Warriewood Macpherson St: Flower Power garden centre could be bulldozed for 53 homes
Gardening enthusiasts could be in for a shock after a proposal emerged for a popular nursery on the northern beaches to be bulldozed to make way for 53 new houses.
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One of the most popular garden centres on the northern beaches could be demolished and replaced with 53 new homes.
A $36m development application for a subdivision on the site of the Flower Power outlet — and its cafe — on Macpherson St, Warriewood, is now before planning authorities.
Developers want the go-ahead to allow 43 “attached dwellings” and 10 separate houses to be built.
Architect’s drawings included in the planning documents show rows of two-storey townhouses with garages.
The house would range from three-bedroom dwellings with a single garage to four-bedroom dwellings with double garages.
Plans show the homes would have back gardens of various sizes.
“The proposed built form comprises contemporary style buildings with an emphasis on simple expression of forms, materials and a layering of elements which add texture and visual interest,” according to planning documents.
“A variety of materials and colours are proposed which provide high quality facades such as glazing, sandstone cladding, metal balustrade and timber plus aluminium sheet metal cladding.
“The proposed streetscape includes open lawn strips, planting in the public verge and fences integrated with letterboxes. The private gardens typically include open lawn strips, hedges, ornamental trees, shrubs and ground covers.”
Electric vehicle charging would be provided in each house along with solar power panels on the roofs.
The subdivision site is within the existing Warriewood Valley Urban Land Release Area.
This new proposal comes after it was reported in May last year that Flower Power also has $21m plans to revamp its centre at Terrey Hills.
It wants to expand the nursery on Mona Vale Rd that would also include new retail areas and a cafe.
The development application is now with the State Planning Panel North.
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