Riverside Oaks masterplan: 150-room hotel, 300 homes, 60-room lodging

A masterplan for hundreds of homes and a hotel at a prestigious golf course in Sydney’s north west has been submitted — following 30 years of redevelopment plans.

An artist impression of the 150-room hotel at Riverside Oaks.

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A masterplan for hundreds of homes and a hotel at the Riverside Oaks has been submitted to The Hills Shire Council this week — following 30 years of redevelopment plans for the prestigious golf course.

The concept development application for the Riverside Oaks Golf Resort in Cattai includes four residential precincts accommodating up to 300 homes with a minimum lot size of 450sq m, alongside a 150-room hotel, five golf resort lodges including 60 rooms in total as well as internal roads and conservation areas.

An overview of the Riverside Oaks masterplan in Cattai.

Several planning proposals have been submitted for the site since the 1989 development plan, including one in 2013 and again in 2018.

The original proposal included two 150-room hotels as well as 20 12-room corporate lodges totalling 240 rooms and 188 three and four-bedroom holiday cabins.

Riverside Oaks is considered one of Sydney's best golf courses.

The latest concept proposal argues the approval of the masterplan would create a centre offering international standard resort-style residential accommodation, tourism accommodation, corporate and social event management and recreational and sporting facilities for western Sydney.

The hotel would provide 150 rooms at the golf resort.

“The proposed residential development will support the overall operation of the tourist resort development and will provide a rural lifestyle housing choice that is currently not available in the Shire,” a planning consultant said in the development proposal.

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The concept masterplan said houses developed would be no taller than two storeys, provide private open space and two parking spaces per home.

Hills Shire Mayor Michelle Byrne said council encouraged opportunities for tourism in The Hills.

”Not only is it good for the local economy and for business but it’s also an opportunity to showcase the wonderful lifestyle we have to offer here in the Hills,” cr Byrne told The Times.

Hills Shire Mayor Michelle Byrne.

“However any development needs to be carefully thought out not over the top.

“It needs to fit in and contribute to the rural areas rather than destroy the rural areas in the process.”

The concept proposal would be determined by the Sydney Centre City Planning Panel following assessment by council planners.

Nanshan Holdings general manager Tony Wu failed to respond to The Times requests for comment.

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