Glenfield: Apartment, townhouses planned near Hurlstone Agricultural High School

Medium and high density housing is set to transform land once occupied by a prestigious agricultural high school in southwest Sydney. Find out the full details here.

Close to 600 medium and high density houses are planned for land previously part of Hurlstone Agricultural High School.

Almost 600 apartments and townhouses could be built on land previously owned by a prestigious selective high school at Glenfield.

More than five apartment buildings up to 28m and three-storey townhouses of 11m high are proposed within a 3.9-hectare site between Hurlstone Agricultural High School and Glenfield train station on Roy Watts Rd.

State developer Landcom unveiled the medium and high density housing plans in stage 1 of its bold masterplan for the NSW Government’s Glenfield Place strategy, which will ultimately deliver about 7000 homes and 2900 jobs in the suburb.

Planning docustments stage stage 1 is also part of the “station character area” envisioned as the primary commercial and employment hub of Glenfield.

The proposal contains seven stages for the station character area, which forms a key part of the Glenfield to Macarthur urban renewal corridor.

A map outlining close to 600 homes for the site.

The proposal also outlines key infrastructure works including a major upgrade to existing stormwater systems to address flooding of Glenfield Rd and Railway Pde during high rainfall.

The works will include upsizing stormwater basins near the intersection of the roads to enable greater water passage under them and prevent overflow of water across the roadway.

Four new roads, expansion work on Roy Watts Rd and a pedestrian walkway to the station are also proposed within the first stage.

Stage 1 of the precinct is expected to generate an extra 175 vehicle trips an hour during the morning peak and 203 vehicle during the evening peak hour.

The future population will also result in increased pedestrian activity with up to 350 pedestrian crossings on Roy Watts Road during a peak hour.

“The high pedestrian movements may lead to safety issues for pedestrians, especially those arising from vehicles turning from Glenfield station access road,” a traffic specialist stated in the traffic management assessment.

The assessment noted the lack of a formal pedestrian crossing at the intersection and suggested it be delivered as part of the upgrade Roy Watts Rd.