The development proposal includes plans for 264 self-care units, 89 residential care facilities and associated community facilities. 

The building would reach three floors in some parts and will include under ground car parks. 

A two-storey club house with a medical centre, gym, swimming pool, recreational space and restaurant are also included in the development. 

The application was lodge on May 23 and states the facility, ‘Milton Meadows Senior Housing’, would be built on the Princes Highway.

Shoalhaven Mayor Amanda Findley said she understood the size and scale of the development would be a surprise to many new resident of Milton. 

“We need to keep in mind that it will be likely that the development would be staged,” she said. 

“Last time the land came to council for rezoning, community members put forward a strong case for an aged care facility as a higher purpose land use, which is important for our population to have options in aged care.”

The application is on exhibition on the Joint Regional Planning Panel’s website.

Because the development is classified as a regional development, it will be determined by the Joint Regional Planning Panel.