West Botany St apartment proposal: Arncliffe DA for 112 units

A $35.2 million block of 112 apartments could replace old homes and terraces on a major road on Sydney International Airport’s doorstep as a new precinct plan sparks a suburb’s transformation.

Bayside Council has received a $35.2 million development application for 112 apartments on West Botany St, Arncliffe. Picture: Supplied

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A $35.2 million block of 112 apartments could replace old homes and terraces on a major road on Sydney International Airport’s doorstep.

Bayside Council has received an application for an eight-storey unit block including 16 studio apartments, 24 one-bedroom apartments and 72 two-bedroom apartments at 81-87 West Botany St in Arncliffe.

The council has received a wave of high-rise proposals for Arncliffe since they implemented the Bayside West Precincts Plan 2036, which increased maximum building heights from 8.5m to 26.5m.

Single storey homes and terraces have already made way for high-rise apartments in other parts of Arncliffe. Picture: Supplied

“The new planning controls support a new vision for the area which is intense medium density environment,” the applicant wrote.

“As such, the design process is not about fitting the building into the existing context, but establishing the new context into which the future developments will fit into.”

The West Botany development proposal is just 500m from a $9 million application for a nine-storey apartment block on Duncan St, and 550m from a $28.2 million application for a block of 83 units at 96-102 Princes Hwy.

The proposed block is near Sydney International Airport and Arncliffe station. Picture: Supplied

The proposed block is a five-minute drive from Sydney International Airport and a 10-minute walk from Arncliffe station.

The application includes three levels of basement parking for 135 cars, 24 bicycles and eight motorcycles.

West Botany St is a common route from Sydney’s southern suburbs to both the Domestic and International Airports.

The proposed development would add an estimated 18 morning peak hour trips, 13 afternoon trips and 130 daily vehicle trips to the number generated by the four current dwellings.

The proposed development site currently hosts single and dual-level homes. Picture: Supplied

“The subject section of West Botany Street carries high volumes of traffic daily and feeds

traffic to and from the Princes Highway and the M5 East,” the applicant wrote.

“The estimated traffic generation is considered to be acceptable and of low impact on existing

flows West Botany Street and the surrounding road network.”

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