Council to consider raising height limit in Ingleburn CBD

Campbelltown Council is set to endorse a planning proposal which would raise the height limit of the Ingleburn CBD.

Artist's impression of the future Ingleburn CBD as part of a State Government plan for the area.

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Campbelltown Council is set to endorse a planning proposal which would raise the height limit of the Ingleburn CBD and transform the area into a bustling urban village.

The proposal would increase the height limit of the CBD to eight storeys from its current three and five-storey limits.

Zoning in some areas of the precinct also would be changed from medium to high density.

An independent Local Planning Panel already endorsed the proposal last year.

Area C is proposed for high rise residential.

Council staff have prepared a draft planning proposal which will be voted on by councillors at next week’s meeting.

Campbelltown Mayor George Brticevic said the council was bound by the State Government’s Glenfield to Macarthur Precinct Plans, which outline plans for urban renewal along the train line, but was committed to using the opportunity to revive the Ingleburn CBD.

“We want a strategy that will have decent designs and greenery with central parks and waterplay for young families,” he said.

“We want to see outdoor dining while it will also be somewhere people can live close to the station.”

Cr Brticevic said Ingleburn had not seen any serious urban renewal in decades.

“I used to push trolleys there when I was 16 and it hasn’t changed much at all since then,” he said.
“It will be a great opportunity for investment and the creation of local jobs.

“Ingleburn Village have already invested heavily in the area and have more plans, which are very exciting, in the future.”

Cr Brticevic said the council would seek the community’s views on the proposal and said it would ensure high density development was kept close to train stations.

“Council was successful in working with the State Government to ensure surrounding residential areas like Minto Heights and Macquarie Fields were kept as (low density) residential zoning,” he said.

“Many people in those areas won’t even see the buildings and in fact they will probably spend more time there because they will be coming down there to eat and spend time with their family.”

The report to councillors states the low-scale building heights would “ensure that the urban village feel is maintained”.

As part of the plan, council officers hope to reach out to the private sector to build an “iconic” development within the precinct that would not be restricted by current or proposed height limits.

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Should councillors approve the planning proposal, it will be forwarded to the NSW Government’s gateway determination process where it will be placed on exhibition for public comment.