The City of Parramatta argues the number of accompanying car spaces in this apartment complex is “excessive” and will worsen congestion.
A developer’s plans to leverage the Minns government’s affordable housing bonus to add height and density to an apartment complex in north-west Sydney have raised the ire of the local council, which argues building an extra 100 units would worsen traffic congestion in the busy area.proposal for a mixed-use, “state significant” development comprising 374 apartments and commercial space in buildings up to 15 storeys on Beecroft Road at Epping, near the railway station.
In a scoping report, Think Planners said the developer was proposing that 15 per cent of the overall gross floor space would be affordable housing “to potentially allow us to exceed the mapped floor space ratio and height by up to 30 per cent”.This increased percentage of affordable housing would include 19 dwellings that formed 5 per cent of the development, which had already gained approval.
The City of Parramatta is opposing the revisions based on concerns about congestion and “excessive” residential parking. In a submission to the Department of Housing, Planning and Infrastructure in October, the council said the amended plans were a “substantial increase in residential gross floor area, building heights and number of residential units”.
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