Queen St, Campbelltown: $1.1b plans for six towers, 24 storey high-rise to be finalised

A billion-dollar vision for a landmark residential and commercial precinct with close to 900 homes and a 24-storey high-rise in Sydney’s southwest is expected to get its final tick of approval.

A groundbreaking development which would see a series of six high-rise towers — filled with as many as 899 apartments — could see final approval by the NSW Government in a matter of weeks.

The $1.1 billion vision for 22-32 Queen Street, Campbelltown, submitted to the NSW Government and Campbelltown Council by developers ALAND in 2019, is expected to create as many as 3941 construction jobs and 817 full time jobs, with an economic benefit of $36.5 billion over the next 50 years.

Artist impressions of 22-32 Queen Street, Campbelltown

A planner for ALAND said the civic plaza proposal would “support urban growth and the provision of housing in the Campbelltown LGA and … facilitate a high density residential development on a site within in walking distance to two major train stations”.

“(The proposal will) facilitate the provision of additional housing close to public transport, the Sydney road network, jobs and employment opportunities and the Campbelltown town centres,” the planner said.

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The major planning proposal, granted gateway determination in January 2020, earmarks

74,762sq m of residential floorspace and 17,614sq m of commercial floorspace.

Campbelltown Council planners called for the proposal to proceed, despite submitting a revised proposal which would have limited building heights to a maximum level of 15 storeys of 45m and capping the number of dwellings at 750.

Meanwhile, the Campbelltown Local Planning Panel called for a signature building “to act as a gateway to the Campbelltown CBD” to be included in the plans — a concept rejected by council in a previous plan for the site by ALAND.

Artist impressions of what the development could look like inside 22-32 Queen Street, Campbelltown

The panel also called for a larger public park to be included in the plans to support the wider community and “demand for open space”.

Heritage conditions were also called for to protect the heritage listed Warby Barn and Warby Stables sites neighbouring the development.

NSW Planning director, Eleanor Robertson and Infrastructure manager Terry Doran issued their support for the proposal in a Gateway assessment.

“The Department recommends that the planning proposal proceeds with conditions,

given that it has strategic merit as it would implement the strategic vision for the

Campbelltown City Centre as outlined in the Department’s Campbelltown Precinct

Plan and Council’s Re-imagining Campbelltown CBD,” the NSW Planning representatives said.

22-32 Queen Street, Campbelltown

“It would also provide additional housing and employment in an appropriate location

and will assist in acting as a catalyst for the revitalisation of the city centre.”

Finalisation of the plans are expected by June.