This follows Department of Planning gateway approval of Dyldam’s mega development.
The development on the 9250 sq m Windsor Rd site bought by Dyldam in 2015, will see a refurbished hotel as well as three residential 8-15 storey buildings comprising 200 homes, retail, a library and community centre.
Dyldam spent two years developing a planning proposal for a vibrant mixed use development on the 9,250m2 site in collaboration with Mako Architects.
“The development will become the beating heart of Baulkham Hills, offering the convenience of city living within the beauty of the Hills District,” Dyldam CEO Sam Fayad said.
“This major upgrade of the Bull and Bush will create a family-friendly leisure environment for the community including residents of Modena, our adjacent development on 2 Seven Hills Rd. The development will open up a link to Conie Ave.”
Mr Fayad said that “until now, Windsor Rd had been a major thoroughfare between Parramatta and the Hills District”.
Following the State Government approval, the planning proposal for the site will go on public exhibition at Hills Council later this year before the final approval process.
With council’s redevelopment of the Baulkham Hills town centre now underway, the Dyldam development will add to the emerging buzz in the once-sleepy suburb.
The development will see the biggest single change for the hotel, which has been a landmark in the district since former convict John Pye opened the Lamb and Lark inn there in 1821.
It was originally a Victorian building, taking on a more Tudor look through various refurbishments.
It became the Bull N Bush soon after the 1930 Great Depression and has undergone much refurbishment over the years, with extensive work in the dining room and beer garden, up until a few years ago.
A new-look Bull N Bush will be incorporated into the new development.
From humble to homely
● Opened as Lamb and Lark, by former convict John Pye 1821.
● Becomes The Royal Hotel, pioneer Daniel Horwood 1885.
● Succession of owners till Tooths took over 1917.
● Original pub demolished, redesigned, early 1930s.
● Renamed Bull N Bush, refurbished over years.
● Sold to Dyldam 2015.
