{"id":854749,"date":"2026-08-14T08:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/854749\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T08:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:14:16","slug":"extra-supermarket-on-cards-as-westfield-woden-prepares-for-long-term-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/854749\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra supermarket on cards, as Westfield Woden prepares for long-term vision"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A vision of what may come to Woden, from the Scentre Group Concept Master Plan. Image: SJB.<\/p>\n

Westfield Woden is positioning itself to expand its retail offering, including another supermarket, and for long-term redevelopmnet plans with an application to vary its Crown lease.<\/p>\n

A lease variation application prepared by Plan It Strategic aims to modernise the Crown lease, add more uses to the shopping centre\u2019s spaces and give owner Scentre Group greater scope for what it can provide in the Woden Town Centre.<\/p>\n

Some of the extra uses include community, recreational and entertainment facilities. Scentre Group declined to say if the application was linked to its Major Plan Amendment (MPA) application in support of its Woden Town Centre Concept Masterplan, which proposes high-rise residential towers and community infrastructure.<\/p>\n

A Scentre Group spokesperson said the lease variation application sought greater flexibility for spaces within Westfield Woden and to unlock future retail opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis forms part of our ongoing planning for Westfield Woden,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

As well as retail, cafes and restaurants, the uses proposed include personal services, civic administration, public agencies, business agencies, financial establishments, offices, recreation facilities, places of assembly, a community centre, a community theatre, and schools.<\/p>\n

It also lists pedestrian plazas, which form part of the masterplan vision.<\/p>\n

The application seeks to expand the supermarket space by 2000 square metres to no more than 9500 square metres, which would open the way for another chain such as Aldi or possibly Harris Farm Markets, which is known to be contemplating an expansion in Canberra from its one Majura Park outlet.<\/p>\n

Scentre Group submitted its draft MPA earlier in the year, in support of its ambitious plans that would see residential towers rise above the present shopping centre, up to 55 storeys tall, more than twice the height of the 26-storey Grand Central Towers.<\/p>\n

The Territory Planning Authority is still considering whether to accept the application.<\/p>\n

If it did, the application would then go to public consultation, with all relevant documentation publicly notified on the ACT Planning website.<\/a><\/p>\n

Last year Scentre Group went public with its plans to transform Westfield Woden by building 17 residential towers, adding almost 4000 homes to the town centre.<\/p>\n

The ambitious Concept Master Plan for the site proposes landmark towers amid smaller apartment buildings, new plazas and open spaces, a rejuvenated town square, new entertainment and hospitality areas and community facilities.<\/p>\n

The proposal would require changes to the building height limits for the Woden Town Centre, where the maximum number of storeys allowed is 28.<\/p>\n

Scentre Group envisages the redevelopment taking place over a little more than two decades from 2030.<\/p>\n

Proposed community infrastructure includes a four-storey multipurpose community hub adjoining CIT Plaza with potential for a cafe, co-working areas, art and quiet spaces, dance studios and amenities.<\/p>\n

An indoor recreation centre could include a gym, wellness spaces, multipurpose courts, dance studios, a children\u2019s creche and amenities.<\/p>\n

These would come in the first stage from 2030 to 2036, along with 1000 homes.<\/p>\n

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