H Investments has lodged an application with Hornsby Council for 146 independent living units over seven three-storey buildings and a 74-bed aged care facility and wellness centre in Dural, 35km northwest of the CBD.
H Investments is a Sydney-based investment company owned and managed by John Hayson which started out in shopping centres before expanding into residential developments in Brisbane and New Zealand. This would be their first village and aged care development.
They may face more challenges than angry residents however.
Around 4,500 village units are already currently being planned for the Hills District across 13 developments.
Last month, the Hills Shire Council announced it would object to all new retirement village applications for the time being – and residents want Hornsby Council to follow suit.
Dural resident Ben Seale told the Daily Tele that residents would continue to protest against medium and high-density development proposals “until infrastructure is upgraded”.
“Dural is already taking its fair share of development, so maybe some of this seniors housing needs to be spread throughout all areas across the shire, not just in an area with a lack of infrastructure,” he said.
We will have more on how seniors’ housing is transforming the Hills District in The Source next week.
