Chatswood Mandarin Centre: Plans revealed for 26-storey high-rise
A multimillion-dollar vision to redevelop a shopping centre on Sydney’s north shore into a high-rise retail, residential and commercial hub can be revealed. Find out why it’s also potentially good news for jobseekers.
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A multimillion-dollar vision to replace the Chatswood Mandarin Centre with two high-rise residential and commercial towers featuring a cinema, new supermarket and shopping precinct, childcare centre and dozens of apartments will be decided by the NSW Government.
Developers Blue Papaya and Mandarin Developments submitted plans for the 26-storey apartment complex to the NSW Planning Department on March 9 following four years of modifications and a series of objections by Willoughby Council.
The development includes more than 15,000sq m of retail space — including a 2595sq m supermarket — as well as entertainment and food precincts.
A planner for the applicant said the renewal of the centre “maintains the centres status
as Chatswood’s third largest retail centre”.
“The renewal will ensure that the centre remains competitive with other centres including Westfield and Chatswood Chase,” he said. “The renewal of the centre will reinforce Chatswood’s role as one of the largest and most diverse shopping precincts in Greater Sydney.
“The proposed renewal will ensure the continued growth of the centre as a major regional retail employment hub.”
The applicants argued the proposal would increase employment floorspace at the centre by 66 per cent.
“The centre provides enlarged public mall and circulation areas and retail spaces to attract specialty retail,” the planner said. “The centre provides sufficient floor space for an additional metro style supermarket and will complement the existing offering within the other major centres including Westfield and Chatswood Chase.”
A review of the proposal was conducted by the Sydney North Planning Panel on September 10 after Willoughby Council voted against supporting the proposal.
However, the panel supported the proposal be forwarded to Gateway Determination by the NSW Government.
Panel chairman Peter Debnam said the proposal addressed concerns around employment floorspace and “is consistent with the endorsed Chatswood CBD Strategy”.