The land comprises 12 standalone dwellings which are rented to private tenants as they have become surplus to the university’s current and future needs.
“The rezoning of the site for residential uses will enable the university to sell the existing dwellings or redevelop the land,” a Blacktown City Council document states.
“The site adjoins existing and future low density residential uses making it an ideal location for the university to separate the land from the campus without having any impacts on the operation of the campus. The proposal is considered to be acceptable.”
The subject property would be an asset that can be leveraged to generate funding for the university by rezoning the site to R2 Low Density Residential and allowing the sale and potential redevelopment of the land, the document said.
Capital works in the university’s strategic plan include new teaching facilities to accommodate an increasing student population, establishment of commercial/associated educational facilities along the Quakers Road frontage, and additional staff office accommodation.
