Sydney-based developer Heworth has received approval for its amendments to the former Balmain Leagues Club, improving the original design scheme with changes to the retail plaza and apartment designs.

Rozelle Village is set to significantly enhance and complement the local retail precinct and provide a new community hub for the much-loved inner-west suburb.

The site located on the prominent corner site of Victoria Road, Darling and Waterloo Streets was originally approved to develop 167 apartments across three towers with all buildings connected above a shared retail and commercial podium.

Heworth has worked closely with architecture practice, Scott Carver to improve the overall design scheme to ensure the final development will become a welcomed new addition and destination for the local community. The commercial area will include a new, state of the art, Wests Ashfield Leagues Club.

Rozelle Village’s bespoke retail precinct will be anchored by a major supermarket

The developer’s amendments to the scheme, submitted to the Inner West Council in December last year, seek to reduce the number of apartments from 167 to 149 and change the apartment mix, increasing the number of two bedroom and three bedroom apartments.

Heworth Head of Property, Chris Walsh said: “We are delighted the Inner West Council and Planning Panel has approved our amendments which sought to make some significant improvements to the overall design scheme which will in turn benefit the local community as well as residents.

“A key focus of our development is a new village square, public plaza and major retail and hospitality podium connected by a series of laneways. It’s going to significantly contribute to Rozelle and become a major community meeting place and destination,” he said.

“Our apartment mix, now reduced in number to 149, will comprise an increased number of larger two and three bedroom apartments as we feel the larger size floor plates and premium interior architecture, fixtures and fittings, will appeal to discerning local owner-occupiers, particularly downsizers.”

Heworth has worked closely with architecture practice, Scott Carver to improve the overall design scheme

Rozelle Village’s bespoke retail precinct will be anchored by a major supermarket, providing greatly increased convenience to the local area.

Early site works are now underway with demolition planned to commence later in 2023. Project completion is due by 2026.