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Residential Parramatta Skyscraper Passes Construction Hurdle

The development will include residential and commercial space and an 11-story building next door.
The development will include residential and commercial space and an 11-story building next door.
23 April 2020 | Parramatta, Australia

A 66-story skyscraper set to be among the tallest towers in Sydney's western suburbs is one step closer to being built.

Plans are underway for the tower to be developed on 2 O'Connell Street in Parramatta, along with a separate 11-story development next door.

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The project was approved on Tuesday, 21 April 2020 by the Parramatta Local Planning Panel who is pushing for the maximum building height for the site to be changed from 35 meters to 217 meters.

The tower still needs to be approved by the Parramatta Council and the NSW Department of Planning, and airports across Sydney are concerned with the height.

The skyscraper will comprise both residential and commercial floor space and will tower over the Meriton's towers currently under development.

Sydney Metro Airportswhich runs Bankstown Airportare concerned the building and the use of cranes may interfere with airspace.

"It is recommended that the proponent of this development continue to advise Bankstown and Sydney Airports of the planned final height of any buildings as well as any associated crane activities to ensure that any approvals that may be required under the Airports (Protection of Airspace) Regulations 1996 are obtained prior to construction commencing," a report for the development said.

"Sydney Metro Airports advised that a full aeronautical assessment is to be carried out before they can make comment and this would also need to be forwarded to Air Services and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority."

The site will also sit across from heritage-listed St John's cemetery that was built in 1790.

The planning report states there should be no "significant impact" on the cemetery. 

For more on this story, go to the Daily Mail.