Bathurst Regional Council has received development applications for a total of 19 two and three-bedroom units in Redgum Place and at the corner of Middlemiss Place and Stack Street in Windradyne.

Both developments would be built on vacant urban residential allotments.

Details of the DAs are currently on display at the council chambers with submissions invited.

They were lodged by the Enviro Safe Property Group Pty Ltd of Bathurst.

The Rivergum Place application is for five three-bedroom residential units. Four would be semi-detached and one free-standing.

The larger second development would be for 13 three-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit on a corner block facing onto Middlemiss Place.

The majority of units in this development would be semi-detached.

Both developments will be constructed of brick with colour bond cladding and roof sheeting. Each unit with have a double garage.

They will be of split-level design with a single storey facing the street and two-storeys at the rear due to the sloping nature of the blocks.

This is in keeping with other units in the area.

James Thompson of Professionals Bathurst said the concept of providing more of this kind of housing was fantastic.

“There is a shortage of density housing in Bathurst,” he said.

“There is definitely a demand for more of it.”

Mr Thompson said the said the Hillside Terraces were developed by Sydney Cove Holdings, transforming an undesirable area into hotly sought after property.

Hillside Terraces is made up of 46 town houses. The area was revamped and each unit sold individually.

The townhouses were built in 1979 for the Bathurst Orange Development Corporation, changing hands over the years until ending up as Department of Housing properties.

When Sydney Cove purchased them from the department they underwent extensive remodelling. They were painted, fitted with new kitchens, rewired and in many cases had the plumbing redone.

Mr Thompson said the townhouses have proved particularly popular with first home buyers and investors.

“They are well-priced,” he said.

“You can get a four-bedroom Hillside Terrace for $215,000 and properties are being rented for $260 a week.

“People who live there love it,” Mr Thompson said.