Uniting NSW.ACT’s biggest redevelopment on record – transforming the historic Waverley hospital into a “health and wellness precinct” – has moved to the assessment stage as a NSW State Significant Development (SSD) application.
Uniting NSW.ACT has lodged amended plans for the War Memorial Hospital site in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, proposing a staged seniors living community anchored by clinical, wellness and community amenities. The scheme blends new buildings with adaptive reuse of heritage assets to create what Uniting describes as an intergenerational hub close to beaches, parks and retail.
At a glance, the proposal includes:
- Site works: demolition (including Cadi Cottage and structures on the northern and western site), tree removal, remediation and bulk excavation.
- Homes & care: 231 independent living units (ILUs) and 105 residential care facility (RCF) beds.
- Heritage conversion of Ellerslie, Banksia, Wych Hazel and Church Street Cottages to 13 ILUs (seven affordable).
- A new seven-storey building with 105 RCF beds, 8 ILUs, consulting rooms and staff areas.
- Six ILU buildings up to seven storeys delivering 210 ILUs (16 affordable).
- Affordable ILUs total: 23.
- Community & ancillary uses: salon, café, chapel, offices, pool, cinema, clubhouse, respite day care centre, and a seniors’ gym.
- Parking & access: 478 basement car spaces, 273 bicycle spaces, 13 motorcycle bays.
Willowtree Planning, acting for Uniting, says the proposal is a “rare opportunity to rejuvenate a landmark urban site, which would provide substantial employment and economic impetus, deliver much needed housing and services and create a new vibrant and diverse community hub in the eastern suburbs of Sydney.”
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