Upzoning Opens Way for Ingleburn Tower Scheme

The “upzoning” of a south-west Sydney suburb has laid the groundwork for the latest tower plan filed at Ingleburn. 

Seghabi Developments submitted plans with the Campbelltown City Council to develop a 10-storey residential building of 73 apartments at 7-11 Norfolk Street.

Directors for the project, 320m from Ingleburn railway station, are listed as Sed and Edward Seghabi, according to ASIC documents. 

The plans detail 9 one-bedroom and another 9 three-bedroom units, while the majority (55) are two-bedroom apartments. 

The development application from Caladines Town Planning said that the range of apartments would “meet the evolving lifestyles of the community and demographic shifts identified by council’s strategic plans”.

It also includes 14 affordable housing units, which allowed uplift in height and floor-space ratio controls following Infill Affordable amendments to the State Environmental Planning Policy 2021.

Two basement levels will have space for 75 cars. 

▲ A render of the proposed development by Cley Studio architects.

Ingleburn is a “major business centre”, according to the application, which has been increasing in population since the 1990s “as a result of new release areas and the upzoning of land to accommodate medium-density housing”. 

Seghabi expects Ingleburn centre to experience strong demand for residential, retail and commercial space in the coming years, it said. 

“The Ingleburn Railway Station will increase demand for housing close to the centre as it provides opportunities for existing and new residents to live in a location where there is excellent public transport links and a variety of local services.”

Ingleburn precinct has potential for 3200 new homes, with 1000 expected by 2036. 

▲ The plans include barbecue areas, rooftop amenity and green spaces.

The Greater Macarthur 2040 plan, which sets out strategic planning frameworks for growth in the area, seeks to “maintain the scale and village feel of Ingleburn town centre by restricting buildings fronting Oxford Street to two storeys, with higher buildings set back from the street”.

As such, it has also enabled higher residential and commercial buildings of four to eight storeys close to the station and surrounding town centre, allowing more medium-density projects to go ahead.

Other developers have already taken advantage of the uptick, with a 10-storey Palmer Street project approved by the Sydney Western Planning Panel late last year.

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