Delmar Pde, Dee Why: Authorities review modifications to plans for $60m mega-apartment redevelopment

Plans for a contentious $60 million, 218-apartment redevelopment in a beachside Sydney suburb are back before authorities after the developer submitted some proposed modifications.

An artist's impression of the mega-apartment development at Dee Why that will accommodate 218 units and four retail outlets. Developers are asking planning authorities to allow them to make some “refinements” to the $60 million plans. Picture: Landmark Group

Developers of a contentious mega-apartment redevelopment on the northern beaches – which attracted close to 150 submissions opposed to the project – have asked planning authorities for permission to “refine” their $60 million plans.

“Casa Delmar”, which will offer 218 apartments for sale on the southern edge of the Dee Why CBD, was granted building approval in July.

Now its owners, the Landmark Group, have applied to the NSW Government’s Sydney North Planning Panel to adjust the layout of some of the units in the five to seven-storey buildings.

The owners also wants to slightly reduce the number of underground carparking spaces, but increase the amount of common open space for its residents.

An artist's impression of one of the penthouse apartments at the Casa Delmar apartment redevelopment. Picture: Landmark Group

The number for apartments will drop from 219 to 218.

In marketing material for the development, one, two and three-bedroom units, at the corner of Pittwater Rd and Delmar, will be priced from about $795,000 through to $2.2 million for “luxury penthouses”.

Four retail outlets are included in the development, which is next door to another seven-storey apartment complex now under construction by the same developer, Landmark Group.

An artist's impression of the development. Picture: Landmark Group

In documents lodged with the modification application to the Sydney North Planning Panel, for the latest development, planning consultants stated that it was seeking “approval for a range of refinements”.

It was seeking an “incremental improvement to the apartment layouts”.

The number of parking spaces would be reduced from 334 to 332.

There would also be a “design progression of the architectural expression of the development” that included a “softening of the corners with curved balconies”.

An artist's impression of the development, with curved balconies. Picture: Landmark Group

“The amended proposal also introduces a roof top communal open space area to the

Pittwater Rd building,” the documents revealed.

When the original development application for “Casa Delmar” was released for public comment, complaints from more than 140 locals ranged from a substantial increase in local traffic and noise through to visitor to the complex crowding out local street parking.

An artist's impression of the interior of one of the units. Picture: Landmark Group

There were also concerns that the large development was too close to the neighbouring Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden and its collections of rare trees and plants would be affected by shadowing and noise.

But there were a few submission supporting the project.

“I believe the development is a great addition to the area,” Jackson B wrote.

“(It) will be essential to the delivery of much needed residential accommodation by delivering 218 new apartment style dwellings into this major centre, assisting to attain the goal of the council’s housing target.”