Our vision for the town centre

We believe a better outcome for Gladesville would have been achieved by looking at the town centre more holistically as per the previous Masterplan. A bigger picture plan would have enabled better traffic management, pedestrian flow, links between public spaces, and, most importantly, would enable development of the Key Site at a scale more in keeping with its surroundings.

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We also think Council should have considered the potential of the NSW government’s affordable housing bonus to increase the height of apartment blocks by up to 30% above what ends up in the Local Environment Plan (LEP).  In this case, Council's  70m plus 30%  would end up delivering buildings of 91m (28-30 stories).

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As a bare minimum, Council should have shown us modelling of what a lower height option with their proposed 4:1 FSR would look like. They said at the Community Informations Session that this was possible, but never showed us this modelling. Instead they continued to present the 70m height as an all or nothing option. The height of the towers is one of the major concerns for the community. If lower height options were possible, the community should have been shown what this would look like.

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We are confident that a lower density and height is possible. Now is the time for the community to speak up and tell the DPHI about our concerns and push for a scale of development that is more appropriate for the site. 

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