Green light for major Toowoomba retail, lifestyle centre
PLANS to transform a suburban Toowoomba footy ground into a retail centre complete with tavern supermarket, gym and child care has been given the green light.
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A MAJOR new development to transform a suburban Toowoomba football ground into a lifestyle centre complete with tavern supermarket, gym and child care has been given the green light.
Toowoomba Regional Council planning officers have recommended the DGM Group development in Glenvale be approved.
Council's development assessment panel will meet on Thursday this week to make a final decision.
The developer wants to divide the Newtown Football Club grounds on Hursley Road into five precincts.
They include:
- Precint 1 - Tavern and motel
- Precinct 2 - Fast food and service station
- Precinct 3 - Convenience commercial, health and child care
- Precinct 4 - Residential
- Precinct 5 - Showroom, hardware and indoor sports
The land is owned by Rumours International boss Jim Aspromourgos but plans have been submitted by Precinct Urban Planning on behalf of an independent group of developers.
The broad-ranging development application covers the land from 202-224 Hursley Rd in Glenvale.
The area includes two sporting fields and the Newtown Football Clubhouse as well as a detached residential dwelling and a large area of vacant land.
If developers have their way the area will be transformed from a quiet corner to a busy retail and residential complex.
The plan is to split the two parcels of land into three lots with a childcare centre to be constructed on the 2325sq m first lot.
A second area of 9673sq m will be used for future medium density residential purposes while the third lot of 4.892 hectares will be developed into a mixed use shopping centre.
Developers say the centre will include an integrated mix of commercial, community and residential uses that will serve the surrounding community.
Originally published as Green light for major Toowoomba retail, lifestyle centre
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