RSL proposal to change the face of Queen St
THE transformation of Campbelltown’s CBD is set to begin with mammoth plans for a high-rise overhaul of Campbelltown RSL.
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THE transformation of Campbelltown’s CBD is set to begin with mammoth plans for a high-rise overhaul of Campbelltown RSL.
Cabra-Vale Diggers, the club’s owners, have lodged a proposal with Campbelltown Council to build a hotel fronting on to Queen St, anchored by three residential apartment buildings on the site of the current Campbelltown RSL.
The Macarthur Chronicle was given an exclusive first-look at the plans and can reveal the development proposal includes a 150-room hotel and function centre as well as the three residential towers soaring 21-24 storeys, 17-18 storeys and 16-storeys.
The proposal falls into line with Campbelltown Council’s vision for a high-rise CBD which would create business and residential opportunities close to Campbelltown railway station.
Campbelltown RSL venue manager Luke Whalan said the proposal, if it went ahead, would “make Queen St great again”.
“We’re hoping the development will reactivate Queen St and breath fresh air into the CBD,” Mr Whalan said.
“It’s designed so that it would be stepped back from the main street so it doesn’t appear to loom over, and will have green space between the buildings to improve that liveability.”
Mr Whalan said initial discussions on the proposal began 18 months ago, and the club hopes to start construction within the next three to five years.
“We still have the development application and other processes to go through so we don’t want to get to get ahead of ourselves,” he said.
Mr Whalan said the development would have a positive impact on the nearby state heritage-listed Glenalvon House.
“We’ve designed the buildings so that there will be a diagonal access point to both Mawson Park and Glenalvon House,” he said.
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“By doing that, the idea is to make it easier to access and could increase visitation to the sites.
“The buildings are designed in such a way that the only time there will be a shadow over Glenalvon would be between 10am and 11am and it would only stretch partially onto the green space, not onto the building itself.”
Mr Whalan said plans had been shown to club members who were “excited” and “supportive” of the proposal.