Supermarket giant Coles is preparing to open up shop in the multi-million dollar Melrose Park Town Centre, new plans reveal.
The $700 million under-development Melrose Park Town Centre has named Coles as the first store set to make its home in the major shopping centre.
The plans, lodged with Parramatta Council, would see the supermarket chain become the anchor tenant at the new shopping precinct, creating a “vibrant local shopping and community hub” for residents.
If given the green light, the store would operate seven days a week, from 6am to midnight. A click-and-collect area would be located underneath the store on basement level one, with 512 parking spaces available for shoppers.
The opening of a new Coles is also expected to bring a “significant” number of new employment opportunities to the local area, with around 130-150 people estimated to be employed by the store.
The Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE) said the proposed Coles will make a positive contribution to the social fabric of Melrose Park.
“The proposed supermarket is the intended key anchor use for the retail component of Melrose Park Town Centre development and in this regard is integral to creating a genuine mixed use centre within the Melrose Park precinct,” it said.
“The supermarket complements the forthcoming surrounding land uses and will positively enhance the area by providing high quality convenience services to the local community, encouraging and supporting further local business opportunities and providing a significant number of new employment opportunities in the local area.”
The planning document added that Coles is integral to creating a genuine mixed-use centre within the Melrose Park North precinct.
Other commercial tenancies planning to open at the Melrose Park shopping precinct are expected to be revealed in the future.
Located at 33 Hope Street, the Melrose Park Town Centre development is also slated to provide the local community with a five-storey commercial podium and six residential buildings with 494 apartments, to be delivered in stages.
Residents can currently provide feedback on the plans for the proposed Coles.
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.