Retail Centre Expansion & Childcare Centre – Gowan Village Shopping Centre

A development application has been lodged for extensions to a existing Retail Centre and Childcare Centre, located at 158 Gowan Road, Sunnybank Hills (Gowan Village Shopping Centre).

Designed by JNC Architecture, the proposal seeks a new two storey building that fronts the corner of Gowan Road and Brandon Road that will accommodate a variety of retail tenancy sizes and a fast food restaurant.

Separately the proposal seeks a single storey childcare centre over the southern portion of the site set back from Gowan Road. The proposal seeks a rear outdoor play area, under cover verandas and activity rooms along the southern side boundaries. The proposals will demolish existing car parking spaces and redevelop a rear southern vacant site to facilitate the redevelopment.

The site is within the Neighbourhood Centre and Emerging Community zones, aswell as the Algester-Parkinson-Stretton Neighbourhood Plan, with road frontage to Gowan Road and Brandon Road.

Development Details
– New Retail Building (1,322sqm)
– New Childcare Centre (593sqm)

Retail Building – Ground Floor Tenancies

Retail Building – First Floor Tenancy

New Retail Building Details
Ground Floor
– 4x Retail Tenancies (100sqm each)
– Retail Tenancy T5 (60qm)
– Food and Drink Tenancy T6 (145sqm)
– Cleaners Storage (62sqm)
– Balcony
– Amenities
– Lift and Stairs
– Pedestrian plaza space

First Floor
– Food and Drink Tenancy T7 (670sqm)
– Office Space (45sqm)
– Balcony
– Amenities
– Lift and Stairs

Childcare Centre Ground FloorChildcare Centre Details
– 105 children
– Single storey in height
– large rear outdoor play area
– areas of undercover play area
– 6 activity rooms
– Landscaping
– Acoustic treatments
– 22 open car parking spaces
– 26 basement car parking spaces

The proposed child care centre includes 68 car parking spaces (two (2) PWD) within an open and basement car parking areas. Pedestrian pathway access is provided to Gowan Road and retains an access to Brandon Road.

The planners at Town Planning Alliance state, “The proposed shopping centre extension seeks to provide new food & drink outlet and shop tenancies towards Gowan Road. The new building for the shopping centre is 3 storeys in building height and presents a modulated and articulated built form to break down the perceived bulk and scale“. 

The proposal includes 1,915sqm of gross floor area (GFA) on the 10,218sqm site.

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The Application Information and References
– Date Lodged: 16 February 2021
– Council Reference: A005662589
– Address: 158 Gowan Road, Sunnybank Hills
– Zone: Neighbourhood Centre & Emerging Community
– Neighbourhood Plan: Algester-Parkinson-Stretton
– Town Planning Report: Town Planning Alliance
– Architecture Drawings: JNC Architecture
– Interactive Image: Google Aerial and Streetview

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