Toplace’s Jean Nassif revives 46-tower plan for Cherrybrook
Multimillion-dollar plans by property mogul Jean Nassif for 46 high-rise towers to be built in Sydney’s northwest have been revived after a council objected to the plans for being “overcooked”.
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Colossal plans to transform humble homes into 46 high-rise towers ranging from two to 16 storeys in height — which were shot down by a northwest Sydney council last year — have been revived.
Property developer Toplace was met with a barrage of objections from The Hill Shire Council over its plans for 3200 homes at the Cherrybrook Metro Station when councillors voted to reject the proposal on October 22.
However, the multimillion-dollar proposal that would see dozens of towers stretch along Castle Hill Rd from Highs Rd to Coonara Ave, Cherrybrook has been revived by Toplace with a rezoning review submitted to NSW Planning.
A Toplace planner called on a NSW Planning Department director to provide a strategic and site specific merit assessment for the plans.
“The planning proposal seeks Gateway Determination to commence amendment of the (Hills) Local Environment Plans to change the zoning, height of building and FSR provisions.
The Toplace proposal, which was rejected by council for being “inconsistent with infrastructure an liveability priorities” and being considered as “an overdeveloplment of the site” also offered a range of open spaces, as well as business, retail, community and recreational spaces.
The Hills Shire Council also argued Toplace developer Jean Nassif’s proposal “precedes the completion of detailed and holistic precinct planning and infrastructure analysis for the Cherrybrook Station Precinct” and did not adequately consider the capacity of the local and regional road network.
However, in its submission for rezoning review, a Toplace planner argued that with the Cherrybrook Metro Station already in operation “the delivery of housing supply is already significantly out of sequence with infrastructure investment and should not be further delayed”.
“The masterplan involves the creation a vibrant new transit-oriented precinct within walking
distance of the recently opened Cherrybrook Metro Station, which provides less than 30 minute access to the wide range of jobs available within Castle Hill, Norwest, Macquarie Park, Chatswood and St Leonards,” the planner said.
“Upon completion of the Metro City and South West in 2024 (the proposal) will provide 30 minute access to the jobs available in North Sydney and the Sydney CBD.”
The rezoning review was lodged to the NSW Government on December 3, 2019.