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The state government has further frustrated Sydney property developer Charlie Demianâs plans to redevelop the heavily contaminated former James Hardie asbestos factory site near Parramatta.
The Department of Planning has refused his companyâs request for a change to planning rules which would clear the way for a large mixed-use development on the 6.7-hectare site at Camellia, comprising 3200 homes and buildings up to 126 metres tall, or 40 storeys.
Developer Charlie Demian.
Credit:Janie Barrett
The refusal is based on the grounds that the department wants to develop a âplace strategyâ for Camellia and Rosehill so it can resolve the complexity of re-mediating highly contaminated land, flooding from Parramatta River, and the need for new roads.