The plans include:
The plans include a full range supermarket, loading dock on Sinclair Street and basement access at the northern end of Selwyn Street.
We are undertaking an on-market campaign for 10-16 Selwyn Street. One outcome of the process could see the sale of the site to a residential developer, with a lease back to Woolworths for the supermarket space. We will keep the community updated as the process continues.
The revised design provides a sympathetic interface with surrounding properties. In particular, with the heritage façade of the Glen Huntly Road shops. Increased setbacks from the heritage fire station and neighbouring properties ensure they keep their heritage identity.
In response to community and council feedback, both the northern and southern buildings have been reduced to below the height limit controls for the site.
There are 139 apartments included in the revised plans for 10 Selwyn Street. These apartments are proposed to include a range of options:
The design retains the majority of the street trees on Sinclair Street and Selwyn Street.
The landscape plans for the site seek to enhance the heritage character of the neighbourhood and harmonise the old heritage fabric with new elements.
Plans also seek to create a welcoming streetscape and communal open spaces which contribute to local biodiversity through including a variety of plant species.
The fire station will be given new life through the re-use of the building as a retail space. Increased setbacks ensure it will keep its heritage identity and be maintained as an independent element at the corner of the site. This will be planned through Heritage Victoria statutory requirements.
The development will comply with relevant guidelines for noise and acoustic impacts to surrounding residential homes. The development will feature an enclosed loading dock which will minimise noise throughout deliveries.
Glen Eira City Council’s adopted Structure Plan identified an increased demand for weekly shopping facilities. Our store will help meet this demand for weekly shopping needs close to where people live and work.
The supermarket will operate between 7:00am and midnight, 7 days a week. The loading dock operating hours will be Monday to Saturday and 7:00am and 7:00pm – Sundays 9.00am – 5.00pm. Deliveries will not occur between 8.15am – 9.00am and 3.15pm – 4.00pm on school days.
The development will include kiosk space that will be curated by the Jewish Arts Quarter and include food vendors that will trade out to Selwyn Street. A BWS will operate within part of the heritage fire station.
The proposed loading dock is located in Sinclair Street, which would ensure the Cultural Precinct in Selwyn Street is not used by trucks and instead provides a place for people to meet and enjoy retail, food and cultural features in the area. A Transport Management Plan will ensure deliveries are safely and effectively managed.
Studies identify that the increase is manageable and safe. Traffic signals will be installed at the Glen Huntly Road and Selwyn Street intersection. With the inclusion of the signals, the surrounding road network is expected to operate safely and efficiently. We have prepared a detailed traffic study which has been submitted with our plans.
The supermarket will receive about seven Woolworths deliveries per day, and one waste and recycling truck.
The design also allows for the supermarket to be serviced by smaller delivery trucks no more than 14.5 metres in length.
Across the week, the supermarket will receive between 10–15 deliveries by kosher suppliers in smaller delivery trucks.
Over 200 car spaces for retail, community and commercial use are proposed for 10 Selwyn Street. There are also 156 residential car spaces for the 139 apartments. Additional car spaces will provide community parking to help meet the parking demand currently experienced in Elsternwick.
Deliveries would be made between 7:00am and 9:00pm Monday to Saturday and 9.00am – 5.00pm on Sundays and will avoid school pick up and drop off times. The plans also allows for the supermarket to be serviced by smaller delivery trucks no more than 14.5 metres in length.
The development would contribute economic outcomes to Elsternwick including the creation of 180 jobs during construction and more than 220 ongoing jobs in retail. The jobs generated will encourage spending within the local area, with flow on benefits within the local economy and to residents.
This mixed-use development is key to delivering the space needed for the Jewish Arts Quarter, a shared vision of Glen Eira City Council and the Jewish Arts Quarter (JAQ).
Located in the heart of the Cultural Precinct, JAQ will create a unique locale for contemporary Jewish art and culture in Melbourne – bringing together museums, theatres, shops, restaurants, cafes, education facilities and new public spaces.
Woolworths has entered into a commercial arrangement with the Jewish Arts Quarter (JAQ) to provide almost 1,000 sqm of space at 10 Selwyn Street for a Place of Assembly, mezzanine and kiosk. This space will be available for the community to use, supporting Council’s Cultural Precinct vision.
The fire station will be given new life through the re-use of the building as a residential entry lobby and café space. Increased setbacks ensure it will keep its heritage identity and be maintained as an independent element at the corner of the site.
The revised plan requires Woolworths to make a Public Open Space contribution to Glen Eira City Council. This aligns with the Open Space Strategy by Glen Eira Council and guides the future planning, provision, design and management of open space in Glen Eira.
