Plans for seven-storey apartment blocks as part of Leppington Town Centre plans

The transformation of Leppington from paddock to pavement with plans to deliver 11,000 new homes and 11,000 jobs could see four seven-storey towers included in the multimillion-dollar vision.

Leppington is set to transform into a thriving town centre. Picture: Camden Council

The transformation of Leppington from paddock to pavement with plans to deliver 11,000 new homes and 11,000 jobs could see four seven-storey towers included in the multimillion-dollar vision.

PSEC Projects have lodged the $112m plans with Camden Council which would deliver 296 apartments across two blocks alongside three levels of basement parking at 182 Byron Rd, Leppington.

The plans would include a mix of one, two and three bedroom apartments as part of the 440 hectare Leppington Town Centre precinct.

Planners for the development state the project would support the growth of the town centre and provide ongoing support for the area as a “catalyst for urban transformation in Sydney’s southwest”.

Plans for the seven-storey apartment blocks which could be part of the proposed Leppington Town Centre. Picture: PSEC planning documents.

“The proposal will endorse the strategic significance of the site and deliver a landmark development that continues to set a desirable precedent for Design Excellence,” planners said.

The $112m plans would form part of the bold plans to transform Leppington into a hybrid 10-minute neighbourhood featuring a health and education hub and towers between 12 to 28 storeys.

A joint vision devised by Camden and Liverpool councils also plans to deliver 150,000sq m of retail, cultural and entertainment space, and more than 230,000sq m of commercial, health and education floor space by 2041.

Sporting fields under the proposal. Picture: Camden Council

A regional 5ha indoor recreation and aquatic facility has also been proposed which would include an aquatic centre and indoor soccer and tennis courts.

School Infrastructure NSW advised planning is underway for a new high school adjacent to the existing Leppington Primary school, a new primary school north of Bringelly Rd, a selective high school and the expansion of Leppington Primary school.

This comes after residents raised concerns the plans “sound more like sardine housing”.

Community campaigner Michael Andjelkovic welcomed the new development into Liverpool’s “big growth centre” but held concerns Liverpool Council wouldn’t cope with the various development applications.

“Building city centres around the new stations is a great idea and I think Ed Park has been a shining example of what can be achieved but there’s still a long way to go,” he said.

Up to 11,000 apartments and town houses could be built as part of the plans. Photo: Camden council.

Leppington is set to transform into a thriving town centre. Picture: Camden Council

The plans for the new towers come after Camden Council called on property developer ALAND to withdraw their proposal for the Leppington Town Centre or cough up $130,000 for council staff to review their plans.

ALAND lodged a proposal with Camden council for 156-166 Rickard Rd within the future Leppington Town centre to rezone the site to high density residential, but council argued the plans lacked “strategic merit”.

In correspondence with ALAND, Camden council said they were “not in a position to advance the planning proposal” and an approximate fee of $130,000 would be charged every six months to ALAND for council planners to assess the proposal. They advised ALAND to withdraw their application.

A Camden council spokeswoman said it was “entirely reasonable and permitted” for council to charge applicants fees to cover the costs for assessing their individual applications and planning proposals.