New plans reveal Dan Murphy’s intends to be the next store to open at the multi-million dollar Melrose Park Town Centre.
As work continues on the $700 million Melrose Park Town Centre, major tenants have already set their sights on moving into the booming local shopping precinct.
A recent development application, lodged with City of Parramatta, seeks consent for the fit-out and use of the commercial tenancy on the lower ground floor of the shopping centre as a Dan Murphy’s liquor store.
The store would cover a 72.8 sqm retail space, with six adjacent car parking spaces also proposed to be used for Dan Murphy’s click and collect service. The parking bays would be limited to five minute parking.
If given the green light, the store would trade seven days a week from 9am to 9pm, with the internal loading dock to be used 24/7 seven days a week.
There would be a maximum of twelve staff at any one time working in the store.
According to the Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE), attached to the Development Application the new
Dan Murphy’s store will contribute to the variety of retail premises in the town centre and the range of goods available to residents.
“The proposal is a retail use that will serve the needs of the existing and forthcoming population who live and work within close proximity of the site,” it said.
“The proposed development will provide a positive economic impact with temporary employment through the works on site and ongoing employment generation associated with the use.
“The proposal will also encourage other retailers within the development as it will support a synergy of economic activity.”
It comes after supermarket giant Coles lodged plans earlier this year to be the first store to make its home in the major shopping centre at 33 Hope Street.
Designed to be a “boutique retail centre,” Melrose Central will provide 30,000sqm of retail and commercial spaces.
Other commercial tenancies planning to open at the Melrose Park shopping precinct are expected to be revealed in the future.
The Development Application is currently on public exhibition.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.