.9 million redevelopment of Cherrybrook Village Shopping Centre – featuring an Aldi supermarket – is set to go ahead after the project’s application was approved last week.
The Sydney North Joint Regional Planning Panel approved the demolition of the existing childcare centre as well as expansion of the retail floor space, the addition of a second level to include offices, a medical centre and gymnasium, as well as an extension to the carpark to include 628 spaces.
The panel said the reason it reached the decision was the expansion would cater for the future population expansion of the suburb.
It said the need to upgrade the intersection of Kenburn Ave and Shepherds Drive with traffic lights would deal with existing problems and address extra traffic generated.
Panel member Julie Savet Ward voted to refuse the application because of the impact it would have on the environment.
Ms Savet Ward noted the removal of 119 trees in her objection, “52 of which are categorised as high retention value and 33 of which are characteristics of the blue gum high forest or sydney turpentine ironbark forest”.
Hornsby Council said a major drawcard and competition for other retailers would be the addition of an Aldi supermarket at the centre. “In 2019, the proposed retail development may achieve sales in the order of $129 million,” a Hornsby Council report said.
Mirvac Retail development manager Melissa Kaczmarek said: “This development consent allows us to progress detailed design and programming for the first phase of our masterplan, providing an additional carpark entry and revised carpark layout.”
“We look forward to providing further details, to our community and retailers, once they are confirmed.”
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